The 1989 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with a 7–11 record and failed to make to playoffs.

1989 BC Lions season
OwnerCommunity Ownership, then Murray Pezim starting September 7
General managerJoe Galat
Head coachLarry Donovan
Joe Galat (Interim)
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record7–11
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

The Lions had been community owned throughout their history. The team became privately owned when Murray Pezim purchased it on September 7.[1]

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Thu, June 29 at Calgary Stampeders W 25–7 1–0 McMahon Stadium 21,547
B Tue, July 4 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–13 2–0 BC Place

Regular season

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Season standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 16 2 0 644 302 32
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 495 466 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 9 9 0 547 567 18
BC Lions 18 7 11 0 521 557 14

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Season schedule

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Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Thu, July 13 at Edmonton Eskimos L 15–20 0–1 Commonwealth Stadium 30,041
2 2 Tue, July 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 37–42 0–2 BC Place 41,472
3 3 Wed, July 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 26–28 0–3 BC Place 27,342
4 4 Fri, Aug 4 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 38–44 0–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,433
5 5 Wed, Aug 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 13–33 0–5 BC Place 32,158
6 6 Tue, Aug 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 16–11 1–5 BC Place 27,436
7 7 Thu, Aug 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 37–25 2–5 Taylor Field 23,544
8 8 Thu, Aug 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 39–30 3–5 Lansdowne Park 18,576
9 9 Tue, Sept 5 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 49–32 4–5 BC Place 31,069
9 10 Sun, Sept 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 34–53 4–6 Winnipeg Stadium 26,689
10 11 Sun, Sept 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–24 4–7 BC Place 49,093
11 12 Mon, Sept 24 at Edmonton Eskimos L 25–32 4–8 Commonwealth Stadium 30,173
12 13 Sun, Sept 30 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 32–30 5–8 Taylor Field 25,013
13 14 Fri, Oct 6 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 46–27 6–8 BC Place 27,021
14 15 Sat, Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 11–51 6–9 McMahon Stadium 16,355
15 16 Sat, Oct 21 at Toronto Argonauts L 18–29 6–10 SkyDome 34,267
16 17 Sat, Oct 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–25 6–11 BC Place 27,116
17 18 Sat, Nov 4 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 46–21 7–11 BC Place 23,452

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Awards and records

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1989 CFL All-Stars

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None

References

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  1. ^ "Owners & Management". BC Lions. 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca - Player Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  5. ^ "MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-16.