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1963 BC Lions Statistics
Team Record: 12-4 24
Finishing 1st in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 2-2 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Dave Skrien (12-4)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1963 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1963 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses for 24 points, finishing first in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-2.
The Lions moved the ball well, scoring 387 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 232. Willie Fleming carried the pigskin for a team-leading 1,234 yards for BC.
Joe Kapp tossed for 3,011 yards. Pat Claridge grabbed 37 balls, while Willie Fleming added 639 receiving yards, while Sonny Homer contributed to the receiving game, too.
Byron Bailey picked off 8 opponent throws.
Dave Skrien coached the team. The 1963 BC Lions lost in the Grey Cup.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Kapp | 339 | 183 | 54.0 | 3011 | 8.9 | 20 | 5.9 | 15 | 4.4 | 106 | 85.3 |
Pete Ohler | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 57 | 5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 61.6 |
Mel Melin | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 77.1 |
Tom Larscheid | 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 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Totals | 356 | 190 | 53.4 | 3100 | 8.7 | 20 | 5.6 | 15 | 4.2 | 106 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willie Fleming | 127 | 1234 | 9.7 | 97 | 5 |
Nub Beamer | 204 | 914 | 4.5 | 20 | 11 |
Joe Kapp | 75 | 438 | 5.8 | 39 | 5 |
Ron Morris | 25 | 110 | 4.4 | 16 | 1 |
Bill Lasseter | 28 | 110 | 3.9 | 14 | 0 |
Tom Larscheid | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
Pete Ohler | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 14 | 0 |
Norris Stevenson | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
Steve Cotter | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
Jerry Janes | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Munsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 489 | 2877 | 5.9 | 97 | 22 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pat Claridge | 37 | 377 | 10.2 | 25 | 2 |
Sonny Homer | 33 | 608 | 18.4 | 54 | 3 |
Willie Fleming | 28 | 639 | 22.8 | 106 | 7 |
Mack Burton | 23 | 352 | 15.3 | 45 | 3 |
Jerry Janes | 15 | 390 | 26.0 | 72 | 3 |
Ron Morris | 15 | 242 | 16.1 | 43 | 1 |
Tom Larscheid | 12 | 188 | 15.7 | 62 | 0 |
Nub Beamer | 12 | 128 | 10.7 | 30 | 1 |
Bill Lasseter | 8 | 105 | 13.1 | 27 | 0 |
Peter Kempf | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
Greg Findlay | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 |
Bill Munsey | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 190 | 3100 | 16.3 | 106 | 20 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Kempf | 45 | 39 | 86.7 | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 4 | 62 | 3316 | 53.5 | 72 | 0 | 109 |
Totals | 45 | 39 | 86.7 | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 4 | 62 | 3316 | 53.5 | 72 | 0 | 109 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | PS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neal Beaumont | 114 | 4774 | 41.9 | 62 | 6 |
Ron Morris | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 65 | 0 |
Totals | 116 | 4860 | 41.9 | 65 | 6 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neal Beaumont | 50 | 230 | 4.6 | 27 | 0 |
Ron Morris | 24 | 120 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
Pete Ohler | 20 | 73 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
Steve Shafer | 17 | 26 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 |
Dick Fouts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 112 | 449 | 4.0 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nub Beamer | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 35 | 0 |
Willie Fleming | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 38 | 0 |
Tom Larscheid | 7 | 136 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 |
Bill Munsey | 4 | 109 | 27.2 | 39 | 0 |
Bill Lasseter | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 26 | 0 |
Steve Shafer | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
Ron Morris | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
Jerry Janes | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
Greg Findlay | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Pat Claridge | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Totals | 43 | 808 | 18.8 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Byron Bailey | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 20 | 0 |
Bill Munsey | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 61 | 0 |
Neal Beaumont | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 120 | 1 |
Paul Seale | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 20 | 0 |
Norm Fieldgate | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Tom Brown | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Pete Ohler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Walt Bilicki | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Martin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 26 | 432 | 16.6 | 120 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Norm Fieldgate | 5 | 14 | 0 | ||||
Bill Munsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Dick Fouts | 2 | 24 | 1 | ||||
Barney Therrien | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Neal Beaumont | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Walt Bilicki | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Tom Brown | 1 | 14 | 0 | ||||
Gary Schwertfeger | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Steve Cotter | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 86 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Peter Kempf | 0 | 22 | 39 | 4 | 109 | |||||||||
Willie Fleming | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
Nub Beamer | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
Joe Kapp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
Jerry Janes | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Sonny Homer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
Mack Burton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
Pat Claridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Ron Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
Neal Beaumont | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | ||||||
Steve Cotter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Dick Fouts | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 385 |