1985 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1985 13–3 1st, West Don Matthews Bob Ackles BC Place Stadium Won Grey Cup CFL BCL Jersey 1978-86.png 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 School13John UlmerDefensive endNorth Dakota17Rick RyanDefensive backWeber State214Bruce BarnettDefensive backBritish Columbia216Joe PariselliRunning backYork322Bob JedickeDefensive lineWestern Ontario326Chris SpenceRunning backSimon Fraser434Kurt WilchuckLinebackerOregon543John Moffatt Wide receiverWestern Ontario652Chester KralaLinebackerCalgary870John MelvinDefensive line British Columbia979Bob 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 https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/1985/ 1985 CFL Season Schedule & Scores Canadian Football League December 4, 2020 Regular season Season standings 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 BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm 2009-03-11 live 2009-03-28 Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mervyn Fernandez (WR) CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Mike Gray (DT)https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2010-10-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook 2011-04-22 CFLPA's Most Outstanding Community Service Award – Tyrone Crews (LB) CFL's Coach of the Year – Don Matthews Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Mervyn Fernandez (WR) 1985 CFL All-Stars RB – Keyvan Jenkins, CFL All-Star WR – Mervyn Fernandez, CFL All-Star OT – John Blain, CFL All-Star DT – Mike Gray, CFL All-Star DE – James "Quick" Parker, CFL All-Star LB – Kevin Konar, CFL All-Star DB – Darnell Clash, CFL All-Star 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 West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 88 0 6 22BC Lions 710 22 3 42 Grey Cup 73rd Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBC Lions 10 13 6 8 37Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 14 0 10 24https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1985 CFL.ca - HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1985 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090622184449/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1985 2009-06-22 dead 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) Roster 1985 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks 11 I Tim Cowan  9 I Roy Dewalt  6 I Karlton Watson Running backs 23 I Keyvan Jenkins 33 N Ryan Potter 14 I Freddie Sims 20 I John Henry White Receivers  3 N Mark Debrueys 24 I Mervyn Fernandez 21 N John Pankratz 16 I Mike Oxmall  2 I Jim Sandusky Offensive linemen 68 N John Blain T/G 69 N Rob Petersen T/C 67 N Dennis Guevin T 61 N Bryan Illerbrun T 54 N Glenn Leonhard G 65 N Gerald Roper G 55 I Ian Sinclair G/C 52 N Al Wilson C Defensive linemen 77 I Mike Gray DT 99 N Nick Hebeler DE 60 I Bennie Jones DT 90 N Rick Klassen DT 79 I Mark Napiorkowski DE 40 I James Parker DE Linebackers 91 I Tyrone Crews 35 I Eric Emery  7 N Bernie Glier 37 N Glen Jackson 31 N Kevin Konar 44 I John Ulmer Defensive backs 12 N Bruce Barnett 10 I Melvin Byrd  1 I Darnell Clash 28 I Larry Crawford 18 I Keith Gooch 32 I Andre Jones  4 N Nelson Martin 17 N Kerry ParkerSpecial teams  5 N Lui Passaglia K/P Injured list  8 I Ned Armour WR Italics indicate International player References Category:BC Lions seasons Category:N. 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