1954 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 1-15 2
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Annis Stukus (1-15)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1954 BC Lions Roster
1954 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1954 season with a record of 1 wins and 15 losses for 2 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.

The Lions managed just 100 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense yielded 345, most in the circuit. Gerry Tuttle tossed for 991 yards, and John Mazur took a significant amount of snaps, too. Dick Christiansen topped all receivers, grabbing 41 passes for 545 yards.

Al Pollard carried the ball for a team-leading 431 yards for BC, while Byron Bailey also buoyed the ground attack.

Neil Ferris picked off 5 opponent throws.

Annis Stukus coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Gerry Tuttle	148	70	47.3	991	6.7	4	2.7	15	10.1	0	38.8
John Mazur	128	54	42.2	645	5.0	2	1.6	10	7.8	0	30.9
Gene Robillard	42	16	38.1	161	3.8	0	0.0	6	14.3	0	10.2
Al Pollard	11	4	36.4	95	8.6	0	0.0	2	18.2	0	28.8
Bob Holburn	2	1	50.0	26	13.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	26	95.8
Vic Chapman	1	1	100.0	15	15.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	118.8
Len Meltzer	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	333	146	43.8	1933	5.8	6	1.8	33	9.9	26

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Al Pollard	122	431	3.5	41	0
Byron Bailey	102	376	3.7	25	3
Jack Hutchinson	40	159	4.0	16	0
Ray Enright	18	63	3.5	11	0
Doug Reid	12	43	3.6	12	0
Gene Robillard	15	33	2.2	8	0
Jim Chambers	8	27	3.4	12	0
Brian Mulhern	1	6	6.0	6	0
John Wagoner	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Don Lord	1	-14	-14.0	-14	0
Len Meltzer	9	-46	-5.1	3	0
Gerry Tuttle	20	-48	-2.4	7	1
John Mazur	34	-53	-1.6	13	1
Totals	383	976	2.5	41	5

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Christiansen	41	545	13.3	45	0
Al Pollard	29	323	11.1	67	2
Sam Adams	23	259	11.3	28	0
Norm Fieldgate	16	201	12.6	26	0
Len Meltzer	8	130	16.2	38	2
Brian Mulhern	6	83	13.8	18	0
Jack Hutchinson	5	77	15.4	23	1
Jim Chambers	4	67	16.8	35	0
Ray Enright	4	49	12.2	21	1
Vic Chapman	3	97	32.3	65	0
Don Lord	3	77	25.7	44	0
Byron Bailey	3	15	5.0	8	0
Doug Reid	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	146	1933	13.2	67	6

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Al Pollard	14	11	78.6	11	6	54.5	31	1681	54.2	69	0	29
Totals	14	11	78.6	11	6	54.5	31	1681	54.2	69	0	29

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Vic Chapman	100	3804	38.0	77	1
Don Lord	35	1265	36.1	58	0
Bob Holburn	12	438	36.5	64	0
Al Pollard	9	389	43.2	61	0
Gerry Tuttle	2	91	45.5	59	0
Gene Robillard	1	32	32.0	32	0
Gerry Palmer	1	19	19.0	19	0
Totals	160	6038	37.7	77	1

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Neil Ferris	39	241	6.2	17
George Klein	41	182	4.4	21
Len Meltzer	7	157	22.4	115
Pete Thodos	27	147	5.4	20
Doug Reid	7	47	6.7	12
Ray Enright	4	35	8.8	15
John Brown	1	33	33.0	33
Al Pollard	5	14	2.8	8
Bob Levenhagen	1	12	12.0	12
Keith Bennett	2	7	3.5	7
Bob Holburn	1	0	0.0	0
Bill Hortie	1	0	0.0	0
Jack Hutchinson	1	0	0.0	0
Jim Chambers	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	138	875	6.3	115

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Al Pollard	19	550	28.9	62
Len Meltzer	14	328	23.4	37
Gerry Palmer	5	107	21.4	43
Jim Chambers	6	84	14.0	28
Neil Ferris	3	47	15.7	21
Jack Hutchinson	6	47	7.8	14
Byron Bailey	4	44	11.0	19
Bob Holburn	2	18	9.0	12
Dick Christiansen	2	11	5.5	11
George Klein	1	10	10.0	10
Lorne Reid	2	10	5.0	10
Totals	64	1256	19.6	62

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Len Meltzer	0	0		115	1
Totals	0	0		115	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Neil Ferris	5	36	7.2	20
John Brown	2	12	6.0	6
Keith Bennett	1	40	40.0	40
Bob Levenhagen	1	26	26.0	26
George Klein	1	25	25.0	25
Gerry Palmer	1	0	0.0	0
Brian Mulhern	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	12	139	11.6	40

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Norm Fieldgate				4	2	0
John Wagoner				3	8	1
Keith Bennett				3	29	1
Charley Quilter				2	0	0
Bob Levenhagen				2	2	0
George Klein				1	15	0
Bob Holburn				1	0	0
Don Hollingsworth				1	0	0
Doug Reid				1	0	0
John Brown				1	0	0
Don Lord				1	0	0
Gerry Palmer				1	13	0
Neil Ferris				1	13	0
Ray Enright				1	0	0
Walt Cyz				1	5	0
Robert Sikorski				1	0	0
Dick Christiansen				1	0	0
Leo Sweeney				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	27	87	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Al Pollard	0	2	0	0					6	11	0			39
Byron Bailey	3	0		0					0	0	0			15
Len Meltzer	0	2	0	0	1				0	0	0			9
John Mazur	1								0	0	0			5
John Wagoner	0						1		0	0	0			5
Keith Bennett			0			0	1		0	0	0			5
Ray Enright	0	1	0				0		0	0	0			5
Gerry Tuttle	1								0	0	0			5
Jack Hutchinson	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			5
Vic Chapman		0							0	0	1			1
Totals	5	6	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	11	1	0	0	94