1995 Birmingham Barracudas season

1995 Birmingham Barracudas season
Owner	Art Williams
General manager	Roy Shivers
Head coach	Jack Pardee
Home field	Legion Field
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	3rd, South
Playoff finish	Lost 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. They lost in the South Division Semi-Final to the San Antonio Texans.

Preseason

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

Season standings

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

Season schedule

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

Player stats

Passing

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

Receiving

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

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

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

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

Playoffs

South Semi-Final

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

Awards and honors

CFL All-Stars

• Anthony Drawhorn, Defensive back
• Matt Dunigan, Quarterback

CFL Southern All-Stars

• Fred Childress, Offensive guard
• Anthony Drawhorn, Defensive back
• Matt Dunigan, Quarterback
• Marcus Grant, Wide receiver
• Jason Phillips, Slotback
• Andre Strode, Defensive back