1973 BC Lions Statistics
Team Record: 5-9-2 12
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Western Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Eagle Keys (5-9-2)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1973 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses and 2 ties for 12 points, finishing third in the CFL's Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
BC labored to change the scoreboard with just 261 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 328. Don Moorhead passed for 2,005 yards, and Karl Douglas spent time under center, too. Johnny Musso topped the receiving corps, grabbing 46 passes, while Jim Young added 719 receiving yards. Lynn Hendrickson was targeted regularly also.
Johnny Musso carried the ball for a team-leading 1,029 yards for the Lions.
Mike Wilson picked off 7 opponent throws.
Eagle Keys coached the team. The 1973 BC Lions lost in the Division Semifinal.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Moorhead | 278 | 160 | 57.6 | 2005 | 7.2 | 4 | 1.4 | 12 | 4.3 | 73 | 66.9 |
| Karl Douglas | 128 | 61 | 47.7 | 1020 | 8.0 | 4 | 3.1 | 10 | 7.8 | 52 | 52.9 |
| Eric Guthrie | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 109 | 9.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 40 | 43.4 |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 |
| Totals | 418 | 227 | 54.3 | 3159 | 7.6 | 8 | 1.9 | 23 | 5.5 | 73 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Musso | 220 | 1029 | 4.7 | 25 | 10 |
| Lou Harris | 91 | 482 | 5.3 | 58 | 5 |
| Monroe Eley | 72 | 373 | 5.2 | 40 | 1 |
| Don Moorhead | 53 | 283 | 5.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Karl Douglas | 21 | 88 | 4.2 | 15 | 1 |
| Jim Young | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 9 | 1 |
| Ross Clarkson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Brock Aynsley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 471 | 2333 | 5.0 | 58 | 18 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Musso | 46 | 475 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Jim Young | 45 | 719 | 16.0 | 49 | 2 |
| Lynn Hendrickson | 39 | 631 | 16.2 | 73 | 3 |
| Lou Harris | 29 | 416 | 14.3 | 40 | 1 |
| Monroe Eley | 26 | 388 | 14.9 | 51 | 2 |
| Ross Clarkson | 18 | 240 | 13.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Slade Willis | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Brock Aynsley | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 41 | 0 |
| Ted Gerela | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 227 | 3159 | 13.9 | 73 | 8 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan MacMillan | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 23 | 14 | 60.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
| Ted Gerela | 18 | 16 | 88.9 | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 7 | 33 | 1820 | 55.2 | 85 | 0 | 41 |
| Eric Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bob Friend | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 27 | 23 | 85.2 | 46 | 20 | 43.5 | 9 | 33 | 1820 | 55.2 | 85 | 0 | 92 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Friend | 46 | 252 | 5.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Ross Clarkson | 31 | 179 | 5.8 | 53 | 0 |
| Slade Willis | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Brock Aynsley | 11 | 48 | 4.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Lee | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Wilson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Barry Ardern | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Donnelly | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 113 | 620 | 5.5 | 53 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Harris | 15 | 342 | 22.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Monroe Eley | 12 | 327 | 27.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Ross Clarkson | 10 | 243 | 24.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Brock Aynsley | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Harry Abofs | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Fourqurean | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Ted Gerela | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnny Musso | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Friend | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| George Anderson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 50 | 1152 | 23.0 | 46 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wilson | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 56 | 1 |
| Wayne Matherne | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| George Anderson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Fourqurean | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Barry Ardern | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Brian Donnelly | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Pete Palmer | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ray Nettles | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rocky Long | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 235 | 13.1 | 56 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bud Magrum | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Rocky Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Nettles | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eric Guthrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Walker | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Carl Weathers | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||
| Barry Ardern | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Johnny Musso | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| Ivan MacMillan | 14 | 7 | 2 | 51 | ||||||||||
| Ted Gerela | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 41 | ||||||||
| Lou Harris | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| Monroe Eley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Lynn Hendrickson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Jim Young | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Karl Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Eric Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 256 |
