Starting quarterbacks by season
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
- * - Indicates that the number of starts is not known for that year for each quarterback
The following is a list of starting quarterbacks for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League that have started a regular season game for the team. This list includes postseason appearances since 1989, but does not include preseason games. They are listed in order of most appearances at quarterback for the Lions.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Quarterbacks are listed by number of starts for the Lions.
| Name | GS | W–L–T | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Allen | 119 | 61–58–0 | 2,027 | 3,421 | 59.3 | 27,621 | 136 | 85 |
| Roy Dewalt | 92 | 64–26–2 | 1,705 | 2,898 | 58.8 | 22,863 | 129 | 84 |
| Joe Kapp | 91 | 42–55–5 | 1,089 | 2,022 | 53.9 | 16,536 | 98 | 98 |
| Travis Lulay | 81 | 48–33–0 | 1,658 | 2,613 | 63.5 | 21,352 | 127 | 75 |
| Don Moorhead | 52 | 20–30–2 | 602 | 1,134 | 53.1 | 8,689 | 42 | 58 |
| Joe Paopao | 48 | 24–24–0 | 837 | 1,460 | 57.3 | 11,508 | 79 | 79 |
| Dave Dickenson | 47 | 33–14–0 | 979 | 1,414 | 69.2 | 13,573 | 90 | 29 |
| Paul Brothers | 45 | 16–28–1 | 504 | 997 | 50.6 | 7,141 | 35 | 71 |
| Jonathon Jennings | 44 | 22–22–0 | 980 | 1,474 | 66.5 | 12,497 | 66 | 51 |
| Jerry Tagge | 39 | 23–13–3 | 564 | 989 | 57.0 | 7,052 | 38 | 32 |
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