# 1991 BC Lions season

The 1991 BC Lions finished in third place in the West Division with an 11–7 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final.
BC's high-powered offence set the following CFL single season team records:
* first downs (508)
* yards gained (9117)
* pass yards (6714)
* pass completions (470)

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 4 | Bart Hull | Fullback | Boise State |
| 1 | 8 | Bruce Beaton | Defensive end | Acadia |
| 4 | 26 | Andrew Patterson | Defensive back | Simon Fraser |
| 6 | 42 | Lloyd Joseph | Defensive line | Valley City State |
| 7 | 50 | David Serieska | Offensive line | Simon Fraser |
| 8 | 58 | Troy Van Vliet | Linebacker | British Columbia |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Thu, June 27 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 10–31 | 0–1 | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,029 |
| B | Thu, July 4 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 38–35 | 1–1 | BC Place | 21,973 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 671 | 569 | 7–3 | W2 | Details |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 596 | 552 | 6–4 | W1 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 661 | 587 | 5–5 | L1 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 606 | 710 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Thu, July 11 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 34–39 | 0–1 | BC Place | 24,722 |
| 2 | 2 | Fri, July 19 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 26–23 | 1–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,862 |
| 3 | 3 | Thu, July 25 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 37–36 | 2–1 | BC Place | 31,747 |
| 4 | 4 | Thu, Aug 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 52–41 | 3–1 | BC Place | 53,527 |
| 5 | 5 | Thu, Aug 8 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 30–34 | 3–2 | McMahon Stadium | 31,159 |
| 6 | 6 | Thu, Aug 15 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 28–37 | 3–3 | BC Place | 45,485 |
| 7 | 7 | Wed, Aug 21 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 50–47 | 4–3 | Taylor Field | 21,434 |
| 8 | 8 | Tue, Aug 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 25–34 | 4–4 | SkyDome | 39,508 |
| 9 | 9 | Wed, Sept 4 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 24–20 | 5–4 | BC Place | 28,107 |
| 9 | 10 | Sun, Sept 8 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 56–29 | 6–4 | Frank Clair Stadium | 24,171 |
| 10 | 11 | Sat, Sept 14 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 36–23 | 7–4 | BC Place | 41,285 |
| 11 | 12 | Sat, Sept 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 47–49 | 7–5 | BC Place | 41,192 |
| 12 | 13 | Sat, Sept 28 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 37–27 | 8–5 | Lansdowne Park | 13,626 |
| 13 | 14 | Sun, Oct 6 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 49–34 | 9–5 | McMahon Stadium | 21,146 |
| 14 | 15 | Sat, Oct 12 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 38–45 | 9–6 | BC Place | 54,108 |
| 15 | 16 | Sun, Oct 20 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 39–38 | 10–6 | Commonwealth Stadium | 39,472 |
| 16 | 17 | Sun, Oct 27 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 36–5 | 11–6 | Taylor Field | 18,192 |
| 17 | 18 | Sat, Nov 2 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 17–26 | 11–7 | BC Place | 47,823 |

## Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Doug Flutie (QB)
* CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Jim Mills (OT)
* CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Jon Volpe (RB)
* Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Doug Flutie (QB)

### 1991 CFL All-Stars

* QB – Doug Flutie, CFL All-Star
* SB – Matt Clark, CFL All-Star
* WR – Ray Alexander, CFL All-Star
* OG – Leo Groenewegen, CFL All-Star
* OT – Jim Mills, CFL All-Star

## Playoffs
### West Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| BC Lions | 10 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 7 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 43 |