1995 Arizona Cardinals season

1995 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Buddy Ryan
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1995 Arizona Cardinals began the season seeking to improve their 8–8 finish of 1994. The Cardinals would ultimately finish with four fewer victories, resulting in the ouster of head coach Buddy Ryan and his entire staff.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft

1995 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	47	Frank Sanders	Wide receiver	Auburn
3	80	Stoney Case	Quarterback	New Mexico
5	150	Cedric Davis	Defensive back	Tennessee State
5	165	Lance Scott	Center	Utah
5	167	Tito Paul	Defensive back	Ohio State
6	205	Anthony Bridges	Defensive back	North Texas
7	212	Billy Williams	Wide receiver	Tennessee
7	224	Wesley Leasy	Linebacker	Mississippi State
7	241	Chad Eaton	Defensive tackle	Washington State
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

1995 Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President – Larry Wilson Assistant General Manager – Joe Woolley Director of Pro Scouting – Keith Kidd Director of College Scouting – Bo Bolinger Head coaches Head Coach/General Manager – Buddy Ryan Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dave Atkins Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – George Martinez Receivers/Tight Ends – Ted Plumb Offensive Line – Dan Neal			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ronnie Jones Defensive Line – Jim Stanley Linebackers – Rex Ryan Defensive Backs – Rob Ryan Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

1995 Arizona Cardinals final roster
	Quarterbacks 17 Dave Krieg Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends		Offensive linemen Defensive linemen 90 Keith McCants		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	at Washington Redskins	L 27–7	52,731
2	September 10, 1995	Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–19	45,004
3	September 17, 1995	at Detroit Lions	W 20–17	58,727
4	September 24, 1995	at Dallas Cowboys	L 34–20	64,560
5	October 1, 1995	Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–3	50,211
6	October 8, 1995	at New York Giants	L 27–21	68,463
7	October 15, 1995	Washington Redskins	W 24–20	42,370
8	Bye
9	October 29, 1995	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–14	39,600
10	November 5, 1995	at Denver Broncos	L 38–6	71,488
11	November 12, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	L 30–24	51,342
12	November 19, 1995	at Carolina Panthers	L 27–7	49,582
13	November 26, 1995	Atlanta Falcons	W 40–37	35,147
14	November 30, 1995	New York Giants	L 10–6	44,246
15	December 9, 1995	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–25	55,258
16	December 17, 1995	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–20	62,076
17	December 25, 1995	Dallas Cowboys	L 37–13	72,394

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	435	291	W2
(4) Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	318	338	L1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	326	359	W2
New York Giants	5	11	0	.313	290	340	L2
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	275	422	L4

Awards and records

• Larry Centers, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Receptions in One Season, 101
• Greg Davis, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, 30
• Garrison Hearst, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

Milestones

• Larry Centers, 1st 100 Reception Season

Pop culture

The season was featured in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. Portions of the film centered around fictional wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., and his agent Jerry Maguire, played by Tom Cruise.

External links

• 1995 Arizona Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com