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.
Offseason
CFL Draft
| Rd
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
School
|
| 1 |
1 |
Nicholas Benjamin |
OL |
Concordia
|
| 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
|
Preseason
| Date
|
Opponent
|
Final Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
| June 8
|
at Montreal Concordes
|
34–10
|
Loss
|
11,196
|
0–1
|
| June 13
|
vs. Montreal Concordes
|
37–22
|
Loss
|
11,918
|
0–2
|
| June 24
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
23–22
|
Win
|
12,695
|
1–2
|
| June 29
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
33–14
|
Loss
|
16,753
|
1–3
|
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
Record
|
| 1
|
July 7
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
46–22
|
Loss
|
20,785
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
Bye
|
| 3
|
July 18
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
41–19
|
Win
|
20,425
|
1–1
|
| 4
|
July 28
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
14–12
|
Win
|
20,153
|
2–1
|
| 5
|
Aug 2
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
49–14
|
Loss
|
41,493
|
2–2
|
| 6
|
Aug 8
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
58–15
|
Loss
|
27,709
|
2–3
|
| 7
|
Aug 15
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
17–4
|
Win
|
20,348
|
3–3
|
| 8
|
Aug 22
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
18–8
|
Win
|
29,637
|
4–3
|
| 9
|
Aug 30
|
vs. BC Lions
|
18–13
|
Loss
|
23,611
|
4–4
|
| 10
|
Sept 7
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
42–14
|
Loss
|
19,165
|
4–5
|
| 11
|
Sept 14
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
32–7
|
Loss
|
12,076
|
4–6
|
| 12
|
Sept 22
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
32–11
|
Loss
|
16,101
|
4–7
|
| 13
|
Sept 29
|
vs. Montreal Concordes
|
23–7
|
Win
|
24,909
|
5–7
|
| 14
|
Oct 6
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
19–15
|
Win
|
18,363
|
6–7
|
| 15
|
Bye
|
| 16
|
Oct 19
|
at Montreal Concordes
|
30–7
|
Win
|
15,951
|
7–7
|
| 17
|
Oct 26
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
34–4
|
Loss
|
23,692
|
7–8
|
| 18
|
Nov 1
|
at BC Lions
|
17–10
|
Loss
|
38,661
|
7–9
|
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Postseason
| Round
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| East Semi-Final
|
Nov 10
|
at Montreal Concordes
|
30–20
|
Loss
|
11,372
|
Awards and honours
CFL Awards
CFL All-Stars
References
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| Franchise | |
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| Stadiums | |
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| Lore | |
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| Important figures | |
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| Retired numbers | |
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Dominion Championships (3) | |
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Grey Cup Championships (9) | |
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Eastern Division Championships (15) | |
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| See also | |
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