1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
General managerCal Murphy
Head coachCal Murphy
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Final

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

Rd Pick Player Position School

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

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Edmonton Eskimos 8 0 7 0 15
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 10 10 1 22

West Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 8 8 0 6 22
BC Lions 7 10 22 3 42

Awards

1985 CFL All-Stars

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