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
13John UlmerDefensive endNorth Dakota
17Rick RyanDefensive backWeber State
214Bruce BarnettDefensive backBritish Columbia
216Joe PariselliRunning backYork
322Bob JedickeDefensive lineWestern Ontario
326Chris SpenceRunning backSimon Fraser
434Kurt WilchuckLinebackerOregon
543John MoffattWide receiverWestern Ontario
652Chester KralaLinebackerCalgary
870John MelvinDefensive lineBritish Columbia
979Bob RosTight endBritish 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
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
BC Lions16133048129726
Winnipeg Blue Bombers16124050025924
Edmonton Eskimos16106043237320
Saskatchewan Roughriders16511032046210
Calgary Stampeders1631302564296

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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

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers880622
BC Lions71022342

Grey Cup

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions10136837
Hamilton Tiger-Cats01401024

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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. 1 2 3 "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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