The Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 97th season, 76th season in the National Football League (NFL), the eighth in Arizona and the second as the Arizona Cardinals. Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg started in his only season with the team. The Cardinals failed to improve upon their 8–8 record from 1994 and finished 4–12, resulting in the firing of head coach Buddy Ryan and his entire staff.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJason BondsQuarterbackNorthern ArizonaAndy CaflischPunterUW–Stout
Personnel
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 at Washington Redskins L 7–27 0–1 RFK Stadium 52,731 2 September 10 Philadelphia Eagles L 19–31 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 45,004 3 September 17 at Detroit Lions W 20–17 1–2 Pontiac Silverdome 58,727 4 September 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–34 1–3 Texas Stadium 64,560 5 October 1 Kansas City Chiefs L 3–24 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 50,211 6 October 8 at New York Giants L 21–27 1–5 Giants Stadium 68,463 7 October 15 Washington Redskins W 24–20 2–5 Sun Devil Stadium 42,370 8 Bye 9 October 29 Seattle Seahawks W 20–14 3–5 Sun Devil Stadium 39,600 10 November 5 at Denver Broncos L 6–38 3–6 Mile High Stadium 71,488 11 November 12 Minnesota Vikings L 24–30 3–7 Sun Devil Stadium 51,342 12 November 19 at Carolina Panthers L 7–27 3–8 Memorial Stadium 49,582 13 November 26 Atlanta Falcons W 40–37 4–8 Sun Devil Stadium 35,147 14 New York Giants L 6–10 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 44,246 15 at San Diego Chargers L 25–28 4–10 Jack Murphy Stadium 55,258 16 December 17 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–21 4–11 Veterans Stadium 62,076 17 December 25 Dallas Cowboys L 13–37 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 72,394 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Washington Redskins
Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15: at San Diego Chargers
Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Standings
1995 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics – Pro-Football-Reference.com
Awards and records Larry Centers, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Receptions in One Season, 101 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 94 Greg Davis, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, 30 Garrison Hearst, NFL Comeback Player of the Year
Milestones Larry Centers, 1st 100 Reception Season NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 440
Pop culture The season was featured in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. Portions of the film centered on fictional wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., and his agent Jerry Maguire, played by Tom Cruise.
References
External links 1995 Arizona Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com