The 1974 BC Lions finished in third place in the Western Conference with an 8–8 record and appeared in the Western Semi-Final.
Running back Johnny Musso was injured early in the season and played only three games. However, backups Lou Harris and Monroe Eley took advantage of their opportunity. Harris had 1232 yards rushing, 532 receiving, league best 12 touchdowns and was named to the CFL all-star team. Eley also rushed for over a thousand yards (1176) giving the Lions one of the best single season running games in CFL history.
Don Moorhead continued to be the starting quarterback and threw for 2468 yards passing and 17 touchdown passes. However, Moorhead injured his knee and hand late in the season, and General Manager Jackie Parker traded for veteran quarterback Pete Liske in October as insurance. The Lions lost their final four games of the season, however, still made the final playoff spot via tiebreaker. In the Western Semi-Final, the Lions fell to Saskatchewan by a score of 24–14 (the Roughriders won all four games against the Lions in 1974).
Annis Stukus was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the Builder category.
The Lions changed their jersey to short sleeves and all white numbers at home Offseason
CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Tue, July 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 42–18 1–0 Empire Stadium 16,268 B Sun, July 7 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 23–25 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 21,158 C Wed, July 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 27–28 1–2 Lansdowne Park 12,221 D Tue, July 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–21 1–3 Empire Stadium 15,835
Regular season
Season standings + Western Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsEdmonton Eskimos 16 10 5 1 345 247 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 9 7 0 305 289 18 BC Lions 16 8 8 0 306 299 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 8 8 0 258 350 16 Calgary Stampeders 16 6 10 0 285 305 12
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Results Score Record 1 July 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 23–20 1–0 2 July 31 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–22 2–0 3 Aug 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–6 3–0 4 Aug 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–20 3–1 5 Aug 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–9 3–2 6 Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos W 21–15 4–2 7 Sept 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 16–38 4–3 8 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 26–24 5–3 9 Sept 15 at Montreal Alouettes L 12–31 5–4 10 Sept 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–10 6–4 11 Sept 29 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 32–10 7–4 12 Oct 6 at Calgary Stampeders W 20–7 8–4 13 Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 15–17 8–5 14 Oct 19 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 21–24 8–6 15 Oct 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–31 8–7 16 Nov 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 7–15 8–8
Playoffs Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 7 0 0 7 14Saskatchewan Roughriders 0 14 7 3 24
Offensive leaders Player Passing ydsRushing ydsReceiving ydsTD Don Moorhead 2478 20403 Lou Harris 123953212 Monroe Eley 11763218 Jim Young 366105 Brock Aynsley 0 4530 Slade Willis 04435 Roster 1974 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
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Tight ends
Offensive linemen T G T G G/T C
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DT DE
Special teams K Linebackers OLB MLB OLB OLB
Defensive backs
Italics indicate Import player
Awards and records
1974 CFL All-Stars RB – Lou Harris, CFL All-Star OG – Curtis Wester, CFL All-Star
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