1985 CFL season
| 1985 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 4 – November 3, 1985 |
| East champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| West champions | BC Lions |
| 73rd Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 24, 1985 |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| Champions | BC Lions |
The 1985 CFL season is considered to be the 32nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 28th Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 1985
The CFL adopted a regular season overtime format that will consist of two-minute halves (no sudden death), which would be implemented for the 1986 season. In addition, the CFL changed the playoff overtime format from two ten-minute halves (with no sudden death) to two five-minute halves (no sudden death).
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| 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 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 377 | 315 | 16 |
Montreal Concordes |
16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 284 | 332 | 16 |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 272 | 402 | 14 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 344 | 397 | 12 |
- Bold text means that they have clinched the playoffs.
- BC and Hamilton have first round byes.
Grey Cup playoffs
The
Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian
.
Playoff bracket
| November 10: Division Semifinals | November 17: Division Finals | November 24: 73rd Grey Cup @ Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Concordes
| 26 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 50 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Concordes
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | BC Lions | 37 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | BC Lions | 42 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos
| 15 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22 | ||||||||||||
CFL Leaders
- CFL Passing Leaders
- CFL Rushing Leaders
- CFL Receiving Leaders[1]
1985 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Matt Dunigan, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Willard Reaves, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Keyvan Jenkins, BC Lions
- SB – Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- TE – Ray Elgaard, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Mervyn Fernandez, BC Lions
- WR – Jeff Boyd, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – John Bonk, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts
- OG – Nick Bastaja, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – John Blain, BC Lions
- OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
- DT – Mike Gray, BC Lions
- DT – James Curry, Toronto Argonauts
- DE – Grover Covington, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – James "Quick" Parker, BC Lions
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Tyrone Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Kevin Konar, BC Lions
- DB – Darnell Clash, BC Lions
- DB – Less Browne, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Ken Hailey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Howard Fields, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Paul Bennett, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Special teams
- P – Ken Clark, Ottawa Rough Riders
- K – Trevor Kennerd, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1985 Eastern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Ken Hobart, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- RB – Bob Bronk, Toronto Argonauts
- RB – Lester Brown, Ottawa Rough Riders
- SB – Mike McTague, Montreal Concordes
- TE – Nick Arakgi, Montreal Concordes
- WR – Terry Greer, Toronto Argonauts
- WR – Steve Stapler, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- C – Marv Allemang, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- OG – Dan Ferrone, Toronto Argonauts
- OG – Lloyd Fairbanks, Montreal Concordes
- OT – Roger Cattelan, Ottawa Rough Riders
- OT – Kevin Powell, Ottawa Rough Riders
Defence
- DT – Doug Scott, Montreal Concordes
- DT – James Curry, Toronto Argonauts
- DE – Grover Covington, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DE – Lloyd Lewis, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – Ben Zambiasi, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Rick Sowieta, Ottawa Rough Riders
- LB – William Mitchell, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Carl Brazley, Toronto Argonauts
- DB – Less Browne, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Ricky Barden, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DB – Howard Fields, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- DB – Paul Bennett, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Special teams
- P – Ken Clark, Ottawa Rough Riders
- K – Bernie Ruoff, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1985 Western All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Matt Dunigan, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Willard Reaves, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- RB – Keyvan Jenkins, BC Lions
- SB – Joe Poplawski, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- TE – Ray Elgaard, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Mervyn Fernandez, BC Lions
- WR – Jeff Boyd, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C – John Bonk, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OG – Leo Blanchard, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Nick Bastaja, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- OT – John Blain, BC Lions
- OT – Chris Walby, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Defence
- DT – Mike Gray, BC Lions
- DT – Rick Klassen, BC Lions
- DE – Tony Norman, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DE – James "Quick" Parker, BC Lions
- LB – Dan Bass, Edmonton Eskimos
- LB – Tyrone Jones, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- LB – Kevin Konar, BC Lions
- LB – Glen Jackson, BC Lions
- DB – Darnell Clash, BC Lions
- DB – Dave Shaw, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Ken Hailey, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Wiley Turner, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- DB – Melvin Byrd, BC Lions
- DB – Scott Flagel, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Special teams
- P – Tom Dixon, Edmonton Eskimos
- K – Trevor Kennerd, Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1985 CFL Awards
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mervyn Fernandez (WR), BC Lions
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Paul Bennett (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Tyrone Jones (LB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Nick Bastaja (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Mike Gray (DT), BC Lions
- CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award – Tyrone Crews (LB), BC Lions
- CFL's Coach of the Year – Don Matthews, BC Lions