BC Lions 37 vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats 24

Game Details

  • The 73rd Grey Cup
  • 95th Game of 1985
  • Sunday, Nov 24, 1985 1:00 PM EST ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, QC
    • Surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
    • Attendance: 56,723
    • Capacity: 66,308
  • Broadcasters:
    • R/C
    • CTV
    • CBC
Awards
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Offensive Player
    • Roy Dewalt (QBBC)
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Defensive Player
    • James “Quick” Parker (DEBC)
  • Grey Cup Most Valuable Canadian Player
    • Lui Passaglia (KBC)

Game Notes

Attendance also reported as 57723.

1984 and 1985 Hamilton and BC Matchups
1984Week 8BC 19 @ HAM 11
Week 11HAM 11 @ BC 46
1985Week 1BC 42 @ HAM 8
Week 8HAM 11 @ BC 21
The Grey CupBC 37 vs HAM 24

Tiger-Cats record vs Lions (Grey Cup)

All-time (through 1984)
  • Hamilton Total 1–1–0 (0.500)

Streaks as of Nov. 24, 1985 (Grey Cup)

Tiger-Cats streak at home vs Lions
  • 1L — Nov. 28, 1964
Tiger-Cats streak overall vs Lions

Boxscore

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter

1. BC: Touchdown ARMOUR (84 yard pass from DEWALT) 5:16
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
2. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (44 yards) 11:14

2nd Quarter

3. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (20 yards) 3:16
4. HAM: Touchdown INGRAM (35 yard pass from HOBART) 6:57
  HAM: Convert Kick RUOFF
5. HAM: Touchdown SHEPHERD (1 yard) 13:00
  HAM: Convert Kick RUOFF
6. BC: Touchdown ARMOUR (59 yard pass from DEWALT) 13:40
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
7. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (24 yards) 14:55

3rd Quarter

8. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (37 yards) 9:59

4th Quarter

9. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (27 yards) 0:09
10. HAM: Field Goal RUOFF (21 yards) 3:59
11. BC: Touchdown SANDUSKY (66 yard pass from DEWALT) 6:34
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
12. HAM: Touchdown STAPLER (12 yard pass from HOBART) 9:27
  HAM: Convert Kick RUOFF
13. BC: Single PASSAGLIA (37 yards off a Missed Field Goal) 14:20

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 10 13 3 11 37
Tiger-Cats 0 14 0 10 24
Quarter scores
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 10 23 26 37 37
Tiger-Cats 0 14 14 24 24
Yardsticks (Team Statistics)
BCHAM
First Downs1617
Rushing121198
Passing394184
Total Offence515382
Team Losses00
Net Offence515382
Pass Comp-Att14-2811-35
Interceptions by20
Fumbles-Lost2-11-1
Punts-Net Avg.12-41.012-46.0
Penalties-Yards11-10510-45
Individual
PASSING

BCDEWALT: 14/28, 394 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT; HAMHOBART: 10/32, 174 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT; PORRAS: 1/3, 10 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT;

RUSHING

BCSIMS: 19/98 YDS, 0 TD; PASSAGLIA: 1/13 YDS, 0 TD; DEWALT: 4/5 YDS, 0 TD; WHITE: 4/5 YDS, 0 TD; HAMHOBART: 14/110 YDS, 0 TD; SHEPHERD: 14/88 YDS, 1 TD;

RECEIVING

BCARMOUR: 3/151 YDS, 2 TD; SANDUSKY: 6/135 YDS, 1 TD; PANKRATZ: 3/79 YDS, 0 TD; WHITE: 2/29 YDS, 0 TD; HAMINGRAM: 3/107 YDS, 1 TD; STAPLER: 5/55 YDS, 1 TD; CRAWFORD: 2/12 YDS, 0 TD; DIPIETRO: 1/10 YDS, 0 TD;


Lions coach: Don Matthews (W)
Tiger-Cats coach: Al Bruno (L)

Game Extra

Lead Changes (Experimental)
  • Total: 4
  • Times BC held lead: 2
  • Times tied: 2
  • Times HAM held lead: 1
Consecutive Points
BC13 16 7 1
HAM 14 3 7 

Game Time Weather in Montreal, QC

November 24th Hourly Weather Summary for Montreal
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
Montreal/St-Hubert A 1:00 PM Mainly Clear 1.8°C NNE (260°) at 24 km/h 78% 101.24 kPa
Montreal/St-Hubert A 2:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 2.0°C NNE (270°) at 17 km/h 74% 101.30 kPa
Montreal/St-Hubert A 3:00 PM Mainly Clear 1.9°C NNE (260°) at 22 km/h 74% 101.37 kPa
Montreal/St-Hubert A 4:00 PM Mainly Clear 1.6°C NNE (280°) at 22 km/h 71% 101.44 kPa
Montreal/St-Hubert A 5:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 0.7°C NNE (280°) at 19 km/h 73% 101.51 kPa

Conditions at Montreal/St-Hubert A (11.68 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

BC Lions 1985 Grey Cup Roster
# PosName
8 WR Armour, Ned
12 DB Barnett, Bruce
68 T Blain, John
69 G Buis, Jamie
10 DB Byrd, Melvin
1 DB Clash, Darnell
11 QB Cowan, Tim
28 DB Crawford, Larry
91 LB Crews, Tyrone
72 SB DeBrueys, Mark
9 QB Dewalt, Roy
7 LB Glier, Bernie
18 DB Gooch, Keith
77 DT Gray, Mike
99 DE Hebeler, Nick
61 T Illerbrun, Bryan
37 LB Jackson, Glen
60 DT Jones, Bennie
90 DT Klassen, Rick
31 LB Konar, Kevin
54 G Leonhard, Glenn
4 DB Martin, Nelson Jr.
21 SB Pankratz, John
40 DE Parker, James “Quick”
5 K, P Passaglia, Lui
33 RB Potter, Ryan
16 SB Robinson, Ron
65 G Roper, Gerald
3 WR Sandusky, Jim
14 RB Sims, Freddie
55 C Sinclair, Ian
44 LB Ulmer, John
20 RB White, John Henry
52 C Wilson, Al

Note: Jersey numbers and positions listed are all numbers used and positions played for the whole season, but only players dressed for Grey Cup are shown.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1985 Grey Cup Roster
# PosName
63 DE Allemang, Marv
53 LB Arp, Jeff
27 DB Bennett, Paul
51 OL Brady, Pat
15 DB Browne, Less
77 DE Covington, Grover
21 RB Crawford, Rufus Jr.
68 C Derks, Mike
23 TE DiPietro, Rocky
72 LB Ezerins, Leo
16 DB Fields, Howard
60 DL Fournier, Randy
41 LB Gary, Greg
39 LB Gataveckas, Ed
4 QB Hobart, Ken
75 WR Ingram, Ron
74 WR Jackson, Steve
17 WR Lee, Wayne
37 LB Lehne, Terry
64 DL Lyszkiewicz, Leon
8 QB Porras, Tom
65 DL Price, Mitchell
36 LB Priestner, John
58 OL Riley, Jason
26 DB Rose, Donovan
10 K Ruoff, Bernie
30 FB Rybansky, Randy
56 OL Sanderson, Dale
67 OL Scholz, Ralph
19 RB Shepherd, Johnny
59 DL Skillman, Rod
3 WR Stapler, Steve
20 DB Streeter, Mark
31 LB Zambiasi, Ben

Note: Jersey numbers and positions listed are all numbers used and positions played for the whole season, but only players dressed for Grey Cup are shown.

League Records Set and Approached in BC vs HAM
Including known plays over 55 yards

Grey Cup
CategoryCurrent
Rank
Original
Rank
ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR
Longest Pass – Play 6th 6th 84 yards Roy Dewalt
to Ned Armour (TD)
-- -- 66 yards Roy Dewalt
to Jim Sandusky (TD)
Longest Rush – Play 4th 4th 61 yards Ken Hobart
Longest Reception – Play 6th 6th 84 yards Ned Armour
from Roy Dewalt (TD)
-- -- 66 yards Jim Sandusky
from Roy Dewalt (TD)
Passing Yards – Game 7th 7th 394 yards Roy Dewalt
Rushing Yards – Game -- -- 125 yards Ken Hobart
Receiving Yards – Game 7th 7th 151 yards Ned Armour
-- -- 135 yards Jim Sandusky

Sources

  • CFL Facts, Figures and Records, 1986 Edition

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