1995 New Orleans Saints season (original) (raw)

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29th season in franchise history

1995 New Orleans Saints season
Owner Tom Benson
General manager Bill Kuharich
Head coach Jim Mora
Offensive coordinator Carl Smith
Defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin
Home field Louisiana Superdome
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 5th NFC West
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers T Willie RoafCB Eric Allen
← 1994 Saints seasons 1996 →

The 1995 season was the New Orleans Saints' 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st to host games at the Louisiana Superdome and the tenth under head coach Jim Mora. The team matched on their 7–9 record from 1994, but missed the postseason for a third consecutive season and ended up in last place in the division for the first time since 1986.

1995 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Mark Fields * Linebacker Washington State
2 44 Ray Zellars Running back Notre Dame
3 75 Mike Verstegen Guard Wisconsin
4 108 Dameian Jeffries Defensive end Alabama
5 148 William Strong Defensive back North Carolina State
6 184 Lee DeRamus Wide receiver Wisconsin
7 242 Travis Davis Defensive back Notre Dame
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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1995 New Orleans Saints staff | | Front office Owner/general partner – Tom Benson Executive vice-president of administration – Jim Miller Vice-president of football operations – Bill Kuharich Director of pro personnel – Chet Franklin Director of college scouting – Bruce Lemmerman Head coaches Vice-president/head coach – Jim E. Mora Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Tight ends – Larry Kennan Offensive line – John Matsko | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Monte Kiffin Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Jim Haslett Defensive backs – Jim L. Mora Defensive assistant – Steve Trimble Defensive assistant – Frank Warren Special teams coaches Special teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |

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1995 New Orleans Saints roster | Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jim Everett 14 Tommy Hodson 13 Doug Nussmeier Running backs (RB) 24 Mario Bates 20 Derek Brown 22 Lorenzo Neal 36 Derrick Ned 34 Ray Zellars FB Wide receivers (WR) 87 Lee DeRamus 89 Quinn Early 81 Michael Haynes 84 Steve Rhem 83 Torrance Small Tight ends (TE) 86 Kirk Botkin LS 82 Irv Smith 85 Wesley Walls | | Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Richard Cooper T 72 Jim Dombrowski G 61 Ed King G 68 Alan Kline T 67 Andy McCollum G 60 Craig Novitsky 77 Willie Roaf T 62 Jeff Uhlenhake 66 Mike Verstegen G/T 63 Donald Willis G Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Willie Broughton DT 79 Tory Epps DT 91 Robert Goff DT 96 Dameian Jeffries DE 94 Joe Johnson DE 93 Wayne Martin DT 74 Toddrick McIntosh DE 90 Israel Stanley DT 97 Renaldo Turnbull DE | | Linebackers (LB) 51 Ron Childs MLB 56 Ernest Dixon OLB 55 Mark Fields OLB 52 Richard Harvey OLB 56 Brian Jones MLB 59 Rufus Porter OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Eric Allen CB 45 Israel Byrd CB 39 John Covington FS 33 Tyrone Hughes 43 Tyrone Legette CB 46 Sean Lumpkin SS 44 J. 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McCleskey FS 30 Anthony Newman SS 37 Jimmy Spencer CB 41 William Strong CB Special teams 10 Doug Brien K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer P | | Practice squad 98 Dunstan Anderson DE 95 Ernest Jones DE Reserve 26 Vince Buck S (IR) 28 Ralph Dawkins RB (IR) 35 Shane Pahukoa S (IR) 70 Chris Port G/T (IR) 3 Timm Rosenbach QB (NF-Inj.) 54 Winfred Tubbs LB (IR) 53 active, 6 inactive, 2 practice squad Rookies in italics | | 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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 San Francisco 49ers L 22–24 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 66,627
2 September 10 at St. Louis Rams L 13–17 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 59,335
3 September 17 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 (OT) 0–3 Louisiana Superdome 57,442
4 September 24 at New York Giants L 29–45 0–4 Giants Stadium 72,619
5 October 1 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–15 0–5 Louisiana Superdome 43,938
6 Bye
7 October 15 Miami Dolphins W 33–30 1–5 Louisiana Superdome 55,628
8 October 22 at Carolina Panthers L 3–20 1–6 Memorial Stadium 55,484
9 October 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 11–7 2–6 3Com Park 65,272
10 November 5 St. Louis Rams W 19–10 3–6 Louisiana Superdome 43,120
11 November 12 Indianapolis Colts W 17–14 4–6 Louisiana Superdome 44,122
12 November 19 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–43 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,108
13 November 26 Carolina Panthers W 34–26 5–7 Louisiana Superdome 39,580
14 December 3 at New England Patriots W 31–17 6–7 Foxboro Stadium 59,876
15 December 10 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–19 6–8 Georgia Dome 54,603
16 December 16 Green Bay Packers L 23–34 6–9 Louisiana Superdome 50,132
17 December 24 at New York Jets W 12–0 7–9 Giants Stadium 28,885
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: vs San Francisco 49ers

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Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 17 7 0 24
Saints 0 9 6 7 22

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

With the loss, the Saints started 0–1.

Week 2: at St. Louis Rams

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Week 2: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 3 0 7 3 13
Rams 7 10 0 0 17

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis

With the loss, the Saints fell to 0–2.

NFC West
viewtalkedit W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers 11 5 0 .688 457 258 L1
(6) Atlanta Falcons 9 7 0 .563 362 349 W1
St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 309 418 L3
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 289 325 L1
New Orleans Saints 7 9 0 .438 319 348 W1
  1. ^ "1995 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. 2001. p. 126. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.

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