1995 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season (1st in St. Louis) August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 1995 7–9 3rd NFC West Rich Brooks Jack Reilly Willie Shaw Steve Ortmayer Georgia Frontiere Busch Stadium (First four home games)Trans World Dome (final four home games) Did not qualify 1994 (Los Angeles) 200px None Rams seasons 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. After playing the entire preseason on the road, the team played the first half of the season at Busch Memorial Stadium (former home of the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals) before their new venue, the Trans World Dome, opened in November. The Rams looked to start their tenure in St. Louis strong by improving on the team's 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, St. Louis struggled later in the season. In Week 8, the then-5-1 Rams were pounded 44–10 by the defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers in the last NFL game played at Busch Stadium. 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 Trans World Dome (28-17 over the Carolina Panthers). Ultimately, the Rams finished with 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. It was also the Rams' best finish until 1999 when they finished 13–3 and went on to win that year's Super Bowl. 1995 would also be NFL offensive linemen Jackie Slater's 20th and final season. Offseason Additions SubtractionsLB Carlos Jenkins (Vikings) LB Joe Kelly (Packers)WR Alexander Wright (Raiders) QB Chris Chandler (Oilers) G Tom Newberry (Steelers) K Tony Zendejas (Falcons) CB Robert Bailey (Redskins) RB Tim Lester (Steelers) QB Tommy Maddox (Giants) 1995 expansion draft 1995 NFL expansion draft + St. Louis Rams selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team8 16 Howard Griffith FB Carolina Panthers21 42 Richard Buchanan WR Carolina Panthers NFL draft 1995 NFL draft 1995 St. Louis Rams 1 6 Kevin Carter Defensive end Florida yes yes 2 38 Zach Wiegert Guard Nebraska yes 2 62 Jesse James Center Mississippi State yes 3 82 Steve McLaughlin Kicker Arizona yes 4 115 Lovell Pinkney Tight end Texas yes 5 140 Mike Scurlock Safety Arizona yes 7 214 Gerald McBurrows Safety Kansas yes 7 220 Herman O'Berry Defensive back Oregon no 7 239 Bronzell Miller Defensive end Utah no 7 240 J. T. Thomas Wide receiver Arizona State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1995_draft.htm 1995 St. Louis Rams draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 3, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBill KushnerPunterBoston CollegeTony MillerWide receiverUCLALuther MorrisTight endNorthwesternFranklin StephensCenterGeorgia Southern Personnel Staff 1995 St. Louis Rams 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 coach – Rich Brooks 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 coordinator – Willie Shaw Defensive line – Deek Pollard Linebackers – Dick Selcer Secondary – Nick Aliotti Defensive assistant/quality control – Steve Brown Special teams – Wayne Sevier Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen Roster 1995 St. Louis Rams 12 Chris Miller quarterback 16 Dave Barr American football y 11 Mark Rypien 20 Johnny Bailey American football 36 Jerome Bettis 25 Tyrone Montgomery 31 Brent Moss y 28 Greg Robinson running back 80 Isaac Bruce 86 Jessie Hester 81 Todd Kinchen KR/PR 18 J. 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Thomas wide receiver y KR 19 Billy Williams American football y 89 Alexander Wright American football 88 Pat Carter 47 Marv Cook 84 Troy Drayton 83 Lovell Pinkney y 87 Jim Price tight end 77 Darryl Ashmore T 71 Chuck Belin G 61 Bern Brostek C 70 Wayne Gandy T 79 Leo Goeas G 69 Jesse James center y C 72 Clarence Jones American football T 64 Keith Loneker G 67 Dwayne White G/LS 73 Zach Wiegert y G/T 93 Kevin Carter American football y 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 y DT 96 Jay Williams American football DT 76 Robert Young American football DE 52 Paschall Davis OLB 53 Cedric Figaro MLB 50 Dana Howard American football y MLB 51 Carlos Jenkins OLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 59 Ashley Sheppard OLB 29 Dexter Davis defensive back CB 46 Torin Dorn CB 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 23 Gerald McBurrows y FS 27 Anthony Parker defensive back, born 1966 CB 32 Toby Wright American football SS  4 Dean Biasucci K  5 Sean Landeta P 56 Shane Conlan LB IR 57 Thomas Homco LB (IR) 7px  9 Jamie Martin American football QB PUP 12 Chris Miller quarterback QB IR 21 John Reece American football y CB IR 82 Jermaine Ross WR IR 22 Mike Scurlock y CB/S IR 78 Jackie Slater T IR 53 active, 8 inactive 55 Paul Liggett MLB Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 5 at Seattle Seahawks L 20–34 0–1 Kingdome 35,607 2 August 1 at Oakland Raiders L 22–27 0–2 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 45,000 (est.) 3 August 18 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27-10 1-2 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 70,000 (est.) 4 August 25 at San Diego Chargers L 9-17 1–3 Jack Murphy Stadium 48,816 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 at Green Bay Packers W 17–14 1–0 Lambeau FieldRecap 2 September 10 New Orleans Saints W 17–13 2–0 Busch Memorial StadiumRecap 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, 1995 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 St. Louis Rams 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 1: St. Louis Rams at Green Bay Packers September 3, 1995 12:00 p.m. CST Rams 0 7 7 3 Packers 0 0 7 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 60,104 Overcast, 69 F C FOX Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz 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 2: vs New Orleans Saints St. Louis Rams 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams September 10, 1995 12:00 p.m. CST Saints 3 0 7 3 Rams 7 10 0 0 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 59,335 Overcast, 65 F C FOX Kevin Harlan, Jerry Glanville and Pam Oliver First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NOR – Jim Everett – 24/40, 247 yards, TD, INT STL – Chris Miller – 12/31, 188 yards, TD Top rushers NOR – Mario Bates – 10 rushes, 74 yards STL – Jerome Bettis – 20 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers NOR – Quinn Early – 5 receptions, 73 yards STL – Troy Drayton – 4 receptions, 80 yards Week 3: at Carolina Panthers St. Louis Rams 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers September 17 1:00 p.m. EDT Rams 0 14 10 7 Panthers 0 3 0 7 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 54,060 73 F C FOX Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz Box score 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 Week 4: vs Chicago Bears St. Louis Rams 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 4: Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams September 24, 1995 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 0 21 0 7 Rams 10 7 14 3 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri 59,679 Overcast, 54 F C FOX Joe Buck, Tim Green and Pam Oliver First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Erik Kramer – 27/38, 317 yards, 4 TD STL – Chris Miller – 21/31, 231 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CHI – Rashaan Salaam – 16 rushes, 40 yards STL – Jerome Bettis – 22 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers CHI – Jeff Graham – 6 receptions, 145 yards, TD STL – Troy Drayton – 8 receptions, 106 yards, TD Standings References External links 1995 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com St Louis Rams Season, 1995 Category:St. Louis Rams seasons St Lou Category:Long stubs with short prose