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1995 New Orleans Saints season

1995 New Orleans Saints season
Tom Benson
Bill Kuharich
Jim Mora
Carl Smith
Monte Kiffin
Louisiana Superdome
7–9
5th NFC West
Did not qualify
T Willie RoafCB Eric Allen

The 1995 season was the New Orleans Saints' 29th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 21st to host games at the Louisiana Superdome and the tenth under head coach Jim Mora. The team matched on their 7–9 record from 1994, but missed the postseason for a third consecutive season and ended up in last place in the division for the first time since 1986.

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1995 New Orleans Saints draft
1	13	Mark Fields *	Linebacker	Washington State
2	44	Ray Zellars	Running back	Notre Dame
3	75	Mike Verstegen	Guard	Wisconsin
4	108	Dameian Jeffries	Defensive end	Alabama
5	148	William Strong	Defensive back	North Carolina State
6	184	Lee DeRamus	Wide receiver	Wisconsin
7	242	Travis Davis	Defensive back	Notre Dame
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	Front office

Owner/general partner – Tom Benson Executive vice-president of administration – Jim Miller Vice-president of football operations – Bill Kuharich Director of pro personnel – Chet Franklin Director of college scouting – Bruce Lemmerman Head coaches

Vice-president/head coach – Jim E. Mora Offensive coaches

Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Carl Smith Running backs – Jim Skipper Wide receivers – Steve Walters Tight ends – Larry Kennan Offensive line – John Matsko | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Monte Kiffin Defensive line – Wayne Nunnely Linebackers – Jim Haslett Defensive backs – Jim L. Mora Defensive assistant – Steve Trimble Defensive assistant – Frank Warren Special teams coaches

Special teams – Joe Marciano Strength and conditioning

Strength and conditioning – Russell Paternostro |

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Quarterbacks (QB)
11 Jim Everett
14 Tommy Hodson
13 Doug Nussmeier
Running backs (RB)

24 Mario Bates 20 Derek Brown 22 Lorenzo Neal 36 Derrick Ned 34 Ray Zellars FB Wide receivers (WR)

87 Lee DeRamus 89 Quinn Early 81 Michael Haynes 84 Steve Rhem 83 Torrance Small Tight ends (TE)

86 Kirk Botkin LS 82 Irv Smith 85 Wesley Walls | | Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Richard Cooper T 72 Jim Dombrowski G 61 Ed King G 68 Alan Kline T 67 Andy McCollum G 60 Craig Novitsky 77 Willie Roaf T 62 Jeff Uhlenhake 66 Mike Verstegen G/T 63 Donald Willis G Defensive linemen (DL)

99 Willie Broughton DT 79 Tory Epps DT 91 Robert Goff DT 96 Dameian Jeffries DE 94 Joe Johnson DE 93 Wayne Martin DT 74 Toddrick McIntosh DE 90 Israel Stanley DT 97 Renaldo Turnbull DE | | Linebackers (LB) 51 Ron Childs MLB 56 Ernest Dixon OLB 55 Mark Fields OLB 52 Richard Harvey OLB 56 Brian Jones MLB 59 Rufus Porter OLB Defensive backs (DB)

21 Eric Allen CB 45 Israel Byrd CB 39 John Covington FS 33 Tyrone Hughes 43 Tyrone Legette CB 46 Sean Lumpkin SS 44 J. J. McCleskey FS 30 Anthony Newman SS 37 Jimmy Spencer CB 41 William Strong CB Special teams (ST)

10 Doug Brien K 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer P | | Practice squad 98 Dunstan Anderson DE 95 Ernest Jones DE Reserve

26 Vince Buck S (IR) 28 Ralph Dawkins RB (IR) 35 Shane Pahukoa S (IR) 70 Chris Port G/T (IR) 3 Timm Rosenbach QB (NF-Inj.) 54 Winfred Tubbs LB (IR) 53 active, 6 inactive, 2 practice squad

Rookies in italics |

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
September 3	San Francisco 49ers	L 22–24	0–1	Louisiana Superdome	66,627
September 10	at St. Louis Rams	L 13–17	0–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	59,335
September 17	Atlanta Falcons	L 24–27 (OT)	0–3	Louisiana Superdome	57,442
September 24	at New York Giants	L 29–45	0–4	Giants Stadium	72,619
October 1	Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–15	0–5	Louisiana Superdome	43,938
October 15	Miami Dolphins	W 33–30	1–5	Louisiana Superdome	55,628
October 22	at Carolina Panthers	L 3–20	1–6	Memorial Stadium	55,484
October 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W 11–7	2–6	3Com Park	65,272
November 5	St. Louis Rams	W 19–10	3–6	Louisiana Superdome	43,120
November 12	Indianapolis Colts	W 17–14	4–6	Louisiana Superdome	44,122
November 19	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–43	4–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	58,108
November 26	Carolina Panthers	W 34–26	5–7	Louisiana Superdome	39,580
December 3	at New England Patriots	W 31–17	6–7	Foxboro Stadium	59,876
December 10	at Atlanta Falcons	L 14–19	6–8	Georgia Dome	54,603
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}December 16	Green Bay Packers	L 23–34	6–9	Louisiana Superdome	50,132
December 24	at New York Jets	W 12–0	7–9	Giants Stadium	28,885
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

With the loss, the Saints started 0–1.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 0–2.

NFC West
(2) San Francisco 49ers	11	5	.688	457	258	L1
(6) Atlanta Falcons	9	7	.563	362	349	W1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	.438	309	418	L3
Carolina Panthers	7	9	.438	289	325	L1
New Orleans Saints	7	9	.438	319	348	W1

Jim Everett, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 3,970 yards
Jim Everett, franchise record, most touchdown passes in one season, 26 touchdown passes
Saints on Pro Football Reference
Saints on jt-sw.com

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