1983 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Don Matthews (11-5)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1983 BC Lions Roster
1983 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

On offense, the Lions accumulated 477 points, tops in the circuit. Defensively, BC yielded 326 points, fewest in the circuit. Roy Dewalt triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,637 yards. Mervyn Fernandez grabbed 78 passes for 1,284 yards. Sammy Greene and John Pankratz contributed to the receiving game, too.

John White carried the ball for a team-leading 441 yards, while Roy Dewalt also contributed to the rushing attack.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 70 turnovers, best in the league. Larry Crawford intercepted 12 opponent throws. Mack Moore topped pass rushers with 15 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.

Don Matthews coached the team. The 1983 BC Lions lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Roy Dewalt	442	275	62.2	3637	8.2	22	5.0	16	3.6	79	89.7
Joe Paopao	147	85	57.8	968	6.6	2	1.4	11	7.5	34	51.1
Tim Cowan	21	5	23.8	53	2.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	39.6
Lui Passaglia	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Totals	612	365	59.6	4658	7.6	24	3.9	28	4.6	79

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John White	84	441	5.2	30	7
Roy Dewalt	58	352	6.1	40	2
Larry Jones	65	273	4.2	37	1
Ray Strong	34	173	5.1	21	2
Don Taylor	29	117	4.0	14	1
Sammy Greene	9	64	7.1	48	1
Joe Paopao	9	25	2.8	5	0
Ryan Potter	4	19	4.8	13	0
Totals	292	1464	5.0	48	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mervyn Fernandez	78	1284	16.5	74	10
Sammy Greene	75	755	10.1	33	5
John Pankratz	63	961	15.3	79	7
Larry Jones	33	320	9.7	25	1
John White	31	404	13.0	57	1
Jacques Chapdelaine	22	258	11.7	34	0
Don Taylor	18	205	11.4	24	0
Ray Strong	16	141	8.8	33	0
Mark DeBrueys	14	170	12.1	32	0
Ned Armour	6	62	10.3	27	0
Ryan Potter	4	53	13.2	20	0
Tim Kearse	2	23	11.5	12	0
Gerald Bradley	2	12	6.0	7	0
Joe Kuklo	1	8	8.0	8	0
Gerald Roper	0	2		2	0
Totals	365	4658	12.8	79	24

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Lui Passaglia	46	45	97.8	59	43	72.9	10	69	3815	55.3	82	1	185
Totals	46	45	97.8	59	43	72.9	10	69	3815	55.3	82	1	185

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Lui Passaglia	117	5868	50.2	93	6
Totals	117	5868	50.2	93	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Larry Crawford	74	766	10.4	50
Jo Jo Heath	34	305	9.0	25
Melvin Byrd	5	61	12.2	20
Billy McBride	3	26	8.7	18
Mervyn Fernandez	2	19	9.5	12
Kerry Parker	1	18	18.0	18
Pete Lavorato	1	5	5.0	5
Totals	120	1205	10.0	50

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sammy Greene	27	749	27.7	113	1
Larry Jones	8	209	26.1	61	0
Ray Strong	7	187	26.7	58	0
Larry Crawford	6	150	25.0	32	0
Ned Armour	2	36	18.0	21	0
Warner Miles	2	28	14.0	11	0
Tim Kearse	1	24	24.0	24	0
Jacques Chapdelaine	1	18	18.0	18	0
Glenn Leonhard	1	17	17.0	17	0
Don Swafford	1	1	1.0	1	0
James Curry	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	57	1419	24.9	113	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Crawford	12	172	14.3	44	2
Kerry Parker	6	86	14.3	65	1
Jo Jo Heath	5	108	21.6	34	1
Bernie Glier	5	83	16.6	23	0
Melvin Byrd	4	140	35.0	107	1
Nelson Martin	4	67	16.8	23	0
Tyrone Crews	3	62	20.7	40	0
Kevin Konar	2	8	4.0	8	0
Billy McBride	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	42	726	17.3	107	5

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mack Moore	15.0	0.0
Rick Klassen	7.0	0.0
Brent Racette	6.0	0.0
James Curry	6.0	0.0
Glen Jackson	5.5	0.0
Kevin Konar	3.0	0.0
Melvin Byrd	3.0	0.0
Tyrone Crews	3.0	0.0
Jon Craver	2.0	0.0
Nick Hebeler	2.0	0.0
Ruben Vaughan	1.5	0.0
Jo Jo Heath	1.0	0.0
Bernie Glier	1.0	0.0
Ron Cherkas	1.0	0.0
Totals	57.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mack Moore				4	0	0
Jo Jo Heath				4	73	1
Kerry Parker				2	36	1
Brent Racette				2	0	0
Glen Jackson				2	0	0
Bernie Glier				1	0	0
Nelson Martin				1	5	0
Ryan Potter				1	0	0
Kevin Konar				1	0	0
Andre Jones				1	67	1
Rob Waite				1	0	0
Rick Klassen				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	21	181	3	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lui Passaglia									43	45	17			191
Mervyn Fernandez		10	0						0	0	0	1		62
John White	7	1							0	0	0			48
Sammy Greene	1	5		1					0	0	0			42
John Pankratz		7							0	0	0			42
Larry Jones	1	1		0					0	0	0			12
Roy Dewalt	2								0	0	0			12
Jo Jo Heath			0			1	1		0	0	0			12
Ray Strong	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Larry Crawford			0	0		2			0	0	0			12
Kerry Parker			0			1	1		0	0	0			12
Andre Jones							1		0	0	0			6
Melvin Byrd			0			1			0	0	0			6
Don Taylor	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	14	24	0	1	0	5	3	0	43	45	17	1	0	475