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1961 BC Lions Statistics
Team Record: 1-13-2 4
Finishing 5th in the CFL's Western Conference
Coach: Dave Skrien (1-7-1)
Coach: Wayne Robinson (0-6-1)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1961 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 1 wins and 13 losses and 2 ties for 4 points, finishing fifth in the CFL's Western Conference.
BC chalked up 215 points, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 393, most in the circuit. Nub Beamer carried the ball for a team-leading 878 yards for the Lions.
Joe Kapp tossed for 1,580 yards. Dick Johnson grabbed 33 passes, while Willie Fleming added 680 receiving yards, while Pat Claridge was targeted regularly, too.
Norm Fieldgate intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Dave Skrien and Wayne Robinson coached the team.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Kapp | 209 | 85 | 40.7 | 1580 | 7.6 | 9 | 4.3 | 15 | 7.2 | 100 | 51.9 |
Jimmy Walden | 61 | 33 | 54.1 | 514 | 8.4 | 3 | 4.9 | 2 | 3.3 | 40 | 85.0 |
Earl Keeley | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 118 | 5.6 | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 19 | 45.4 |
Bob Schloredt | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 117 | 5.6 | 1 | 4.8 | 1 | 4.8 | 46 | 53.1 |
Ed Vereb | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Bob Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Willie Fleming | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Totals | 315 | 137 | 43.5 | 2329 | 7.4 | 14 | 4.4 | 22 | 7.0 | 100 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nub Beamer | 169 | 878 | 5.2 | 53 | 9 |
Willie Fleming | 96 | 468 | 4.9 | 64 | 2 |
Byron Bailey | 76 | 386 | 5.1 | 36 | 1 |
Bob Jeter | 28 | 127 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
Joe Kapp | 37 | 127 | 3.4 | 20 | 0 |
Ed Vereb | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
Jimmy Walden | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Schloredt | 26 | 48 | 1.8 | 42 | 0 |
Clyde Thomas | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 13 | 0 |
Vern Lofstrom | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
Jim Jones | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
Sonny Homer | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 14 | 0 |
Earl Keeley | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
Vic Kristopaitis | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 501 | 2315 | 4.6 | 64 | 12 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dick Johnson | 33 | 645 | 19.5 | 68 | 4 |
Willie Fleming | 28 | 680 | 24.3 | 100 | 6 |
Pat Claridge | 28 | 327 | 11.7 | 19 | 0 |
Byron Bailey | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 24 | 0 |
Nub Beamer | 7 | 108 | 15.4 | 39 | 0 |
Bob Jeter | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 33 | 1 |
Ed Vereb | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 29 | 0 |
Vern Lofstrom | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 22 | 1 |
Jim Carphin | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 13 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 21 | 0 |
Clyde Thomas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 |
Bob Belak | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
Jim Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Sonny Homer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 |
Don Vicic | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 |
Totals | 137 | 2329 | 17.0 | 100 | 14 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vic Kristopaitis | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 4 | 24 | 1253 | 52.2 | 71 | 0 | 33 |
George Grant | 13 | 8 | 61.5 | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 21 | 1060 | 50.5 | 70 | 0 | 17 |
Totals | 27 | 22 | 81.5 | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 4 | 45 | 2313 | 51.4 | 71 | 0 | 50 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neal Beaumont | 62 | 2686 | 43.3 | 57 | 2 |
Bob Schloredt | 42 | 1720 | 41.0 | 58 | 1 |
Vic Kristopaitis | 22 | 907 | 41.2 | 76 | 0 |
Earl Keeley | 9 | 334 | 37.1 | 44 | 0 |
Totals | 135 | 5647 | 41.8 | 76 | 3 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Belak | 40 | 191 | 4.8 | 17 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 37 | 157 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 |
Bill Britton | 35 | 147 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
Sonny Homer | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
Bob Jeter | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
Willie Fleming | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
Douglas Nagle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Totals | 124 | 592 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Bailey | 16 | 312 | 19.5 | 32 | 0 |
Willie Fleming | 13 | 301 | 23.2 | 92 | 1 |
Bob Jeter | 8 | 170 | 21.2 | 35 | 0 |
Nub Beamer | 8 | 114 | 14.2 | 24 | 0 |
Jim Jones | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
Dick Johnson | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 38 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 27 | 0 |
Vern Lofstrom | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
Don Vicic | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
Joe Wendryhoski | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 62 | 1140 | 18.4 | 92 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norm Fieldgate | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
Rae Ross | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
Bob Schloredt | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 |
Sonny Homer | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
Totals | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 40 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barney Therrien | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Dick Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Gord Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Vic Kristopaitis | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Mel Semenko | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||
Ed Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Bob Schloredt | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lonnie Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Ed O'Bradovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Mike Cacic | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Bill Britton | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Neal Beaumont | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Nub Beamer | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||
Willie Fleming | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
Vic Kristopaitis | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 33 | ||||||||
Dick Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
George Grant | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
Byron Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Vern Lofstrom | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Sonny Homer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Bob Jeter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Don Vicic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Neal Beaumont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Bob Schloredt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Totals | 12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 215 |