1985 CFL season

The 1985 Canadian Football League 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 will 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

West Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pts British Columbia 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

East Division 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.
British Columbia and Hamilton have first round byes.

Grey Cup playoffs

Note: All dates in 1985

Divisional Semi-Finals

Eastern Semi-Finals Ottawa Rough Riders @ Montreal Concordes Date Away Home November 10 Ottawa Rough Riders 20 Montreal Concordes 30

Western Semi-Finals Edmonton Eskimos @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Date Away Home November 10 Edmonton Eskimos 15 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22

Divisional Finals

Eastern Finals Montreal Concordes @ Hamilton Tiger-Cats Date Away Home November 17 Montreal Concordes 26 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 50

Western Finals Winnipeg Blue Bombers @ British Columbia Lions Date Away Home November 17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 British Columbia Lions 42

Grey Cup Championship

November 2473rd Annual Grey Cup Game: Olympic Stadium - Montreal, Quebec
Western Champion	Eastern Champion
British Columbia Lions 37	Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24
The British Columbia Lions are the 1985 Grey Cup Champions
*Roy Dewalt (QB), British Columbia Lions - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence. *James "Quick" Parker (DE), British Columbia Lions - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence. *Lui Passaglia (K/P), British Columbia Lions - Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.

1985 CFL All-Stars

1985 CFL Awards

*CFL's Outstanding Player Award - Mervyn Fernandez (WR), British Columbia Lions
*CFL's Outstanding Canadian Award - Paul Bennett (DB), Hamilton Tiger-Cats
*CFL's Outstanding Defensive Player Award - Tyrone Jones (LB), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*CFL's Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award - Nick Bastaja (OT), Winnipeg Blue Bombers
*CFL's Outstanding Rookie Award - Mike Gray (DT), British Columbia Lions
*CFLPA's Outstanding Community Service Award - Tyrone Crews (LB), British Columbia Lions
*CFL's Coach of the Year - Don Matthews, British Columbia Lions