1995 St. Louis Rams season

1995 St. Louis Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
General manager	Steve Ortmayer
Head coach	Rich Brooks
Home field	Busch Stadium (First four home games) Trans World Dome (final four home games)
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 in the last NFL game at Busch. Following this loss, the team could not recover, as they only won two more games for the remainder of the season, one of those being the inaugural game in the Dome. 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

NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft

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

Personnel

Staff

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 Head coach – Rich Brooks Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jack Reilly Assistant head coach/running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Mike Martz Offensive Line/tight ends – Steve Greatwood Offensive line – Dan Radakovich Offensive Assistant/quality control – John Ramsdell

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

1995 St. Louis Rams roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Chris Miller 16 Dave Barr 11 Mark Rypien Running backs (RB) 20 Johnny Bailey 36 Jerome Bettis 25 Tyrone Montgomery 31 Brent Moss 28 Greg Robinson Wide receivers (WR) 80 Isaac Bruce 86 Jessie Hester 81 Todd Kinchen 18 J. T. Thomas KR 19 Billy Williams 89 Alexander Wright Tight ends (TE) 88 Pat Carter 47 Marv Cook 84 Troy Drayton 83 Lovell Pinkney 87 Jim Price

Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Darryl Ashmore T 71 Chuck Belin G 61 Bern Brostek C 70 Wayne Gandy T 79 Leo Goeas G 69 Jesse James C 72 Clarence Jones T 64 Keith Loneker G 67 Dwayne White 73 Zach Wiegert G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Kevin Carter DE 75 D'Marco Farr DT 90 Sean Gilbert DE 98 Jimmie Jones DT 65 Jon Kirksey DT 95 Brad Ottis DE/DT 60 Fred Stokes DE 66 Corey Swinson DT 96 Jay Williams DT 76 Robert Young DE

Linebackers (LB) 52 Paschall Davis OLB 53 Cedric Figaro MLB 50 Dana Howard MLB 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 59 Ashley Sheppard OLB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Dexter Davis CB 46 Torin Dorn CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 23 Gerald McBurrows FS 27 Anthony Parker CB 32 Toby Wright SS Special teams  4 Dean Biasucci K  5 Sean Landeta P

Practice squad none 53 active, 8 inactive Reserve 56 Shane Conlan LB (IR) 57 Thomas Homco LB (IR)  9 Jamie Martin QB (PUP) 12 Chris Miller QB (IR) 21 John Reece CB (IR) 82 Jermaine Ross WR (IR) 22 Mike Scurlock CB/S (IR) 78 Jackie Slater T (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Green Bay Packers

Week 1: St. Louis Rams at Green Bay Packers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	7	7	3	17
Packers	0	0	7	7	14

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 3, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Overcast, 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,104
• TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GB – Brett Favre – 29/51, 299 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT STL – Chris Miller – 19/30, 166 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GB – Edgar Bennett – 10 rushes, 21 yards STL – Leonard Russell – 10 rushes, 36 yards Top receivers GB – Mark Chmura – 7 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD STL – Isaac Bruce – 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	14	10	7	31
Panthers	0	3	0	7	10

at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,060
• TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter STL – Jerome Bettis 2-yard run (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 7–0. STL – Jessie Hester 23-yard pass from Chris Miller (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 14–0. CAR – John Kasay 45-yard field goal. Rams 14–3. Third quarter STL – Anthony Parker 28-yard fumble return (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 21–3. STL – Steve McLaughlin 34-yard field goal. Rams 24–3. Fourth quarter STL – Torin Dorn 24-yard interception return (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 31–3. CAR – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Rams 31–10. Top passers STL – Chris Miller – 15/26, 225 yards, TD CAR – Frank Reich – 8/19, 68 yards, INT Top rushers STL – Jerome Bettis – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD CAR – Vince Workman – 5 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 5 receptions, 100 yards CAR – Eric Guliford – 4 receptions, 53 yards

Standings

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

External links

• 1995 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com