1995 Dallas Cowboys season

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The 1995 season would mark the final of the three Super Bowl titles the Cowboys would win in the 1990's when they triumphed over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium. Once more due to the NFL salary cap, the Cowboys saw a number of key veterans depart via free agency including wide receiver Alvin Harper to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, safety James Washington to the Washington Redskins, center Mark Stepnoski to the Houston Oilers and longtime Cowboys veteran defensive end Jim Jeffcoat to the Buffalo Bills. The most prominent addition came on September 11, 1995, when All-Pro cornerback Deion Sanders was signed to the team away from rival 49ers. In a season filled with tremendous highs and devasting lows, 2nd year head coach Barry Switzer guided the Cowboys back to a championship after failing to do so the previous year. Running back Emmitt Smith would earn his fourth NFL rushing crown on his way to setting a then record with 25 rushing touchdowns in a season and cornerback Larry Brown, after the tragic loss of his son Kristopher, was named Super Bowl XXX Most Valuable Player.

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Schedule

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] NFC Championship Game

• Dallas Cowboys 38, Green Bay Packers 27

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), clear
• TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall and John Madden
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• Game attendance: 65,135

[edit] Super Bowl XXX

[edit] Scoring summary

• DAL - FG: Chris Boniol 42 yards 3-0 DAL
• DAL - TD: Jay Novacek 3 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) 10-0 DAL
• DAL - FG: Chris Boniol 35 yards 13-0 DAL
• PIT - TD: Yancey Thigpen 6 yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Norm Johnson kick) 13-7 DAL
• DAL - TD: Emmitt Smith 1 yard run (Chris Boniol kick) 20-7 DAL
• PIT - FG: Norm Johnson 46 yards 20-10 DAL
• PIT - TD: Byron "Bam" Morris 1 yard run (Norm Johnson kick) 20-17 DAL
• DAL - TD: Emmitt Smith 4 yard run (Chris Boniol kick) 27-17 DAL

[edit] Awards and records

• Larry Brown, Super Bowl Most Valuable Player

[edit] Milestones

• Michael Irvin, 100 Reception Season (Irvin finished the season with 111 receptions) ^[1]

[edit] References

• http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal1995.htm

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