1985 BC Lions Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 13-3 26
Finishing 1st in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Don Matthews (13-3)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1985 BC Lions Roster
The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses for 26 points, finishing first in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
BC piled up points with 481 points, while the solid defense conceded 297. Roy Dewalt directed the offense, slinging for 4,237 yards. Mervyn Fernandez topped the receiving corps, grabbing 95 passes for 1,727 yards. Jim Sandusky was targeted regularly, too.
Keyvan Jenkins carried the ball for a team-leading 964 yards for the Lions.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 67 turnovers. Darnell Clash intercepted 9 opponent throws. Mike Gray led the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 66 sacks.
Don Matthews coached the team. The 1985 BC Lions won the Grey Cup.
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Regular Season Points For: 481
Regular Season Points Against: 297
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 1985 | BC Lions 42 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 8 | W | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | ||
| July 13, 1985 | Edmonton Eskimos 10 at BC Lions 25 | W | 1-0-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | ||
| July 21, 1985 | BC Lions 39 at Calgary Stampeders 14 | W | 1-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | ||
| July 27, 1985 | Montreal Concordes 15 at BC Lions 28 | W | 2-0-0 | 2-0-0 | 4-0-0 | ||
| August 1, 1985 | BC Lions 43 at Toronto Argonauts 18 | W | 2-0-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-0-0 | ||
| August 17, 1985 | Calgary Stampeders 35 at BC Lions 32 | L | 2-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 5-1-0 | ||
| August 24, 1985 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 at BC Lions 21 | W | 3-1-0 | 3-0-0 | 6-1-0 | ||
| August 30, 1985 | BC Lions 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders 13 | W | 3-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 7-1-0 | ||
| September 6, 1985 | Toronto Argonauts 23 at BC Lions 32 | W | 4-1-0 | 4-0-0 | 8-1-0 | ||
| September 20, 1985 | BC Lions 31 at Montreal Concordes 20 | W | 4-1-0 | 5-0-0 | 9-1-0 | ||
| September 28, 1985 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 at BC Lions 33 | W | 5-1-0 | 5-0-0 | 10-1-0 | ||
| October 6, 1985 | BC Lions 26 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33 | L | 5-1-0 | 5-1-0 | 10-2-0 | ||
| October 11, 1985 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 31 at BC Lions 10 | L | 5-2-0 | 5-1-0 | 10-3-0 | ||
| October 20, 1985 | BC Lions 42 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 | W | 5-2-0 | 6-1-0 | 11-3-0 | ||
| October 27, 1985 | BC Lions 42 at Edmonton Eskimos 29 | W | 5-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 12-3-0 | ||
| November 1, 1985 | Ottawa Rough Riders 10 at BC Lions 17 | W | 6-2-0 | 7-1-0 | 13-3-0 | ||
| November 17, 1985 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22 at BC Lions 42 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | Western Final | |
| November 24, 1985 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24 at BC Lions 37 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 | Grey Cup #73 Montreal |
