1973 BC Lions season

1973 BC Lions season
Head coach	Eagle Keys
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	5–9–2
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1973 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with a 5–9–2 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School

Preseason

Date	Opponent	Score	Result

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	9	5	2	329	284	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	6	0	360	287	20
BC Lions	16	5	9	2	261	328	12
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	10	0	214	368	12
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	4	11	1	267	315	9

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 31	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	21–5	Loss	0–1
2	Aug 8	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	38–19	Loss	0–2
3	Aug 14	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30–11	Win	1–2
4	Aug 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	23–19	Win	2–2
5	Aug 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	9–2	Win	3–2
6	Sept 3	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	44–24	Loss	3–3
7	Sept 5	at Ottawa Rough Riders	26–24	Loss	3–4
8	Sept 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	10–7	Loss	3–5
9	Sept 18	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33–13	Loss	3–6
10	Sept 23	at Calgary Stampeders	13–12	Loss	3–7
11	Sept 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	22–22	Tie	3–7–1
12	Oct 7	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–9	Loss	3–8–1
13	Oct 13	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–13	Loss	3–9–1
14	Oct 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	14–14	Tie	3–9–2
15	Oct 28	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–17	Win	4–9–2
16	Nov 3	vs. Calgary Stampeders	15–7	Win	5–9–2

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Playoffs

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
BC Lions	?	?	?	?	13
Saskatchewan Roughriders	?	?	?	?	33

Awards and records

• CFL's Most Outstanding Lineman Award – Ray Nettles (LB)

1973 CFL All-Stars

• LB – Ray Nettles, CFL All-Star

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
2. "British Columbia Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.