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Deutsch1989 BC Lions season
| 1989 BC Lions season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Community Ownership, then Murray Pezim starting September 7 |
| General manager | Joe Galat |
| Head coach | Larry Donovan Joe Galat (Interim) |
| Home field | BC Place Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–11 |
| Division place | 4th, West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
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The 1989 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and failed to make to playoffs.
The Lions had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Murray Pezim purchased it on September 7.[1]
Offseason
[edit]CFL Draft
[edit]| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preseason
[edit]| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||
| A | Thu, June 29 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 25–7 | 1–0 | McMahon Stadium | 21,547 |
| B | Tue, July 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–13 | 2–0 | BC Place | |
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 644 | 302 | 32 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 495 | 466 | 20 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 547 | 567 | 18 |
| BC Lions | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 521 | 557 | 14 |
Season schedule
[edit]| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Thu, July 13 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 15–20 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,041 |
| 2 | 2 | Tue, July 18 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 37–42 | 0–2 | BC Place | 41,472 |
| 3 | 3 | Wed, July 26 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 26–28 | 0–3 | BC Place | 27,342 |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, Aug 4 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 38–44 | 0–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 17,433 |
| 5 | 5 | Wed, Aug 9 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–33 | 0–5 | BC Place | 32,158 |
| 6 | 6 | Tue, Aug 15 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 16–11 | 1–5 | BC Place | 27,436 |
| 7 | 7 | Thu, Aug 24 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 37–25 | 2–5 | Taylor Field | 23,544 |
| 8 | 8 | Thu, Aug 31 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 39–30 | 3–5 | Lansdowne Park | 18,576 |
| 9 | 9 | Tue, Sept 5 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 49–32 | 4–5 | BC Place | 31,069 |
| 9 | 10 | Sun, Sept 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 34–53 | 4–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,689 |
| 10 | 11 | Sun, Sept 16 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 20–24 | 4–7 | BC Place | 49,093 |
| 11 | 12 | Mon, Sept 24 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 25–32 | 4–8 | Commonwealth Stadium | 30,173 |
| 12 | 13 | Sun, Sept 30 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 32–30 | 5–8 | Taylor Field | 25,013 |
| 13 | 14 | Fri, Oct 6 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 46–27 | 6–8 | BC Place | 27,021 |
| 14 | 15 | Sat, Oct 14 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 11–51 | 6–9 | McMahon Stadium | 16,355 |
| 15 | 16 | Sat, Oct 21 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 18–29 | 6–10 | SkyDome | 34,267 |
| 16 | 17 | Sat, Oct 28 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 19–25 | 6–11 | BC Place | 27,116 |
| 17 | 18 | Sat, Nov 4 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 46–21 | 7–11 | BC Place | 23,452 |
Awards and records
[edit]- CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Matt Dunigan (QB)[4]
- Matt Dunigan, CFL passing leader (331-for-597 for 4,509 yards)[5]
1989 CFL All-Stars
[edit]None
References
[edit]- ^ "Owners & Management". BC Lions. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Player Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
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