Canadian football team season
The 1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in second 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
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Preseason
Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance |
Score | Record |
A | Mon, June 10 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 7–9 | 0–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,027 |
B | Sun, June 16 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 10–18 | 0–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 23,826 |
C | Fri, June 21 | at BC Lions | W 28–18 | 1–2 | BC Place | 26,921 |
D | Mon, June 24 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 22–7 | 2–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 36,295 |
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 | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance |
Score | Record |
1 | 1 | Thu, July 4 | at Montreal Concordes | L 18–34 | 0–1 | Olympic Stadium | 23,627 |
2 | 2 | Thu, July 11 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 16–11 | 1–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,428 |
3 | 3 | Sat, July 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 28–27 | 2–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,641 |
4 | 4 | Thu, July 25 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 23–25 | 2–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 41,173 |
5 | Bye |
6 | 5 | Thu, Aug 8 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 58–15 | 3–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,709 |
7 | 6 | Sun, Aug 18 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 28–10 | 4–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14,206 |
8 | 7 | Sun, Aug 25 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 43–6 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 28,166 |
9 | 8 | Sun, Sept 1 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 18–10 | 6–2 | Taylor Field | 29,588 |
10 | 9 | Sat, Sept 7 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 42–14 | 7–2 | Lansdowne Park | 19,165 |
11 | 10 | Fri, Sept 13 | vs. Montreal Concordes | W 24–0 | 8–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 30,593 |
12 | 11 | Sun, Sept 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 49–3 | 9–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,684 |
13 | 12 | Fri, Sept 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 24–27 | 9–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 28,052 |
14 | 13 | Sun, Oct 6 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–26 | 10–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 32,946 |
15 | 14 | Fri, Oct 11 | at BC Lions | W 31–10 | 11–3 | BC Place | 59,478 |
16 | 15 | Fri, Oct 18 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–37 | 11–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 29,743 |
17 | 16 | Fri, Oct 25 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 47–4 | 12–4 | McMahon Stadium | 11,184 |
Playoffs
West Semi-Final
West Final
Awards
1985 CFL All-Stars
References
Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons |
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- Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
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- Founded in 1930
- Based in Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Franchise | |
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Culture | |
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Lore | |
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Key personnel | - CEO: Wade Miller
- General Manager: Kyle Walters
- Head Coach: Mike O'Shea
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Grey Cup Championships (12) | |
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Western Division Championships (18) | |
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Eastern Division Championships (7) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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