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
+ 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
Undrafted free agents
+ 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBill KushnerPunterBoston CollegeTony MillerWide receiverUCLALuther MorrisTight endNorthwesternFranklin StephensCenterGeorgia Southern
Personnel
Staff
Roster
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 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 2: vs New Orleans Saints
Week 3: at Carolina Panthers
Week 4: vs Chicago Bears
Standings
References
External links 1995 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com