The

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

BC Lions finished the season in fifth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 3–13 record. Head coach

Clem Crowe Clem F. Crowe (October 18, 1903 – April 13, 1983) was an American gridiron football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Saint Vincent College (1926–1931), Xavier University (1936–1943), and the Univers ...

was fired after an 0–5 start to the season and his replacement, former star end

Dan Edwards Daniel Moody Edwards (August 17, 1926 – August 7, 2001) was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played professional as an end in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Natio ...

, didn't fare much better, losing his first five games before finally recording a win in a game versus

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. All-star guard and linebacker Ed Sharkey on played only five games after sustaining what would be a career-ending neck injury. After the season, Dan Edwards was fired and Winnipeg assistant

Wayne Robinson Wayne Lavern Robinson (January 14, 1930 – December 20, 2015) was a professional American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1952 through 1956. He played college football at the University of ...

was hired on December 6 to be the fourth head coach in Lions history. Even with such a dismal start to the season, the Lions averaged 23,647 fans per game. On a stranger note, the Lions schedule was exactly the same as that of the previous season. Rookie offensive lineman Tom Hinton was the lone Western all-star for the Lions.

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Offensive leaders

1958 CFL Awards

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References

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