The Montreal Concordes 1985 Season on CFLdb Statistics

The Montreal Concordes’ 1985 Season

Season Summary

Finished 2nd in the East Division
East Division Semi-final
- Nov. 10, 1985 Won 30 – 20 vs Ottawa
East Division Final
- Nov. 17, 1985 Lost 26 – 50 @ Hamilton

Montreal Concordes 1985 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Roster Turnover from 1984: 21 players
1985 Team Roster and Player Participation (CFLdb)

Montreal Concordes 1985 Record

	GP	W	L	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	4	0	8	112	53	W4	4-0-0
Regular Season	16	8	8	16	284	332	W2	2-4-0
Home	8	5	3	10	178	178	W1	3-3-0
Visitor	8	3	5	6	106	154	W1	2-4-0
Divisional opponent	6	2	4	4	86	124	W1	2-4-0
Non-divisional opponent	10	6	4	12	198	208	W1	3-3-0

Full 1985 League Standings

Montreal Concordes 1985 Opponent Appearances

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ MTL	MTL @
Divisional	0.438	1-2-0 (3)	1-2-0 (3)
Non-Divisional	0.538	4-1-0 (5)	2-3-0 (5)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa Rough Riders (2)	0.438	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.375	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
BC Lions (2)	0.813	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.188	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Edmonton Eskimos (2)	0.625	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.313	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)	0.750	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)

Team Scoring

	1985	1984 +/-
Average Combined Score	38.50	-10.88
Average Winning Score	25.88	-6.29
Average Losing Score	9.63	-10.26
Average Home Score	22.25	-4.75
Average Visitor Score	13.25	-8.00
Average Margin of Victory	13.50	-0.67
Average Margin of Loss	19.50	+8.06

1985 Montreal Concordes Attendance

Capacity: 66,308
Total: 176,006
High: 26,747
Avg: 22,000 (8 out of 8 games)
Diff from 1984 Avg: +4,651
Low: 15,765
Sellouts: 0
% of Capacity: 33.18
Diff from League Avg: -4,496

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Coaches

Head Coaches

Gary Durchik (Oct. 21, 1985 – March 30, 1986)
Joe Galat (March 8, 1982 – Oct. 21, 1985)

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Assistant Coaches

Chuck McMann – Receivers
Stan McGarvey – Offensive backfield
Wally Buono – Linebackers
Dave Ritchie – Defensive backs
Jacques Dussault – Defensive line
Gary Durchik – Special teams
George Cortez – Quality control

Stadium

1985 home stadium: Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 66,308
Playing surface: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
Previous stadium change: 1977 – Expansion/artificial turf

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

332 (20.8)

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th			Final
	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H	V	T	H (PPG)	V (PPG)	T (PPG)
Montreal	39	25	64	66	20	86	21	16	37	52	45	97	178 (22.3)	106 (13.3)	284 (17.8)
Opponent	31	30	61	54	52	106	58	32	90	35	40	75	154 (19.3)	178 (22.3)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-1-0)	4 (2-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	2 (0-2-0)	5 (5-0-0)	5 (1-4-0)	6 (2-4-0)
After 2nd	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (1-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	2 (0-2-0)	4 (1-3-0)	7 (6-1-0)	2 (0-2-0)	7 (2-5-0)
After 3rd	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	2 (2-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	4 (0-4-0)	6 (5-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	8 (2-6-0)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (0-8-0)

Montreal Concordes 1985 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

1 – Joe Barnes

Defensive Star

2 – Harry Skipper
1 – Ken Ciancone
1 – Paul Gray

Lineman Star

1 – Brett Williams
1 – Doug Scott

Montreal Concordes 1985 Player Awards and Nominations

1985 Most Outstanding

Player — Mike McTague (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Paul Gray (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Lloyd Fairbanks (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Mike McTague (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Tony Johns (Team Nominee)

Montreal Concordes 1985 Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–4 (4)	Tony Johns (RB)	Henderson State
2–4 (13)	Scott Robson (C)	North Dakota
4–4 (31)	Mike O'Donnell (QB)	Manitoba
5–4 (40)	Bloyce Bulman (DE)	Mount Allison
6–4 (49)	Mark Clatney (DT)	Minnesota State-Moorhead
7–4 (58)	Donovan Brown (DB)	York
8–4 (67)	David Brinkle (LB)	Panhandle State
9–4 (76)	Denis Boisclair (K)	Illinois

Montreal Concordes 1985 All-Star Selections

4 All-Division Selections

IR	Nick Arakgi
IR	Mike McTague
G	Lloyd Fairbanks
DT	Doug Scott

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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Montreal Concordes 1985 Schedule

Week	Date/Time (EDT	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Sat. June 8 7:30 PM	OTT 10 @ MTL 34	W	11,196
A	Thu. June 13 7:30 PM	MTL 37 @ OTT 22	W	26,248
C	Fri. June 21 7:30 PM	HAM 13 @ MTL 32	W	12,508
D	Fri. June 28 7:30 PM	MTL 9 @ TOR 8	W	26,437
1	Thu. July 4 7:30 PM	WPG 18 @ MTL 34	W	23,627	CBC
2	Wed. July 10 7:30 PM	CGY 18 @ MTL 22	W	24,946	CTVE
3	Fri. July 19 9:00 PM	MTL 21 @ SSK 12	W	24,806	CTV, R/C
4	Sat. July 27 10:00 PM	MTL 15 @ BC 28	L	48,281	CTV
5	Fri. Aug. 2 7:30 PM	HAM 39 @ MTL 11	L	25,318	CTV
6	Sun. Aug. 11 4:00 PM	MTL 29 @ CGY 6	W	13,231	CTV, R/C
7	Fri. Aug. 16 7:30 PM	TOR 10 @ MTL 28	W	26,747	CTV
9	Mon. Sept. 2 7:00 PM	MTL 16 @ HAM 19	L	14,549	CBC, R/C
10	Sun. Sept. 8 1:00 PM	SSK 12 @ MTL 33	W	19,289	CBC
11	Fri. Sept. 13 8:30 PM	MTL 0 @ WPG 24	L	30,593	CTV
12	Fri. Sept. 20 7:30 PM	BC 31 @ MTL 20	L	24,363	CTV
13	Sun. Sept. 29 1:30 PM	MTL 7 @ OTT 23	L	24,909	CBC, R/C
15	Sat. Oct. 12 4:00 PM	MTL 1 @ EDM 39	L	39,822	CBC, R/C
16	Sat. Oct. 19 1:00 PM	OTT 30 @ MTL 7	L	15,951	CBC
17	Sun. Oct. 27 1:30 PM	MTL 17 @ TOR 3	W	28,837	R/C
18	Sun. Nov. 3 1:00 PM	EDM 20 @ MTL 23	W	15,765	CTV
P1	Sun. Nov. 10 12:30 PM	OTT 20 @ MTL 30	W	11,372	CBC, R/C
P2	Sun. Nov. 17 12:30 PM	MTL 26 @ HAM 50	L	24,423	CTV, R/C