1995 St. Louis Rams season

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1995 St. Louis Rams season
Owner Georgia Frontiere
General manager Steve Ortmayer
Head coach Rich Brooks
Home field Busch Stadium
Trans World Dome
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None
Uniform
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The 1995 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 58th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the first of 21 seasons in St. Louis. They started the season at Busch Memorial Stadium before their new venue, the Trans World Dome, opened mid-season. The Rams looked to start their tenure in St. Louis strong by improving on their 4–12 record from 1994. In their first game in St. Louis, the Rams beat the New Orleans Saints, 17–13, and ultimately got off to a 4–0 start, leading the NFC West and looked poised to make a statement in the NFC. However, the team struggled later in the season. In week 8, the Rams were pounded, 44–10, by the dominant 49ers in the last NFL game at Busch. Following this loss, the team could not recover, as they only won two more games for the remainder of the season, one of those being the inaugural game in the Dome. Ultimately, the Rams slumped to a 7–9 record and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. This would be the only time between 1990 and 1998 the Rams did not finish a season with double-digit losses. This was also the Rams best finish until 1999 when they finished 13-3 and went on to win that year's Super Bowl.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

1995 St. Louis Rams draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
16 Kevin Carter  *  Defensive end Florida
238 Zach Wiegert   Guard Nebraska
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1995 St. Louis Rams staff

Front office

  • Chairman – Georgia Frontiere
  • Vice chairman – Stan Kroenke
  • President – John Shaw
  • Senior vice-president – Jay Zygmunt
  • Vice-president of football operations – Steve Ortmayer
  • Director of player personnel – John Becker

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Willie Shaw
  • Defensive line – Deek Pollard
  • Linebackers – Dick Selcer
  • Secondary – Nick Aliotti
  • Defensive assistant/quality control – Steve Brown

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Wayne Sevier

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

1995 St. Louis Rams roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad none

53 active, 8 inactive


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 3at Green Bay Packers W 17–141–0 Lambeau Field Recap
2September 10 New Orleans Saints W 17–132–0 Busch Memorial Stadium Recap
3September 17at Carolina Panthers W 31–103–0 Memorial Stadium Recap
4September 24 Chicago Bears W 34–284–0Busch Memorial Stadium Recap
5October 1at Indianapolis Colts L 18–214–1 RCA Dome Recap
6 Bye
7October 12 Atlanta Falcons W 21–195–1Busch Memorial Stadium Recap
8October 22 San Francisco 49ers L 10–445–2Busch Memorial Stadium Recap
9October 29at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–205–3 Veterans Stadium Recap
10November 5at New Orleans Saints L 10–195–4 Louisiana Superdome Recap
11November 12 Carolina Panthers W 28–176–4 Trans World Dome Recap
12November 19at Atlanta Falcons L 6–316–5 Georgia Dome Recap
13November 26at San Francisco 49ers L 13–416–6 3Com Park Recap
14December 3at New York Jets W 23–207–6 Giants Stadium Recap
15December 10 Buffalo Bills L 27–457–7Trans World Dome Recap
16December 17 Washington Redskins L 23–357–8Trans World Dome Recap
17December 24 Miami Dolphins L 22–417–9Trans World Dome Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs St. Louis Rams

Week 1: Green Bay Packers VS St. Louis Rams
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Rams077317
Packers007714

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 3, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,104
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz
Game information

Standings

NFC West
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(2) San Francisco 49ers 1150.688457258L1
(6) Atlanta Falcons 970.563362349W1
St. Louis Rams 790.438309418L3
Carolina Panthers 790.438289325L1
New Orleans Saints 790.438319348W1

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References

  1. "1995 St. Louis Rams draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.