1983 BC Lions season

1983 BC Lions season
General manager	Bob Ackles
Head coach	Don Matthews
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st, West
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup

The 1983 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Toronto Argonauts.

This season marks the Lions' first at the new BC Place Stadium in downtown Vancouver, which to this day remains their home field.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
T	T	Jim Mills	Offensive tackle	Hawaii
1	8	Jamie Buis	Tackle	Simon Fraser
2	14	Kevin Lapa	Linebacker	Weber State
2	17	Peter LeClaire	Fullback	UBC
3	23	William Bickowski	Fullback	Wilfrid Laurier
4	32	Jerome Erdman	Wide receiver	Simon Fraser
5	41	Harold Jackman	Tackle	Moorhead State
6	50	Kyle Barrow	Linebacker	Western Ontario
7	59	Mike Brown	Defensive back	Toronto
8	68	Ken Munroe	Wide receiver	UBC

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Fri, June 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 52–20	1–0	Commonwealth Stadium	42,196
B	Fri, June 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 24–23	2–0	Winnipeg Stadium	15,938
C	Thu, June 23	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 41–19	3–0	BC Place	53,472
D	Thu, June 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 37–26	4–0	BC Place	30,984

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
BC Lions	16	11	5	0	477	326	22
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	9	7	0	412	402	18
Edmonton Eskimos	16	8	8	0	450	377	16
Calgary Stampeders	16	8	8	0	425	378	16
Saskatchewan Roughriders	16	5	11	0	360	536	10

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	Bye
2	1	Thu, July 14	at Toronto Argonauts	L 14–17	0–1	Exhibition Stadium	39,437
3	2	Sun, July 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 44–28	1–1	BC Place	41,801
4	3	Sat, July 30	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 34–28	2–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	16,101
5	4	Sun, Aug 7	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 32–16	3–1	BC Place	37,496
6	5	Fri, Aug 12	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 43–13	4–1	Commonwealth Stadium	52,765
7	6	Sat, Aug 20	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 44–6	5–1	BC Place	56,852
8	7	Sat, Aug 27	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 28–6	6–1	BC Place	36,743
9	8	Fri, Sept 2	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 19–49	6–2	Lansdowne Park	22,234
10	9	Sat, Sept 10	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 14–32	6–3	BC Place	52,656
11	10	Sat, Sept 17	at Montreal Concordes	W 42–26	7–3	Olympic Stadium	17,161
12	11	Sun, Sept 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	W 31–30	8–3	BC Place	52,430
13	Bye
14	12	Mon, Oct 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 30–18	9–3	Winnipeg Stadium	31,508
15	13	Sun, Oct 16	at Calgary Stampeders	L 16–25	9–4	McMahon Stadium	24,013
16	14	Sat, Oct 22	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 41–16	10–4	BC Place	43,513
17	15	Sun, Oct 30	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 5–11	10–5	Taylor Field	23,471
18	16	Sat, Nov 5	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 40–13	11–5	BC Place	42,901

Awards and records

• Rick Klassen: Dick Suderman Trophy

1983 CFL All-Stars

• OT – John Blain, CFL All-Star
• P/K – Lui Passaglia, CFL All-Star
• DT – Mack Moore, CFL All-Star
• DB – Kerry Parker, CFL All-Star
• DB – Larry Crawford, CFL All-Star

Playoffs

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14	0	7	0	21
BC Lions	3	7	8	21	39

Grey Cup

Main article: 71st Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Toronto Argonauts	7	0	2	9	18
BC Lions	7	10	0	0	17