1966 BC Lions season

1966 BC Lions season
Head coach	Dave Skrien
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th, West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1966 BC Lions finished in fifth place in the West Division with a 5–11 record continuing to regress as their star players were in the twilights of their careers. Joe Kapp ended his career after the 1966 season, finishing a run of 91 straight starts and as the franchise leader in passing yards. The Lions lost many close games, including five by one or two points and placekicker Bill Mitchell kicked a woeful 11 field goals from 25 attempts.

Regular season

Season standings

Western Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	9	6	1	351	318	19
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	8	7	1	264	230	17
Edmonton Eskimos	16	6	9	1	251	328	13
Calgary Stampeders	16	6	9	1	227	459	13
BC Lions	16	5	11	0	254	269	10

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Season schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 3	at Calgary Stampeders	21–3	Win	1–0
2	Aug 8	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–7	Loss	1–1
3	Aug 12	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	16–14	Loss	1–2
4	Aug 18	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	11–7	Loss	1–3
5	Aug 28	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–29	Loss	1–4
6	Sept 2	at Edmonton Eskimos	13–6	Loss	1–5
7	Sept 10	vs. Calgary Stampeders	14–3	Win	2–5
8	Sept 17	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	21–16	Loss	2–6
9	Sept 25	at Toronto Argonauts	29–27	Loss	2–7
10	Sept 27	at Montreal Alouettes	25–23	Loss	2–8
11	Oct 3	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	17–10	Win	3–8
12	Oct 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	10–7	Win	4–8
13	Oct 15	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–21	Loss	4–9
14	Oct 17	at Calgary Stampeders	13–9	Win	5–9
15	Oct 23	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16–7	Loss	5–10
16	Oct 30	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–13	Loss	5–11

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Awards and records

1966 CFL All-Stars

None

References

1. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-01.
2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.