| YEARS IN
LEAGUE: 1995 |
OWNER:
Fred Smith |
| STADIUM:
Liberty
Bowl (63,000) |
COLOURS:
Forest Green, Maroon, Gold |
| OVERALL
REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 9-9 |
OVERALL
PLAYOFF RECORD: 0-0 |
1995 STANDINGS:
9-9 Overall (5-4 Home, 4-5 Away)
- Did Not Qualify For Playoffs |
1995 AVERAGE
HOME ATTENDANCE: 14,550 |
Synopsis:
(from
The
CFL in America) |
| The Mad Dogs
were owned by the man who also owned Federal Express and coached by Pepper
Rodgers, who had also coached at UCLA and the Memphis Showboats of the
USFL. While Rodgers was a likeable man, he often made uncomplimentary remarks
about the league. |
| The Mad Dogs
tried to copy Baltimore's blueprint for success in the CFL by hiring Adam
Rita, a former CFL head coach as their offensive coordinator. They tried
to sign CFL veteran QB Matt Dunigan, who signed with Birmingham & instead
signed Damon Allen as their QB. Other notable players on offense included
SB Eddie Brown and former NFL kicker Donald Igwebuike. However, the MadDogs
were not known for their offense. The Mad Dogs did have a strong defense,
with players like ends Tim Cofield and Rodney Harding. |
| The Liberty
Bowl was also not a CFL regulation-length field, the end zones being only
15 yards long instead of 20. |
MEMPHIS
MAD DOGS' RECORD VS. OTHER TEAMS:
| OPPONENT: |
GP
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
PF
|
PA
|
Pts
|
Pct.
|
Home
|
Away
|
| BALTIMORE
STALLIONS |
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
38
|
31
|
2
|
.500
|
1-0-0
|
0-1-0
|
| BIRMINGHAM
BARRACUDAS |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
19
|
2
|
1.000
|
1-0-0
|
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|
| BRITISH
COLUMBIA LIONS |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
13
|
31
|
0
|
.000
|
0-1-0
|
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|
| CALGARY
STAMPEDERS |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
18
|
24
|
0
|
.000
|
-----
|
0-1-0
|
| EDMONTON
ESKIMOS |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
31
|
59
|
0
|
.000
|
0-1-0
|
0-1-0
|
| HAMILTON
TIGER-CATS |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
21
|
2
|
1.000
|
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|
1-0-0
|
| OTTAWA
ROUGH
RIDERS |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
49
|
27
|
4
|
1.000
|
1-0-0
|
1-0-0
|
| SAN
ANTONIO TEXANS |
2
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
50
|
0
|
.000
|
0-1-0
|
0-1-0
|
| SASKATCHEWAN
ROUGHRIDERS |
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
43
|
39
|
2
|
.500
|
1-0-0
|
0-1-0
|
| SHREVEPORT
PIRATES |
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
53
|
43
|
4
|
1.000
|
1-0-0
|
1-0-0
|
| TORONTO
ARGONAUTS |
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
35
|
20
|
0
|
.500
|
0-1-0
|
1-0-0
|
| WINNIPEG
BLUE
BOMBERS |
0
|
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| TOTALS: |
18
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
346
|
364
|
18
|
.500
|
5-4-0
|
4-5-0
|
1995
MEMPHIS MAD DOGS GAME RESULTS
(Attendance figures in brackets)
| PRE-SEASON: |
|
SCORE: |
| |
vs.
San Antonio Texans |
L 14-35 |
| |
at OTTAWA
ROUGH RIDERS |
W 28-21 |
| REGULAR
SEASON: |
|
SCORE: |
| Week
1 |
at Calgary
Stampeders |
L 18-24 |
| Week
2 |
vs.
British Columbia Lions (14,278) |
L
13-31 |
| Week
3 |
vs.
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (11,748) |
W 11-5 |
| Week
4 |
at OTTAWA
ROUGH RIDERS |
W 23-20 |
| Week
5 |
at HAMILTON
TIGER-CATS |
W 23-21 |
| Week
6 |
vs.
Toronto Argonauts (20,183) |
L
7-10 |
| Week
7 |
at San Antonio Texans |
L
9-24 |
| Week
8 |
vs.
BALTIMORE STALLIONS (20,012) |
W 25-15 |
| Week
9 |
at Baltimore Stallions |
L
13-16 |
| Week
10 |
vs. San Antonio Texans (16,223) |
L
6-26 |
| Week
11 |
at SHREVEPORT
PIRATES |
W 31-22 |
| Week
12 |
vs SHREVEPORT
PIRATES (10,198) |
W 22-21 |
| Week
13 |
at Saskatchewan Roughriders |
L
34-32 |
| Week
14 |
vs.
BIRMINGHAM BARRACUDAS (13,797) |
W 28-19 |
| Week
15 |
vs.
OTTAWA ROUGH RIDERS (12,437) |
W 26-7 |
| Week
16 |
at Edmonton Eskimos |
L 17-34 |
| Week
17 |
at TORONTO
ARGONAUTS |
W 28-10 |
| Week
18 |
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
(12,078) |
L
14-25 |
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