1995 Birmingham Barracudas season

The 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season was the first and only season in their franchise history. The Barracudas finished 3rd in the south with a 10–8–0 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 14 games.[1] They lost in the South Division Semi-Final to the San Antonio Texans.

1995 Birmingham Barracudas season
Head coach	Jack Pardee
Home field	Legion Field
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	3rd, South
Playoff finish	Lost South Semi-Final
Uniform

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Fri, June 16	at Shreveport Pirates	31–28	Loss
B	Sat, June 24	vs. Baltimore Stallions in Miami at Orange Bowl Stadium	37–0	Loss	20,250

Regular season

Season standings

South Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Baltimore Stallions	18	15	3	0	541	369	30
San Antonio Texans	18	12	6	0	630	457	24
Birmingham Barracudas	18	10	8	0	548	518	20
Memphis Mad Dogs	18	9	9	0	346	364	18
Shreveport Pirates	18	5	13	0	465	514	10

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Season schedule

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

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Player stats

Passing

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

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	?	?	?	?	9
San Antonio Texans	?	?	?	?	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

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-08-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
3. "Birmingham Barracudas All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-06-21.