The 1995

1995 CFL season

The 1995 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 42nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 38th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 1995:...

 Birmingham Barracudas

Birmingham Barracudas

The Birmingham Barracudas were a Canadian football team that played the 1995 season in the Canadian Football League. The Barracudas were part of a failed attempt to expand the CFL into the United States.-In the beginning:...

 season was the first and only season in their franchise history. The Barracudas finished 3rd in the south with a 10–8–0 record. The Barracudas signed high profile free agent Matt Dunigan

Matt Dunigan

Matt Dunigan is a former quarterback, coach, and executive in the Canadian Football League who is currently a CFL sportscaster for Canadian sports television channel TSN...

 as a free agent in 1995, and he set career bests with 362 completions on 643 attempts for 4,911 yards and 34 touchdown passes in only 14 games. They lost in the South Division Semi-Final to the San Antonio Texans

San Antonio Texans

The San Antonio Texans were a Canadian Football League team that played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1995 CFL season. They had relocated from Sacramento, California, where the team had been called the Sacramento Gold Miners...

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Fri, June 16	at Shreveport Pirates Shreveport Pirates The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....	31–28	Loss
B	Sat, June 24	vs. Baltimore Stallions Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team...	37–0	Loss	20,250

Season Standings

South Division

CFL USA

The term CFL USA refers to the abortive expansion of the Canadian Football League into the United States in the early-to-mid 1990s. The 1993 CFL season saw the addition of the first American team to the league, the Sacramento Gold Miners...

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Baltimore Stallions Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, which played the 1994 and 1995 seasons. They were the most successful American team in the Canadian Football League, having two winning seasons and a division title. In 1995 they became the only American team...	18	15	3	0	541	369	30
San Antonio Texans San Antonio Texans The San Antonio Texans were a Canadian Football League team that played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1995 CFL season. They had relocated from Sacramento, California, where the team had been called the Sacramento Gold Miners...	18	12	6	0	630	457	24
Birmingham Barracudas Birmingham Barracudas The Birmingham Barracudas were a Canadian football team that played the 1995 season in the Canadian Football League. The Barracudas were part of a failed attempt to expand the CFL into the United States.-In the beginning:...	18	10	8	0	548	518	20
Memphis Mad Dogs Memphis Mad Dogs The Memphis Mad Dogs were a Canadian football team that played the 1995 season in the Canadian Football League. The Mad Dogs were part of a failed attempt to expand the CFL into the United States....	18	9	9	0	346	364	18
Shreveport Pirates Shreveport Pirates The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....	18	5	13	0	465	514	10

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
1	Bye
2	Tues, July 4	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 5th place in the North Division with a 7–11 record. They faced the Baltimore Stallions in a South Division Semi-Final match, becoming the first CFL team to use the crossover rule.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:...	38–10	Win	22,208
2	Sat, July 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the North division with a 8–10–0 record. They appeared in a North Semi-Final game.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:...	31–13	Loss	23,042
3	Sat, July 15	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	51–28	Win	31,185
4	Sat, July 22	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 1995 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 1995 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 6th place in the North Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This season represented the first time that Regina hosted the Grey Cup, when the city hosted the 83rd championship game...	24–14	Win	25,321
5	Sat, July 29	vs. Baltimore Stallions 1995 Baltimore Stallions season The 1995 Baltimore Stallions season was the second in the history of the Baltimore CFL franchise. It would be the final season in Baltimore as the team relocated to Montreal, Quebec. The team ended its existence with a victory in the Grey Cup. The Stallions were the first American based football...	36–8	Loss	30,729
6	Thurs, Aug 3	at BC Lions 1995 BC Lions season The 1995 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the North Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the North Semi-Final but were defeated by the Edmonton Eskimos, denying the team a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:...	30–23	Loss	21,948
7	Sat, Aug 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	50–24	Win	17,328
8	Fri, Aug 18	at Calgary Stampeders 1995 Calgary Stampeders season The 1995 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the North Division with a 15–3 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Baltimore Stallions...	31–28	Win	25,129
9	Sat, Aug 26	vs. Calgary Stampeders	37–14	Loss	19,652
10	Fri, Sept 1	at Ottawa Rough Riders 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 8th place in the North division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Northern All-Stars:*DT – John Kropke, CFL Eastern All-Star...	56–46	Win	20,062
11	Sat, Sept 9	at Baltimore Stallions	28–20	Loss	29,013
12	Sun, Sept 17	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	40–9	Win	5,289
13	Sun, Sept 24	at Memphis Mad Dogs 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs season The 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs season was the first and only season in their franchise history. Memphis finished 4th in the south division with a 9–9–0 record, but missed the playoffs.-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-References:...	28–19	Loss	13,797
14	Sun, Oct 1	vs. Shreveport Pirates 1995 Shreveport Pirates season The 1995 Shreveport Pirates season was the second season in the teams franchise history and would also prove to be the last. They finished last place in the South division with a 5–13–0 record and again failed to make the playoffs.-Preseason:...	34–20	Win	6,314
15	Sun, Oct 8	vs. San Antonio Texans 1995 San Antonio Texans season The 1995 San Antonio Texans season was the third season for the franchise in Canadian Football League and their first in San Antonio, Texas after their relocation from Sacramento, California. They earned a 12–6 record and finished 2nd in the South Division, allowing the team to advance to playoffs...	38–28	Win	6,859
16	Fri, Oct 13	Shreveport Pirates	29–28	Win	21,117
17	Thurs, Oct 19	Edmonton Eskimos 1995 Edmonton Eskimos season The 1995 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the North Division with a 13–5–0 record. They appeared in the North Final.- CFL Draft:-Schedule:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:Total attendance: 283,274...	45–18	Loss	8,910
18	Sun, Oct 29	San Antonio Texans	48–42	Loss	19,025

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Pct.	Interceptions	Long	Touchdowns
Matt Dunigan	18	643	362	4911	56.3	16	71	34
Kelvin Simmons	16	39	26	292	66.7	1	N/A	3

Receiving

Player	Games Played	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	Long	Touchdowns
Eddie Britton	15	49	681	13.9	71	4
Marcus Grant	18	84	1559	18.6	86	11
Willie McClendon	1	4	55	13.8	0	19

Rushing

Player	Games Played	Rushes	Yards	Avg.	Long	Touchdowns
Kelvin Simmons	16	17	136	8.0	24	3
Willie McClendon	1	6	43	7.2	20	1

Kicking

Note: FGA = Field Goals Attempted; FGM = Field Goals Made; FG% = Field Goal Percentage; XPA = Extra Points Attempted; XPM = Extra Points Made; XP% = Extra Points Percentage

Player	Games	FGA	FGM	FG %	XPA	XPM	XP %
Luis Zendejas Luis Zendejas Luis Fernando Zendejas is a Mexican former placekicker in American football. He played college football for Arizona State University, and was the all-time career leading scorer in the NCAA when he left Arizona State...	12	43	34	79.1%	38	38	100.0%

Kickoff Returns

Player	Kickoff Returns	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns	Long
Eddie Britton	24	401	16.7	0	29
Willie McClendon	6	43	7.2	20	1

South Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Birmingham Barracudas Birmingham Barracudas The Birmingham Barracudas were a Canadian football team that played the 1995 season in the Canadian Football League. The Barracudas were part of a failed attempt to expand the CFL into the United States.-In the beginning:...	?	?	?	?	9
San Antonio Texans San Antonio Texans The San Antonio Texans were a Canadian Football League team that played in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the 1995 CFL season. They had relocated from Sacramento, California, where the team had been called the Sacramento Gold Miners...	?	?	?	?	52

CFL Southern All-Stars

• Fred Childress, Offensive Guard
• Anthony Drawhorn, Defensive Back
• Matt Dunigan, Quarterback
• Marcus Grant, Wide Receiver
• Jason Phillips, Slotback
• Andre Strode, Defensive Back