1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season explained

Team:	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Year:	1985
Record:	8–8
Division Place:	1st, East
Coach:	Al Bruno
Stadium:	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost Grey Cup
Mop:	Ken Hobart
Moc:	Paul Bennett
Mor:	Mike Derks
Uniform:	File:CFL HAM Jersey 1985.png
Shortnavlink:	Tiger-Cats seasons

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.

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
A	June 11	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–24	0–1
B	June 17	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 13–24	0–2
C	June 21	at Montreal Concordes	L 13–32	0–3
D	June 29	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 33–14	1–3

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	8	8	0	377	315	16
Montreal Concordes	16	8	8	0	284	332	16
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	7	9	0	272	402	14
	16	6	10	0	344	397	12

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Season schedule

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

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Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Results	Venue	Attendance
Score	Record
East Final	Nov 17	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 50–26	1–0
Grey Cup	Nov 24	vs. BC Lions	L 24–37	1–1

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Grey Cup

See main article: 73rd 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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Notes and References

1. Web site: 1985 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . https://archive.today/20130115132339/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1985/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
2. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091016111820/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1985/reg . 2009-10-16 . dead .
3. Web site: CFL.ca - HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1985 . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090622184449/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1985 . 2009-06-22 . dead .