| 1985 CFL season | |
|---|---|
| Duration | July 4 – November 3, 1985 |
| East champions | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| West champions | BC Lions |
| 73rd Grey Cup | |
| Date | November 24, 1985 |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Montreal |
| Champions | BC Lions |
The 1985 CFL season is considered to be the 32nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 28th Canadian Football League season.
The CFL adopted a regular season overtime format that will consist of two-minute halves (no sudden death), which would 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).
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points
| 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 |
| 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 |
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Main article: 73rd Grey Cup |
The BC Lions are the 1985 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37–24, at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. This was BC's first Grey Cup victory since 1964. The Lions' Roy Dewalt (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Offence and James "Quick" Parker (DE) was named Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player on Defence, while Lui Passaglia (K/P) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
| November 10: Division Semifinals | November 17: Division Finals | November 24: 73rd Grey Cup @ Olympic Stadium – Montreal, Quebec | ||||||||||||
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| E2 | Montreal Concordes | 26 | ||||||||||||
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| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 50 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Concordes | 30 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 24 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | BC Lions | 37 | ||||||||||||
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| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | BC Lions | 42 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22 | ||||||||||||
