1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach Cal Murphy
Home field Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record 12–4
Division place 2nd, West
Playoff finish Lost West Final

The 1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West Division with a 12–4 record. They faced the BC Lions in the West Final for the third straight year. Despite winning both regular season meetings against the Lions, they lost the game 42–22, ending their hopes of repeating as Grey Cup champions.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 9–7 Loss 0–1
B June 16 vs. Calgary Stampeders 18–10 Loss 0–2
C June 21 at BC Lions 28–18 Win 1–2
D June 24 at Edmonton Eskimos 22–7 Win 2–2

Regular 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

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 4 at Montreal Concordes 34–18 Loss 0–1
2 July 11 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16–11 Win 1–1
3 July 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts 28–27 Win 2–1
4 July 25 at Edmonton Eskimos 25–23 Loss 2–2
5 Aug 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 58–15 Win 3–2
6 Aug 18 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 28–10 Win 4–2
7 Aug 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders 43–6 Win 5–2
8 Sept 1 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 18–10 Win 6–2
9 Sept 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders 42–14 Win 7–2
10 Sept 13 vs. Montreal Concordes 24–0 Win 8–2
11 Sept 22 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 49–3 Win 9–2
12 Sept 27 at Toronto Argonauts 27–24 Loss 9–3
13 Oct 6 vs. BC Lions 33–26 Win 10–3
14 Oct 11 at BC Lions 31–10 Win 11–3
15 Oct 18 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 37–18 Loss 11–4
16 Oct 25 at Calgary Stampeders 47–4 Win 12–4

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 8 0 7 0 15
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 10 10 1 22

West Final

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

References

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