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The Lions clinched first place on October 6, earning a third straight bye into the Western Final at home, and tied a team record with a 13–5 mark for the season. 50,084 (league-best for 2006) saw BC crush the Roughriders 45–18 in the West final.
The 1959 CFL season was the sixth season in modern-day Canadian football, although officially it was the second season of the Canadian Football League.The Winnipeg Blue Bombers played the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the third straight time in the Grey Cup final.
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 BC Lions 36: BC wins the best of three series 2–1: Eastern Finals; Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs Ottawa Rough Riders; Game Date Away Home 1 ...
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
BC Lions vs Calgary Stampeders; Game Date Away Home 1 November 14: BC Lions 24: Calgary Stampeders 10 2 November 18 Calgary Stampeders 14: BC Lions 10 3 November 22 Calgary Stampeders 14 BC Lions 33: BC wins the best of three series 2–1
vs. BC Lions 45–13 Loss 20,609 1–7 10 Sept 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 47–11 Loss 54,622 1–8 11 Sept 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38–28 Win 17,227 2–8 12 Sept 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–19 Win 27,601 3–8 13 Oct 3 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18–13 Loss 23,670 3–9 14 Bye: 15 Oct 16 at BC Lions 28–22 Loss 20,068 3–10 16 Oct 23
Part of the local appeal was the presence on three former University of Iowa stars, Kenny Ploen and Ray Jauch of the Blue Bombers, and Willie Fleming of the BC Lions. After playing (and losing to) the NFL Chicago Cardinals in 1959, the Toronto Argonauts hosted the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers at CNE Stadium on August 3 and lost 43–16.
The 1983 BC Lions finished in first place in the West Division with an 11–5 record. ... vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders: W 44–28 1–1 BC Place: 41,801 4 3