The
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with a 5–11 record and made the playoffs due to a late season 4 game winning streak.
After taking the club to a 1–9 record, head coach
Jim Champion was relieved of his duties, and on September 24, assistant coach
Jackie Parker was promoted to head coach. Parker led the club to a 4–2 finish and an unlikely playoff berth. They appeared in the Western Semi-Final, losing to the
Calgary Stampeders 35–21.
The offense continued to struggle and managed to score only 22 touchdowns.
Jake Scott
Jacob E. Scott III (July 20, 1945 – November 19, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a free safety and punt returner from 1970 to 1978 for the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NF ...
,
MVP of
Super Bowl VII
Super Bowl VII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for ...
, played as a wide receiver. Bruising fullback
Jim Evenson had another 1200+ yard season, but again fell second in the rushing race to Saskatchewan's
George Reed.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Offensive leaders
Awards and records
1969 CFL All-Stars
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References
BC Lions seasons
1969 Canadian Football League season by team
1969 in British Columbia
1969 in sports in British Columbia
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