1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach Al Bruno
Home field Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOP Ken Hobart
Team MOC Paul Bennett
Team MOR Mike Derks
Uniform
CFL HAM Jersey 1985.png

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 first 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.

Contents

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AJune 11at Toronto Argonauts L 6–240–1
BJune 17vs. Toronto ArgonautsL 13–240–2
CJune 21at Montreal Concordes L 13–320–3
DJune 29vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 33–141–3

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16880163773155–1W3 Details
Montreal Concordes 16880162843322–4W2 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 16790142724024–2L2 Details
Toronto Argonauts 166100123443971–5W1 Details

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11July 6vs. BC Lions L 8–420–1
22July 11at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–160–2
3 Bye
43July 26vs. Toronto Argonauts L 10–350–3
54Aug 2at Montreal Concordes W 39–111–3
65Aug 10at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 29–331–4
76Aug 18vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersL 10–281–5
87Aug 24at BC LionsL 11–211–6
98Sept 2vs. Montreal ConcordesW 19–162–6
109Sept 8at Edmonton Eskimos L 17–272–7
1110Sept 15at Toronto ArgonautsW 41–103–7
1211Sept 22vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–114–7
1312Sept 29at Calgary Stampeders W 30–135–7
1413Oct 5vs. Edmonton EskimosL 12–175–8
1514Oct 14vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 51–146–8
16Bye
1715Oct 26at Ottawa Rough RidersW 36–47–8
1816Nov 2vs. Calgary StampedersW 21–178–8

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Postseason

Schedule

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
East FinalNov 17vs. Montreal Concordes W 50–261–0
Grey Cup Nov 24vs. BC Lions L 24–371–1

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Grey Cup

Teams1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QFinal
Hamilton Tiger-Cats01401024
BC Lions10136837

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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