1995 CFL season
| 1995 CFL season |
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| Regular season |
| Duration |
June, 1995 – October, 1995 |
1995-06-24 | 1995-10-24 | 1995 CFL season |
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| Playoffs |
| Start date |
November 4, 1995 |
1995-11-04 | 1995-11-19 | Playoffs |
| North Champions |
Calgary Stampeders |
1995-11-12 |
| South Champions |
Baltimore Stallions |
1995-11-11 |
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| 83rd Grey Cup |
| Date |
November 19, 1995 |
| Site |
Taylor Field, Regina |
| Champions |
Baltimore Stallions |
| 83rd Grey Cup |
1995-11-19 |
Taylor Field, Regina |
Baltimore Stallions |
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The 1995 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 42nd season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 38th Canadian Football League season.
CFL News in 1995
Two more United States-based teams were admitted in the CFL with the Birmingham Barracudas and the Memphis Mad Dogs. In the off-season the Sacramento Gold Miners moved to San Antonio to become the San Antonio Texans. The Texans would play their home games at the Alamodome. In the previous season, the Las Vegas Posse, after a terrible inaugural season, ceased operations and folded. The Baltimore Football Club finally found themselves a new nickname and christened themselves the Stallions at the beginning of the second week of the season.
With the admittance of Birmingham and Memphis, the CFL undertook a realignment; the league would now consist of a North and South Division rather than an East and West Division. All five U.S.-based teams would play in the South Division, while all eight Canadian teams would compete in the North Division. Five teams from the North division and three from the South would qualify for the playoffs. To make up for the disparity, the lowest-seeded North Division playoff team (which ended up being Winnipeg) played in the South Division playoffs.
The city of Regina played host to the Grey Cup game for the first time. In the game, viewers at home and at Taylor Field witnessed the Baltimore Stallions defeat the Calgary Stampeders, 37–20, becoming the first (and as of now, the only) American team to win the Grey Cup.
Regular season standings
Final regular season standings
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points. Teams in bold qualified for the playoffs.
Grey Cup playoffs
Main article:
83rd Grey CupThe Baltimore Stallions were the 1995 Grey Cup champions, defeating the Calgary Stampeders 37–20 at Regina's Taylor Field. The Stallions became the only American team to win the Grey Cup. The Stallions' Tracy Ham (QB) was named the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player and the Stampeders' Dave Sapunjis (SB) was the Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian.
Playoff bracket
1995 CFL All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Matt Dunigan, Birmingham Barracudas
- FB – Mike Saunders, San Antonio Texans
- RB – Mike Pringle, Baltimore Stallions
- SB – Dave Sapunjis, Calgary Stampeders
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Don Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Earl Winfield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- C – Mike Kiselak, San Antonio Texans
- OG – Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- OG – Mike Withycombe, Baltimore Stallions
- OT – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Neal Fort, Baltimore Stallions
Defence
- DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – Jearld Baylis, Baltimore Stallions
- DE – Tim Cofield, Memphis Mad Dogs
- DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – O. J. Brigance, Baltimore Stallions
- LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
- CB – Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CB – Irvin Smith, Baltimore Stallions
- DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Charles Anthony, Baltimore Stallions
- DS – Anthony Drawhorn, Birmingham Barracudas
1995 Southern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Matt Dunigan, Birmingham Barracudas
- FB – Mike Saunders, San Antonio Texans
- RB – Mike Pringle, Baltimore Stallions
- SB – Jason Phillips, Birmingham Barracudas
- SB – Chris Armstrong, Baltimore Stallions
- WR – Joe Horn, Memphis Mad Dogs
- WR – Marcus Grant, Birmingham Barracudas
- C – Mike Kiselak, San Antonio Texans
- OG – Fred Childress, Birmingham Barracudas
- OG – Mike Withycombe, Baltimore Stallions
- OT – Shar Pourdanesh, Baltimore Stallions
- OT – Neal Fort, Baltimore Stallions
Defence
- DT – Rodney Harding, Memphis Mad Dogs
- DT – Jearld Baylis, Baltimore Stallions
- DE – Tim Cofield, Memphis Mad Dogs
- DE – Elfrid Payton, Baltimore Stallions
- LB – Tracy Gravely, Baltimore Stallions
- LB – O. J. Brigance, Baltimore Stallions
- LB – David Harper, San Antonio Texans
- CB – Donald Smith, Memphis Mad Dogs
- CB – Irvin Smith, Baltimore Stallions
- DB – Andre Strode, Birmingham Barracudas
- DB – Charles Anthony, Baltimore Stallions
- DS – Anthony Drawhorn, Birmingham Barracudas
1995 Northern All-Stars
Offence
- QB – Jeff Garcia, Calgary Stampeders
- FB – Michael Soles, Edmonton Eskimos
- RB – Cory Philpot, BC Lions
- SB – Dave Sapunjis, Calgary Stampeders
- SB – Allen Pitts, Calgary Stampeders
- WR – Don Narcisse, Saskatchewan Roughriders
- WR – Earl Winfield, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- C – Rod Connop, Edmonton Eskimos
- OG – Jamie Taras, BC Lions
- OG – Pierre Vercheval, Toronto Argonauts
- OT – Rocco Romano, Calgary Stampeders
- OT – Vic Stevenson, BC Lions
Defence
- DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos
- DT – John Kropke, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DE – Andrew Stewart, BC Lions
- DE – Will Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Alondra Johnson, Calgary Stampeders
- LB – Mike O'Shea, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos
- CB – Eric Carter, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- CB – Marvin Coleman, Calgary Stampeders
- DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Edmonton Eskimos
- DB – Brett Young, Ottawa Rough Riders
- DS – Tom Europe, BC Lions
1995 CFL Awards