1985 BC Lions Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
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
1985 BC Lions Results

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.

The Lions piled up points with 481 points, and 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 provided receiving help, too.

Keyvan Jenkins carried the ball for a team-leading 964 yards for BC.

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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Roy Dewalt	476	301	63.2	4237	8.9	27	5.7	12	2.5	90	100.3
Tim Cowan	76	43	56.6	599	7.9	6	7.9	5	6.6	49	81.0
Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	100.0	55	55.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	55	118.8
Jim Sandusky	2	2	100.0	42	21.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	41	118.8
Karlton Watson	5	1	20.0	11	2.2	0	0.0	1	20.0	11	0.0
Totals	560	348	62.1	4944	8.8	33	5.9	18	3.2	90

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keyvan Jenkins	193	964	5.0	51	8
John White	75	265	3.5	17	1
Freddie Sims	30	166	5.5	27	0
Roy Dewalt	48	161	3.4	22	5
Lui Passaglia	2	86	43.0	68	0
Ryan Potter	10	40	4.0	10	0
Mervyn Fernandez	3	33	11.0	19	0
Gerald Roper	0	13		13	0
Jim Sandusky	1	12	12.0	12	0
Tim Cowan	5	6	1.2	8	0
Bryan Illerbrun	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	368	1747	4.7	68	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mervyn Fernandez	95	1727	18.2	90	15
Jim Sandusky	58	1073	18.5	68	7
John Pankratz	58	632	10.9	29	4
Keyvan Jenkins	51	437	8.6	47	3
John White	44	391	8.9	30	0
Ron Robinson	28	471	16.8	46	3
Ryan Potter	4	40	10.0	13	0
Freddie Sims	4	24	6.0	13	0
Joey Little	3	89	29.7	77	1
Ned Armour	1	44	44.0	44	0
Mark DeBrueys	1	15	15.0	15	0
Roy Dewalt	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	348	4944	14.2	90	33

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Lui Passaglia	49	49	100.0	55	37	67.3	14	76	4381	57.6	90	2	176
Totals	49	49	100.0	55	37	67.3	14	76	4381	57.6	90	2	176

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Lui Passaglia	140	6287	44.9	76	9
Totals	140	6287	44.9	76	9

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Darnell Clash	111	1148	10.3	53
Jim Sandusky	21	210	10.0	33
Larry Crawford	3	29	9.7	22
Keith Gooch	1	12	12.0	12
Nelson Martin	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	137	1408	10.3	53

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Keyvan Jenkins	35	720	20.6	47
Darnell Clash	10	210	21.0	41
Larry Crawford	5	121	24.2	33
Freddie Sims	2	43	21.5	25
Jim Sandusky	2	41	20.5	25
Mervyn Fernandez	1	3	3.0	3
Kevin Konar	1	0	0.0	0
Mark DeBrueys	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Totals	57	1137	19.9	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darnell Clash	9	69	7.7	34	0
Melvin Byrd	6	49	8.2	24	0
Kevin Konar	5	22	4.4	20	0
Larry Crawford	5	15	3.0	15	0
Andre Jones	2	106	53.0	97	1
Keith Gooch	2	40	20.0	40	0
Glen Jackson	2	22	11.0	22	0
Nelson Martin	2	9	4.5	5	0
Tyrone Crews	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	34	335	9.9	97	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Gray	13.0	0.0
James Parker	12.0	0.0
Rick Klassen	9.0	0.0
Nick Hebeler	8.0	0.0
Glen Jackson	5.0	0.0
Kevin Konar	5.0	0.0
Larry Crawford	3.0	0.0
Nelson Martin	3.0	0.0
Tyrone Crews	3.0	0.0
Keith Gooch	1.0	0.0
Melvin Byrd	1.0	0.0
Bennie Jones	1.0	0.0
Bernie Glier	1.0	0.0
Eric Emery	1.0	0.0
Totals	66.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Darnell Clash				4	84	1
Mike Gray				3	0	0
Melvin Byrd				2	0	0
Tyrone Crews				2	0	0
Nelson Martin				2	0	0
Glen Jackson				2	0	0
Andre Jones				2	0	0
James Parker				2	0	0
Rick Klassen				1	0	0
Mark Napiorkowski				1	0	0
Bernie Glier				1	0	0
Ian Sinclair				1	0	0
Totals	0	0	0	23	84	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Lui Passaglia	0								37	49	25			185
Mervyn Fernandez	0	15		0					0	0	0			90
Keyvan Jenkins	8	3		0					0	0	0			66
Jim Sandusky	0	7	0	0					0	0	0			42
Roy Dewalt	5	0							0	0	0			30
John Pankratz		4							0	0	0			24
Ron Robinson		3							0	0	0			18
Darnell Clash			0	0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Andre Jones						1	0		0	0	0			6
John White	1	0							0	0	0			6
Joey Little		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	14	33	0	0	0	1	1	0	37	49	25	0	0	479