The 1956 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1956 BC Lions season
Head coachClem Crowe
Home fieldEmpire Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th, W.I.F.U.
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

Under former Ottawa bench boss Clem Crowe, the Lions matched their aggregate win total of the first two seasons (6), however, it was only good enough for 4th place in a tough WIFU. The Lions earned their first win over the Edmonton Eskimos on September 24. Fullback By Bailey scored the first kickoff return touchdown in Lions history against Winnipeg on September 17.

Receiver Dan Edwards, running back Ed Vereb on offence and safety Paul Cameron were WIFU all-stars.

The team altered its uniforms adding UCLA stripes on shoulders.

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sat, Aug 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–35 0–1 Empire Stadium 23,566
B Wed, Aug 8 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 26–34 0–2 Empire Stadium
C Mon, Aug 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–15 1–2 Empire Stadium

Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Interprovincial Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 16 11 5 0 358 235 22
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 10 6 0 353 272 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 9 7 0 315 228 18
BC Lions 16 6 10 0 251 361 12
Calgary Stampeders 16 4 12 0 229 410 8

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, Aug 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 17–14 1–0 Mewata Stadium 12,889
1 2 Mon, Aug 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 20–3 2–0 Empire Stadium 28,825
2 3 Mon, Aug 27 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 0–18 2–1 Empire Stadium 30,374
3 4 Fri, Aug 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 1–3 2–2 Winnipeg Stadium 15,727
3 5 Mon, Sept 3 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 10–24 2–3 Taylor Field 13,000
4 6 Sat, Sept 8 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 45–15 3–3 Empire Stadium 28,737
5 7 Sat, Sept 15 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–34 3–4 Clarke Stadium 21,737
5 8 Mon, Sept 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–16 3–5 Empire Stadium 21,737
6 9 Mon, Sept 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 11–1 4–5 Empire Stadium 23,066
7 10 Sat, Sept 29 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 28–46 4–6 Taylor Field 14,000
7 11 Mon, Oct 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 7–34 4–7 Winnipeg Stadium 16,467
8 12 Sat, Oct 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 24–7 5–7 Empire Stadium 25,663
9 13 Sat, Oct 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 8–30 5–8 Empire Stadium 26,300
9 14 Mon, Oct 15 at Calgary Stampeders W 22–21 6–8 Mewata Stadium 10,000
10 15 Sat, Oct 20 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–25 6–9 Empire Stadium 18,239
10 16 Mon, Oct 22 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–54 6–10 Clarke Stadium

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Offensive leaders

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Player Passing yds Rushing yds Receiving yds TD
Jerry Gustafson 1214 43 0 3
By Bailey 620 294 4
Paul Cameron 199 430 428 3
Dan Edwards 0 672 3
Ed Vereb 514 178 14
Al Pollard 468 86 2

1956 Canadian Football Awards

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None

References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.