Roster and game participation numbers courtesy the CFL. All errors or omissions not in the original source are the responsibility of CFLdb Statistics, please report them.
| Jersey | Name | Class | Position | Experience League (Team) |
Age† | Regular GP |
Grey Cup GP |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Allemang, Marv | N | DE | 11th (6th) | 31 | Acadia | 16 | 1 |
| 53 | Arp, Jeff | N | LB | 4th (4th) | 25 | Western Ontario | 8 | 1 |
| 27 | Bennett, Paul | N | DB | 9th (2nd) | 31 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | 1 |
| 14 | Bess, Gerald | I | DB | 5th (5th) | 27 | Tuskegee | 4 | 0 |
| 51 | Brady, Pat | N | OL | 2nd (3rd) | 25 | Western Ontario | 16 | 1 |
| 15 | Browne, Less | I | DB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Colorado State | 15 | 1 |
| 1 | Champion, Tony | I | WR | R (1st) | 22 | Tennessee-Martin | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Collie, Scott | I | SB | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Brigham Young | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Covington, Grover | I | DE | 5th (5th) | 29 | Johnson C. Smith | 15 | 1 |
| 21 | Crawford, Rufus Jr. | I | RB | 7th (7th) | 30 | Virginia State | 10 | 1 |
| 68 | Derks, Mike | N | C | R (1st) | 23 | Cincinnati | 8 | 1 |
| 23 | DiPietro, Rocky | N | TE | 8th (8th) | 27 | Ottawa | 14 | 1 |
| 72 | Ezerins, Leo | N | LB | 8th (3rd) | 28 | Whitworth | 16 | 1 |
| 16 | Fields, Howard | I | DB | 5th (5th) | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 1 |
| 60 | Fournier, Randy | N | DL | 5th (1st) | 26 | Cincinnati | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Francis, Ross | N | G | 5th (5th) | 28 | Queen's | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Gales, Pete | I | QB | 4th (4th) | 25 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Gary, Greg | I | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Cal State-Fullerton | 8 | 1 |
| 39 | Gataveckas, Ed | N | LB | 5th (5th) | 27 | Acadia | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Gorrell, Miles | N | TE | 8th (1st) | 29 | Ottawa | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Graffi, Dave | N | RB | 5th (5th) | 26 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | 0 |
| 4 | Hobart, Ken | I | QB | R (1st) | 24 | Idaho | 15 | 1 |
| 75 | Ingram, Ron | I | WR | R (1st) | 24 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 |
| 74 | Jackson, Steve | N | WR | 2nd (2nd) | 24 | Guelph | 16 | 1 |
| 1 | James, Elmer “Poncho” | I | RB | R (1st) | 24 | San Francisco State | 6 | 0 |
| 34 | Kearns, Steve | N | TE | 6th (4th) | 28 | Liberty | 2 | 0 |
| 78 | King, Franklin | I | DL | 6th (1st) | 28 | Kansas | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Lee, Wayne | N | WR | 3rd (3rd) | 25 | Ottawa | 16 | 1 |
| 37 | Lehne, Terry | N | LB | 3rd (3rd) | 26 | Saskatchewan | 16 | 1 |
| 64 | Lyszkiewicz, Leon | N | DL | 9th (2nd) | 30 | Alberta | 16 | 1 |
| 62 | Malinosky, John | N | OL | 8th (1st) | 30 | Michigan State | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Mathis, Reggie | I | LB | R (1st) | 29 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Peels, Derrek | I | RB | 2nd (1st) | 25 | Santa Monica CC | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Porras, Tom | I | QB | R (1st) | 27 | Washington | 8 | 1 |
| 65 | Price, Mitchell | I | DL | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | West Alabama | 16 | 1 |
| 36 | Priestner, John | N | LB | 6th (6th) | 26 | Western Ontario | 15 | 1 |
| 58 | Riley, Jason | N | OL | 3rd (2nd) | 26 | British Columbia (UBC) | 14 | 1 |
| 26 | Rose, Donovan | I | DB | 5th (1st) | 28 | Hampton | 13 | 1 |
| 10 | Ruoff, Bernie | N | K | 11th (6th) | 33 | Syracuse | 14 | 1 |
| 30 | Rybansky, Randy | N | FB | R (1st) | 23 | Wilfrid Laurier | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Sanderson, Dale | N | OL | R (1st) | 23 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 |
| 88 | Sauve, David | N | DE | 4th (4th) | 26 | Harvard | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | Scholz, Ralph | N | OL | 2nd (2nd) | 23 | Cornell | 16 | 1 |
| 19 | Shepherd, Johnny | I | RB | 3rd (3rd) | 28 | West Alabama | 5 | 1 |
| 59 | Skillman, Rod | I | DL | 2nd (2nd) | 25 | Missouri | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Stapler, Steve | I | WR | 5th (4th) | 27 | San Diego State | 16 | 1 |
| 20 | Streeter, Mark | I | DB | 4th (3rd) | 28 | Arizona | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweet, Don | N | K | 14th (1st) | 36 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Tedford, Jeff | I | QB | 3rd (3rd) | 23 | Fresno State | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Thompson, Lance | N | LB | R (1st) | 23 | Carleton | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Walker, Mike | I | DL | 4th (4th) | 26 | Washington State | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Williams, Nord | N | RB | R (1st) | 26 | York | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Works, George Jr. | I | RB | R (1st) | 25 | Northern Michigan | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Yli-Renko, Kari | N | T | R (1st) | 25 | Cincinnati | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | Zambiasi, Ben | I | LB | 8th (8th) | 28 | Georgia | 15 | 1 |
† – Age at start of 1985 season (July 4, 1985).
| Count | |
|---|---|
| Active players | 55 |
| Inactive players | 0 |
| Total | 55 |
Players from 1984 no longer with team: 20 players
Remaining players from 1984: 34 players
New players added in 1985: 21 players
| Roster Count |
|
|---|---|
| Rookies | 13 |
| 2 – 4 years | 19 |
| 5 – 9 years | 20 |
| 10+ years | 3 |
| 4.22 years average experience | 55 |
| Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| DB | 6 | 80 | 187.2 | 5′ 11.3″ | |
| DE | 3 | 46 | 250.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| DL | 6 | 54 | 251.7 | 6′ 2.7″ | |
| LB | 9 | 102 | 216.3 | 6′ 1.6″ | |
| Offense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| C | 1 | 8 | 285.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| FB | 1 | 0 | 220.0 | 6′ 1.0″ | |
| G | 1 | 3 | 255.0 | 6′ 3.0″ | |
| OL | 5 | 62 | 258.0 | 6′ 3.4″ | |
| QB | 4 | 32 | 191.8 | 6′ 1.3″ | |
| RB | 7 | 47 | 194.7 | 5′ 10.3″ | |
| SB | 1 | 9 | 190.0 | 6′ 1.0″ | |
| T | 1 | 10 | 270.0 | 6′ 5.0″ | |
| TE | 3 | 17 | 236.3 | 6′ 3.7″ | |
| WR | 5 | 58 | 207.5 | 6′ 1.5″ | |
| Special Teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Count | GP | Avg. Weight (lbs) | Avg. Height (ft′ in″) | |
| K | 2 | 16 | 187.0 | 6′ 0.0″ | |
| Class | Count | GP | Audit (spots [GP]) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-import | 29 | 304 | (19.00 [min 304]) |
| Import | 22 | 208 | (13.00 [max 208]) |
| QB (Import) | 4 | 32 | (2.00 [max 32]) |
| Total | 55 | 544 | (34.00 [max 544]) |