# 1995 Iowa Barnstormers season

The 1995 Iowa Barnstormers season was the first season for the Iowa Barnstormers. They finished the 1995 Arena Football League season 7–5 and ended the season with a loss in the semifinals of the playoffs against the Orlando Predators.

## Schedule
### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site (attendance) |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site (attendance) |
| 1 | May 12 | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 69–61 | 1–0 | Bradley Center (12,297) |
| 2 | May 20 | Miami Hooters | W 41–29 | 2–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,628) |
| 3 | May 25 | at Connecticut Coyotes | W 51–18 | 3–0 | Hartford Civic Center (7,340) |
| 4 | June 3 | St. Louis Stampede | L 38–44 | 3–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,081) |
| 5 | June 10 | at Arizona Rattlers | W 62–54 | 4–1 | America West Arena (15,505) |
| 6 | June 16 | Memphis Pharaohs | L 54–57 (OT) | 4–2 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,187) |
| 7 | June 24 | San Jose SaberCats | L 17–33 | 4–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) |
| 8 | June 30 | at St. Louis Stampede | W 52–35 | 5–3 | Kiel Center (12,270) |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | July 15 | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 74–35 | 6–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) |
| 11 | July 21 | Las Vegas Sting | L 34–40 | 6–4 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) |
| 12 | July 29 | at Albany Firebirds | L 56–73 | 6–5 | Knickerbocker Arena (12,603) |
| 13 | August 5 | at Memphis Pharaohs | W 45–32 | 7–5 | Pyramid Arena (12,621) |

### Playoffs

The Barnstormers were awarded the No. 5 seed in the AFL playoffs.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site (attendance) |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Final score | Playoff record | Game site (attendance) |
| Quarterfinals | August 13 | at (4) Arizona Rattlers | W 56–52 | 1–0 | America West Arena (14,761) |
| Semifinals | August 19 | (6) Orlando Predators | L 49–56 | 1–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,411) |

## Standings

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division |
| Team | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Wins | Losses | Percentage |
| National Conference |||||||
| Eastern Division |||||||
| Albany Firebirds | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Charlotte Rage | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Connecticut Coyotes | 1 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| Southern Division |||||||
| Tampa Bay Storm | 10 | 2 | 0.833 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Orlando Predators | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Miami Hooters | 1 | 11 | 0.083 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
| American Conference |||||||
| Central Division |||||||
| St. Louis Stampede | 9 | 3 | 0.750 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
| Memphis Pharaohs | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 3 | 3 | 0.500 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 1 | 5 | 0.167 |
| Western Division |||||||
| San Jose SaberCats | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
| Arizona Rattlers | 7 | 5 | 0.583 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 |
| Las Vegas Sting | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 |
* Green indicates clinched playoff berth
* Blue indicates division champion
* Grey indicates best regular season record

## Awards

| Position | Player | Award | All-Arena team |
| Kicker | Mike Black | - | 1st |
| Head coach | John Gregory | Head Coach of the Year | - |
| Owner | Jim Foster | Executive of the Year | - |