1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season explained

Team:	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Year:	1985
Record:	12–4
Division Place:	2nd, West
General Manager:	Cal Murphy
Coach:	Cal Murphy
Stadium:	Winnipeg Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost West Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL WPG Jersey 1985.png -->
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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.

Offseason

CFL Draft

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

**West Division**! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
BC Lions	16	13	3	481	297	26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	16	12	4	500	259	24
Edmonton Eskimos	16	10	6	432	373	20
	16	5	11	320	462	10
	16	3	13	256	429	6

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	Total
	8	0	7	0	15
	1	10	10	1	22

West Final

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season".

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	8	8	0	6	22
	7	10	22	3	42