1991 BC Lions season

1991 BC Lions season
Owner	Murray Pezim
President	Frank Gigliotti
General manager	Bob O'Billovich
Head coach	Bob O'Billovich
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Bart Hull	Fullback	Boise State
1	8	Bruce Beaton	Defensive end	Acadia
4	26	Andrew Patterson	Defensive back	Simon Fraser
6	42	Lloyd Joseph	Defensive line	Valley City State
7	50	David Serieska	Offensive line	Simon Fraser
8	58	Troy Van Vliet	Linebacker	British Columbia

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Thu, June 27	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 10–31	0–1	Commonwealth Stadium	31,029
B	Thu, July 4	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 38–35	1–1	BC Place	21,973

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	24	671	569	7–3	W2	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	11	7	0	22	596	552	6–4	W1	Details
BC Lions	18	11	7	0	22	661	587	5–5	L1	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	12	606	710	3–7	L2	Details

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Thu, July 11	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 34–39	0–1	BC Place	24,722
2	2	Fri, July 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–23	1–1	Winnipeg Stadium	26,862
3	3	Thu, July 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 37–36	2–1	BC Place	31,747
4	4	Thu, Aug 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 52–41	3–1	BC Place	53,527
5	5	Thu, Aug 8	at Calgary Stampeders	L 30–34	3–2	McMahon Stadium	31,159
6	6	Thu, Aug 15	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 28–37	3–3	BC Place	45,485
7	7	Wed, Aug 21	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 50–47	4–3	Taylor Field	21,434
8	8	Tue, Aug 27	at Toronto Argonauts	L 25–34	4–4	SkyDome	39,508
9	9	Wed, Sept 4	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 24–20	5–4	BC Place	28,107
9	10	Sun, Sept 8	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 56–29	6–4	Frank Clair Stadium	24,171
10	11	Sat, Sept 14	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 36–23	7–4	BC Place	41,285
11	12	Sat, Sept 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 47–49	7–5	BC Place	41,192
12	13	Sat, Sept 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 37–27	8–5	Lansdowne Park	13,626
13	14	Sun, Oct 6	at Calgary Stampeders	W 49–34	9–5	McMahon Stadium	21,146
14	15	Sat, Oct 12	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 38–45	9–6	BC Place	54,108
15	16	Sun, Oct 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 39–38	10–6	Commonwealth Stadium	39,472
16	17	Sun, Oct 27	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 36–5	11–6	Taylor Field	18,192
17	18	Sat, Nov 2	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	L 17–26	11–7	BC Place	47,823

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB)
• CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Mills (OT)
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Jon Volpe (RB)
• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Doug Flutie (QB)

1991 CFL All-Stars

• QB – Doug Flutie, CFL All-Star
• SB – Matt Clark, CFL All-Star
• WR – Ray Alexander, CFL All-Star
• OG – Leo Groenewegen, CFL All-Star
• OT – Jim Mills, CFL All-Star

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	10	21	3	7	41
Calgary Stampeders	7	8	28	0	43