1995 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
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The 1995
Saskatchewan Roughriders
finished in 6th place in the North Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This season represented the first time that Regina
hosted the Grey Cup
, when the city hosted the 83rd
championship game. As a result, temporary seating was installed, which led to the largest attendance at a regular season game, 55,438, against the visiting Calgary Stampeders
.
1995 CFL season
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:...
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
finished in 6th place in the North Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This season represented the first time that Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...
hosted the Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
, when the city hosted the 83rd
83rd Grey Cup
The 83rd Grey Cup aka The Wind Bowl was the 1995 Canadian Football League championship game 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...
championship game. As a result, temporary seating was installed, which led to the largest attendance at a regular season game, 55,438, against the visiting Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...
.
CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 4 | Troy Alexander | LB Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen... |
Eastern Washington |
| 1 | 10 | Dwayne Provo Dwayne Provo Dwayne Provo is a Canadian athlete, school administrator, and politician. Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia and attended university at St. Mary's University where he played Canadian football and was drafted in 1995 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders... |
DB Defensive back In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of... |
Saint Mary's |
| 1 | 12 | Rob Lazeo Rob Lazeo Robert "Rob" Lazeo is a retired professional Canadian football offensive lineman who spent 14 seasons playing in the Canadian Football League. He spent the last four years of his career with the Calgary Stampeders where he won the 96th Grey Cup in the Stampeders' 2008 season... |
OT | Western Illinois |
| 2 | 23 | Gene Makowsky Gene Makowsky Gene Makowsky is an offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League and a politician. He was selected in the second round of the 1995 CFL Draft from the University of Saskatchewan... |
OL | Saskatchewan |
| 2 | 24 | Brian Yorston | DT | Middle Tennessee |
| 4 | 38 | Gerry Smith | LB | Wilfrid Laurier |
| 6 | 51 | Brent Schneider | QB Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Saskatchewan |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Fri, June 16 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
30–27 | Loss | 27,203 |
| B | Sat, June 24 | at Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
43–23 | Loss | 13,222 |
Season Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium... |
18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 631 | 404 | 30 | Details 1995 Calgary Stampeders season The 1995 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the North Division with a 15–3 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Baltimore Stallions... |
| Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 599 | 359 | 26 | Details 1995 Edmonton Eskimos season The 1995 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the North Division with a 13–5–0 record. They appeared in the North Final.- CFL Draft:-Schedule:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:Total attendance: 283,274... |
| BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954... |
18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 535 | 470 | 20 | Details 1995 BC Lions season The 1995 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the North Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the North Semi-Final but were defeated by the Edmonton Eskimos, denying the team a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 427 | 509 | 16 | Details 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the North division with a 8–10–0 record. They appeared in a North Semi-Final game.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 404 | 653 | 14 | Details 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 5th place in the North Division with a 7–11 record. They faced the Baltimore Stallions in a South Division Semi-Final match, becoming the first CFL team to use the crossover rule.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor... |
18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 422 | 451 | 12 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 376 | 519 | 8 | Details 1995 Toronto Argonauts season The 1995 Toronto Argonauts finished in 7th place in the North Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Standings:-Schedule:-References:... |
| Ottawa Rough Riders Ottawa Rough Riders The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. One of the oldest and longest lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine times. Their most dominant era was the 1960s and 1970s, a... |
18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 348 | 685 | 6 | Details 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 8th place in the North division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Northern All-Stars:*DT – John Kropke, CFL Eastern All-Star... |
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, June 30 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the North division with a 8–10–0 record. They appeared in a North Semi-Final game.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-Postseason:-References:... |
37–16 | Loss | 23,396 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Fri, July 7 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos 1995 Edmonton Eskimos season The 1995 Edmonton Eskimos finished in 2nd place in the North Division with a 13–5–0 record. They appeared in the North Final.- CFL Draft:-Schedule:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:Total attendance: 283,274... |
26–19 (OT) | Loss | 23,584 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Fri, July 14 | at Memphis Mad Dogs 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs season The 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs season was the first and only season in their franchise history. Memphis finished 4th in the south division with a 9–9–0 record, but missed the playoffs.-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:-References:... |
11–5 | Loss | 11,748 | 0–3 |
| 4 | Sat, July 22 | at Birmingham Barracudas 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season The 1995 Birmingham Barracudas season was the first and only season in their franchise history. The Barracudas finished 3rd in the south with a 10–8–0 record. The Barracudas signed high profile free agent Matt Dunigan as a free agent in 1995, and he set career bests with 362 completions on 643... |
24–14 | Loss | 25,321 | 0–4 |
| 5 | Sun, July 30 | vs. San Antonio Texans 1995 San Antonio Texans season The 1995 San Antonio Texans season was the third season for the franchise in Canadian Football League and their first in San Antonio, Texas after their relocation from Sacramento, California. They earned a 12–6 record and finished 2nd in the South Division, allowing the team to advance to playoffs... |
36–15 | Loss | 22,215 | 0–5 |
| 6 | Fri, Aug 4 | at Ottawa Rough Riders 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders season The 1995 Ottawa Rough Riders finished 8th place in the North division with a 3–15–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Schedule:-Northern All-Stars:*DT – John Kropke, CFL Eastern All-Star... |
31–20 | Win | 20,830 | 1–5 |
| 7 | Wed, Aug 9 | vs. BC Lions 1995 BC Lions season The 1995 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the North Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the North Semi-Final but were defeated by the Edmonton Eskimos, denying the team a chance to defend their Grey Cup title.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
43–25 | Loss | 20,421 | 1–6 |
| 8 | Fri, Aug 18 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 32–13 | Loss | 30,204 | 1–7 |
| 9 | Wed, Aug 23 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | 31–16 | Win | 21,615 | 2–7 |
| 10 | Sun, Sept 3 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 1995 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 5th place in the North Division with a 7–11 record. They faced the Baltimore Stallions in a South Division Semi-Final match, becoming the first CFL team to use the crossover rule.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
56–4 | Win | 31,308 | 3–7 |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25–24 | Loss | 24,698 | 3–8 |
| 12 | Sun, Sept 17 | vs. Memphis Mad Dogs | 34–32 | Win | 27,787 | 4–8 |
| 13 | Sat, Sept 23 | at Toronto Argonauts 1995 Toronto Argonauts season The 1995 Toronto Argonauts finished in 7th place in the North Division with a 4–14–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.-Standings:-Schedule:-References:... |
23–30 | Win | 14,655 | 5–8 |
| 14 | Sun, Oct 1 | vs. Baltimore Stallions 1995 Baltimore Stallions season The 1995 Baltimore Stallions season was the second in the history of the Baltimore CFL franchise. It would be the final season in Baltimore as the team relocated to Montreal, Quebec. The team ended its existence with a victory in the Grey Cup. The Stallions were the first American based football... |
24–20 | Loss | 30,738 | 5–9 |
| 15 | Sat, Oct 7 | at Baltimore Stallions | 29–27 | Loss | 31,421 | 5–10 |
| 16 | Sat, Oct 14 | vs. Calgary Stampeders 1995 Calgary Stampeders season The 1995 Calgary Stampeders finished in 1st place in the North Division with a 15–3 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup but lost to the Baltimore Stallions... |
25–20 | Win | 55,438 | 6–10 |
| 17 | Sun, Oct 22 | at Calgary Stampeders | 18–15 | Loss | 33,258 | 6–11 |
| 18 | Sat, Oct 28 | at BC Lions | 30–25 | Loss | 27,464 | 6–12 |