# 1985 BC Lions season

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 | School |
| 1 | 3 | John Ulmer | Defensive end | North Dakota |
| 1 | 7 | Rick Ryan | Defensive back | Weber State |
| 2 | 14 | Bruce Barnett | Defensive back | British Columbia |
| 2 | 16 | Joe Pariselli | Running back | York |
| 3 | 22 | Bob Jedicke | Defensive line | Western Ontario |
| 3 | 26 | Chris Spence | Running back | Simon Fraser |
| 4 | 34 | Kurt Wilchuck | Linebacker | Oregon |
| 5 | 43 | John Moffatt | Wide receiver | Western Ontario |
| 6 | 52 | Chester Krala | Linebacker | Calgary |
| 8 | 70 | John Melvin | Defensive line | British Columbia |
| 9 | 79 | Bob Ros | Tight end | British Columbia |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 |

## Regular season
### 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 |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 |

## Awards and records

* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mervyn Fernandez (WR)
* CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Mike Gray (DT)
* 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 | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| West Semi-Final | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Total |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| BC Lions | 7 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 42 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| BC Lions | 10 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 37 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
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)