1995 St. Louis Rams season | |
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Owner | Georgia Frontiere |
General manager | Steve Ortmayer |
Head coach | Rich Brooks |
Home field | Busch Stadium Trans World Dome |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 3rd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | None |
Uniform | |
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 at home. Following this loss, the team could not recover, as they only won two more games for the remainder of the season. 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.
1995 St. Louis Rams draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Kevin Carter * | Defensive end | Florida | |
2 | 38 | Zach Wiegert | Guard | Nebraska | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
53 active, 8 inactive
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 3 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–14 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap | |
2 | September 10 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–13 | 2–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 17 | at Carolina Panthers | W 31–10 | 3–0 | Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
4 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | W 34–28 | 4–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
5 | October 1 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 18–21 | 4–1 | RCA Dome | Recap | |
6 | Bye | ||||||
7 | October 12 | Atlanta Falcons | W 21–19 | 5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
8 | October 22 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–44 | 5–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
9 | October 29 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 9–20 | 5–3 | Veterans Stadium | Recap | |
10 | November 5 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–19 | 5–4 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap | |
11 | November 12 | Carolina Panthers | W 28–17 | 6–4 | Trans World Dome | Recap | |
12 | November 19 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 6–31 | 6–5 | Georgia Dome | Recap | |
13 | November 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–41 | 6–6 | 3Com Park | Recap | |
14 | December 3 | at New York Jets | W 23–20 | 7–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap | |
15 | December 10 | Buffalo Bills | L 27–45 | 7–7 | Trans World Dome | Recap | |
16 | December 17 | Washington Redskins | L 23–35 | 7–8 | Trans World Dome | Recap | |
17 | December 24 | Miami Dolphins | L 22–41 | 7–9 | Trans World Dome | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
NFC West | |||||||
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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 |
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