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.
1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season |
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General manager | Cal Murphy |
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Head coach | Cal Murphy |
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Home field | Winnipeg Stadium |
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Record | 12–4 |
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Division place | 2nd, West |
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Playoff finish | Lost West Final |
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Offseason
CFL Draft
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Preseason
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance |
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Score | Record |
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1 | 1 | Thu, July 4 | at Montreal Concordes | L 18–34 | 0–1 | Olympic Stadium | 23,627 |
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2 | 2 | Thu, July 11 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 16–11 | 1–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,428 |
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3 | 3 | Sat, July 20 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 28–27 | 2–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,641 |
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4 | 4 | Thu, July 25 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 23–25 | 2–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 41,173 |
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5 | Bye |
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6 | 5 | Thu, Aug 8 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 58–15 | 3–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,709 |
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7 | 6 | Sun, Aug 18 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 28–10 | 4–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14,206 |
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8 | 7 | Sun, Aug 25 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 43–6 | 5–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 28,166 |
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9 | 8 | Sun, Sept 1 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 18–10 | 6–2 | Taylor Field | 29,588 |
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10 | 9 | Sat, Sept 7 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 42–14 | 7–2 | Lansdowne Park | 19,165 |
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11 | 10 | Fri, Sept 13 | vs. Montreal Concordes | W 24–0 | 8–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 30,593 |
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12 | 11 | Sun, Sept 22 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 49–3 | 9–2 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,684 |
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13 | 12 | Fri, Sept 27 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 24–27 | 9–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 28,052 |
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14 | 13 | Sun, Oct 6 | vs. BC Lions | W 33–26 | 10–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 32,946 |
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15 | 14 | Fri, Oct 11 | at BC Lions | W 31–10 | 11–3 | BC Place | 59,478 |
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16 | 15 | Fri, Oct 18 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–37 | 11–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 29,743 |
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17 | 16 | Fri, Oct 25 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 47–4 | 12–4 | McMahon Stadium | 11,184 |
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Playoffs
West Semi-Final
West Final
Awards
References