1995 Birmingham Barracudas season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Birmingham Barracudas

| year = 1995

| record = 10–8

| division_place = 3rd, South

| owner = Art Williams

| coach = Jack Pardee

| general_manager = Roy Shivers

| stadium = Legion Field

| playoffs = Lost South Semi-Final

| uniform = Image:CFL Jersey BIR 1995.png

| previous = none

| no_prevseason = true

| next = none

| no_nextseason = true

| no_seasonslist = true

}}

The 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season was the first and only season in their franchise history. The Barracudas finished third in the South Division with a 10–8 record. The Barracudas signed high-profile free agent Matt Dunigan 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 15 games.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan |title=MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |accessdate=2010-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728224436/http://www.cfl.ca/page/hall-of-fame-matt-dunigan |archivedate=2012-07-28 }} They lost in the South Division Semi-Final to the San Antonio Texans.

Preseason

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Game ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Date ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Opponent ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" colspan=2 \| Results ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Venue ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" rowspan=2 \| Attendance
style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" \| Record
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! A \| Fri, June 16 \| at Shreveport Pirates \| L 28–31 \| 0–1 \| Independence Stadium \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! B \| Sat, June 24 \| vs. Baltimore Stallions \| L 0–37 \| 0–2 \| Miami Orange Bowl \| 20,250

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" | Record

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! A

| Fri, June 16

| at Shreveport Pirates

| L 28–31

| 0–1

| Independence Stadium

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! B

| Sat, June 24

| vs. Baltimore Stallions

| L 0–37

| 0–2

| Miami Orange Bowl

| 20,250

Regular season

= Season standings=

{{1995 CFL South Division standings}}{{cite web |title=CFL.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg |archivedate=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2009-06-21 }}

=Season schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Birmingham Barracudas\|year=1995\|border=2}};" \| Record
1 \| colspan=7 \| Bye
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 2 ! 1 \| Tues, July 4 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 38–10 \| 1–0 \| Winnipeg Stadium \| 22,208
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 2 ! 2 \| Sat, July 8 \| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| L 13–31 \| 1–1 \| Ivor Wynne Stadium \| 23,042
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 3 ! 3 \| Sat, July 15 \| Hamilton Tiger-Cats \| W 51–28 \| 2–1 \| Legion Field \| 31,185
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 4 ! 4 \| Sat, July 22 \| Saskatchewan Roughriders \| W 24–14 \| 3–1 \| Legion Field \| 25,321
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 5 ! 5 \| Sat, July 29 \| Baltimore Stallions \| L 8–36 \| 3–2 \| Legion Field \| 30,729
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 6 ! 6 \| Thurs, Aug 3 \| at BC Lions \| L 23–30 \| 3–3 \| BC Place \| 21,948
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 7 ! 7 \| Sat, Aug 12 \| Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 50–24 \| 4–3 \| Legion Field \| 17,328
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 8 ! 8 \| Fri, Aug 18 \| at Calgary Stampeders \| W 31–28 \| 5–3 \| McMahon Stadium \| 25,129
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 9 ! 9 \| Sat, Aug 26 \| Calgary Stampeders \| L 14–37 \| 5–4 \| Legion Field \| 19,652
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 10 ! 10 \| Fri, Sept 1 \| at Ottawa Rough Riders \| W 56–46 \| 6–4 \| Frank Clair Stadium \| 20,062
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 11 ! 11 \| Sat, Sept 9 \| at Baltimore Stallions \| L 20–28 \| 6–5 \| Memorial Stadium \| 29,013
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 12 ! 12 \| Sun, Sept 17 \| Ottawa Rough Riders \| W 40–9 \| 7–5 \| Legion Field \| 5,289
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 13 ! 13 \| Sun, Sept 24 \| at Memphis Mad Dogs \| L 19–28 \| 7–6 \| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium \| 13,797
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 14 ! 14 \| Sun, Oct 1 \| Shreveport Pirates \| W 34–20 \| 8–6 \| Legion Field \| 6,314
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 15 ! 15 \| Sun, Oct 8 \| San Antonio Texans \| W 38–28 \| 9–6 \| Legion Field \| 6,859
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 16 ! 16 \| Fri, Oct 13 \| at Shreveport Pirates \| W 29–28 \| 10–6 \| Independence Stadium \| 21,117
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 17 ! 17 \| Thurs, Oct 19 \| Edmonton Eskimos \| L 18–45 \| 10–7 \| Legion Field \| 8,910
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 18 ! 18 \| Sun, Oct 29 \| at San Antonio Texans \| L 42–48 \| 10–8 \| Alamodome \| 19,025

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Game

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance

style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" | Score

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Birmingham Barracudas|year=1995|border=2}};" | Record

| colspan=7 | Bye

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! 2

! 1

| Tues, July 4

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 38–10

| 1–0

| Winnipeg Stadium

| 22,208

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 2

| Sat, July 8

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| L 13–31

| 1–1

| Ivor Wynne Stadium

| 23,042

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 3

| Sat, July 15

| Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 51–28

| 2–1

| Legion Field

| 31,185

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 4

| Sat, July 22

| Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 24–14

| 3–1

| Legion Field

| 25,321

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 5

| Sat, July 29

| Baltimore Stallions

| L 8–36

| 3–2

| Legion Field

| 30,729

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 6

| Thurs, Aug 3

| at BC Lions

| L 23–30

| 3–3

| BC Place

| 21,948

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 7

| Sat, Aug 12

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 50–24

| 4–3

| Legion Field

| 17,328

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 8

| Fri, Aug 18

| at Calgary Stampeders

| W 31–28

| 5–3

| McMahon Stadium

| 25,129

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 9

| Sat, Aug 26

| Calgary Stampeders

| L 14–37

| 5–4

| Legion Field

| 19,652

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 10

| Fri, Sept 1

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 56–46

| 6–4

| Frank Clair Stadium

| 20,062

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 11

| Sat, Sept 9

| at Baltimore Stallions

| L 20–28

| 6–5

| Memorial Stadium

| 29,013

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 12

| Sun, Sept 17

| Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 40–9

| 7–5

| Legion Field

| 5,289

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 13

| Sun, Sept 24

| at Memphis Mad Dogs

| L 19–28

| 7–6

| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

| 13,797

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 14

| Sun, Oct 1

| Shreveport Pirates

| W 34–20

| 8–6

| Legion Field

| 6,314

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 15

| Sun, Oct 8

| San Antonio Texans

| W 38–28

| 9–6

| Legion Field

| 6,859

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 16

| Fri, Oct 13

| at Shreveport Pirates

| W 29–28

| 10–6

| Independence Stadium

| 21,117

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 17

| Thurs, Oct 19

| Edmonton Eskimos

| L 18–45

| 10–7

| Legion Field

| 8,910

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 18

| Sun, Oct 29

| at San Antonio Texans

| L 42–48

| 10–8

| Alamodome

| 19,025

{{cite web|title=Birmingham Barracudas All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/birmingh.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034843/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/birmingh.htm |archivedate=2009-03-12 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-06-21 }}

Player stats

=Passing=

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align="center" style="background:black;color:#00AA9E;" \| Player	Games played	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Pct.	Interceptions	Long	Touchdowns
align="center" bgcolor="" \|Matt Dunigan	18	643	362	4911	56.3	16	71	34
align="center" bgcolor="" \|Kelvin Simmons	16	39	26	292	66.7	1	N/A	3

=Receiving=

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align="center" style="background:black;color:#00AA9E;" \| Player	Games played	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	Long	Touchdowns
align="center" bgcolor="" \|Eddie Britton	15	49	681	13.9	71	4
align="center" bgcolor="" \|Marcus Grant	18	84	1559	18.6	86	11
align="center" bgcolor="" \|Willie McClendon	1	4	55	13.8	0	19

=Rushing=

class="wikitable" width="80%"
align="center" style="background:black;color:#00AA9E;" \| Player	Games played	Rushes	Yards	Avg.	Long	Touchdowns
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Kelvin Simmons	16	17	136	8.0	24	3
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 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

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align="center" style="background:black;color:#00AA9E;" \| Player	Games	FGA	FGM	FG %	XPA	XPM	XP %
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Luis Zendejas	12	43	34	79.1%	38	38	100.0%
align="center" bgcolor=""

==Kickoff returns==

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align="center" style="background:black;color:#00AA9E;" \| Player	Kickoff returns	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns	Long
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Eddie Britton	24	401	16.7	0	29
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Willie McClendon	6	43	7.2	20	1

Playoffs

=South Semi-Final=

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! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

Birmingham Barracudas

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|San Antonio Texans

Awards and honors

=CFL All-Stars=

Anthony Drawhorn, Defensive back
Matt Dunigan, Quarterback

=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

References

Category:Birmingham Barracudas

Birmingham Barracudas Season, 1995