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.

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

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 TotalEdmonton Eskimos 8 0 7 0 15Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 10 10 1 22

West Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalWinnipeg Blue Bombers 8 8 0 6 22BC Lions 7 10 22 3 42 Roster 1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

DB

Offensive linemen G G T C G/C T T

Defensive linemen NT DE NT/DE DE

Special teams P K Linebackers

Defensive backs

Italics indicate American player

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