1983 BC Lions Statistics
Team Record: 11-5 22
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Don Matthews (11-5)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1983 BC Lions Results
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses for 22 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
On offense, BC accumulated 477 points, tops in the circuit. The defense proved to be a force, as the Lions yielded 326 points, fewest in the circuit. Roy Dewalt triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,637 yards. Mervyn Fernandez grabbed 78 passes for 1,284 yards. John Pankratz and Sammy Greene were targeted regularly, too.
John White carried the ball for a team-leading 441 yards, while Roy Dewalt also contributed to the rushing attack.
The ball-hawking defense pounced on 70 turnovers, best in the league. Larry Crawford intercepted 12 opponent throws. Mack Moore topped pass rushers with 15 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.
Don Matthews coached the team. The 1983 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Dewalt | 442 | 275 | 62.2 | 3637 | 8.2 | 22 | 5.0 | 16 | 3.6 | 79 | 89.7 |
| Joe Paopao | 147 | 85 | 57.8 | 968 | 6.6 | 2 | 1.4 | 11 | 7.5 | 34 | 51.1 |
| Tim Cowan | 21 | 5 | 23.8 | 53 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 39.6 |
| Lui Passaglia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 612 | 365 | 59.6 | 4658 | 7.6 | 24 | 3.9 | 28 | 4.6 | 79 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John White | 84 | 441 | 5.2 | 30 | 7 |
| Roy Dewalt | 58 | 352 | 6.1 | 40 | 2 |
| Larry Jones | 65 | 273 | 4.2 | 37 | 1 |
| Ray Strong | 34 | 173 | 5.1 | 21 | 2 |
| Don Taylor | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Sammy Greene | 9 | 64 | 7.1 | 48 | 1 |
| Joe Paopao | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Potter | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 292 | 1464 | 5.0 | 48 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mervyn Fernandez | 78 | 1284 | 16.5 | 74 | 10 |
| Sammy Greene | 75 | 755 | 10.1 | 33 | 5 |
| John Pankratz | 63 | 961 | 15.3 | 79 | 7 |
| Larry Jones | 33 | 320 | 9.7 | 25 | 1 |
| John White | 31 | 404 | 13.0 | 57 | 1 |
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 22 | 258 | 11.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Don Taylor | 18 | 205 | 11.4 | 24 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 16 | 141 | 8.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Mark DeBrueys | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 32 | 0 |
| Ned Armour | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Ryan Potter | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Tim Kearse | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald Bradley | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Joe Kuklo | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Roper | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Totals | 365 | 4658 | 12.8 | 79 | 24 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | FGS | KO | Yds. | Avg. | Long | KOS | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lui Passaglia | 46 | 45 | 97.8 | 59 | 43 | 72.9 | 10 | 69 | 3815 | 55.3 | 82 | 1 | 185 |
| Totals | 46 | 45 | 97.8 | 59 | 43 | 72.9 | 10 | 69 | 3815 | 55.3 | 82 | 1 | 185 |
Punting:
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Crawford | 74 | 766 | 10.4 | 50 | 0 |
| Jo Jo Heath | 34 | 305 | 9.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Melvin Byrd | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy McBride | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Mervyn Fernandez | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kerry Parker | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Lavorato | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 1205 | 10.0 | 50 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Greene | 27 | 749 | 27.7 | 113 | 1 |
| Larry Jones | 8 | 209 | 26.1 | 61 | 0 |
| Ray Strong | 7 | 187 | 26.7 | 58 | 0 |
| Larry Crawford | 6 | 150 | 25.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ned Armour | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Warner Miles | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tim Kearse | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Glenn Leonhard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Don Swafford | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| James Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 1419 | 24.9 | 113 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Crawford | 12 | 172 | 14.3 | 44 | 2 |
| Kerry Parker | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 65 | 1 |
| Jo Jo Heath | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 34 | 1 |
| Bernie Glier | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Melvin Byrd | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 107 | 1 |
| Nelson Martin | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Tyrone Crews | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Kevin Konar | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy McBride | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 726 | 17.3 | 107 | 5 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Moore | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rick Klassen | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brent Racette | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| James Curry | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Glen Jackson | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Konar | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Melvin Byrd | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tyrone Crews | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jon Craver | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Hebeler | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ruben Vaughan | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jo Jo Heath | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Bernie Glier | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ron Cherkas | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 57.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jo Jo Heath | 4 | 73 | 1 | ||||
| Kerry Parker | 2 | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Brent Racette | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Glen Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bernie Glier | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nelson Martin | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Ryan Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin Konar | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Andre Jones | 1 | 67 | 1 | ||||
| Rob Waite | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Klassen | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 181 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Lui Passaglia | 43 | 45 | 17 | 191 | ||||||||||
| Mervyn Fernandez | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | |||||||
| John White | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Sammy Greene | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| John Pankratz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Larry Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Roy Dewalt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Jo Jo Heath | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Ray Strong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Larry Crawford | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Kerry Parker | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Andre Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Melvin Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Don Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 475 |
