1995 Birmingham Barracudas season

1995 Birmingham Barracudas season
OwnerArt Williams
General managerRoy Shivers
Head coachJack Pardee
Home fieldLegion Field
Results
Record10–8
Division place3rd, South
Playoff finishLost South Semi-Final
Uniform

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.[1] They lost in the South Division Semi-Final to the San Antonio Texans.

Preseason

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Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A Fri, June 16 at Shreveport Pirates L 28–31 0–1 Independence Stadium
B Sat, June 24 vs. Baltimore Stallions L 0–37 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 20,250

Regular season

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Season standings

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South Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Baltimore Stallions 18 15 3 0 30 541 369 6–1 W10 Details
San Antonio Texans 18 12 6 0 24 630 457 5–3 W3 Details
Birmingham Barracudas 18 10 8 0 20 548 518 3–4 L2 Details
Memphis Mad Dogs 18 9 9 0 18 346 364 4–3 L1 Details
Shreveport Pirates 18 5 13 0 10 465 514 0–8 L2 Details

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Season schedule

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

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Player stats

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Passing

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Player Games played Attempts Completions Yards Pct. Interceptions Long Touchdowns
Matt Dunigan[1] 18 643 362 4911 56.3 16 71 34
Kelvin Simmons 16 39 26 292 66.7 1 N/A 3

Receiving

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Player Games played Receptions Yards Avg. Long Touchdowns
Eddie Britton 15 49 681 13.9 71 4
Marcus Grant 18 84 1559 18.6 86 11
Willie McClendon 1 4 55 13.8 0 19

Rushing

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Player Games played Rushes Yards Avg. Long Touchdowns
Kelvin Simmons 16 17 136 8.0 24 3
Willie McClendon 1 6 43 7.2 20 1

Kicking

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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

Player Games FGA FGM FG % XPA XPM XP %
Luis Zendejas 12 43 34 79.1% 38 38 100.0%

Kickoff returns

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Player Kickoff returns Yards Avg. Touchdowns Long
Eddie Britton 24 401 16.7 0 29
Willie McClendon 6 43 7.2 20 1

Playoffs

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South Semi-Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Birmingham Barracudas 6 0 3 0 9
San Antonio Texans 14 24 0 14 52

Awards and honors

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CFL All-Stars

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CFL Southern All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ a b "MATT DUNIGAN | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "Birmingham Barracudas All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
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