1995 Detroit Lions Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Wayne Fontes (10-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1995 Detroit Lions StatisticsTeam Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Wayne Fontes (10-6)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1995 Detroit Lions Results
The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 1995 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Detroit piled up points with 436 points, while the defense yielded 336. Scott Mitchell led the charge, throwing for 4,338 yards. Herman Moore hauled in 123 balls for 1,686 yards. Brett Perriman was targeted regularly also.
Barry Sanders rushed for a team-leading 1,500 yards for the Lions.
Willie Clay picked off 8 opponent throws. Henry Thomas topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 42 sacks.
Wayne Fontes coached the team. The 1995 Detroit Lions lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Tom Beer | LB-RB | March 27, 1969 | 6'1" | 221 | Saginaw Valley St. | Bay Port, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Bennie Blades | FS | September 3, 1966 | 6'0" | 221 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Shane Bonham | DT | October 18, 1970 | 6'2" | 272 | Air Force | Fairbanks, AK USA | 16 | 0 |
| 57 | Stephen Boyd | LB | August 22, 1972 | 6'0" | 247 | Boston Col. | Valley Stream, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 14 |
| 81 | Anthony Carter | WR | September 17, 1960 | 5'11" | 168 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Willie Clay | SS | September 5, 1970 | 5'10" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | LG | September 18, 1970 | 6'6" | 310 | West Virginia | Richlands, VA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 76 | Scott Conover | T | September 27, 1968 | 6'4" | 276 | Purdue | Neptune, NJ USA | 14 | 2 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss | LDE | March 22, 1973 | 6'5" | 318 | Utah | Mancos, CO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Kevin Glover | C | June 17, 1963 | 6'2" | 278 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Ron Hall | TE | March 15, 1964 | 6'4" | 245 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Fort Huachuca, AZ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | K | June 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 182 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Tracy Hayworth | LLB | December 18, 1967 | 6'3" | 260 | Tennessee | Winchester, TN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 66 | Hessley Hempstead | G | January 29, 1972 | 6'1" | 295 | Kansas | Upland, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Kevin Hickman | TE | August 20, 1971 | 6'4" | 258 | Navy | Cherry Hill, NJ USA | 6 | 0 |
| 82 | Rodney Holman | TE | April 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 238 | Tulane | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 16 | 3 |
| 25 | Greg Jeffries | DB | October 16, 1971 | 5'9" | 195 | Virginia | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 59 | Mike Johnson | RLB | November 26, 1962 | 6'1" | 230 | Virginia Tech | Southport, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Jeff Jones | T | May 30, 1972 | 6'6" | 310 | Texas A&M | Killeen, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Scott Kowalkowski | LB | August 23, 1968 | 6'2" | 220 | Notre Dame | Farmington Hills, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Antonio London | LB | April 14, 1971 | 6'2" | 238 | Alabama | Tullahoma, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | Dave Lutz | RG | December 20, 1959 | 6'6" | 305 | Georgia Tech | Monroe, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Eric Lynch | RB | May 16, 1970 | 5'10" | 224 | Grand Valley St. | Woodhaven, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Don Majkowski | QB | February 25, 1964 | 6'2" | 197 | Virginia | Buffalo, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 39 | Van Malone | DB | July 1, 1970 | 5'11" | 189 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Robert Massey | DB | February 27, 1967 | 5'11" | 200 | North Carolina Central | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 3 |
| 83 | Aubrey Matthews | WR | September 15, 1962 | 5'7" | 165 | Delta St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Kez McCorvey | WR | January 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 184 | Florida St. | Gautier, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan McNeil | LCB | October 4, 1970 | 6'2" | 210 | Miami (FL) | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Scott Mitchell | QB | January 2, 1968 | 6'6" | 240 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Herman Moore | WR | October 20, 1969 | 6'4" | 210 | Virginia | Danville, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Johnnie Morton | PR | October 7, 1971 | 6'0" | 190 | USC | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 71 | Zefross Moss | RT | August 17, 1966 | 6'6" | 325 | Alabama St. | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 90 | Dan Owens | DE-DT-NT | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5'9" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | RDT | July 30, 1969 | 6'3" | 266 | South Carolina St. | Wando, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Corey Raymond | RCB | July 28, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | LSU | New Iberia, LA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 34 | Ron Rivers | KR | November 13, 1971 | 5'8" | 205 | Fresno St. | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Mark Royals | P | June 22, 1965 | 6'5" | 225 | Chowan | Hampton, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Barry Sanders | RB | July 16, 1968 | 5'8" | 203 | Oklahoma St. | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | FB | June 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 247 | Nebraska | Columbus, NE USA | 16 | 1 |
| 97 | Tracy Scroggins | RDE | September 11, 1969 | 6'3" | 273 | Tulsa | Checotah, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Tony Semple | G | December 20, 1970 | 6'5" | 286 | Memphis | Lincoln, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | David Sloan | TE | June 8, 1972 | 6'6" | 260 | New Mexico | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | MLB | October 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 247 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Henry Thomas | LDT | January 12, 1965 | 6'2" | 277 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Vernon Turner | WR-RB | January 6, 1967 | 5'8" | 185 | Carson-Newman | Brooklyn, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | Sean Vanhorse | DB | July 22, 1968 | 5'10" | 180 | Howard | Baltimore, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 95 | Mike Wells | DT | January 16, 1971 | 6'3" | 310 | Iowa | Arnold, MO USA | 15 | 0 |
| 67 | Doug Widell | LG | September 23, 1966 | 6'4" | 289 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 11 | 10 |
| 21 | Allen Williams | RB | September 17, 1972 | 5'11" | 205 | Georgia | Thomasville, GA USA | 5 | 0 |
