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1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)

2nd place • Eastern Division • 8-8-0 .500
1985 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Al Bruno
Mike FaragalliOffensive
John SalavantisOffensive Line
Ted SchmitzDefensive Line
Rich StublerDefensive Backfield
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Tue6/11/1985AToronto Argonauts6-24LToronto, ONExhibition Stadium26248
Mon6/17/1985HToronto Argonauts13-24LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium10101
Fri6/21/1985AMontreal Concordes13-32LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium12508
Sat6/29/1985HOttawa Rough Riders33-14WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium16753
Sat7/6/1985HBritish Columbia Lions8-42LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium13101
Thu7/11/1985AWinnipeg Blue Bombers11-16LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium25428
Fri7/26/1985HToronto Argonauts10-35LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium17566
Fri8/2/1985AMontreal Concordes39-11WMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium25318
Sat8/10/1985ASaskatchewan Roughriders29-33LRegina, SKTaylor Field24697
Sun8/18/1985HWinnipeg Blue Bombers10-28LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14206
Sat8/24/1985ABritish Columbia Lions11-21LVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium34351
Mon9/2/1985HMontreal Concordes19-16WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium15549
Sun9/8/1985AEdmonton Eskimos17-27LEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium39144
Sun9/15/1985AToronto Argonauts41-10WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium28824
Sun9/22/1985HOttawa Rough Riders32-11WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium16101
Sun9/29/1985ACalgary Stampeders30-13WCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium14121
Sat10/5/1985HEdmonton Eskimos12-17LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium15512
Mon10/14/1985HSaskatchewan Roughriders51-14WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium15026
Sat10/26/1985AOttawa Rough Riders36-4WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park23692
Sat11/2/1985HCalgary Stampeders21-17WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14052
Eastern Final
Sun11/17/1985HMontreal Concordes50-26WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium24423
Grey Cup
Sun11/24/1985NBritish Columbia Lions24-37LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium56723
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Marv Allemang63C6-325532Acadia16
Jeff Arp53ROG6-322526Western Ontario8
Paul Bennett27S5-1019531Wilfrid Laurier16
Gerald Bess14CB6-018827Tuskegee4
Pat Brady51OG6-124025Western Ontario16
Less Browne15CB5-1117026Colorado State15
Tony Champion1WR6-324022Tennessee-Martin6
Scott Collie25WR6-119025Brigham Young9
Grover Covington77RDE6-223529Johnson C. Smith15
Rufus Crawford21SB5-1018030Virginia State10
Mike Derks68LOT6-528523Cincinnati8
Rocky DiPietro23SB6-321029Ottawa14
Leo Ezerins72LOLB6-422529Whitworth16
Howard Fields16LDH5-1019027Baylor16
Ross Francis54OG6-325528Queen's3
Pete GalesQB6-317026Iowa1
Greg Gary41ROLB6-122127Fullerton State8
Ed Gataveckas39LB6-021528Acadia16
Miles Gorrell66OT6-728530Ottawa1
Dave Graffi32FB6-022026Wilfrid Laurier16
Ken Hobart4QB6-021024Lewis & Clark; Idaho15
Ron Ingram75WR5-1016826Oklahoma State4
Steve Jackson74SB6-323024Guelph16
Elmer James34RB5-1019824Long Beach CC; San Francisco State6
Steve KearnsSB6-121429Liberty2
Franklin King78LDE6-025528Kansas2
Wayne Lee17SB6-119526Ottawa16
Terry Lehne37DB5-1118526Saskatchewan16
Leon Lyszkiewicz64DT6-424030Alberta16
John Malinosky62ROT6-526030Michigan State14
Reggie Mathis43LLB6-222029Navarro JC; Oklahoma5
Derrek Peels33RB5-1119526Santa Monica JC3
Tom Porras8QB6-220027Ventura JC; Washington8
Mitchell Price65LDT6-326024West Alabama16
John Priestner36RLB6-223027Western Ontario15
Jason Riley58LOG6-326027British Columbia14
Donovan Rose26RCB6-119028Hampton13
Bernie Ruoff10P-K6-018534Syracuse140
Dale Sanderson56C6-326024Tennessee2
Dave Sauve88LDE6-426026Harvard15
Ralph Scholz67ROG6-527024Cornell16
Johnny Shepherd19RB5-1018528Liberty; West Alabama5
Rod Skillman59LDE6-326025Missouri8
Steve Stapler3WR5-1116527San Diego State16
Mark Streeter20RDH6-019028Youngstown State; North Iowa Area CC; Arizona16
Don Sweet11P-K6-018937Washington State20
Jeff Tedford9QB6-018724Cerritos JC; Fresno State8
Lance Thompson50OL6-222023Carleton3
Mike Walker61RDT6-225026Washington State12
Nord WilliamsRB5-1020027York3
George Works24RB5-918525Northern Michigan4
Kari Yli-Renko69LOT6-527026Cincinnati10
Ben Zambiasi31MLB6-120629Georgia15
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
18Jed TommyRBGuelph
217Lance ThompsonLBCarleton
436Dale SandersonCTennessee
544Glen MillerSBMcGill
653Lance HarryOGConcordia (Quebec)
762John LeporeRBGuelph
871Brian BoneWRWestern Ontario
980Sean McKennaLBMcMaster
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals861248582377
Opponents Totals771303276315
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals26911314016129811
Opponents Totals290
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Bernie Ruoff03333100.000-324866.7250154
Steve Stapler90000-000054
Rocky DiPietro40000-000024
Rufus Crawford30000-000018
Elmer James30000-000018
Paul Bennett20000-000012
Don Sweet022100.000-2825.0109
Dave Graffi10000-00006
Mark Streeter10000-00006
Jeff Tedford10000-00006
Mike Walker10000-00006
Ken Hobart60000-000036
Ron Ingram30000-000018
Tony Champion10000-00006
(Team)00000-00024
Team Totals353535100.000345660.7262377
Opponents Totals32315
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Ken Hobart1189287.9446
George Works492635.4600
Elmer James622413.9253
Johnny Shepherd651892.9150
Rufus Crawford12695.8290
Dave Graffi17603.590
Derrek Peels26371.490
Jeff Tedford12282.391
Tom Porras12272.3110
Nord Williams242.030
Steve Jackson231.520
Tony Champion122.020
Ben Zambiasi1-6-6.0-60
Bernie Ruoff2-13-6.560
Team Totals38118324.810
Opponents Totals36615574.3
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Ken Hobart43721148.321225225.812.067194.3143.267.5
Jeff Tedford865058.1304775.59.54111.267.048.4
Tom Porras171270.641347.911.22800.015.969.2
George Works11100.002727.027.02700.000.0118.8
Pete Gales3133.3282.78.0800.000.042.4
Team Totals54427550.624831685.811.5203.7213.964.6
Opponents Totals54029354.320139787.413.6468.553
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Rocky DiPietro5259311.4454
Rufus Crawford4344110.3262
Steve Stapler4069017.3579
Wayne Lee2424510.2280
Scott Collie2333314.5370
Johnny Shepherd191397.3190
Dave Graffi181156.4131
Elmer James12625.2210
Derrek Peels8334.180
Steve Jackson2147.0120
Ron Ingram1426518.9523
Tony Champion1320315.6671
George Works7355.0180
Team Totals275316811.520
Opponents Totals293397813.6
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Paul Bennett1224620.51091
Less Browne1216513.8340
Donovan Rose615125.2710
Leo Ezerins35518.3450
Howard Fields34615.3270
Ben Zambiasi33210.7170
Mark Streeter23417.0341
Greg Gary22412.0160
Gerald Bess2189.0180
Ed Gataveckas11515.0150
Team Totals4678617.12
Opponents Totals2135917.1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Bernie Ruoff130588645.37711
Don Sweet2184340.1530
Team Totals151672944.6
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Paul Bennett4448711.1991
Rufus Crawford483336.9751
Wayne Lee1011711.7260
Less Browne5428.4250
Howard Fields4369.0240
Derrek Peels3217.0130
Team Totals11410369.12
Opponents Totals
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Bernie Ruoff54323159.8901
Don Sweet523446.8590
Team Totals59346558.7
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Howard Fields2353523.3540
Rufus Crawford1125923.5440
Elmer James612921.5270
Derrek Peels48621.5250
Tony Champion38628.7330
Wayne Lee48120.3460
Johnny Shepherd34615.3180
Dave Graffi3186.0100
Less Browne2136.5100
Steve Kearns166.060
Team Totals60125921.00
Opponents Totals
SACKSNOYDS
Grover Covington16.0
Mitchell Price10.0
Mike Walker5.0
Greg Gary3.0
Ben Zambiasi2.0
Rod Skillman2.0
Dave Sauve2.0
Franklin King1.0
Less Browne1.0
Team Totals53.0
Opponents Totals
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Marv Allemang0020200
Paul Bennett3211200
Pat Brady0001100
Less Browne0001100
Tony Champion1010100
Scott Collie0010100
Grover Covington0001100
Rufus Crawford5300000
Rocky DiPietro2100000
Leo Ezerins0001100
Howard Fields1101100
Greg Gary00022200
Ed Gataveckas0001100
Dave Graffi1101100
Ken Hobart9600000
Elmer James2100000
Wayne Lee1100000
Reggie Mathis00011190
Derrek Peels3100000
Tom Porras1100000
Mitchell Price00011270
John Priestner0001100
Jason Riley0010100
Donovan Rose0010100
Bernie Ruoff1101100
Ralph Scholz0010100
Johnny Shepherd2110100
Rod Skillman0010100
Steve Stapler0010100
Mark Streeter0002200
Mike Walker00022321
George Works1100000
Ben Zambiasi0012300
Team Totals3321122032981
Opponents Totals202121
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