The 1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 28th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 36th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with an 8–8 record which marked the first time in league history that a team finished in first place without a winning record. The team appeared in the 73rd Grey Cup game, but lost to the BC Lions.
Preseason
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Regular season
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Season standings
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Season schedule
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Week
|
Game
|
Date
|
Opponent
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Results
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Venue
|
Attendance
|
Score
|
Record
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1
|
1
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July 6
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vs. BC Lions
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L 8–42
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0–1
|
|
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2
|
2
|
July 11
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at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
L 11–16
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0–2
|
|
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3
|
Bye
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4
|
3
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July 26
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vs. Toronto Argonauts
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L 10–35
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0–3
|
|
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5
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4
|
Aug 2
|
at Montreal Concordes
|
W 39–11
|
1–3
|
|
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6
|
5
|
Aug 10
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at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
L 29–33
|
1–4
|
|
|
7
|
6
|
Aug 18
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vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
L 10–28
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1–5
|
|
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8
|
7
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Aug 24
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at BC Lions
|
L 11–21
|
1–6
|
|
|
9
|
8
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Sept 2
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vs. Montreal Concordes
|
W 19–16
|
2–6
|
|
|
10
|
9
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Sept 8
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at Edmonton Eskimos
|
L 17–27
|
2–7
|
|
|
11
|
10
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Sept 15
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at Toronto Argonauts
|
W 41–10
|
3–7
|
|
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12
|
11
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Sept 22
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vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
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W 32–11
|
4–7
|
|
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13
|
12
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Sept 29
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at Calgary Stampeders
|
W 30–13
|
5–7
|
|
|
14
|
13
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Oct 5
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vs. Edmonton Eskimos
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L 12–17
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5–8
|
|
|
15
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14
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Oct 14
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
W 51–14
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6–8
|
|
|
16
|
Bye
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17
|
15
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Oct 26
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at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
W 36–4
|
7–8
|
|
|
18
|
16
|
Nov 2
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vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
W 21–17
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8–8
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Postseason
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Schedule
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Grey Cup
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Teams
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1 Q
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2 Q
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3 Q
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4 Q
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Final
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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0
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14
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0
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10
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24
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BC Lions
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10
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13
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6
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8
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37
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References
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