# 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season

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 | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Baltimore Stallions | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 541 | 369 | 6–1 | W10 | Details |
| San Antonio Texans | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 630 | 457 | 5–3 | W3 | Details |
| Birmingham Barracudas | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 548 | 518 | 3–4 | L2 | Details |
| Memphis Mad Dogs | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 346 | 364 | 4–3 | L1 | Details |
| Shreveport Pirates | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 465 | 514 | 0–8 | L2 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 |

## Player stats
### Passing

| Player | Games played | Attempts | Completions | Yards | Pct. | Interceptions | Long | Touchdowns |
| Matt Dunigan | 18 | 643 | 362 | 4911 | 56.3 | 16 | 71 | 34 |
| Kelvin Simmons | 16 | 39 | 26 | 292 | 66.7 | 1 | N/A | 3 |

### Receiving

| Player | Games played | Receptions | Yards | Avg. | Long | Touchdowns |
| Eddie Britton | 15 | 49 | 681 | 13.9 | 71 | 4 |
| Marcus Grant | 18 | 84 | 1559 | 18.6 | 86 | 11 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 0 | 19 |

### Rushing

| Player | Games played | Rushes | Yards | Avg. | Long | Touchdowns |
| Kelvin Simmons | 16 | 17 | 136 | 8.0 | 24 | 3 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 20 | 1 |

### 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 Britton | 24 | 401 | 16.7 | 0 | 29 |
| Willie McClendon | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 20 | 1 |

## Playoffs
### South Semi-Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Birmingham Barracudas | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| San Antonio Texans | 14 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 52 |

## 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