Saskatchewan Roughriders 1985 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 4th in the West Division

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1985 Season Resources 1985 SSK Team Roster 1985 SSK Attendance

Pre-season
Regular Season


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Mon Jun 10 8:30 PM	SSK 9 @ WPG 7	W	22,027
B	Fri Jun 14 9:00 PM	EDM 25 @ SSK 28	W	20,552	CTVW
C	Fri Jun 21 9:30 PM	SSK 28 @ CGY 31	L	12,963
D	Fri Jun 28 9:00 PM	BC 21 @ SSK 3	L	19,251	CBCW


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Sun Jul 7 3:30 PM	OTT 22 @ SSK 46	W	20,785	CTV, R/C
2	Fri Jul 12 7:30 PM	SSK 25 @ TOR 29	L	30,421	CTV
3	Fri Jul 19 9:00 PM	MTL 21 @ SSK 12	L	24,806	CTV, R/C
5	Sat Aug 3 9:30 PM	SSK 30 @ CGY 17	W	16,089	CBC
6	Sat Aug 10 9:00 PM	HAM 29 @ SSK 33	W	24,697	CTV
7	Thu Aug 15 7:30 PM	SSK 4 @ OTT 17	L	20,348	CBC
8	Fri Aug 23 9:30 PM	SSK 42 @ EDM 34	W	45,894	CTV
9	Sun Sep 1 3:30 PM	WPG 18 @ SSK 10	L	29,588	CTV
10	Sun Sep 8 1:00 PM	SSK 12 @ MTL 33	L	19,289	CBC
11	Sun Sep 15 1:30 PM	EDM 27 @ SSK 15	L	26,205	CBC, R/C
12	Sun Sep 22 3:00 PM	SSK 3 @ WPG 49	L	27,804	CBC
13	Sat Sep 28 10:00 PM	SSK 9 @ BC 33	L	41,618	CBC
14	Fri Oct 4 9:00 PM	CGY 10 @ SSK 21	W	19,700	CTV
15	Mon Oct 14 1:30 PM	SSK 14 @ HAM 51	L	15,026	R/C
16	Sun Oct 20 3:30 PM	BC 42 @ SSK 18	L	19,940	CTV
18	Sun Nov 3 3:30 PM	TOR 30 @ SSK 26	L	19,212	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	2	2	0	4	68	84	L2	2-2-0
Regular Season	16	5	11	0	10	320	462	L3	1-5-0
Home	8	3	5	0	6	181	199	L2	2-4-0
Visitor	8	2	6	0	4	139	263	L4	1-5-0
Divisional opponent	8	3	5	0	6	148	230	L1	1-5-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	2	6	0	4	172	232	L4	1-5-0

Full 1985 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	1 (1-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	7 (1-6-0)	5 (4-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	11 (1-10-0)
After 2nd	5 (3-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	3 (2-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	8 (5-3-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (0-8-0)
After 3rd	4 (3-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (0-4-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)	6 (5-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	10 (0-10-0)
After 4th	3 (3-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (0-5-0)	2 (2-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (0-6-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	11 (0-11-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ SSK	SSK @
Divisional	0.594	1-3-0 (4)	2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional	0.453	2-2-0 (4)	0-4-0 (4)
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 Elks (2)	0.625	0-1-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2)	0.750	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2)	0.500	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Montreal Alouettes (2)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Ottawa RedBlacks (2)	0.438	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Toronto Argonauts (2)	0.375	0-1-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1985	1984 +/-
Average Combined Score	48.88	-2.81
Average Winning Score	34.40	+1.90
Average Losing Score	13.45	-0.55
Average Home Score	22.63	+5.00
Average Visitor Score	17.38	-8.50
Average Margin of Victory	12.00	+1.83
Average Margin of Loss	18.36	-2.97

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Saskatchewan	181 (22.6)	139 (17.4)	320 (20.0)
Total	Opponent	263 (32.9)	199 (24.9)	462 (28.9)
1st	Saskatchewan	40 (5.0)	28 (3.5)	68 (4.3)
1st	Opponent	77 (9.6)	41 (5.1)	118 (7.4)
2nd	Saskatchewan	56 (7.0)	57 (7.1)	113 (7.1)
2nd	Opponent	79 (9.9)	54 (6.8)	133 (8.3)
3rd	Saskatchewan	32 (4.0)	26 (3.3)	58 (3.6)
3rd	Opponent	52 (6.5)	51 (6.4)	103 (6.4)
4th	Saskatchewan	53 (6.6)	28 (3.5)	81 (5.1)
4th	Opponent	55 (6.9)	53 (6.6)	108 (6.8)

Head Coach

Jack “Jocko” Gotta (Dec. 1, 1984 – Dec. 8, 1986)

Assistant Coaches

Jerry Keeling – Receivers
Jim Gilstrap – Offensive line
Mike Kolling – Defensive secondary
Mike Samples – Defensive line
George Brancato – Defensive

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1985 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

1 – Craig Ellis
1 – Joe Paopao
1 – Ray Elgaard

Defensive Star

1 – Terry Irvin

Lineman Star

1 – Gary Dulin

1985 Player Awards and Nominations

1985 Most Outstanding

Player — Eddie Lowe (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Eddie Lowe (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Roger Aldag (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Roger Aldag (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Mark Urness (Team Nominee)

1985 Other Awards

Tom Pate Memorial Award — Jerry Friesen (Winner)

Saskatchewan Roughriders 1985 All-Star Selections

1 All-Canadian Selections

IR	Ray Elgaard

1 All-Division Selections

IR	Ray Elgaard

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1985 Saskatchewan Roughriders Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
2–3 (12)		David Conrad (TE)	Acadia
3–3 (21)		Gerald Lashyn (LB)	Saskatchewan
4–1 (28)	[OTT]	Tony Dennis (WR)	Simon Fraser
4–3 (30)		Lloyd Clefstad (DT)	Simon Fraser
5–1 (37)	[OTT]	Steve Crane (DB)	Acadia
5–3 (39)		Rob Bresciani (WR)	Saskatchewan
6–3 (48)		Jerry Nash (DB)	Alberta
7–3 (57)		Mark Urness (OG)	Boise State
8–3 (66)		Roger Mayer (DL)	Concordia
9–3 (75)		Colum Armstrong (K)	Acadia