1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 28th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 36th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East Division with an 8–8 record which marked the first time in league history that a team finished in first place without a winning record. The team appeared in the 73rd Grey Cup game, but lost to the BC Lions.

1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachAl Bruno
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPKen Hobart
Team MOCPaul Bennett
Team MORMike Derks
Uniform

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 11 at Toronto Argonauts 24–6 Loss 0–1
B June 17 vs. Toronto Argonauts 24–13 Loss 0–2
C June 21 at Montreal Concordes 32–13 Loss 0–3
D June 29 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 33–14 Win 1–3

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1688037731516
Montreal Concordes1688028433216
Ottawa Rough Riders1679027240214
Toronto Argonauts16610034439712

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 6 vs. BC Lions 42–8 Loss 0–1
2 July 11 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 16–11 Loss 0–2
3 Bye
4 July 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts 35–10 Loss 0–3
5 Aug 2 at Montreal Concordes 39–11 Win 1–3
6 Aug 10 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–29 Loss 1–4
7 Aug 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–10 Loss 1–5
8 Aug 24 at BC Lions 21–11 Loss 1–6
9 Sept 2 vs. Montreal Concordes 19–16 Win 2–6
10 Sept 8 at Edmonton Eskimos 27–17 Loss 2–7
11 Sept 15 at Toronto Argonauts 41–10 Win 3–7
12 Sept 22 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 32–11 Win 4–7
13 Sept 29 at Calgary Stampeders 30–13 Win 5–7
14 Oct 5 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 17–12 Loss 5–8
15 Oct 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 51–14 Win 6–8
16 Bye
17 Oct 26 at Ottawa Rough Riders 36–4 Win 7–8
18 Nov 2 vs. Calgary Stampeders 21–17 Win 8–8

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Postseason

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Score Result
East Final Nov 17 vs. Montreal Concordes 50–26 Win
Grey Cup Nov 24 BC Lions 37–24 Loss

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Grey Cup

Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 0 14 0 10 24
BC Lions 10 13 6 8 37

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References

  1. "1985 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  2. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-16. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. "CFL.ca - HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1985". Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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