# 1960 BC Lions season

The 1960 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 5–9–2 record. Coming off of last season's success, the fan attendance continued to be strong, with most games close or over 30,000 fans per game. However, due to inconsistent quarterbacking from Jim Walden and Randy Duncan, the Lions failed to make the playoffs in consecutive seasons.
On the bright side, running back Willie Fleming made the All-Star team with a team record 1,051 yards rushing for an astounding 8.4 yards per carry average. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers continued their dominance over the Lions, sweeping all four games and improving their all time mark to 24–4 versus BC.

## Regular season
### Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 453 | 239 | 28 |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 318 | 225 | 20 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 374 | 404 | 14 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 296 | 356 | 12 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 205 | 422 | 6 |

### Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Wed, July 20 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | T 29–29 | 0–0–1 | Empire Stadium | 24,392 |
| B | Tue, July 26 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 49–7 | 1–0–1 | McGill Stadium | 19,999 |
| C | Fri, July 29 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 7–13 | 1–1–1 | Kingston Stadium | 12,583 |
| D | Tue, Aug 2 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–26 | 2–1–1 | Empire Stadium | 18,156 |
* Game vs. Winnipeg in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Thu, Aug 11 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 21–35 | 0–1 | Empire Stadium | 31,837 |
| 1 | 2 | Mon, Aug 15 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 14–33 | 0–2 | Clarke Stadium | 17,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Sat, Aug 20 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 27–12 | 1–2 | Empire Stadium | 29,532 |
| 2 | 4 | Mon, Aug 22 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 26–19 | 2–2 | McMahon Stadium | 13,000 |
| 3 | 5 | Mon, Aug 29 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 0–26 | 2–3 | Empire Stadium | 28,420 |
| 4 | 6 | Thu, Sept 1 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–19 | 2–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 18,297 |
| 4 | 7 | Mon, Sept 5 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–21 | 3–4 | Taylor Field | 14,105 |
| 5 | 8 | Mon, Sept 12 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | T 21–21 | 3–4–1 | Empire Stadium | 27,759 |
| 6 | 9 | Sat, Sept 17 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–26 | 3–5–1 | Empire Stadium | 30,292 |
| 6 | 10 | Mon, Sept 19 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–18 | 3–6–1 | Clarke Stadium | |
| 7 | 11 | Sat, Sept 24 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 14–28 | 3–7–1 | McMahon Stadium | 13,000 |
| Bye |||||||
| 9 | 12 | Thu, Oct 6 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 21–13 | 4–7–1 | Empire Stadium | 21,707 |
| 10 | 13 | Thu, Oct 13 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 21–49 | 4–8–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 16,773 |
| 10 | 14 | Sat, Oct 15 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | T 14–14 | 4–8–2 | Taylor Field | 7,255 |
| 11 | 15 | Sat, Oct 22 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 10–22 | 4–9–2 | Empire Stadium | 29,599 |
| 12 | 16 | Sat, Oct 29 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 38–0 | 5–9–2 | Empire Stadium | 21,114 |

### Offensive leaders

| Player | Passing yds | Rushing yds | Receiving yds | TD |
| Jim Walden | 828 | 384 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Duncan | 734 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Fleming | 124 | 1051 | 399 | 10 |
| Nub Beamer | | 715 | 51 | 3 |
| By Bailey | | 342 | 156 | 3 |

## 1960 CFL Awards

Neal Beaumont won the CFL Rockie of the Year Award. The trophy at that time was known as the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy.