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1995 Baltimore Stallions season

FieldValue
teamBaltimore Stallions
year1995
record15–3
division_place1st, South
ownerJim Speros
general_managerJim Popp
coachDon Matthews
stadiumMemorial Stadium
playoffsWon Grey Cup
MVPMike Pringle
ROYChris Wright
uniformImage:CFL Jersey BAL 1994.png
previous1994 (CFLers)
nextnone
shortnavlinkBaltimore Stallions seasons
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The 1995 Baltimore Stallions season was the second and final season in the history of the Baltimore CFL franchise. The team became the first (and to date, only) American-based football team to win the Grey Cup. Despite the Stallions success, attendance dropped. The club only sold 9,000 season tickets. The 1994 and 1995 Stallions radio flagship station was WJFK, 1300AM in Baltimore. Owned by Infinity Broadcasting, Bruce Cunningham of Fox45 TV served as play-by-play announcer, with former NFL Baltimore Colts stars Joe Washington, Bruce Laird, and Tom Matte providing analysis, and Mark Thoner of WLIF-FM as Producer.

As it turned out, the 83rd Grey Cup would be the last game the Stallions would ever play. A week before the Grey Cup, the Cleveland Browns announced they were moving to Baltimore. Owner Jim Speros balked at the prospect of competing with an NFL team and opted to move elsewhere. When it became apparent that the CFL was giving up its attempt to gain a foothold in the United States, he opted to move his team to Montreal as the Montreal Alouettes. In doing so, Speros canceled his franchise in Baltimore and revived the 1946–86 Alouettes franchise. As a result, the 1995 season is officially the last season of Stallions history, and the Stallions are officially one of only two Grey Cup champions in the modern era to fold.

Preseason

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Sat, June 17Ottawa Rough RidersW 45–111–0Memorial Stadium20,642
Sat, June 24Birmingham BarracudasW 37–02–0Miami Orange Bowl20,216

Regular season

  • After the 1994 season, a name-the-team fan poll was held to decide a new team name. After the team's first week of the season being known as the Baltimore Football Club, the fan poll ended and Jim Speros announced to the Baltimore faithful that their team would be known as the Baltimore Stallions.
  • Mike Pringle's rushing totals were 1,791 yards. Compared to his stats in the 1994 season, his yards-per-carry fell by .6 from 6.4 to 5.8. Despite the reduction, his statistics were still the best any back posted in the CFL that year.

Season standings

Season schedule

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Fri, June 30at BC Lionsurl=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htmtitle=British Columbia Lions historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analyticsaccess-date=2009-04-14archive-date=2009-03-11archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htmurl-status=dead}}0–1BC Place23,999
Sat, July 8San Antonio TexansW 50–241–1Memorial Stadium31,016
Sat, July 15at San Antonio TexansW 28–232–1Alamodome18,112
Sat, July 22Winnipeg Blue BombersW 43–73–1Memorial Stadium30,641
Sat, July 29at Birmingham BarracudasW 36–84–1Legion Field30,729
Wed, Aug 2at Edmonton EskimosW 19–125–1Commonwealth Stadium30,698
Sun, Aug 6at Calgary StampedersL 15–295–2McMahon Stadium24,463
Sat, Aug 12Memphis Mad DogsL 15–255–3Memorial Stadium31,221
Sat, Aug 19at Memphis Mad DogsW 16–136–3Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium18,249
Sat, Aug 26Toronto ArgonautsW 41–147–3Memorial Stadium27,853
Sat, Sept 2at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 41–148–3Ivor Wynne Stadium23,120
Sat, Sept 9Birmingham BarracudasW 28–209–3Memorial Stadium29,013
Fri, Sept 15at Shreveport PiratesW 24–1710–3Independence Stadium12,445
Sat, Sept 23Shreveport PiratesW 42–3211–3Memorial Stadium27,321
Sun, Oct 1at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 28–2412–3Taylor Field30,738
Sat, Oct 7Saskatchewan RoughridersW 29–2713–3Memorial Stadium31,421
Bye
Sat, Oct 21BC LionsW 28–2614–3Memorial Stadium33,208
Sun, Oct 29Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 24–1715–3Memorial Stadium29,310

Playoffs

Mike Pringle ran for 484 playoff yards and four touchdowns in three games. The result was that the Baltimore Stallions made their second straight appearance in the Grey Cup.

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Sat, Nov 4Winnipeg Blue BombersW 36–211–0Memorial Stadium21,040
Sun, Nov 12San Antonio TexansW 21–112–0Memorial Stadium30,217
Sun, Nov 19Calgary StampedersW 37–203–0Taylor Field52,564

Grey Cup

The 83rd Grey Cup was played between the Baltimore Stallions and the Calgary Stampeders at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Stallions won the game by a score of 37–20. It marked the only time that an American-based team won the Grey Cup. Not one television station from Baltimore sent a crew to Regina to cover the Grey Cup game. Only 200 fans showed up for the Stallions Grey Cup celebration. As for the Grey Cup game itself, Chris Wright scored a then CFL record 82 yard punt return touchdown. The aforementioned record stood until the 2018 Grey Cup, with Terry Williams returning a punt for 97 yards to conclude the first half.

Awards and honors

After the season, other Baltimore Stallions' received awards and accomplishments in the CFL, which are: Divisional Awards

  • Most Valuable Player of the East Division – Mike Pringle (RB)
  • Most Outstanding Rookie of the East Division – Chris Wright (WR)
  • Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award of the East Division – Mike Withycombe (OG) CFL awards
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Mike Pringle (RB)
  • CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award – Mike Withycombe (OG)
  • CFL's Coach of the Year – Don Matthews
  • Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player – Tracy Ham (QB) 1995 Southern All-Stars

Offense

  • Mike Pringle (RB)
  • Chris Armstrong (SB)
  • Mike Withycombe (OG)
  • Shar Pourdanesh (OT)
  • Neal Fort (OT)

Defense

  • Jerald Baylis (DT)
  • Elfrid Payton (DE)
  • Tracy Gravely (LB)
  • O. J. Brigance (LB)
  • Irvin Smith (CB)
  • Charles Anthony (DB)

Special Teams

  • Josh Miller (P)
  • Chris Wright (ST) 1995 CFL All-Stars

Offense

  • Mike Pringle (RB)
  • Mike Withycombe (OG)
  • Neal Fort (OT)

Defense

  • Jerald Baylis (DT)
  • O. J. Brigance (LB)
  • Irvin Smith (CB)
  • Charles Anthony (DB)

Special Teams

  • Josh Miller (P)
  • Chris Wright (ST)

Relocation to Montreal

In late 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced his intention to relocate his NFL club to Baltimore, where they would be rechristened the Baltimore Ravens. This would have made the Stallions the only CFL club ever to directly compete with the NFL, whose season overlaps with the last three months of the CFL season.

In late November, Jim Speros had a Save our Stallions campaign, with January 5 as the deadline to sell 20,000 season tickets. It was revealed that the team was $800,000 in debt.

Stallions owner Jim Speros realized that despite the Stallions' popularity, they could not possibly compete with the NFL. After deals with Norfolk, Virginia and Houston fell through, Speros moved the Stallions to Montreal and revived the old Alouettes name for the 1996 season.

References

References

  1. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.199, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  2. "1995 Baltimore Stallions (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2".
  4. "British Columbia Lions historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics".
  5. "Baltimore Stallions".
  6. [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/canadian-football-league-cfl/ "Canadian Football League (CFL)"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''
  7. Weird Facts about Canadian Football, p.200, Overtime Books, First Printing 2009, {{ISBN. 978-1-897277-26-3
  8. (2018-11-25). "Williams sets Grey Cup record with 97-yard punt return TD - CFL.ca". CFL.ca.
  9. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
  10. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League".
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