1995 St. Louis Rams season

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1995 St. Louis Rams season
OwnerGeorgia Frontiere
General managerSteve Ortmayer
Head coachRich Brooks
Home fieldBusch Stadium
Trans World Dome
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
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.

Offseason[edit]

NFL Draft[edit]

1995 St. Louis Rams draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 6 Kevin Carter *  Defensive end Florida
2 38 Zach Wiegert  Guard Nebraska
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
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.

Standings[edit]

NFC West
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

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]