1956 BC Lions season

1956 BC Lions season
Head coach	Clem Crowe
Home field	Empire Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th, W.I.F.U
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1956 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U with a 6–10 record and failed to make the playoffs. The Lions earned their first win over the Edmonton Eskimos on September 24th as the club continued to make improvements. Fullback By Bailey scored the first kickoff return touchdown in Lions history against Winnipeg on September 17th.

Regular season

Season Standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	16	11	5	0	358	235	22
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	10	6	0	353	272	20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	315	228	18
BC Lions	16	6	10	0	251	361	12
Calgary Stampeders	16	4	12	0	229	410	8

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Aug 18	at Calgary Stampeders	17–14	Win	1–0
2	Aug 20	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	20–3	Win	2–0
3	Aug 27	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	18–0	Loss	2–1
4	Aug 31	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3–1	Loss	2–2
5	Sept 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	24–10	Loss	2–3
6	Sept 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders	45–15	Win	3–3
7	Sept 15	at Edmonton Eskimos	34–8	Loss	3–4
8	Sept 17	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16–15	Loss	3–5
9	Sept 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	11–1	Win	4–5
10	Sept 29	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	46–28	Loss	4–6
11	Oct 1	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–7	Loss	4–7
12	Oct 6	vs. Calgary Stampeders	24–7	Win	5–7
13	Oct 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–8	Loss	5–8
14	Oct 15	at Calgary Stampeders	22–21	Win	6–8
15	Oct 20	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–22	Loss	6–9
16	Oct 22	at Edmonton Eskimos	54–13	Loss	6–10

1956 Canadian Football Awards

None