1987 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-6 24
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Larry Donovan (4-0)
Coach: Don Matthews (8-6)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

1987 BC Lions Roster
1987 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses for 24 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Lions scored 502 points, and the defense allowed 370. Roy Dewalt triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,855 yards. Jim Sandusky topped pass catchers, grabbing 80 passes for 1,437 yards. John Pankratz contributed to the receiving game, too.

Anthony Parker carried the ball for a team-leading 635 yards for BC, and Ray Crouse also contributed to the rushing attack.

Keith Gooch picked off 9 opponent throws. Gregg Stumon led the defensive unit with 23 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 80 sacks.

Larry Donovan and Don Matthews coached the team. The 1987 BC Lions lost in the Division Final.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Roy Dewalt	531	303	57.1	3855	7.3	19	3.6	14	2.6	77	80.8
Greg Vavra	92	46	50.0	764	8.3	5	5.4	6	6.5	45	69.3
Condredge Holloway	28	14	50.0	211	7.5	1	3.6	1	3.6	43	72.2
Jim Sandusky	4	2	50.0	65	16.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	49	95.8
Lui Passaglia	4	2	50.0	23	5.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	15	67.7
Totals	659	367	55.7	4918	7.5	25	3.8	21	3.2	77

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Anthony Parker	157	635	4.0	27	1
Ray Crouse	108	531	4.9	22	5
Freddie Sims	40	182	4.6	16	1
Roy Dewalt	25	128	5.1	25	1
John White	19	92	4.8	15	0
Kevin Dixon	7	33	4.7	8	0
Ned Armour	1	32	32.0	32	0
Byron Williams	4	17	4.2	32	0
John Pankratz	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jon Horton	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jamie Taras	4	4	1.0	4	0
Condredge Holloway	2	2	1.0	1	0
Jan Carinci	1	0	0.0	0	0
Greg Vavra	3	-8	-2.7	4	0
Totals	373	1663	4.5	32	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Sandusky	80	1437	18.0	75	12
John Pankratz	61	720	11.8	43	2
Ray Crouse	49	480	9.8	49	1
Jan Carinci	36	532	14.8	34	4
Byron Williams	29	494	17.0	57	1
Anthony Parker	29	356	12.3	77	1
Ned Armour	25	305	12.2	51	2
Kevin Villars	16	172	10.8	28	0
John White	13	134	10.3	48	0
Scott Lecky	8	80	10.0	25	1
Freddie Sims	6	78	13.0	25	1
Jamie Taras	5	22	4.4	6	0
Kevin Bowman	4	43	10.8	13	0
Paul Nastasiuk	3	37	12.3	17	0
Jon Horton	2	20	10.0	14	0
Bernie Glier	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	367	4918	13.4	77	25

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Lui Passaglia	47	47	100.0	66	52	78.8	5	91	4876	53.6	93	1	209
Totals	47	47	100.0	66	52	78.8	5	91	4876	53.6	93	1	209

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Lui Passaglia	161	6631	41.2	97	5
Greg Vavra	1	18	18.0	18	0
Totals	162	6649	41.0	97	5

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Larry Crawford	65	682	10.5	82	3
Jim Sandusky	58	492	8.5	55	1
Melvin Byrd	4	37	9.2	19	0
Keith Gooch	1	3	3.0	3	0
Andre Francis	1	1	1.0	1	0
Todd Wiseman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	130	1224	9.4	82	4

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Melvin Byrd	32	822	25.7	65
Larry Crawford	17	325	19.1	39
Jim Sandusky	9	125	13.9	29
Marcus Thomas	3	58	19.3	32
Ray Crouse	2	53	26.5	29
Kevin Dixon	1	11	11.0	11
Alvis Satele	2	8	4.0	8
Jamie Buis	1	7	7.0	7
Bernie Glier	1	1	1.0	1
Jan Carinci	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	69	1410	20.4	65

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Melvin Byrd	2	39	19.5	23
Larry Crawford	2	1	0.5	1
Totals	4	40	10.0	23

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Gooch	9	122	13.6	53	1
Nelson Martin	8	142	17.8	61	2
Andre Francis	5	117	23.4	49	1
Melvin Byrd	4	97	24.2	43	1
Larry Crawford	3	66	22.0	57	0
Darryl Hemphill	2	43	21.5	39	1
John Ulmer	2	35	17.5	24	0
Kevin Konar	2	19	9.5	19	0
Todd Wiseman	1	23	23.0	23	0
Bernie Glier	1	2	2.0	2	0
Glen Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	38	666	17.5	61	6

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Gregg Stumon	23.0	0.0
Walter Ballard	13.0	0.0
Brett Williams	10.0	0.0
Rick Klassen	8.0	0.0
Glen Jackson	6.0	0.0
Larry Crawford	4.0	0.0
Kevin Konar	4.0	0.0
Bennie Jones	3.0	0.0
Alvis Satele	2.0	0.0
Darryl Hemphill	1.0	0.0
Dwayne Derban	1.0	0.0
John Ulmer	1.0	0.0
James Parker	1.0	0.0
Nelson Martin	1.0	0.0
Melvin Byrd	1.0	0.0
Keith Gooch	1.0	0.0
Totals	80.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Glen Jackson	71			2	0	0
Andre Francis	60			3	15	0
Nelson Martin	59			3	8	0
Kevin Konar	46			4	5	1
Keith Gooch	44			4	7	1
Melvin Byrd	42			1
Bernie Glier	41
Larry Crawford	38
Gregg Stumon	34
Bennie Jones	11
Marcus Thomas	5
Ray Crouse	3
James Parker	2
Jim Sandusky	2
Jamie Taras	1			1	0	0
Anthony Parker	1
Condredge Holloway	1
Ian Sinclair	1
Jim Mills	1
Todd Wiseman				2	42	1
Walter Ballard				2	0	0
John Ulmer				1		0
Kevin Dixon				1
Alvis Satele				1		0
Totals	463	0	0	25	77	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									52	47	11			214
Jim Sandusky		12	1	0					0	0	0			78
Ray Crouse	5	1		0					0	0	0			36
Jan Carinci	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Larry Crawford			3	0	0	0			0	0	0			18
Keith Gooch			0			1	1		0	0	0			12
Nelson Martin						2	0		0	0	0			12
Ned Armour	0	2							0	0	0			12
John Pankratz	0	2							0	0	0			12
Anthony Parker	1	1							0	0	0			12
Freddie Sims	1	1							0	0	0			12
Scott Lecky		1	0						0	0	0			6
Kevin Konar						0	1		0	0	0			6
Todd Wiseman			0			0	1		0	0	0			6
Darryl Hemphill						1			0	0	0			6
Byron Williams	0	1							0	0	0			6
Andre Francis			0			1	0		0	0	0			6
Melvin Byrd			0	0	0	1			0	0	0			6
Roy Dewalt	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	8	25	4	0	0	6	3	0	52	47	11	0	0	490