# 1957 BC Lions season

The 1957 BC Lions finished the season in fourth place in the W.I.F.U. with a 4–11–1 record.
Before the season, many media sources predicted the Lions to be playoff bound, however, after going through six different quarterbacks and an eight-game losing streak, the Lions finished out of the playoffs yet again.
The biggest appointment during the 1957 season was the hiring of former Montreal Alouette Herb Capozzi as general manager. Over nine seasons, Capozzi would eventually build the expansion doormats into a powerhouse that would appear in the Grey Cup in 1963 and win it in 1964.
WIFU all-stars were running back By Bailey and Ed Sharkey at both offensive guard and linebacker.
The helmet was kept orange with single black stripe.

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Sat, July 27 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 14–19 | 0–1 | Empire Stadium | 15,454 |
| B | Fri, Aug 2 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 8–29 | 0–2 | Multnomah Stadium | |
| C | Mon, Aug 5 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 11–14 | 0–3 | Empire Stadium | |
| D | Sun, Aug 11 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–9 | 0–4 | Kezar Stadium | 16,000 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

Western Interprovincial Football Union :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 475 | 142 | 28 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 406 | 300 | 24 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 221 | 413 | 12 |
| BC Lions | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 284 | 369 | 9 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 276 | 438 | 7 |

### Season schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Sat, Aug 17 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 44–20 | 1–0 | Empire Stadium | 26,807 |
| 2 | Mon, Aug 19 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 1–8 | 1–1 | Mewata Stadium | 10,000 |
| 3 | Mon, Aug 26 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 20–22 | 1–2 | Empire Stadium | 28,100 |
| 4 | Fri, Aug 30 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–20 | 1–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 16,442 |
| 5 | Mon, Sept 2 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 13–28 | 1–4 | Taylor Field | 14,497 |
| 6 | Sat, Sept 7 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–35 | 1–5 | Empire Stadium | 26,121 |
| 7 | Sun, Sept 14 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 6–25 | 1–6 | Clarke Stadium | 17,500 |
| 8 | Mon, Sept 16 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 21–41 | 1–7 | Empire Stadium | 22,218 |
| 9 | Wed, Sept 25 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 21–22 | 1–8 | Mewata Stadium | 11,000 |
| 10 | Mon, Sept 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | T 21–21 | 1–8–1 | Empire Stadium | 19,398 |
| 11 | Mon, Oct 7 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 27–1 | 2–8–1 | Empire Stadium | 16,928 |
| 12 | Sat, Oct 12 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 22–16 | 3–8–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 14,700 |
| 13 | Mon, Oct 14 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–10 | 4–8–1 | Taylor Field | 10,061 |
| 14 | Sat, Oct 19 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 12–29 | 4–9–1 | Empire Stadium | 24,619 |
| 15 | Sat, Oct 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 0–29 | 4–10–1 | Clarke Stadium | 14,000 |
| 16 | Sat, Nov 2 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 19–42 | 4–11–1 | Empire Stadium | 17,695 |

### Offensive leaders

| Player | Passing yds | Rushing yds | Receiving yds | TD |
| Maury Duncan | 1827 | -133 | 0 | 0 |
| By Bailey | | 885 | 188 | 11 |
| Paul Cameron | 57 | 514 | 593 | 4 |
| Jerry Janes | | 0 | 503 | 6 |
| Don Vicic | | 399 | 44 | 3 |
| Dan Edwards | | 0 | 357 | 0 |

## 1957 Canadian Football Awards

None