| 1985 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) | 
| 3rd place • Western Division • 10-6-0 .625 | 
| Head Coach: Jackie Parker | 
| Paul Boudreau | Offensive Line | 
| Denny Creehan | Defensive Line | 
| Steve Goldman | Offensive Backfield | 
| Danny Kepley | Linebackers | 
| Don Sutherin | Defensive Secondary | 
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 6/14/1985 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 25-28 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 20552 | |
| Mon | 6/17/1985 | H | British Columbia Lions | 16-17 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | ||
| Mon | 6/24/1985 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7-22 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 36295 | |
| Fri | 6/28/1985 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 34-33 | W | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | ||
| Fri | 7/5/1985 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 25-23 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 40373 | |
| Sat | 7/13/1985 | A | British Columbia Lions | 10-25 | L | Vancouver, BC | B.C. Place Stadium | 38055 | |
| Thu | 7/18/1985 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 19-41 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 20425 | |
| Thu | 7/25/1985 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25-23 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 41173 | |
| Fri | 8/2/1985 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 49-14 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 41493 | |
| Fri | 8/9/1985 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 23-43 | L | Toronto, ON | Exhibition Stadium | 29056 | |
| Fri | 8/23/1985 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 34-42 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 45894 | |
| Mon | 9/2/1985 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 34-28 | W | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 18253 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27-17 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 39144 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27-15 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 26205 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1985 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 17-6 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 39327 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1985 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 17-12 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15512 | |
| Sat | 10/12/1985 | H | Montreal Concordes | 39-1 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 39822 | |
| Fri | 10/18/1985 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 37-18 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 29743 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | H | British Columbia Lions | 29-42 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 48193 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | A | Montreal Concordes | 20-23 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 15765 | |
| Western Semi-Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 15-22 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 29191 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS | 
| Damon Allen | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | Fullerton State | 16 | |
| Frank Balkovec | 49 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 26 | Toronto | 12 | |
| Danny Bass | 30 | ILB-MLB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Michigan State | 14 | |
| James Bell | 17 | DH | 5-10 | 175 | 26 | New Mexico | 12 | |
| Steve Bird | WR | 5-11 | 171 | 25 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | ||
| Leo Blanchard | 59 | OG | 6-4 | 260 | 30 | Alberta | 16 | |
| Walt Bowyer | 68 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Arizona State | 1 | |
| Kurt Chapman | 55 | OG | 6-4 | 245 | 23 | Simon Fraser | 16 | |
| Rod Connop | 67 | OG | 6-6 | 245 | 26 | Wilfrid Laurier | 16 | |
| Larry Cowan | 31 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Jackson State | 15 | |
| Marco Cyncar | 27 | SB | 6-0 | 175 | 27 | Alberta | 16 | |
| John Dailey | 44 | ILB-OLB | 6-3 | 232 | 23 | Auburn | 9 | |
| Blake Dermott | 50 | C | 6-3 | 255 | 24 | Alberta | 16 | |
| Laurent DesLauriers | 15 | S | 6-2 | 200 | 23 | British Columbia | 16 | |
| Tom Dixon | 3 | K-P | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | British Columbia | 16 | 0 | 
| Matt Dunigan | 16 | QB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Louisiana Tech | 14 | |
| Brian Fryer | 77 | SB | 6-1 | 185 | 32 | Alberta | 8 | |
| Darryl Hall | 24 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Long Beach CC; San Diego State | 11 | |
| Skip Hamilton | 58 | NT | 6-2 | 265 | 26 | North Carolina State; Southeastern Louisiana; Southern University | 4 | |
| Stewart Hill | 36 | OLB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Washington | 16 | |
| Joe Hollimon | 29 | DB | 6-0 | 198 | 33 | Arkansas State | 4 | |
| Rick House | 33 | SB | 5-10 | 180 | 28 | Simon Fraser | 8 | |
| Steve Howlett | 89 | SB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Toronto | 10 | |
| Dan Huclack | 23 | FB | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Simon Fraser | 5 | |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | CB | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Abilene Christian | 15 | |
| Milson Jones | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 215 | 26 | North Dakota | 14 | |
| Dan Kearns | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Simon Fraser | 16 | |
| Brian Kelly | 70 | WR | 5-9 | 170 | 29 | Washington State | 16 | |
| Neil Lumsden | 32 | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 33 | Ottawa | 11 | |
| John Mandarich | 75 | DT | 6-4 | 281 | 24 | Kent State | 16 | |
| Dave McNeel | 37 | OLB | 6-1 | 220 | 26 | Missouri | 5 | |
| Brent Murphy | 96 | DL | 6-2 | 265 | 25 | none | 6 | |
| Andre Pinesett | 91 | DE | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Fullerton State | 7 | |
| Hector Pothier | 63 | OT | 6-3 | 254 | 31 | McGill; St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) | 16 | |
| Mike Robinson | 46 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Utah State | 3 | |
| Dan Runge | 39 | SB | 6-9 | 250 | 24 | Guelph | 7 | |
| Craig Shaffer | 43 | MLB-OLB | 6-1 | 227 | 26 | Indiana State | 8 | |
| Chris Skinner | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 212 | 24 | Bishop's | 16 | |
| Dave Sparenberg | 91 | OL | 6-3 | 257 | 26 | Western Ontario | 2 | |
| Bill Stevenson | 62 | OT | 6-4 | 270 | 35 | Drake | 16 | |
| Brad Taylor | 14 | QB | 6-0 | 193 | 23 | Arkansas | 2 | |
| Dale Thompson | DH | 5-11 | 183 | 23 | Fullerton State | 1 | ||
| Gary Thompson | 19 | DH-CB | 6-0 | 180 | 26 | Redwoods JC; San Jose State | 7 | |
| Cliff Toney | 6 | DH | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Auburn | 14 | |
| Jeff Treftlin | 2 | DB | 5-8 | 170 | 24 | McMaster | 16 | |
| Tom Tuinei | 90 | DE | 6-4 | 251 | 27 | Hawaii | 16 | |
| Keith Washington | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | none | 1 | ||
| Jack Williams | DE | 6-4 | 240 | 28 | Bowling Green State | 1 | ||
| Chris Woods | 74 | WR | 5-10 | 195 | 23 | Auburn | 13 | |
| Larry Wruck | 47 | LB | 6-0 | 220 | 23 | none | 16 | |
| James Zachery | 92 | DT | 6-2 | 245 | 27 | Texas A&M | 9 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College | 
| 1 | 5 | Peter Emsky | OL | Washington State | 
| 3 | 23 | Mark Horvath | DB | McMaster | 
| 3 | 25 | Renzo Passaretti | LB | St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) | 
| 4 | 32 | Clorindo Grilli | RB | McMaster | 
| 5 | 41 | Tom Richards | RB | Alberta | 
| 6 | 50 | Harold Riemer | OL | Alberta | 
| 7 | 59 | Bill Starke | WR | Western Ontario | 
| 8 | 68 | Dana Donald | DB | Alberta | 
| 9 | 77 | Mike McLean | LB | Alberta | 
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 101 | 112 | 90 | 129 | 432 | 
| Opponents Totals | 103 | 96 | 68 | 106 | 373 | 
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 350 | 157 | 181 | 12 | 125 | 885 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 318 | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dixon | 0 | 49 | 49 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 14 | 0 | 138 | 
| Matt Dunigan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Milson Jones | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Brian Kelly | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Chris Woods | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Neil Lumsden | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Chris Skinner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Cowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Marco Cyncar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Dailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rick House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Howlett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dan Kearns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cliff Toney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Larry Wruck | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Damon Allen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Gary Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brian Fryer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 49 | 49 | 49 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 14 | 0 | 432 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 373 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dunigan | 113 | 737 | 6.5 | 55 | 9 | 
| Milson Jones | 82 | 522 | 6.4 | 61 | 4 | 
| Larry Cowan | 96 | 451 | 4.7 | 20 | 0 | 
| Chris Skinner | 39 | 248 | 6.4 | 40 | 1 | 
| Neil Lumsden | 45 | 201 | 4.5 | 36 | 4 | 
| Damon Allen | 36 | 190 | 5.3 | 18 | 5 | 
| Leo Blanchard | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 26 | 0 | 
| Dan Kearns | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 
| Dan Huclack | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 | 
| Rick House | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | 
| Chris Woods | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 422 | 2484 | 5.9 | 23 | |
| Opponents Totals | 298 | 1465 | 4.9 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dunigan | 405 | 242 | 59.8 | 141 | 3410 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 89 | 19 | 4.7 | 22 | 5.4 | 80.0 | |||
| Damon Allen | 98 | 48 | 49.0 | 47 | 661 | 6.7 | 13.8 | 54 | 3 | 3.1 | 3 | 3.1 | 68.5 | |||
| Brad Taylor | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 3 | 26 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 61.8 | |||
| Team Totals | 509 | 293 | 57.6 | 191 | 4097 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 89 | 22 | 4.3 | 25 | 4.9 | 77.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 592 | 338 | 57.1 | 228 | 4934 | 8.3 | 14.6 | 26 | 4.4 | 53 | 
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Kelly | 59 | 1034 | 17.5 | 54 | 6 | 
| Larry Cowan | 44 | 463 | 10.5 | 35 | 1 | 
| Chris Woods | 41 | 779 | 19.0 | 89 | 6 | 
| Milson Jones | 41 | 466 | 11.4 | 60 | 2 | 
| Rick House | 29 | 410 | 14.1 | 38 | 1 | 
| Marco Cyncar | 27 | 372 | 13.8 | 41 | 1 | 
| Steve Howlett | 14 | 153 | 10.9 | 33 | 1 | 
| Chris Skinner | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 | 
| Dan Runge | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 21 | 0 | 
| Neil Lumsden | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 21 | 1 | 
| Dan Kearns | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 39 | 1 | 
| Steve Bird | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 | 
| Dan Huclack | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 
| Brian Fryer | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 293 | 4097 | 14.0 | 22 | |
| Opponents Totals | 338 | 4934 | 14.6 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent DesLauriers | 9 | 183 | 20.3 | 38 | 0 | 
| Gary Thompson | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 87 | 1 | 
| Danny Bass | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 14 | 0 | 
| Darryl Hall | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 | 
| Stewart Hill | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | 
| Cliff Toney | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56t | 1 | 
| John Dailey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 
| Joe Hollimon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 
| James Bell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 26 | 400 | 15.4 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 379 | 15.2 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dixon | 134 | 6096 | 45.5 | 76 | 4 | |
| Team Totals | 134 | 6096 | 45.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Woods | 36 | 366 | 10.2 | 48 | 0 | 
| Jeff Treftlin | 45 | 330 | 7.3 | 28 | 0 | 
| Steve Bird | 10 | 87 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | 
| Joe Hollimon | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 | 
| Steve Howlett | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 11 | 0 | 
| Gary Thompson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | 
| Chris Skinner | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 
| Laurent DesLauriers | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 | 
| Cliff Toney | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 113 | 965 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dixon | 69 | 4072 | 59.0 | 88 | 1 | 
| Team Totals | 69 | 4072 | 59.0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milson Jones | 12 | 285 | 23.8 | 50 | 0 | 
| Chris Skinner | 14 | 255 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 | 
| Chris Woods | 10 | 239 | 23.9 | 81 | 0 | 
| Mark Jackson | 9 | 178 | 19.8 | 30 | 0 | 
| Joe Hollimon | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 32 | 0 | 
| Steve Bird | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | 
| Gary Thompson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 
| Marco Cyncar | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 
| John Mandarich | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 60 | 1160 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| Tom Tuinei | 9.0 | |
| James Zachery | 8.0 | |
| Stewart Hill | 8.0 | |
| Jack Williams | 3.0 | |
| John Mandarich | 3.0 | |
| Dan Kearns | 3.0 | |
| Craig Shaffer | 2.0 | |
| Andre Pinesett | 2.0 | |
| Walt Bowyer | 2.0 | |
| James Bell | 2.0 | |
| Danny Bass | 2.0 | |
| Larry Wruck | 1.0 | |
| Jeff Treftlin | 1.0 | |
| Brent Murphy | 1.0 | |
| Skip Hamilton | 1.0 | |
| Frank Balkovec | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 53.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Allen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Danny Bass | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 
| James Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Leo Blanchard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 
| Kurt Chapman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Larry Cowan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Marco Cyncar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| John Dailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Blake Dermott | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Tom Dixon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Matt Dunigan | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Stewart Hill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Joe Hollimon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Rick House | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Dan Huclack | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Milson Jones | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Dan Kearns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 
| Neil Lumsden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Brent Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Andre Pinesett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Hector Pothier | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Chris Skinner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Bill Stevenson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Cliff Toney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jeff Treftlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Tom Tuinei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Chris Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Larry Wruck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 
| Team Totals | 33 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 36 | 2 | 
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 16 | 16 | 
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