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1989 BC Lions season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = BC Lions

| year = 1989

| record = 7–11

| division_place = 4th, West

| owner = Community Ownership, then Murray Pezim starting September 7

| general_manager = Joe Galat

| coach = Larry Donovan
Joe Galat (Interim)

| stadium = BC Place Stadium

| playoffs = did not qualify

| uniform = Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1987.png

}}

The 1989 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and failed to make to playoffs.

The Lions had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Murray Pezim purchased it on September 7.{{Cite web |date=2012-12-17 |title=Owners & Management |url=http://bclionsalumni.com/management-staff/owners-management/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=BC Lions |language=en-US}}

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

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! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Pick

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Player

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Position

! scope="col" style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | School

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Preseason

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style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" | Record

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! A

| Thu, June 29

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 25–7

| 1–0

| McMahon Stadium

| 21,547

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! B

| Tue, July 4

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 30–13

| 2–0

| BC Place

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Regular season

= Season standings=

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|+ West Division

! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

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| align="left" |Edmonton Eskimos

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| align="left" |Calgary Stampeders

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| align="left" |Saskatchewan Roughriders

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| align="left" |BC Lions

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{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107221943/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1989/reg |archive-date=2009-11-07 |url-status=dead }}

=Season schedule=

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|BC Lions|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

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! 1

! 1

| Thu, July 13

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 15–20

| 0–1

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 30,041

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! 2

! 2

| Tue, July 18

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 37–42

| 0–2

| BC Place

| 41,472

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! 3

! 3

| Wed, July 26

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 26–28

| 0–3

| BC Place

| 27,342

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! 4

! 4

| Fri, Aug 4

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 38–44

| 0–4

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 17,433

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! 5

! 5

| Wed, Aug 9

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| L 13–33

| 0–5

| BC Place

| 32,158

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! 6

! 6

| Tue, Aug 15

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 16–11

| 1–5

| BC Place

| 27,436

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! 7

! 7

| Thu, Aug 24

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 37–25

| 2–5

| Taylor Field

| 23,544

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! 8

! 8

| Thu, Aug 31

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 39–30

| 3–5

| Lansdowne Park

| 18,576

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! 9

! 9

| Tue, Sept 5

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 49–32

| 4–5

| BC Place

| 31,069

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! 9

! 10

| Sun, Sept 10

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 34–53

| 4–6

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 26,689

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! 10

! 11

| Sun, Sept 16

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 20–24

| 4–7

| BC Place

| 49,093

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! 11

! 12

| Mon, Sept 24

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 25–32

| 4–8

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 30,173

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! 12

! 13

| Sun, Sept 30

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 32–30

| 5–8

| Taylor Field

| 25,013

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! 13

! 14

| Fri, Oct 6

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 46–27

| 6–8

| BC Place

| 27,021

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! 14

! 15

| Sat, Oct 14

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 11–51

| 6–9

| McMahon Stadium

| 16,355

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! 15

! 16

| Sat, Oct 21

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 18–29

| 6–10

| SkyDome

| 34,267

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! 16

! 17

| Sat, Oct 28

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| L 19–25

| 6–11

| BC Place

| 27,116

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! 17

! 18

| Sat, Nov 4

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 46–21

| 7–11

| BC Place

| 23,452

{{cite web|title=BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archivedate=2009-03-11 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-03-08 }}

Awards and records

  • CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Matt Dunigan (QB){{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_tpate |title=CFL.ca - Player Awards |accessdate=2009-04-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227151344/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_tpate |archivedate=2009-02-27 }}
  • Matt Dunigan, CFL passing leader (331-for-597 for 4,509 yards){{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan |title=MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224436/http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan |archivedate=2012-07-28 }}

=1989 CFL All-Stars=

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References

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{{1989 CFL season by team}}

{{BC Lions seasons}}

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Category:BC Lions seasons

Category:1989 Canadian Football League season by team

Category:1989 in British Columbia

Category:1989 in sports in British Columbia

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