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1991 BC Lions season

{{short description|Canadian football team season}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = BC Lions

| year = 1991

| record = 11–7

| division_place = 3rd, West

| owner = Murray Pezim

| president = Frank Gigliotti

| general_manager=Bob O'Billovich

| coach = Bob O'Billovich

| stadium = BC Place Stadium

| playoffs = Lost West Semi-Final

| uniform = Image:CFL BCL Jersey 1990.png

}}

The 1991 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.

BC's high-powered offence set the following CFL single season team records:

  • first downs (508)
  • yards gained (9117)
  • pass yards (6714)
  • pass completions (470)

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

{{main|1991 CFL draft}}

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

! 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

14Bart HullFullbackBoise State
18Bruce BeatonDefensive endAcadia
426Andrew PattersonDefensive backSimon Fraser
642Lloyd JosephDefensive lineValley City State
750David SerieskaOffensive lineSimon Fraser
858Troy Van VlietLinebackerBritish Columbia

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

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

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

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! A

| Thu, June 27

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 10–31

| 0–1

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 31,029

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! B

| Thu, July 4

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 38–35

| 1–1

| BC Place

| 21,973

Regular season

= Season standings=

{{1991 CFL West Division standings}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923215239/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1991/reg |archive-date=2009-09-23 |url-status=dead }}

=Season schedule=

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

! 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

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

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

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 1

! 1

| Thu, July 11

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 34–39

| 0–1

| BC Place

| 24,722

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 2

! 2

| Fri, July 19

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 26–23

| 1–1

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 26,862

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 3

! 3

| Thu, July 25

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 37–36

| 2–1

| BC Place

| 31,747

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 4

! 4

| Thu, Aug 1

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 52–41

| 3–1

| BC Place

| 53,527

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 5

! 5

| Thu, Aug 8

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 30–34

| 3–2

| McMahon Stadium

| 31,159

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 6

! 6

| Thu, Aug 15

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 28–37

| 3–3

| BC Place

| 45,485

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 7

! 7

| Wed, Aug 21

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 50–47

| 4–3

| Taylor Field

| 21,434

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 8

! 8

| Tue, Aug 27

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 25–34

| 4–4

| SkyDome

| 39,508

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 9

! 9

| Wed, Sept 4

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 24–20

| 5–4

| BC Place

| 28,107

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 9

! 10

| Sun, Sept 8

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 56–29

| 6–4

| Frank Clair Stadium

| 24,171

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 10

! 11

| Sat, Sept 14

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 36–23

| 7–4

| BC Place

| 41,285

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 11

! 12

| Sat, Sept 21

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 47–49

| 7–5

| BC Place

| 41,192

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 12

! 13

| Sat, Sept 28

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 37–27

| 8–5

| Lansdowne Park

| 13,626

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 13

! 14

| Sun, Oct 6

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 49–34

| 9–5

| McMahon Stadium

| 21,146

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 14

! 15

| Sat, Oct 12

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| L 38–45

| 9–6

| BC Place

| 54,108

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 15

! 16

| Sun, Oct 20

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| W 39–38

| 10–6

| Commonwealth Stadium

| 39,472

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 16

! 17

| Sun, Oct 27

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 36–5

| 11–6

| Taylor Field

| 18,192

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 17

! 18

| Sat, Nov 2

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 17–26

| 11–7

| BC Place

| 47,823

{{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

  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB){{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2011-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422021042/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer |archivedate=2011-04-22 }}
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Mills (OT){{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2011-05-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422022348/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline |archivedate=2011-04-22 }}
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Jon Volpe (RB){{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2010-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook |archivedate=2011-04-22 }}
  • Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Doug Flutie (QB)

=1991 CFL All-Stars=

Playoffs

=West Semi-Final=

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! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

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|BC Lions

10213741
Calgary Stampeders7828043

References

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