1956 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 6-10 12
Finishing 4th in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union
Coach: Clem Crowe (6-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1956 BC Lions Roster
1956 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1956 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses for 12 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's Western Interprovincial Football Union.

BC labored to change the scoreboard with just 251 points, while the defensive squad allowed 361. Byron Bailey carried the ball for a team-leading 620 yards for the Lions, while Al Pollard and Ed Vereb also buoyed the ground attack.

Jerry Gustafson passed for 1,214 yards. Dan Edwards topped pass catchers, grabbing 41 passes for 672 yards.

Rae Ross seized 6 opponent throws.

Clem Crowe coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Jerry Gustafson	178	79	44.4	1214	6.8	11	6.2	17	9.6	72	48.5
Tony Teresa	61	23	37.7	354	5.8	3	4.9	8	13.1	54	34.5
Primo Villanueva	29	16	55.2	297	10.2	2	6.9	3	10.3	46	74.1
Paul Cameron	35	16	45.7	199	5.7	1	2.9	4	11.4	28	33.8
Ed Vereb	11	5	45.5	125	11.4	0	0.0	1	9.1	46	49.4
Arnie Galiffa	3	1	33.3	13	4.3	0	0.0	1	33.3	13	8.3
Totals	317	140	44.2	2202	6.9	17	5.4	34	10.7	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Byron Bailey	134	620	4.6	19	1
Ed Vereb	95	514	5.4	52	6
Al Pollard	102	468	4.6	35	2
Paul Cameron	82	430	5.2	47	0
Primo Villanueva	25	97	3.9	20	0
Glen Christian	10	86	8.6	52	1
Doug Peters	20	78	3.9	15	0
Tony Teresa	28	70	2.5	15	0
Jerry Gustafson	56	43	0.8	16	3
Ken Higgs	7	31	4.4	8	0
Ron Clinkscale	3	26	8.7	11	0
Bill Stuart	4	12	3.0	7	0
Cal Murphy	5	12	2.4	5	0
Vic Chapman	2	-24	-12.0	0	0
Totals	573	2463	4.3	52	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dan Edwards	41	672	16.4	41	3
Paul Cameron	24	428	17.8	68	3
Ed Vereb	17	178	10.5	41	7
Ron Clinkscale	16	198	12.4	44	1
Byron Bailey	14	294	21.0	72	2
Rommie Loudd	13	231	17.8	35	2
Vic Chapman	12	188	15.7	29	0
Al Pollard	9	86	9.6	23	0
Tony Teresa	3	41	13.7	14	0
Norm Masters	1	17	17.0	17	0
Bill Stuart	1	15	15.0	15	0
Primo Villanueva	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bob Hantla	1	12	12.0	12	0
Cal Murphy	1	5	5.0	5	0
Glen Christian	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	155	2379	15.3	72	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Ron Baker	16	13	81.2	4	2	50.0	1					0	20
Al Pollard	11	5	45.5	4	1	25.0	2	43	2430	56.5	85	1	11
Tony Teresa	6	4	66.7	2	1	50.0	0					0	7
Primo Villanueva	1	1	100.0	0	0		0					0	1
Totals	34	23	67.6	10	4	40.0	3	43	2430	56.5	85	1	39

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Vic Chapman	112	4766	42.6	64	6
Paul Cameron	20	926	46.3	64	2
Totals	132	5692	43.1	64	8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Stuart	40	152	3.8	12
Glen Christian	29	143	4.9	34
Ed Vereb	12	90	7.5	16
Paul Cameron	10	62	6.2	11
Rae Ross	12	48	4.0	15
Ted Duncan	5	28	5.6	16
Cal Murphy	11	25	2.3	6
Ron Clinkscale	2	12	6.0	12
Don Lord	1	5	5.0	5
Tony Teresa	3	4	1.3	4
Al Pollard	1	2	2.0	2
Laurie Hodgson	1	1	1.0	1
Primo Villanueva	2	0	0.0	0
Totals	129	572	4.4	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Byron Bailey	24	680	28.3	96	1
Ed Vereb	15	281	18.7	44	0
Paul Cameron	14	264	18.9	46	0
Primo Villanueva	3	72	24.0	40	0
Ron Clinkscale	1	39	39.0	39	0
Glen Christian	1	20	20.0	20	0
Dan Edwards	2	6	3.0	6	0
Jim Mitchener	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	61	1363	22.3	96	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rae Ross	6	165	27.5	102	1
Paul Cameron	4	142	35.5	87	0
Ed Vereb	4	60	15.0	19	0
Jim Mitchener	3	23	7.7	23	0
John Jankans	2	26	13.0	18	0
Glen Christian	1	41	41.0	41	0
Steve Palmer	1	27	27.0	27	0
Ron Watton	1	24	24.0	24	0
Primo Villanueva	1	13	13.0	13	0
Laurie Hodgson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Don George	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	537	21.5	102	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Rae Ross				4	27	1
Paul Cameron				3	6	0
Norm Fieldgate				3	0	0
Gord Mitchell				2	0	0
John Jankans				2	0	0
Jim Mitchener				2	0	0
Lorne Reid				2	0	0
Ed Vereb				2	0	0
Ron Watton				1	0	0
Byron Bailey				1	0	0
Roy Jenson				1	12	0
Al Pollard				1	0	0
Fred Robinson				1	0	0
Bill Stuart				1	0	0
Tony Teresa				1	0	0
Rommie Loudd				1	0	0
Norm Masters				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	29	45	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ed Vereb	6	7	0	0		0	0		0	0	0			78
Byron Bailey	1	2		1			0		0	0	0			24
Al Pollard	2	0	0				0		1	5	3			23
Ron Baker									2	13	1			20
Paul Cameron	0	3	0	0		0	0		0	0	2			20
Dan Edwards		3		0					0	0	0			18
Jerry Gustafson	3								0	0	0			18
Rommie Loudd		2					0		0	0	0			12
Rae Ross			0			1	1		0	0	0			12
Tony Teresa	0	0	0			0	0		1	4	0			7
Vic Chapman	0	0							0	0	6			6
Glen Christian	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ron Clinkscale	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Primo Villanueva	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0			1
Totals	13	18	0	1	0	1	1	0	4	23	12	0	0	251