Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
A
Mon Jun 10 8:30 PM
SSK 9 @ WPG 7 L  
B
Sun Jun 16 2:30 PM
CGY 18 @ WPG 10 L  
C
Fri Jun 21 10:00 PM
WPG 28 @ BC 18 W  
C
Mon Jun 24 9:30 PM
WPG 22 @ EDM 7 W  
-5Bye
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result TV
1
Thu Jul 4 7:30 PM
WPG 18 @ MTL 34 L CBC
2
Thu Jul 11 8:30 PM
HAM 11 @ WPG 16 W CBC
3
Sat Jul 20 8:30 PM
TOR 27 @ WPG 28 W CBC
4
Thu Jul 25 9:30 PM
WPG 23 @ EDM 25 L CBC
6Bye
6
Thu Aug 8 8:30 PM
OTT 15 @ WPG 58 W CBC
7
Sun Aug 18 1:30 PM
WPG 28 @ HAM 10 W  
8
Sun Aug 25 3:00 PM
CGY 6 @ WPG 43 W CBC, R/C
9
Sun Sep 1 3:30 PM
WPG 18 @ SSK 10 W CTV
10
Sat Sep 7 1:30 PM
WPG 42 @ OTT 14 W CTV, R/C
11
Fri Sep 13 8:30 PM
MTL 0 @ WPG 24 W CTV
12
Sun Sep 22 3:00 PM
SSK 3 @ WPG 49 W CBC
13
Fri Sep 27 7:30 PM
WPG 24 @ TOR 27 L CTV
14
Sun Oct 6 4:00 PM
BC 26 @ WPG 33 W CTV
15
Fri Oct 11 10:00 PM
WPG 31 @ BC 10 W CBC
16
Fri Oct 18 8:30 PM
EDM 37 @ WPG 18 L CTV
17
Fri Oct 25 7:30 PM
WPG 47 @ CGY 4 W CTV
18Bye
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result TV
Semi-Final
Sun Nov 10 3:30 PM
EDM 15 @ WPG 22 W CTV
Final
Sun Nov 17 3:00 PM
WPG 22 @ BC 42 L CBC, R/C
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 4 2 2 0 4 67 52 W2 2-2-0
Regular Season 16 12 4 0 24 500 259 W1 4-2-0
    Home 8 7 1 0 14 269 125 L1 5-1-0
    Visitor 8 5 3 0 10 231 134 W2 5-1-0
   Divisional opponent 8 6 2 0 12 262 121 W1 5-1-0
   Non-divisional opponent 8 6 2 0 12 238 138 L1 5-1-0

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 5 (5-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (3-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 10 (8-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (3-2-0)
After 2nd 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 10 (9-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (2-3-0)
After 3rd 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (5-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 11 (11-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (1-3-0)
After 4th 7 (7-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 12 (12-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.484 3-1-0 (4) 3-1-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.453 4-0-0 (4) 2-2-0 (4)
BC Lions (2) 0.813
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.188
Edmonton Elks (2) 0.625
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.313
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2) 0.500
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.500
Ottawa RedBlacks (2) 0.438
Toronto Argonauts (2) 0.375
19851984 +/-
Average Combined Score 47.44 -4.56
Average Winning Score 34.75 -5.70
Average Losing Score 20.75 +4.75
Average Home Score 33.63 -8.25
Average Visitor Score 28.88 +5.38
Average Margin of Victory 23.42 +0.23
Average Margin of Loss 10.00 -0.25
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Winnipeg 269 (33.6) 231 (28.9) 500 (31.3)
Opponent 134 (16.8) 125 (15.6) 259 (16.2)
1st Winnipeg 55 (6.9) 42 (5.3) 97 (6.1)
Opponent 26 (3.3) 25 (3.1) 51 (3.2)
2nd Winnipeg 100 (12.5) 68 (8.5) 168 (10.5)
Opponent 56 (7.0) 42 (5.3) 98 (6.1)
3rd Winnipeg 51 (6.4) 36 (4.5) 87 (5.4)
Opponent 19 (2.4) 20 (2.5) 39 (2.4)
4th Winnipeg 63 (7.9) 85 (10.6) 148 (9.3)
Opponent 33 (4.1) 38 (4.8) 71 (4.4)
Head Coaches
Assistant Coaches
  • John Gregory – Offensive line
  • Pal Sartori – Receivers
  • Fred Glick – Linebackers
  • Mike Riley – Defensive backs
  • Urban Bowman – Defensive line
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1985 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
  • 1 – Jeff Boyd
Defensive Star
  • 1 – Darrell Patterson
  • 1 – David Shaw
  • 1 – Frank Robinson
  • 1 – Tyrone Jones
  • 1 – Scott Flagel
Lineman Star
  • 1 – John Bonk
  • 1 – John Sturdivant
  • 1 – Nick Bastaja
1985 Player Awards and Nominations
1985 Most Outstanding
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1985 All-Star Selections
9 All-Canadian Selections
RB Willard Reaves
IR Joe Poplawski
WR Jeff Boyd
C John Bonk
G Nick Bastaja
T Chris Walby
OLB Tyrone Jones
DB Ken Hailey
K Trevor Kennerd
13 All-Division Selections
RB Willard Reaves
IR Joe Poplawski
WR Jeff Boyd
C John Bonk
G Nick Bastaja
T Chris Walby
DE Tony Norman
OLB Tyrone Jones
DB Wylie Turner (Tie)
DB David Shaw
DB Scott Flagel
DB Ken Hailey
K Trevor Kennerd

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–6 (6) [TOR] Pat Langdon (TE) Tennessee
1–9 (9)   Bob Molle (DE) Simon Fraser
2–9 (18)   Derron Vernon (RB) Eastern Michigan
3–9 (27)   Rob Prodanovic (DL) Calgary
5–9 (45)   Glenn Steele (RB) British Columbia (UBC)
6–9 (54)   Greg Miller (LB) Concordia
7–7 (61) [BC] Doug Campbell (LB) Alberta
7–9 (63)   Randy Saunders (TE) Simon Fraser
8–9 (72)   Randy Fabi (WR) Western Ontario
9–9 (81)   Rob St. Mars (LB) Manitoba

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