The 1985 Ottawa Rough Riders finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 7–9 record. The team lost the East-Semi Final game to the Montreal Concordes.
1985 Ottawa Rough Riders season |
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Head coach | Joe Moss |
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Home field | Lansdowne Park |
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Record | 7–9 |
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Division place | 3rd, East |
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Playoff finish | Lost in East Semi-Final |
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Rd
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Pick
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Player
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Position
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School
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1 |
1 |
Nicholas Benjamin |
OL |
Concordia
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2 |
10 |
Tom Munroe |
WR |
British Columbia
|
3 |
19 |
Neri Fratin |
RB |
Ottawa
|
4 |
35 |
Marty Palazeti |
DE |
Marshall
|
6 |
46 |
Lance Chomyc |
K/P |
Toronto
|
7 |
55 |
George Ganas |
RB |
York
|
8 |
64 |
Morris Elfenbaum |
OL |
Minot State
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Date
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Opponent
|
Final Score
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Result
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Attendance
|
Record
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June 8
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at Montreal Concordes
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34–10
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Loss
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11,196
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0–1
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June 13
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vs. Montreal Concordes
|
37–22
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Loss
|
11,918
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0–2
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June 24
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vs. Toronto Argonauts
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23–22
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Win
|
12,695
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1–2
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June 29
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at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
33–14
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Loss
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16,753
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1–3
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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Attendance
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Record
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1
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July 7
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at Saskatchewan Roughriders
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46–22
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Loss
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20,785
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0–1
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2
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Bye
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3
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July 18
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vs. Edmonton Eskimos
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41–19
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Win
|
20,425
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1–1
|
4
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July 28
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vs. Calgary Stampeders
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14–12
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Win
|
20,153
|
2–1
|
5
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Aug 2
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at Edmonton Eskimos
|
49–14
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Loss
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41,493
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2–2
|
6
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Aug 8
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at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
58–15
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Loss
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27,709
|
2–3
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7
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Aug 15
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vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
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17–4
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Win
|
20,348
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3–3
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8
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Aug 22
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at Toronto Argonauts
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18–8
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Win
|
29,637
|
4–3
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9
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Aug 30
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vs. BC Lions
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18–13
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Loss
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23,611
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4–4
|
10
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Sept 7
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vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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42–14
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Loss
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19,165
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4–5
|
11
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Sept 14
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at Calgary Stampeders
|
32–7
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Loss
|
12,076
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4–6
|
12
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Sept 22
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at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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32–11
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Loss
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16,101
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4–7
|
13
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Sept 29
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vs. Montreal Concordes
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23–7
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Win
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24,909
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5–7
|
14
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Oct 6
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vs. Toronto Argonauts
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19–15
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Win
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18,363
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6–7
|
15
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Bye
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16
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Oct 19
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at Montreal Concordes
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30–7
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Win
|
15,951
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7–7
|
17
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Oct 26
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vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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34–4
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Loss
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23,692
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7–8
|
18
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Nov 1
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at BC Lions
|
17–10
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Loss
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38,661
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7–9
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[1]
Round
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Date
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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Attendance
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East Semi-Final
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Nov 10
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at Montreal Concordes
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30–20
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Loss
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11,372
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