1995 New Orleans Saints season

1995 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerTom Benson
General managerBill Kuharich
Head coachJim Mora
Offensive coordinatorCarl Smith
Defensive coordinatorMonte Kiffin
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record7–9
Division place5th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Willie Roaf
CB Eric Allen

The 1995 season was the New Orleans Saints' 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st to host games at the Louisiana Superdome and the tenth under head coach Jim Mora. The team matched on their 7–9 record from 1994, but missed the postseason for a third consecutive season and ended up in last place in the division for the first time since 1986.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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1995 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Mark Fields *  Linebacker Washington State
2 44 Ray Zellars  Running back Notre Dame
3 75 Mike Verstegen  Guard Wisconsin
4 108 Dameian Jeffries  Defensive end Alabama
5 148 William Strong  Defensive back North Carolina State
6 184 Lee DeRamus  Wide receiver Wisconsin
7 242 Travis Davis  Defensive back Notre Dame
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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1995 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro


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Roster

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1995 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 6 inactive, 2 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 San Francisco 49ers L 22–24 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 66,627
2 September 10 at St. Louis Rams L 13–17 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 59,335
3 September 17 Atlanta Falcons L 24–27 (OT) 0–3 Louisiana Superdome 57,442
4 September 24 at New York Giants L 29–45 0–4 Giants Stadium 72,619
5 October 1 Philadelphia Eagles L 10–15 0–5 Louisiana Superdome 43,938
6 Bye
7 October 15 Miami Dolphins W 33–30 1–5 Louisiana Superdome 55,628
8 October 22 at Carolina Panthers L 3–20 1–6 Memorial Stadium 55,484
9 October 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 11–7 2–6 3Com Park 65,272
10 November 5 St. Louis Rams W 19–10 3–6 Louisiana Superdome 43,120
11 November 12 Indianapolis Colts W 17–14 4–6 Louisiana Superdome 44,122
12 November 19 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–43 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 58,108
13 November 26 Carolina Panthers W 34–26 5–7 Louisiana Superdome 39,580
14 December 3 at New England Patriots W 31–17 6–7 Foxboro Stadium 59,876
15 December 10 at Atlanta Falcons L 14–19 6–8 Georgia Dome 54,603
16 December 16 Green Bay Packers L 23–34 6–9 Louisiana Superdome 50,132
17 December 24 at New York Jets W 12–0 7–9 Giants Stadium 28,885
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs San Francisco 49ers

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Week 1: San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 17 7024
Saints 0 9 6722

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,627
  • Recap

With the loss, the Saints started 0–1.

Week 2: at St. Louis Rams

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Week 2: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 3 0 7313
Rams 7 10 0017

at Busch Stadium, St. Louis

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 59,335
  • Recap

With the loss, the Saints fell to 0–2.

Standings

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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

Awards and records

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  • Jim Everett, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 3,970 yards [3]
  • Jim Everett, franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 26 touchdown passes [3]

References

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  1. ^ "1995 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  3. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book. Workman Publishing Company. 2001. p. 126. ISBN 0-7611-2480-2.
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