1985 BC Lions season

1985 BC Lions season
General managerBob Ackles
Head coachDon Matthews
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st, West
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Uniform

The 1985 BC Lions season was the 28th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 32nd overall. The Lions finished in first place in the West Division with a 13–3 record and won the Grey Cup by defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–24 in the 73rd Grey Cup game. The win captured the second championship in franchise history and also ended the longest Grey Cup drought for the Lions at 21 years.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1 3 John Ulmer Defensive end North Dakota
1 7 Rick Ryan Defensive back Weber State
2 14 Bruce Barnett Defensive back British Columbia
2 16 Joe Pariselli Running back York
3 22 Bob Jedicke Defensive line Western Ontario
3 26 Chris Spence Running back Simon Fraser
4 34 Kurt Wilchuck Linebacker Oregon
5 43 John Moffatt Wide receiver Western Ontario
6 52 Chester Krala Linebacker Calgary
8 70 John Melvin Defensive line British Columbia
9 79 Bob Ros Tight end British Columbia

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Sun, June 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 19–9 1–0 BC Place 29,238
B Mon, June 17 at Edmonton Eskimos W 17–16 2–0 Commonwealth Stadium
C Fri, June 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–28 2–1 BC Place 26,921
D Fri, June 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 21–3 3–1 Taylor Field 19,651

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Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
BC Lions 16 13 3 0 481 297 26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16 12 4 0 500 259 24
Edmonton Eskimos 16 10 6 0 432 373 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 16 5 11 0 320 462 10
Calgary Stampeders 16 3 13 0 256 429 6

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Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Sat, July 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 42–8 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,101
2 2 Sat, July 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 25–10 2–0 BC Place 38,055
3 3 Sun, July 21 at Calgary Stampeders W 39–14 3–0 McMahon Stadium 15,769
4 4 Sat, July 27 vs. Montreal Concordes W 28–15 4–0 BC Place 48,281
5 5 Thurs, Aug 1 at Toronto Argonauts W 43–18 5–0 Exhibition Stadium 31,276
6 Bye
7 6 Sat, Aug 17 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 32–35 5–1 BC Place Stadium 37,462
8 7 Sat, Aug 24 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 21–11 6–1 BC Place 34,351
9 8 Fri, Aug 30 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–13 7–1 Lansdowne Park 23,611
10 9 Fri, Sept 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 32–23 8–1 BC Place 40,782
11 Bye
12 10 Fri, Sept 20 at Montreal Concordes W 31–20 9–1 Olympic Stadium 24,363
13 11 Sat, Sept 28 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 33–9 10–1 BC Place 41,618
14 12 Sun, Oct 6 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 26–33 10–2 Winnipeg Stadium 32,946
15 13 Fri, Oct 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 10–31 10–3 BC Place 59,478
16 14 Sun, Oct 20 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 42–18 11–3 Taylor Field 19,940
17 15 Sun, Oct 27 at Edmonton Eskimos W 42–29 12–3 Commonwealth Stadium 48,193
18 16 Fri, Nov 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 17–10 13–3 BC Place 38,661

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Awards and records

1985 CFL All-Stars

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
West Semi-Final Bye
West Final Sun, Nov 17 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 42–22 1–0 BC Place 59,478
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 24 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 37–24 2–0 Olympic Stadium 56,723

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West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 8 0 6 22
BC Lions 7 10 22 3 42

Grey Cup

Main article: 73rd Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
BC Lions 10 13 6 8 37
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 14 0 10 24

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First Quarter

BC – TD Armour 84 yard pass from Dewalt (Passaglia convert)
BC – FG Passaglia

Second Quarter

BC – FG Passaglia
HAM – TD Ingram 35 yard pass from Hobart (Ruoff convert)
HAM – TD Shepherd 00 yard pass from Hobart (Ruoff convert)
BC – TD Armour 59 yard pass from Dewalt (Passaglia convert)
BC – FG Passaglia

Third Quarter
BC – FG Passaglia
BC – FG Passaglia

Fourth Quarter

HAM – FG Ruoff
BC – Single Passaglia
BC – TD Sandusky 66 yard pass from Dewalt (Passaglia convert)
HAM – TD Stapler 35 yard pass from Hobart (Ruoff convert)

References

  1. ^ a b c "1985 CFL Season Schedule & Scores". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "1985 CFL Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
  4. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
  5. ^ "CFL.ca - HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1985". Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.


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