The 1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasonCanadian Football League and their 36th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East division with an 8–8–0 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 [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
A
June 11
at Toronto Argonauts
24–6
Loss
0–1
B
June 17
vs. Toronto Argonauts
24–13
Loss
0–2
C
June 21
at Montreal Concordes
32–13
Loss
0–3
D
June 29
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
33–14
Win
1–3
[1]
Regular season [ ] Season Standings [ ] [2]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
July 6
vs. BC Lions
42–8
Loss
0–1
2
July 11
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
16–11
Loss
0–2
3
Bye
4
July 26
vs. Toronto Argonauts
35–10
Loss
0–3
5
Aug 2
at Montreal Concordes
39–11
Win
1–3
6
Aug 10
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
33–29
Loss
1–4
7
Aug 18
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
28–10
Loss
1–5
8
Aug 24
at BC Lions
21–11
Loss
1–6
9
Sept 2
vs. Montreal Concordes
19–16
Win
2–6
10
Sept 8
at Edmonton Eskimos
27–17
Loss
2–7
11
Sept 15
at Toronto Argonauts
41–10
Win
3–7
12
Sept 22
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
32–11
Win
4–7
13
Sept 29
at Calgary Stampeders
30–13
Win
5–7
14
Oct 5
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
17–12
Loss
5–8
15
Oct 14
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
51–14
Win
6–8
16
Bye
17
Oct 26
at Ottawa Rough Riders
36–4
Win
7–8
18
Nov 2
vs. Calgary Stampeders
21–17
Win
8–8
[1]
Postseason [ ] Schedule [ ]
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
East Final
Nov 17
vs. Montreal Concordes
50–26
Win
Grey Cup
Nov 24
BC Lions
37–24
Loss
[1]
Grey Cup [ ]
Teams
1 Q
2 Q
3 Q
4 Q
Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
0
14
0
10
24
BC Lions
10
13
6
8
37
[3]
References [ ] v · d · e Hamilton Tiger-Cats Founded in 1950 • Based in Hamilton, Ontario Ontario The Franchise Stadiums Culture and Lore The Rivalries Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup Eastern Division CFL Seasons (54) Current League Affiliations
