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1959 BC Lions season

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1597: 163:, with both clubs holding 8–7 records, the loser would be out of the playoffs. The Lions won the game 10–8 and secured the first playoff spot in franchise history as well as the first home playoff game (the first in a two-game series). The Lions season would come to an end in the combined 61–15 West semi-finals loss to 1662: 1480: 1638: 1672: 1047: 137: 81: 1473: 1631: 1667: 1524: 407: 1677: 1466: 1550: 1624: 1509: 1040: 1008: 467: 1555: 1519: 447: 1540: 1545: 54: 1514: 979: 427: 1657: 1033: 1056: 339: 170:
The Lions changed their uniforms to a primarily Black scheme for the first time and introduced a "1930s-style"
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with a 9–7 record and made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. After hiring new coach
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The battle for a playoff spot came down to the last game of the season against the
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Edmonton won the total-point series by 61–15. The Eskimos will play the
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Index

Herb Capozzi
Wayne Robinson
Empire Stadium
West
1958
BC Lions seasons
1960
1959
BC Lions
W.I.F.U.
Wayne Robinson
University of Iowa
Randy Duncan
Willie Fleming
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton
winged football helmet
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Edmonton Eskimos
BC Lions
Calgary Stampeders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Edmonton Eskimos
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Calgary Stampeders
Edmonton Eskimos
BC Lions
Edmonton Eskimos

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