The 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season was the first and only season in their franchise history. The Barracudas finished third in the South Division with a 10–8 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 15 games. They lost in the South Division Semi-Final to the San Antonio Texans.
Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A Fri, June 16 at Shreveport Pirates L 28–31 0–1 Independence Stadium B Sat, June 24 vs. Baltimore Stallions L 0–37 0–2 Miami Orange Bowl 20,250
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 Bye 2 1 Tues, July 4 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–10 1–0 Winnipeg Stadium 22,208 2 2 Sat, July 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 13–31 1–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,042 3 3 Sat, July 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 51–28 2–1 Legion Field 31,185 4 4 Sat, July 22 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–14 3–1 Legion Field 25,321 5 5 Sat, July 29 Baltimore Stallions L 8–36 3–2 Legion Field 30,729 6 6 Thurs, Aug 3 at BC Lions L 23–30 3–3 BC Place 21,948 7 7 Sat, Aug 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 50–24 4–3 Legion Field 17,328 8 8 Fri, Aug 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 31–28 5–3 McMahon Stadium 25,129 9 9 Sat, Aug 26 Calgary Stampeders L 14–37 5–4 Legion Field 19,652 10 10 Fri, Sept 1 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 56–46 6–4 Frank Clair Stadium 20,062 11 11 Sat, Sept 9 at Baltimore Stallions L 20–28 6–5 Memorial Stadium 29,013 12 12 Sun, Sept 17 Ottawa Rough Riders W 40–9 7–5 Legion Field 5,289 13 13 Sun, Sept 24 at Memphis Mad Dogs L 19–28 7–6 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 13,797 14 14 Sun, Oct 1 Shreveport Pirates W 34–20 8–6 Legion Field 6,314 15 15 Sun, Oct 8 San Antonio Texans W 38–28 9–6 Legion Field 6,859 16 16 Fri, Oct 13 at Shreveport Pirates W 29–28 10–6 Independence Stadium 21,117 17 17 Thurs, Oct 19 Edmonton Eskimos L 18–45 10–7 Legion Field 8,910 18 18 Sun, Oct 29 at San Antonio Texans L 42–48 10–8 Alamodome 19,025 Playoffs South Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalBirmingham Barracudas 6 0 3 0 9San Antonio Texans 14 24 0 14 52
Player stats Passing Player Games played Attempts Completions Yards Pct. Interceptions Long Touchdowns Matt Dunigan18 643 362491156.3167134Kelvin Simmons16392629266.71N/A3
Receiving Player Games played Receptions Yards Avg. Long Touchdowns Eddie Britton15 49 68113.9714Marcus Grant1884155918.68611Willie McClendon145513.8019
Rushing Player Games played Rushes Yards Avg. Long Touchdowns Kelvin Simmons16171368.0243 Willie McClendon16437.2201
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 Britton2440116.7029 Willie McClendon6437.2201 Roster 1995 Birmingham Barracudas final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G/T T C G/T G/C G T
Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DE DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams P K Italics indicate American player
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
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