1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Replacement players
On March 14, the players' union announced that it would not settle the strike if replacement players were used in regular season games, and if results were not voided. Detroit Tigers manager Sparky Anderson was put on an involuntary leave of absence as he refused to manage replacement players.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Replacement players
Replacement players created major issues for two American League teams. The Toronto Blue Jays would be unable to play games with replacement players or umpires in Ontario, due to labour code amendments passed by the Ontario NDP that prohibited replacement workers. This would be confirmed in a March 28, 1994 Ontario Labour Board hearing. Manager Cito Gaston and his coaching staff were sent to work with minor league players, and the team would announce that games featuring replacement workers would be played at their Spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Replacement players
The Baltimore Orioles, owned by prominent union lawyer Peter Angelos, announced they would also not be using replacement players. On March 20, Angelos's Orioles canceled the remainder of their spring training games. The next day, the Maryland House of Delegates approved legislation to bar teams playing at Camden Yards from using replacement players.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Replacement players
On March 26, the MLB announced that the 1995 season would be reduced from 162 games per team to 144 games per team as a result of the use of replacement players.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Television deal collapses
Following the end of the 1993 season, CBS Sports lost the rights to broadcast baseball games on television. Production of nationally televised games was taken over by MLB itself, which sold the games as brokered programming to ABC and NBC as part of a joint venture that was referred to as The Baseball Network. Originally, the idea was for ABC and NBC to share a slate of games aired in prime time during the week, with the two networks alternating coverage of the All-Star Game and World Series  and splitting the Division and League Championship Series  between them. The agreement was to run for six seasons and end in 1999, with ABC and NBC airing the World Series and All-Star Game three times each.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike, Television deal collapses
The strike, however, resulted in ABC losing out on two weeks of coverage and the World Series and NBC losing out on all of its allotted regular season games. MLB and the local NBC and ABC stations lost a combined $595 million in advertising revenue, and both networks announced that they would be opting out of the deal after the shortened 1995 season; the Fox network became the new broadcast partner for MLB in 1996, and has remained as such since, although NBC stayed on and broadcast only the postseason until the end of the 2000 season.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike ends
On March 28, 1995, the players voted to return to work if a U.S. District Court judge supported the National Labor Relations Board's unfair labor practices complaint against the owners (which was filed on March 27). By a vote of 27–3, owners supported the use of replacement players. The strike ended when Judge (and future Supreme Court Justice) Sonia Sotomayor of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against the owners on March 31.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike ends
On April 2, 1995, the day before the season was scheduled to start with the replacement players, the strike came to an official end at 232 days. Judge Sotomayor's decision received support from a panel of the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which denied the owners' request to stay the ruling.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Strike ends
As part of the terms of the injunction, the players and owners were to be bound to the terms of the expired collective bargaining agreement until a new one could be reached and the start of the season would be postponed three weeks, with teams playing an abbreviated 144-game season instead of a 162-game season.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, 1995 season
During the first days of the 1995 season, some fans remained irate at both players and owners. Attendance at the games plummeted, as did television ratings, to a greater extent than during the last significant players strike in 1981.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, 1995 season
While a total of 50,010,016 fans had attended the 1,600 MLB regular season games played in 1994, averaging 31,256 per game, a total of 50,416,880 fans attended the 2,016 games of the 1995 MLB regular season, for an average attendance of just 25,008 per game. This represented a decline in average attendance of 20% from 1994 to 1995.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, 1995 season
A few of the fans who showed up demonstrated their frustration, and booed the players; the strike was seen as the worst work stoppage in sports history, leaving the game in crisis and some fans shaken and angry.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, 1995 season
The opening games were played with replacement umpires, the first time since Opening Day 1991 that replacement umpires were used.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, 1995 season
On August 3, 1995, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a bill calling for the partial repeal of baseball's antitrust exemption to the full Senate. The vote was just 9–8. On August 9, George Nicolau, baseball's impartial arbitrator since 1986, was fired by Major League owners. On September 29, 1995, a three-judge panel in New York voted unanimously to uphold the injunction that brought the end to the strike in April 1995. The owners had appealed the injunction issued on March 31, but the panel said the Players Relations Committee had illegally attempted to eliminate free agency and salary arbitration.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, Replacement players on postseason teams
While replacement players from the 1995 spring training were allowed to play on postseason teams, these players were not allowed to have their names or likenesses on any commemorative merchandise; furthermore, they could not be featured in video games or tabletop games, and were instead replaced by placeholder players. The affected players include Shane Spencer of the 1998, 1999 and 2000 New York Yankees, Damian Miller of the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, Brendan Donnelly of the 2002 Anaheim Angels, Kevin Millar of the 2004 Boston Red Sox, and Jamie Walker of the 2006 Detroit Tigers.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, Long-term impact
Arguably the largest impact was to the Montreal Expos. The strike was considered to be start of the franchise's downfall in Montreal, eventually leading to their becoming the Washington Nationals. Not only did their dream season (first in MLB, six games ahead of the Atlanta Braves in the NL East) end abruptly, they were forced to lower payroll and sell off their four highest paid stars (Marquis Grissom, Ken Hill, Larry Walker, and John Wetteland) in the span of less than a week in spring training.


1994–95 Major League Baseball strike, Post-strike, Long-term impact
With the strike negatively affecting its fan base, the Expos would never recover from the incident. Despite respectable performances in 1996, 2002 and 2003, the team never came close to contending again; the team was purchased by Major League Baseball after the 2001 season, and would become the focus of contraction rumors until the team was moved to Washington, D.C., to become the Washington Nationals after the 2004 season. The franchise won its first World Series in 2019, as the Nationals.


1994–95 Maltese Premier League
The 1994–95 Maltese Premier League was the 15th season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 80th season of top-tier football in Malta. It was contested by 10 teams, and Hibernians F.C. won the championship.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1994–95 season was Manchester City's sixth consecutive season in the top tier of English football, and their third in the Premier League.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Season summary
Manchester City endured another torrid season which saw them struggle. Their goalscoring rate improving dramatically from 36 to 53, but they slipped one place into 17th - though still enough to achieve survival. But it was too late to save manager Brian Horton's job and he was sacked to make way for Alan Ball of Southampton.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Season summary
Key striker Niall Quinn recovered from a serious knee injury but failed to make an impact on City's dismal showing, though new German striker Uwe Rösler was among the Premiership's top target men with 15 league goals. His strike partner Paul Walsh was also a frequent goalscorer, with 12 Premiership strikes.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Season summary
One of the few things that gave City fans something to look forward to was the emergence of exciting young players like Garry Flitcroft, Richard Edghill and Steve Lomas. The close season arrival of Georgian midfielder Georgi Kinkladze was another exciting prospect which suggested that the dark clouds that had recently hung over Maine Road might not have cast too lengthy a shadow.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit
The team kit was produced by Umbro and the shirt sponsor was Brother.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit
True products of the nineties, the home and away kits used in the 1994–95 season were over-designed, with the away kit in particular leaving a legacy as being one of the worst kits of Premier League history. The home kit, while on the face of it a classic plain blue shirt with white shorts, in fact had a pattern inlaid in such a way as was only visible when caught by the light, which contained oversized angular Umbro diamonds over the top of each other across the front of the shirt.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Team kit
The away kit was intended as a tribute to the classic red and black stripes which City had worn as an away kit on a number of occasions previously, but for no apparent reason had two-tone grey shoulder stripes as well as an embossed shield which was more suited to the shape of the club's badge after its redesign in 1997 (by which point the shirt was no longer being worn) than the circular badge of the time. The third kit was a more simple white kit with dark blue pinstripes and matching shorts.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Manchester City F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season
The 1994–95 season was Manchester United's third season in the Premier League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season
United acquired David May from Blackburn Rovers early on in the season. They then bought Andy Cole from Newcastle United in January for a British record fee of £7 million (£6 million cash with £1 million-rated Keith Gillespie in part-exchange). That month, Eric Cantona was involved in an incident away to Crystal Palace. As a result of abuse received from a fan, Cantona broke free of kitman Norman Davies' grasp as he was escorting him from the pitch after being sent off, and launched a kung-fu style kick at the fan. Cantona was banned from football for eight months and fined £20,000 by his club and a further £10,000 by the Football Association.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season
United lost the Premier League title on the last day when, despite Blackburn Rovers losing to Liverpool, United could only manage a draw away to West Ham United. The misery continued when Manchester United went on to lose to Everton in the 1995 FA Cup Final.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season
After the season was over, United sold Paul Ince to Internazionale and Mark Hughes to Chelsea, while Andrei Kanchelskis was placed on the transfer list, eventually agreeing a deal with Everton.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Pre season
United's only major signing of the close season was David May, the 24-year-old Blackburn Rovers defender signed for a fee of £1.4 million with a view to becoming an eventual successor to the ageing Steve Bruce in the centre of defence, as well as being capable of playing at right-back. Alex Ferguson also added to the reserve ranks with a £100,000 move to 18-year-old Bradford City striker Graeme Tomlinson.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Pre season
"Captain Marvel" Bryan Robson had left at the end of the 1993–94 season after 13 years at United to become player-manager of Middlesbrough. Clayton Blackmore, another of United's longest-serving players, also called time on more than a decade at Old Trafford, having missed the whole 1993–94 season through injuries, to join Robson on Teesside.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Pre season
Goalkeeper Les Sealey was given a free transfer, having kept goal for United in two 18-month spells since December 1989, as was fellow veteran Mike Phelan, who had given five years of service in midfield. Just after the start of the season, defender Neil Whitworth and striker Colin McKee also headed out of the Old Trafford exit door, signing for Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier Division.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, August
United's season began on 14 August 1994 at Wembley Stadium, where they took on Blackburn Rovers in the FA Charity Shield. They won 2–0 with a penalty from Eric Cantona and another goal from Paul Ince. Their league campaign began six days later at Old Trafford, where they took on Queen's Park Rangers and triumphed 2–0. A 1–1 draw at newly promoted Nottingham Forest followed, before a 1–0 win at Tottenham Hotspur and finally a 3–0 home win over Wimbledon, which saw United end the month in second place after four games with only Newcastle United ahead of them.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, September
September saw United's league challenge continue, and they also began their challenges in the League Cup and the Champions League. On 11 September, they fell to their first defeat of the season, losing 2–1 to Leeds United. They also lost their next away game, a shock 3–2 loss at a struggling Ipswich Town side. On the scoresheet for United in that game was 19-year-old striker Paul Scholes, who had found the net twice three days earlier on his competitive debut in the League Cup second round first leg at Vale Park, where they beat Port Vale 2–1.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, September
Their Champions League quest started on a high note as they beat IFK Gothenburg of Sweden 4–2 at Old Trafford in their first group game, though they were held to a goalless draw in Istanbul by Galatasaray (who had knocked them out in the second knockout round the previous season) in the next European clash.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, October
October was another mixed month for United, who began with a 2–0 home win over a crumbling Everton side, before being beaten 1–0 at Sheffield Wednesday in their next game. They then achieved a 1–0 home win over West Ham United, followed four days later by a 2–2 home draw with Spanish giants FC Barcelona in the third Champions League group match at Old Trafford.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, October
They then travelled to Ewood Park for a league clash with fellow title chasers Blackburn Rovers, winning the game 4–2 with two goals from influential winger Andrei Kanchelskis, to move ahead of Kenny Dalglish's side in the title race, but still leaving themselves seven points behind leaders Newcastle United and five points adrift of second placed Nottingham Forest.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, October
They were then eliminated from the League Cup by a 2–0 third round defeat at Newcastle United, but gained their revenge on the Tynesiders in the league three days later with a 2–0 win at Old Trafford, meaning that they had cut Newcastle's lead further by the end of the month.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, November
November brought more erratic performances for United. The month began with a 4–0 demolition at Barcelona in the Champions League. They did bounce back in the league four days later with a 2–1 win at Aston Villa just days before the dismissal of former United manager Ron Atkinson as the Villa manager. Then came a superb 5–0 home win over Manchester City in the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, in which Andrei Kanchelskis scored a hat-trick, to cut Newcastle's lead of the Premier League to a mere two points.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, November
They also achieved a 3–0 home win over struggling Crystal Palace in the next game, which was overshadowed by a back injury to goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, ruling him out of action for the next 10 league games, during which his place between the sticks was taken by Gary Walsh with the young Kevin Pilkington on standby.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, November
United suffered perhaps their most humiliating defeat of the whole season on 23 November, when they travelled to Gothenburg for the fifth of their sixth Champions League games and came away on the receiving end of a 3–1 defeat, in which Paul Ince was sent off. The result left them needing a miracle to reach the quarter finals; progression only being possible if Gothenburg managed to beat Barcelona in their final group game as well as United beating Galatasaray at Old Trafford in theirs.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, November
The month ended in a goalless draw with Arsenal at Highbury, in which Mark Hughes was sent off and Paul Ince was stretchered off after injuring his ankle blocking a shot from Arsenal's John Jensen.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, December
A 4–0 home win over Galatasary, with first goals from young midfielders David Beckham and Simon Davies, was not enough to prevent them from bowing out of the Champions League at the group stage, but at least it freed them up to concentrate on their domestic season.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, December
December brought some more strong performances from United on the league scene, as they defeated Norwich City, Queen's Park Rangers and Chelsea. However, they suffered their first home defeat in nine months on 17 December when they lost 2–1 at home to Nottingham Forest – when a victory would have sent them to the top of the table. They blew another chance to go top on 28 December when they were held to a 1–1 draw at home by second-from-bottom Leicester City. They finished the year with a 2–2 draw at Southampton, in which 19-year-old midfielder Nicky Butt scored his first senior goal.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
1995 began with a 2–0 home win over Coventry City, followed six days later by the beginning of their FA Cup quest, which began at Bramall Lane where they beat Sheffield United 2–0 in the third round.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
After a failed bid to sign Nottingham Forest's Stan Collymore, United broke the national transfer record on 10 January 1995 in a £7 million deal to sign 23-year-old striker Andy Cole from Newcastle United. Cole, who was the Premier League's top scorer in 1993–94 with 34 goals and had already managed nine in 1994–95, cost United £6 million in cash, with £1 million-rated winger Keith Gillespie moving in the opposite direction.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
Five days later, the two sides met at St James' Park in the league, but neither player turned out for their new side in the game which ended in a 1–1 draw. United had gone ahead with an early goal from Mark Hughes, who suffered a knee injury in the process and was ruled out until the following month, before Newcastle equalised with a goal from Paul Kitson – the man taking Cole's place in the Newcastle attack.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
On 22 January, United hosted Blackburn Rovers – still top of the table – at Old Trafford in the league. An Eric Cantona goal won them the game 1–0 to cut Blackburn's lead to two points.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
25 January 1995 saw one of the most controversial events in the history of Manchester United football club. In the 48th minute of a 1–1 league draw with struggling Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, Eric Cantona was sent off for kicking out at Palace defender Richard Shaw, and then faced verbal abuse from the Palace fans. He reacted to the taunts of one Palace fan, 21-year-old Matthew Simmons, by launching a kung-fu kick at him and trading blows with his hands.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
Within 48 hours, the club had fined Cantona £20,000 and suspended him from the first team for the rest of the season. The Football Association soon extended the ban to eight months (up to and including 30 September 1995) and fined him a further £10,000. Cantona later admitted common assault at Croydon Magistrates Court and received a 14-day prison sentence, though he was bailed pending an appeal against it. On appeal, this was reduced to a 120-hour community service order.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, January
Three days after the Cantona incident, United kept their FA Cup quest going with a 5–2 home win over Wrexham in the fourth round.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, February
Andy Cole's first United goal came on 4 February 1995, the only goal in a 1–0 home win over Aston Villa in the league. At this stage, United were two points behind Blackburn, and the title race was now looking like a two-horse race with United nine points ahead of third placed Newcastle United. The second Manchester derby of the season, at Maine Road, was United's next game, which they won comfortably by a 3–0 scoreline to take a brief lead at the top of the table.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, February
Then they defeated Leeds United 3–1 in the FA Cup fifth round, before winning 2–0 at Carrow Road against a Norwich City side who had chased them for the title two seasons earlier but were now sinking down the league table after early promise for the second season in a row. However, the month ended on a sour note with a 1–0 defeat at Everton – United's first since their 2–1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest before Christmas. A landslide victory in that game would have put United top on goal difference.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, March
4 March 1995 saw United set two notable new records in the Premier League. Their 9–0 home win over Ipswich Town was the biggest victory margin and saw them score the highest number of goals in any game in the league's three-season history. Andy Cole's five goals were the most scored by any player in a Premier League game. The result meant that United were still three points behind leaders Blackburn, but had a greater goal difference.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, March
They did briefly regain the lead of the league three days later with a Steve Bruce goal giving them a 1–0 win at Wimbledon, There was more success in their next game as they beat Queen's Park Rangers (player-managed by former United midfielder Ray Wilkins) 2–0 in the FA Cup quarter final at Old Trafford. Then came a goalless draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur in the league – the first time United had failed to score at Old Trafford in the league all season.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, March
Their title hopes were hit by an even bigger blow four days later when they were beaten 2–0 by Liverpool at Anfield – their first defeat to Liverpool for three years. They were now six points behind leaders Blackburn. The next game saw United keep their title hopes alive with a comfortable 3–0 home win over Arsenal.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, April
April began with more disappointment for the Reds, who were held to a goalless draw at home by Leeds United. With six games left to play, they were now five points behind leaders Blackburn, who had a game in hand.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, April
United's opponents in the FA Cup semi final were Crystal Palace, who held them to a 2–2 draw in extra time at Villa Park. With bad blood between fans of the two clubs still boiling over the Cantona incident more than two months earlier, a more serious cloud hung over the replay (also at Villa Park) as a Palace fan had been killed in fighting between fans of the two clubs outside a Walsall public house just before the game.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, April
During the first half, Roy Keane suffered ankle injury due to a rash tackle by Palace's Darren Pitcher, and resisted Ferguson's offer to substitute him at half time, when he needed stitches. Just into the second half, Keane's injury was aggravated by another Palace tackle, this time from Gareth Southgate. He reacted by stamping on Southgate and earned himself a red card. Keane was then attacked by Palace's Darren Patterson, who was also sent off. It seemed likely that Keane would miss the rest of the season and the FA Cup final (which United reached by winning the semi final replay 2–0) but ultimately he was back in action for the final, having already served his three-match ban for bringing the game into disrepute.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, April
After the drama of the FA Cup semi final, United resumed league action and travelled to Filbert Street where they took on an already relegated Leicester side who had held them to a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford less than four months earlier. They won this game 4–0 to remain in contention for the title, though they were still six points behind Blackburn with five games remaining. However, they were held to a 0–0 draw at Old Trafford by Chelsea two days later, though due to Blackburn losing their game they were now just five points behind the leaders. But time was running out, with both sides just having four games to go.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
After a two-week break, United returned to action on 1 May, when they faced Coventry City at Highfield Road. The midlanders were now managed by former United manager Ron Atkinson. They won 3–2 to ensure that the home side's survival remained far from certain, but more importantly they ensured that their challenge for the title remained very much alive. Blackburn had slipped up in their last two games, meaning that United had cut their lead to five points – and had a game in hand.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
In the next game six days later, David May scored the only goal of a 1–0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday to cut United's deficit behind his old club to two points with two games to go. This meant that a victory over Southampton at Old Trafford on 10 May would keep United in the title race right up to the very last game. United went down 1–0 in the fifth minute as the Saints scored through Simon Charlton, only for Andy Cole to equalise in the 21st minute.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
However, United were still being held to a 1–1 score well into the second half, and the championship celebrations were just minutes away from beginning in Blackburn. Then came an 80th-minute goal by Denis Irwin which won the game 2–1 for United and kept their title bid alive. The last game of the season, on 14 May, saw United travel to Upton Park for a clash with a West Ham United side who had just secured their safety.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
Blackburn, in contrast, had to travel to Anfield for a clash with Kenny Dalglish's old club Liverpool; their game undoubtedly appeared much harder on paper as Liverpool had finished fourth in the league and won the League Cup. However, the Hammers shocked United by going ahead in the 31st minute through Michael Hughes.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
Brian McClair did equalise in the 52nd minute, and as the game wore on United fought against the clock to score a winner, but West Ham remained resilient and after two late blunders by Andy Cole, the game ended 1–1 and United lost the title, which went to Blackburn in spite of their 2–1 defeat at Liverpool.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, May
The FA Cup final on 20 May 1995 saw United beaten 1–0 by Everton at Wembley, with Paul Rideout scoring the only goal of the game, to leave them without a major trophy for the first time in six years.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Close season
The end of the 1994–95 season saw the demolition of the 30-year-old North Stand at Old Trafford, to make way for a new 26,800-seat stand costing nearly £30 million, which would be fully operational within a year and increase Old Trafford's capacity to more than 57,000.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Close season
A month after the season ended, two of the club's key players were sold. The first was Paul Ince, who agreed to sign for Italian side Internazionale for a fee of £7.5 million. Within 24 hours of Ince's transfer, striker Mark Hughes was sold to Chelsea for £1.5 million, much to the dismay of many of the club's fans.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Close season
Ince had been linked with the Italian giants for some time, but Hughes's departure came as something of a surprise, despite the arrival of Andy Cole in January and the knowledge that Eric Cantona had signed a new three-year contract with the club three months into his eight-month suspension. Soon after, the club announced that a transfer request from top scorer Andrei Kanchelskis had been accepted. After interest from Liverpool and Bryan Robson's Middlesbrough, Kanchelskis agreed to sign for Everton in a £5 million deal, although complications over the contract meant that the transfer was not completed until a few days into the 1995–96 season.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Close season
On 6 August, Eric Cantona headed back to France and informed Manchester United of his intention to quit English football, frustrated at the terms of his ban, and fearing that he would be faced with fresh disciplinary action after United had been censured by the FA for fielding Cantona in what they chose to define as a friendly match. However, he quickly went back on his decision and was soon back at Old Trafford, training with his colleagues and looking forward to his return to action.


1994–95 Manchester United F.C. season, Events of the season, Close season
As the first game of the 1995–96 season loomed, United had still yet to make a major signing.


1994–95 Mansfield Town F.C. season
The 1994–95 season was Mansfield Town's 58th season in the Football League and 22nd in the Third Division they finished in 6th position with 65 points and lost to local rivals Chesterfield in the play-offs.


1994–95 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Maryland in the 1994–95 season. Led by head coach Gary Williams, the Terrapins had their one of their first majorly successful seasons under Williams. This season is regarded as one of the first stepping stones to establishing the Terps as the national powerhouse that they would eventually become. This season, they shared the ACC regular season title, and even though they improved on their previous seasons' record of 18–12, they matched their postseason result of the previous year making it to the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen.


1994–95 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Tournament results
ACC TournamentQuarterfinals Vs. Florida State - W, 71-64 @ Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NCSemifinals Vs. North Carolina - L, 92-97 OT @ Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NCNCAA TournamentFirst Round Vs. Gonzaga - W, 87-63 @ Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UTRound of 32 Vs. Texas - W, 82-68 @ Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UTSweet Sixteen Vs. Connecticut - L, 89-99 @ Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA


1994–95 Meistriliiga
The 1994–95 Meistriliiga was the fourth season of the Meistriliiga, Estonia's premier football league. Flora won their second title.


1994–95 Meistriliiga, Championship Tournament
The points obtained during the preliminary round were carried over halved and rounded up.


1994–95 Meistriliiga, Relegation play-off
PJK Kalev won 3–2 on aggregate and retained their Meistriliiga spot for the 1995–96 season. Norma were relegated to the 1995-96 Esiliiga.


1994–95 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season
The 1994-95 Meistriliiga season was the fifth season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia. Five teams participated in the league, and Kreenholm Narva won the championship.


1994–95 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Great Midwest Conference during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers were led by head coach Larry Finch and played their home games at the Pyramid Arena in Memphis, Tennessee.


1994–95 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
The Tigers won the regular season conference title and received an at-large bid to the 1995 NCAA Tournament as No. 6 seed in the Midwest region. After defeating No. 11 seed Louisville and No. 3 seed Purdue, Memphis State fell to No. 2 seed Arkansas in the Midwest Regional Semifinal. The team finished with a 24–10 record (9–3 Great Midwest).


1994–95 MetJHL season
The 1994–95 MetJHL season is the 4th season of the Metro Junior A Hockey League (MetJHL). The 14 teams of the Eastern and Western Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule. The top 4 teams in each division made the playoffs.


1994–95 MetJHL season
The winner of the MetJHL playoffs, the Caledon Canadians, failed to win the 1995 Buckland Cup as Ontario Hockey Association champions or Dudley Hewitt Cup as Central Canadian champions.


1994–95 MetJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title


1994–95 MetJHL season, 1995 Dudley Hewitt Cup and Buckland Cup Championships
Event was hosted by the Thunder Bay Flyers in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The Caledon Canadians finished in third by losing the semi-final.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season
The following are statistics of Primera División de México, the premier soccer division in Mexico, for the 1994–95 season.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
It was contested by 19 teams, and Necaxa won the championship.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
The U. de G. franchise briefly disappeared after being acquired by a few Primera Division A teams.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Tampico Madero was promoted from Segunda División. The team started the season playing in Tamaulipas, but on week 16, the team was moved to Querétaro and changed its name to TM Gallos Blancos, the owner cited leasing problems at his original venue.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
TM Gallos Blancos and Correcaminos UAT were relegated to Primera División 'A', the new second level league in the Mexican system. For the 1995-96 season, the number of participating teams was reduced to 18.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Overview
Toros Neza returned to Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl after one season playing in Pachuca.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Playoff, Repechaje round
Series tied 1-1 on aggregate. Puebla advanced as higher-seeded team.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Playoff, Repechaje round
Series tied 2-2 on aggregate. Tecos advanced as higher-seeded team.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Playoff, Playoff round, Quarter-finals
Series tied 3-3 on aggregate. Guadalajara advanced to semi-finals by away goals rule.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Playoff, Playoff round, Quarter-finals
Aggregate tied 1-1. Cruz Azul advanced to semi-finals as best seeded team.


1994–95 Mexican Primera División season, Playoff, Playoff round, Semi-finals
Aggregate tied 1-1. Necaxa advanced to final by away goals rule.


1994–95 Mexican Segunda División season
The 1994–95 Segunda División was the 46th season of the Mexican Segunda División and the first season as third level of the mexican football leagues system. ! Segunda División (new third level) The season started on 3 September 1994 and concluded on 24 June 1995. It was won by Cruz Azul Hidalgo.


1994–95 Mexican Segunda División season, Promotion final
To determine the winning team of the promotion to Primera División 'A', a playoff was held between Bachilleres, the best team of the regular season, and Cruz Azul Hidalgo, winner of the season final play-offs. Cruz Azul Hidalgo won the series and with it was promoted to the second level of Mexican football.


1994–95 Miami Heat season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the seventh season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Heat signed free agents Kevin Gamble and Ledell Eackles. Before the season started, Heat management decided to start pulling the plug on their core that dated back to the franchise's first season in 1988–89. It started by trading Rony Seikaly to the Golden State Warriors for Billy Owens. Miami then proceeded to trade Steve Smith and Grant Long to the Atlanta Hawks for Kevin Willis after the first two games.


1994–95 Miami Heat season
Despite the addition of Owens and Willis, the Heat stumbled out of the gate losing seven of their first eight games. Midway through the season, head coach Kevin Loughery was fired after a 17–29 start, and was replaced with assistant Alvin Gentry, as the Heat finished fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 32–50 record.


1994–95 Miami Heat season
Glen Rice led the team in scoring averaging 22.3 points per game, while Willis averaged 17.1 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and Owens provided the team with 14.3 points and 7.2 rebounds  per game. This was Rice's final season with the Heat, as he was traded along with Matt Geiger, and top draft pick Khalid Reeves to the Charlotte Hornets the following season.


1994–95 Miami Heat season
Meanwhile, John Salley left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, Harold Miner was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Eackles re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Washington Bullets, and Gentry was fired as coach and replaced by Pat Riley, who was resigned by the New York Knicks after he lost to the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.


1994–95 Miami Heat season
On April 15, 1995, Rice scored 56 points against the Orlando Magic, establishing a new franchise record that would stand until LeBron James's 61 points on March 3, 2014. During the 1995 NBA All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Rice won the Three-Point Shootout, and Miner won the Slam Dunk Contest for the second time.


1994–95 Miami Heat season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1994–95 Miami Heat season, Transactions
The Heat were involved in the following transactions during the 1994–95 season.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played their home games at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They were coached by Jud Heathcote in his 19th and final season at Michigan State. The Spartans finished the season with a record of 22–6, 14–4 to finish in second place in Big Ten play, one game behind Purdue. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southeast region where they surprised by 14th-seeded Weber State in the First Round.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The game marked the final game of All-American Shawn Respert's career at MSU as well as the final game of head coach Jud Heathcote after 19 years with the Spartans. Long time assistant coach Tom Izzo would take over the following year.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 1993–94 season with an overall record of 20–12, 10–8 in fourth place in the Big Ten. Michigan State received an at-large bid as a No. 7 seed to the NCAA Tournament. There they defeated Seton Hall before losing to Duke in the Second Round.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season
The Spartans were led by All-American Shawn Respert who averaged 25.6 points per game.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season
The Spartans began their season ranked No. 18 in the country and on the road, avenging a prior loss to UIC a few years prior. A win over Louisville preceded a trip to future Big Ten foe Nebraska. In a high scoring game, the Spartans were outscored 96–91. MSU went on to win their next seven games including their first two conference games, wins over Wisconsin and No. 22-ranked Iowa moving the Spartans to No. 14 in the country.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season
A loss at Indiana led to another seven-games winning streak, including wins over non-conference foe Oklahoma State and rival Michigan pushing MSU to a No. 7 ranking.. A home loss to No. 25 Purdue and No. 24 Minnesota in two of their next four games dropped MSU out of the top ten rankings, slipping to 12th. The Spartans would rally to win four of their final five games to finish the regular season ranked No. 11 and one game behind conference champions Purdue.


1994–95 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Season
The Spartans received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Southeast region. The Spartans overlooked No. 14 seed Weber State in the First Round and were stunned 79–72. MSU led by nine at the half against the Wildcats, but were outscored by 16 in the second half.


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1994–95 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Steve Fisher, the team finished tied for third in the Big Ten Conference. The team earned an invitation to the 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as a number nine seed where it was eliminated in the first round.


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team was ranked for five of the eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll, starting the season ranked sixteenth, peaking at number thirteen and ending unranked, and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll. The team had a 2–5 record against ranked teams, including the following victories: January 11, 1995, against #19 Iowa 83–82 in double overtime and January 17, 1995, against #20 Illinois 69–59 on the road.


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Seniors Jimmy King and Ray Jackson, the last remaining players from the Fab Five, served as team co-captains and shared team MVP honors. The team's leading scorers were Ray Jackson (491 points), Jimmy King (457 points), and Maurice Taylor (384 points). The leading rebounders were Maceo Boston (165), Ray Jackson (163), and Maurice Taylor (158).


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Maceo Baston posted a single-season field goal percentage of 67.42%, surpassing the school record 66.12% set by Loy Vaught in 1989. Baston would rebreak the record the following year. The team led the conference in field goal percentage defense (39.4%).


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
On December 3, 1994, the team totaled 18 single-game steals against UT-Chattanooga, which set the current school record, surpassing the 17 on February 26, 1977.


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
In the 64-team 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the team earned a number nine seed but was eliminated in the first round Midwest region game by number the eight-seeded and number twenty-one ranked Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 82–76 at University of Dayton Arena, ending the team's season on March 16, 1995.


1994–95 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Team players drafted into the NBA
Four players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


1994–95 Middlesbrough F.C. season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Middlesbrough F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1994–95 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Season summary
Middlesbrough were promoted to the top flight of English football after a two-year exile by winning the Division One title under new player-manager Bryan Robson. A large part in the promotion push was played by a good loan signing in the form of Uwe Fuchs, scoring 9 goals in 13 league games. It was also Boro's last season at Ayresome Park after 92 years; they beat Luton Town 2–1 in their final game there on 30 April 1995 to seal the Division One title and the only automatic promotion place in the division that season. John Hendrie had the distinction of scoring the last goals at Ayresome Park, scoring both of Boro's goals in that game. After the season, Boro relocated to the new 30,000-seat Riverside Stadium on the banks of the River Tees.


1994–95 Middlesbrough F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Midland Football Alliance
The 1994–95 Midland Football Alliance season was the first in the history of Midland Football Alliance, a football competition in England.


1994–95 Midland Football Alliance
The league was formed, drawing its initial membership from the strongest clubs in the Midland Football Combination and the West Midlands (Regional) League, both of which became feeder leagues to the new competition.


1994–95 Midland Football Alliance, Clubs
The league featured 20 clubs which competed in the Midland Football Combination and the West Midlands (Regional) League last season.


1994–95 Midland Football Combination
The 1994–95 Midland Football Combination season was the 58th in the history of Midland Football Combination, a football competition in England.


1994–95 Midland Football Combination, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with seven new clubs:


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season
The 1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season was the second season in franchise history. Despite a Conference-worst 5–18–1 road record, the team played well at home with an 11–9–4 record. On April 4, the team traded enforcer Stu Grimson, Mark Ferner and the team's sixth-round choice in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Mike Sillinger and Jason York. Twenty-year-old rookie Paul Kariya was a candidate for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL's top rookie, scoring 18 goals and 39 points in 47 games (the award ultimately went to the Quebec Nordiques' Peter Forsberg).


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Off-season
Defenceman Randy Ladouceur is named team captain, following the departure of Troy Loney.


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season
The Mighty Ducks finished last in power-play percentage (11.39%) and penalty-kill percentage (75.65%) in the NHL. The team was also shut out an NHL-high six times during the regular season.


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: No. = Division rank, CR = Conference rank, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points       Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; x – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Playoffs
The Ducks missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Player statistics, Goaltenders
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Mighty Ducks. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only. ‡ Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Mighty Ducks only.


1994–95 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim season, Draft picks
Anaheim's draft picks at the 1994 NHL Entry Draft held at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut.


1994–95 Millwall F.C. season
During the 1994–95 English football season, Millwall F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1994–95 Millwall F.C. season, Season summary
In the 1994–95 season, expectations for another promotion push remained unfulfilled with the Lions finishing in 12th place. However, there was plenty of excitement in cup competitions back in 1995 with Premier League giants Nottingham Forest, Arsenal and Chelsea all falling victim to the Lions on their own grounds in the two major competitions.


1994–95 Millwall F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1994–95 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Bucks' 27th season in the National Basketball Association. The Bucks held the right to select first overall in the 1994 NBA draft, the third time in franchise history, after 1969 and 1977–, and selected Glenn Robinson out of Purdue University. During the offseason, the team signed free agents Marty Conlon, Johnny Newman and Alton Lister, and acquired Ed Pinckney from the Boston Celtics. However, after a 5–3 start to the season, the Bucks went on a nine-game losing streak, and played below .500 for the remainder of the season. Eric Murdock played half of the season off the bench, being replaced with backup point guard Lee Mayberry in the lineup. The Bucks finished sixth in the Central Division with a 34–48 record, missing the playoffs finishing just one game behind the 8th-seeded Boston Celtics.


1994–95 Milwaukee Bucks season
Robinson had a stellar rookie season as he averaged 21.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and made the NBA All-Rookie First Team. Second-year star Vin Baker continued to improve averaging 17.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, while being selected for the 1995 NBA All-Star Game. Todd Day provided the team with 16.0 points per game, and led them with 163 three-point field goals. Following the season, Pinckney left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft, and Jon Barry signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.


1994–95 Minnesota Timberwolves season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 6th season in the National Basketball Association. The Timberwolves received the fourth overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft, and selected Donyell Marshall from the University of Connecticut. During the offseason, the team acquired Sean Rooks from the Dallas Mavericks, and signed free agents Winston Garland and undrafted rookie guard Darrick Martin. Under new head coach Bill Blair, the Timberwolves continued to struggle losing 13 of their first 14 games, including a 7-game losing streak, as Micheal Williams missed all but one game of the season due to a left heel injury. Midway through the season, Marshall was traded to the Golden State Warriors for Tom Gugliotta.


1994–95 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Despite a stellar season from second-year star Isaiah Rider, who led the team in scoring with 20.4 points per game, the Timberwolves lost nine of their final ten games. They finished last place in the Midwest Division with a 21–61 record, setting a dubious record in becoming the first team ever to lose 60 or more games in four consecutive seasons. Christian Laettner finished second on the team in scoring averaging 16.3 points, and led them with 7.6 rebounds per game. Following the season, Martin signed as a free agent with the newly expansion Vancouver Grizzlies, and Garland, Stacey King, Chris Smith and Mike Brown were all released to free agency.


1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 1994–95 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1995 NCAA Tournament before losing to eventual National Champion UCLA.


1994–95 Moldovan National Division, Overview
It was contested by 14 teams and Zimbru Chişinău won the championship.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season
The 1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 86th season of play. For the first time since the 1969–70 season (and only the second time since 1947–48), the Canadiens failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
In the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, the Canadiens selected defenceman Brad Brown with their first-round pick, 18th overall. The Canadiens were more fortunate with their second-round pick, selecting Jose Theodore 44th overall.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season, Off-season
In August 1994, captain Guy Carbonneau was traded to the St. Louis Blues. Kirk Muller was named his replacement as captain.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
The season started later and was abbreviated by a lockout of the players by the NHL owners. The Canadiens played only 48 games. It was a forgettable season for the Canadiens and their fans, as the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 25 years. The Canadiens only won 3 of 24 games on the road. Already gone at the season's debut were members of the formidable 1992–93 Stanley Cup champion team, including Guy Carbonneau, Kevin Haller, Stéphan Lebeau, and Denis Savard.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
On February 9, more players from the 1992–93 team departed, as Éric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne, and John LeClair were traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Mark Recchi. Another major trade nearly two months later on April 5 would send Craig Darby, Mathieu Schneider and fan favourite Kirk Muller to the New York Islanders in exchange for Vladimir Malakhov and Pierre Turgeon. The team subsequently named forward Mike Keane as its new captain. After a 7–5–4 start, Montreal won only 11 of its final 32 games, going 11–18–3. It was the first and only season of goaltender Patrick Roy's NHL playing career in which he lost more games than he won, and his only season of his NHL playing career that he did not make the playoffs.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season, Regular season
The Canadiens tied the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators for the fewest shorthanded goals scored during the regular season with one.


1994–95 Montreal Canadiens season, Playoffs
The Canadiens did not qualify for the playoffs for the first time since the 1969-70 season, ending a 25-year playoff streak.


1994–95 Moroccan Throne Cup
The 1994–95 season of the Moroccan Throne Cup was the 39th edition of the competition.


1994–95 Moroccan Throne Cup
Fath Union Sport won the cup, beating Olympique de Khouribga 2–0 in the final, played at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Fath Union Sport won the competition for the fourth time in their history.


1994–95 Moroccan Throne Cup, Tournament, Final
The final took place between the two winning semi-finalists, Fath Union Sport and Olympique de Khouribga, on 18 July 1995 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races
In 1994 and early 1995, seven demonstration races for the newly-born NASCAR SuperTruck Series were held. The races were broadcast during coverage of the Winter Heat Series and were held on tracks primarily based on the West Coast of the United States, featuring four to five trucks each. The series helped begin the careers of future NASCAR drivers like Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Matt Crafton, and Ron Hornaday Jr.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races
Another exhibition race was held at the Homestead Motorsports Complex at the end of the 1995 season called the NASCAR Supertruck 25, though not as a Winter Heat race.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Mesa Marin 20
The race was run as a support event to the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Mesa Marin 20
Craig Huartson, a NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series driver, won the pole for the race with a lap speed of 91.227 miles per hour (146.816 km/h). After leading the first lap, he lost the lead to offroad racer Dave Ashley, who led for seven laps before relinquishing it to Rob MacCachren. MacCachren would lead until lap 13, when P. J. Jones claimed first, and led for the remainder of the race, beating Gary Collins by 15 seconds. Jones won the race in a Ford, though the team switched to Chevrolet for the next race after General Motors offered the team a technical package.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Portland 20
The race, run as an undercard to the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Northwest Series, was sold out.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Portland 20
After starting second, Rob MacCachren led all 20 laps of the race.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Saugus 20
The race, held as part of a Featherlite Southwest Tour race weekend, featured a sellout crowd of 6,308.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Saugus 20
Gary Collins led the entire race. Originally scheduled for 20 laps, the race was cut by five laps after an incident on lap 14 and after the caution started to rain; P. J. Jones, who was in second, backed his Ford into the wall between turns 3 and 4. At the same time, it began raining at the track which led the race to be the first ever Truck series event shortened due to rain. As a result, the race ended under caution. Craig Huartson did not finish the race when his engine failed after completing four laps.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Tucson 20
Mike Hurlbert failed to start the race. After Gary Collins led the first lap, P. J. Jones, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Rick Carelli each led for one lap until Jones inherited the lead on lap 5. Craig Huartson led lap 6 before Jones reclaimed first, leading for three laps. Huartson retook the lead on lap 10, but relinquished it to Rob MacCachren on lap 11, who led two laps before Hornaday passed him for first. Hornaday led the final 13 laps to win the race.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat 200 No. 1
The race, along with the next two, were broadcast nationally by The Nashville Network as part of the Winter Heat program, an eight-week series featuring both the SuperTrucks and the Winston West Series. San Francisco 49ers kicker Mike Cofer was initially scheduled to run the race but did not.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat 200 No. 1
Mike Skinner led the first 62 laps of the race; halfway through his run, a caution for debris was called on lap 32. Rick Carelli and Skinner traded the lead on laps 64 and 65 before the former led 79 straight laps. The No. 54 of Steve McEachern spun on the frontstretch on lap 86, bringing out the second caution of the day. On lap 137, T. J. Clark crashed in turn two to force a third caution. Shortly after the green flag wove on lap 143, Ron Hornaday Jr. took the lead, leading for 24 laps before relinquishing it to Carelli. The two battled for first until lap 176, when Carelli held on to the position for the final 25 laps to win.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat 200 No. 1
Dave Ashley failed to start the race. Off-road racer Robby Gordon suffered an engine failure on lap 53, while Mike Hurlbert and T. J. Clark had rear end and suspension problems on laps 86 and 127, respectively.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat 200 No. 2
The second of the Winter Heat races, a competition caution was implemented to be flown at the race's halfway point on lap 100. Pole-sitter Ron Hornaday Jr. led the first 71 laps of the event. During his run, a caution was flown on lap 38 for Ken Schrader's slow truck. Hornaday gave up the lead to Mike Skinner on lap 72. Steve McEachern spun in turn 4 on lap 131 to force another caution, while the third and final yellow flag of the day occurred on lap 141 for debris. Skinner continued to lead until lap 177 when P. J. Jones passed him. Jones led the final 23 laps to win.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat 200 No. 2
Two drivers failed to finish the race: Kerry Teague's engine failed on lap 38, while Johnny Benson failed to start.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat No. 3 (1995)
In comparison to the first two Winter Heat races, the third was marred by cautions; six accidents occurred during the race. Butch Gilliland led the first ten laps of the race before Ron Hornaday Jr. took the lead, holding on for 91 laps. During Hornaday's run from laps 11–101, two cautions were flown: Bob Strait and Steve McEachern crashed in turn three on lap 39, while Craig Huartson spun in turn one on lap 59. The third caution, a result of Kerry Teague's truck spilling oil on the track, resulted in Hornaday losing the lead to Rick Carelli.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat No. 3 (1995)
He led until lap 149, when Mike Skinner took first. Two laps later, the Nos. 2 and 23 trucks of Dave Ashley and T. J. Clark were involved in a crash in turn one. The final caution period of the day came on lap 197 when Gilliland spun in turn four, forcing a green–white–checker finish and extending the race by four laps. Skinner led those laps to win the race.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, Supertruck Winter Heat No. 3 (1995)
Of the 18 drivers competing, seven did not finish the race: T. J. Clark retired on lap 187 for overheating issues, P. J. Jones' brakes failed on lap 165, Tobey Butler and Teague both suffered engine problems on laps 100 and 99, respectively, Walker Evans' truck overheated on lap 73 and Strait and McEachern's crash forced both of them out of the race.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, NASCAR Supertruck 25 (1995)
Following the end of the 1995 NASCAR SuperTruck Series season, the series held a 25-lap exhibition race at the newly-opened Homestead Motorsports Complex. At the time, the track resembled a smaller Indianapolis Motor Speedway and was praised by series champion Mike Skinner. As trucks weren't as aerodynamic as regular stock cars, he commented, drivers had to be more cautious entering the turns.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, NASCAR Supertruck 25 (1995)
Pole-sitter Jimmy Hensley led the first two laps before Skinner took the lead. Skinner led until lap 12, when the competition caution was waved, and Geoff Bodine claimed first. Bodine led for three laps, followed by Skinner leading for a lap, then Butch Miller for two laps. Bodine took the lead from Miller on lap 19, and led all but one of the final seven laps (Skinner led lap 22) to beat Skinner by 0.1 seconds. Ernie Irvan, who had failed to qualify for the Busch Series race, finished third.


1994–95 NASCAR SuperTruck Series exhibition races, NASCAR Supertruck 25 (1995)
The track was added to the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule as the opening race.


1994–95 NBA season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the 49th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Houston Rockets defeating the Orlando Magic 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals to be crowned champions.


1994–95 NBA season, Playoffs
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


1994–95 NBA season, NBA awards
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings was made up of two human polls, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various other preseason polls.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, AP Poll
Six different teams held the top spot for at least one week – North Carolina (6), UMass (5), UCLA (3), Arkansas (2), Connecticut (1), and Kansas (1).


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. The UCLA Bruins earned their eleventh national championship by defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks 89–78 on April 3, 1995. They were coached by Jim Harrick and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was UCLA's Ed O'Bannon.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
In the 32-team 1995 National Invitation Tournament, the Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Marquette Warriors at Madison Square Garden in New York City.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Following the season, the 1995 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Ed O'Bannon, Shawn Respert, Joe Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, and Damon Stoudamire.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference winners and tournaments
30 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Big Ten Conference, Ivy League and the Pac-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners, with the exception of the American West Conference received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
The 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began in October 1994 and concluded with the 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 1, 1995, at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. This was the 48th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 100th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Player stats, Leading goaltenders
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


1994–95 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, Awards, Hockey East
* No Distinction was made between First- and Second-Team All-Stars


1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Two human polls comprise the 1994–95 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings, the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. The AP poll is currently a poll of sportswriters, while the USA Today Coaches' Poll is a poll of college coaches. The AP conducts polls weekly through the end of the regular season and conference play, while the Coaches poll conducts a final, post-NCAA tournament poll as well.


1994–95 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season
The 1994–95 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began in October 1994 and concluded on March 18 of the following year. This was the 23rd season of second-tier college ice hockey.


1994–95 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season, Regular season, Standings
Note: the records of teams who were members of Division III conferences during the season can be found here.


1994–95 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season
The 1994–95 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began in October 1994 and concluded on March 25 of the following year. This was the 22nd season of Division III college ice hockey.


1994–95 NCAA football bowl games
The 1994–95 NCAA football bowl games concluded the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the third and final year of the Bowl Coalition era, the Coalition failed to achieve its goal of a true national championship game between the nation's top two teams. The Coalition's designated championship game for the 1994 season, the 1995 Orange Bowl, pitted No. 1 Nebraska against No. 3 Miami (FL), while No. 2 Penn State was tied to the Rose Bowl as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Nebraska defeated Miami in the Orange Bowl, and was named national champions by both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll, while Penn State defeated Oregon in the Rose Bowl and did not claim a national championship.


1994–95 NCAA football bowl games
A total of 19 bowl games were played between December 14, 1994 and January 2, 1995 by 38 bowl-eligible teams. The number of bowls remained unchanged from the previous year.


1994–95 NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs for the 1994 season began on December 31, 1994. The postseason tournament concluded with the San Francisco 49ers defeating the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX, 49–26, on January 29, 1995, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Participants
Within each conference, the three division winners and the three wild card teams (the top three non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. The three division winners were seeded 1 through 3 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams were seeded 4 through 6. The NFL did not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there were no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Participants
In the first round, dubbed the wild-card playoffs or wild-card weekend, the third-seeded division winner hosted the sixth seed wild card, and the fourth seed hosted the fifth. The 1 and 2 seeds from each conference then received a bye in the first round. In the second round, the divisional playoffs, the number 1 seed hosted the worst surviving seed from the first round (seed 4, 5 or 6), while the number 2 seed played the other team (seed 3, 4 or 5).


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Participants
The two surviving teams from each conference's divisional playoff games then meet in the respective AFC and NFC Conference Championship games, hosted by the higher seed. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, was played at a neutral site, the designated home team was based on an annual rotation by conference.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Schedule
Under the new U.S. television broadcast contracts that took effect starting this season, Fox replaced CBS as the broadcaster of most of the NFC playoff games. ABC continued to broadcast the first two Wild Card playoff games. NBC televised the rest of the AFC games. ABC was then the broadcaster for Super Bowl XXIX.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
The Packers defense held Lions running back Barry Sanders to −1 rushing yards, while holding Detroit to 12 points and a postseason record low of −4 yards on the ground. The previous record was Chicago only giving up seven yards to New England in Super Bowl XX. Sanders lost yardage on six of his 13 carries. After running the ball on the Lions' first three plays, he didn't carry more than twice in any other series. "It's inconceivable to hold him to negative yards," Green Bay defensive end Reggie White said. "He does things that no other back does."


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
Playing without star receiver Sterling Sharpe, who had suffered a career-ending neck injury at the end of the season, Green Bay scored first with a 14-play, 76-yard drive. Packers quarterback Brett Favre completed 7/8 passes for 57 yards, while Dorsey Levens finished it off with a 3-yard touchdown run on fourth and inches.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
In the second quarter, Packers kicker Chris Jacke missed a 37-yard field goal attempt, but with 2:56 left in the half, he increased the score to 10–0 on a 51-yard field goal (a franchise postseason record) at the end of a 37-yard drive jump-started by Favre's 20-yard completion to tight end Mark Chmura. Detroit responded with Dave Krieg's 46-yard completion to Brett Perriman, earning them a first down on the Packers 11-yard line. But after two incompletions and a 1-yard loss by Sanders, Jason Hanson's 30-yard field goal attempt was no good.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
On Green Bay's first drive of the second half, they reached the Lions 38-yard line, only to lose the ball when Edgar Bennett was tackled for no gain by Willie Clay on fourth and 1. On the next play, Krieg's 36-yard completion to Herman Moore moved the ball to the Green Bay 25, and Hanson eventually finished the drive by squeezing a 38-yard field goal inside the left upright, cutting Detroit's deficit to 10–3 with 5:58 left in the third quarter.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
Green Bay struck back with a 28-yard field goal by Jacke, set up by Favre's 26-yard completion to Robert Brooks, regaining a two-score advantage at 13–3. With time running out in the third quarter, Green Bay appeared to be in control of the game, but Detroit finally caught a break as Mel Gray returned the ensuing kickoff a franchise playoff record 68 yards to the Packers 18-yard line. Krieg eventually cashed in the big return with a 3-yard pass to Perriman, cutting the deficit to 13–10 with 13:35 left in the game.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
Following a punt from each team, Brooks' 7-yard punt return gave the Packers the ball on their 49-yard line, where they proceeded to drive to a Jacke 28-yard field goal at the 5:35 mark to make it 16–10. Once again the Lions got a big boost from their special teams unit, this time a 27-yard return by Eric Lynch that gave them a first down on the Packers 49. Detroit subsequently drove to the Green Bay 11, including a 3-yard sneak by Krieg on fourth down and 1.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
But over the next three plays, Sanders gained two yards, Krieg threw an incomplete pass, and then he was sacked by linebacker Bryce Paup for a 6-yard loss. On fourth down and 14 from the 17-yard line, Detroit wide receiver Herman Moore caught Krieg's pass at the back of the end zone, but came out of bounds past the end line, causing a turnover on downs. Afterwards, Green Bay ran out the rest of the clock, giving up an intentional safety when punter Craig Hentrich ran out of the end zone on the last play of the contest.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
Grey returned four kickoffs for 159 yards and a punt for 17. Paup had two sacks. Favre completed 23 of 38 passes for 263 yards, while Krieg finished 17/35 for 199 yards and a touchdown. Both teams committed no turnovers, but Green Bay massively outgained Detroit in total yards, 336 to 171.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, NFC: Green Bay Packers 16, Detroit Lions 12
This was the second postseason meeting between the Lions and Packers. Green Bay won the only meeting last season.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
This game marked the second time in December 1994 that the Monday Night Football crew came to Miami to cover a game between these two teams – on December 12, the Dolphins beat the Chiefs 45–28. Both teams produced a lot of yardage in this game (381 for Miami, 414 for KC), but the Chiefs two turnovers turned out to be a key difference, as Miami never turned the ball over at all.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
The first half was a turbo charged shootout as both teams scored on all three of their possessions. Kansas City started it off with an 11-play, 80-yard drive in which quarterback Joe Montana, playing in his last NFL game before retirement, completed all six of his passes, the last a 1-yard touchdown toss to tight end Derrick Walker. Miami responded with a 10-play, 72-yard drive including an 18-yard reception by Irving Fryar, who lateraled the ball to James Saxon for an additional 9-yard gain to the Kansas City 1. Bernie Parmalee ran the ball across the goal line from there, tying the game with 2:20 left in the first quarter. However, it took just four plays for Kansas City to retake the lead at 14–7 with Montana's 57-yard touchdown pass to running back Kimble Anders.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
Miami scored a 40-yard Pete Stoyanovich field goal on the next series, cutting the score to 14–10 with 12:15 left in the half. Kansas City pushed their lead back up to seven points with a 66-yard drive that ended with a 20-yard field goal by Lin Elliott. With time running out in the second quarter, Miami struck back with a 13-play, 80-yard drive in which quarterback Dan Marino converted two third downs and one fourth down, completing a 17-yard strike to O. J. McDuffie on fourth and 3 from the Chiefs 36. Marino finished the series with a 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ronnie Williams, tying the score at 17 going into halftime. In the first half alone, Montana completed 12/15 passes for 178 yards and two touchdowns, while Marino finished it 14/16 for 172 yards and one score.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
The Dolphins then took the opening kickoff of the second half and marched 64 yards in six plays to score on Fryar's 7-yard touchdown reception. Stoyanovich then kicked a 40-yard field goal to give Miami a 27–17 lead. Early in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs drove from their own 44 to the Miami 5-yard line. But Dolphins defensive back J. B. Brown intercepted a pass from Montana at the goal line and ran the ball back 24 yards. Then with 7:31 left in the game, Dolphins defensive back Michael Stewart wrestled the ball away from Chiefs running back Marcus Allen at the Miami 34-yard line to stop a second Kansas City scoring threat.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
Montana finished his final postseason game with 314 passing yards and two touchdowns, with one interception. His top target was Anders, who caught six passes for 103 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 17 yards. Marino completed 22/29 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Saturday, December 31, 1994, AFC: Miami Dolphins 27, Kansas City Chiefs 17
This was the third postseason meeting between the Chiefs and Dolphins. Miami won both prior meetings.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
The Browns intercepted three passes from New England quarterback Drew Bledsoe and halted an attempted comeback in the final minutes of the game to clinch the victory.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
Aided by quarterback Vinny Testaverde's completions to receivers Michael Jackson and Derrick Alexander for gains of 27 and 23 yards, Cleveland moved the ball 74 yards in eight plays on their opening drive and scored on Matt Stover's 30-yard field goal. They got another chance to score when Louis Riddick returned an interception 16 yards to the Patriots 33, but they could only gain one yard on their next three plays and decided to punt.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
In the second quarter New England took a 7–3 lead on a 60-yard drive that ended with Bledsoe's 13-yard touchdown pass to running back Leroy Thompson. However, Cleveland tight end Brian Kinchen returned the kickoff 24 yards to the Browns 49-yard line and the team quickly drove 51 yards to retake the lead at 10–7, with Testaverde rushing twice for 14 yards and completing two passes for 29 total yards to Jackson on the way to throwing a 5-yard scoring pass to Mark Carrier.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
New England responded by driving 71 yards in 17 plays to score on a 23-yard field goal by Matt Bahr, tying the game at 10 going into halftime. The key play of the drive was a fake punt on fourth and 10 on the Browns 43, in which punter Pat O'Neill completed a 21-yard pass to Corwin Brown.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
Cleveland started the third quarter with a drive to the Pats 17-yard line, but lost the ball on an Eric Metcalf fumble that was recovered by Patriots lineman Mike Pitts, the Browns' only turnover of the game. After forcing a punt, Cleveland drove 79 yards in nine plays. Testeverde completed a 25-yard pass to fullback Leroy Hoard and a 14-yarder to Jackson, while Hoard eventually finished the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run to put the Browns back in front at 17–10.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
New England had some success moving the ball on their next two drives, but both ended with Bledsoe interceptions. On the second one, defensive back Eric Turner picked off a pass from Bledsoe and returned the ball 28 yards to the New England 36 with seven minutes left in the game. From there, Cleveland managed to run the clock down to 3:36 before Stover's 21-yard field goal gave them a two-score lead at 20–10. However, New England put together a 63-yard drive to score on Bahr's 33-yard field goal with 1:33 remaining. New England then recovered the ensuing onside kick, but after gaining a first down, Bledsoe threw four straight incompletions and the ball was turned back to Cleveland on downs.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
Testaverde finished the game 20/30 for 268 yards and a touchdown. His top target was Jackson, who caught seven passes for 122 yards. This was the last postseason win for the Cleveland Browns until the 2020 season.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, AFC: Cleveland Browns 20, New England Patriots 13
This was the first postseason meeting between the Patriots and Browns.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
Bears quarterback Steve Walsh passed for 221 yards and two touchdowns as he led Chicago to a win.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
However, the Bears committed two turnovers on their first two possessions. On their first play from scrimmage, Lewis Tillman lost a fumble that was recovered by Vikings lineman Henry Thomas on the Chicago 6-yard line. The Vikings then scored on Fuad Reveiz' 29-yard field goal to give them a 3–0 lead, but only after a holding penalty on center Jeff Christy eliminated Terry Allen's touchdown run. After the kickoff, the Bears lost another turnover, this time an interception by Vikings defensive back Anthony Parker, who returned it 10 yards to the Chicago 39-yard line. However, the Vikings suffered another key holding penalty, this one forcing them to punt.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
Early in the second quarter, Chicago went up 7–3 with a 16-play, 80-yard drive (with Walsh completing 6/6 passes) that ended on Tillman's 1-yard touchdown run. Then defensive back Barry Minter intercepted a pass from Minnesota quarterback Warren Moon and returned it seven yards to the Bears 29. Walsh subsequently led the Bears 71 yards, including his 52-yard completion to Jeff Graham and finished the drive with a 9-yard scoring pass to tight end Keith Jennings. Shortly before halftime, Moon's 38-yard completion to Amp Lee set up his 4-yard touchdown pass to Cris Carter that cut the score to 14–9, following a failed 2-point conversion attempt.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
In the second half, Walsh completed a 23-yard pass to Graham and an 18-yarder to Curtis Conway before Raymont Harris' 29-yard touchdown run increased Chicago's lead to 21–9. Near the end of the quarter, Moon's 37-yard pass to Lee got the Vikings in range for Reveiz to kick a 48-yard field goal, making the score 21–12. But Walsh soon struck again with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Graham, giving the Bears a 28–12 lead.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
Now needing 16 points with 12:42 left in the game, Minnesota managed to drive 76 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown on Moon's 11-yard pass to Lee, but only after taking 7:06 off the clock in the process. Then Moon threw an incomplete pass on the 2-point conversion attempt, keeping the score at 28–18. The Vikings defense managed to force a punt, but after they got the ball back, Bears defensive back Maurice Douglass forced a fumble that teammate Kevin Miniefield returned 48 yards for a touchdown.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
Graham finished the game with four receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown, along with a 3-yard run. Lee caught 11 passes for 159 yards and a score. This would be the Bears' last playoff win until the 2006 season, and their last Wild Card round playoff game until the 2018 season. This was the third consecutive year the Vikings were eliminated in the Wild Card playoffs.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Wild Card playoffs, Sunday, January 1, 1995, NFC: Chicago Bears 35, Minnesota Vikings 18
This was the first postseason meeting between the Bears and Vikings.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9
Pittsburgh had defeated Cleveland twice during the season, and proved to be more than capable of doing so again. Aided by running back Barry Foster's 133 rushing yards, the Steelers controlled the game by scoring on their first three possessions and holding the ball for 42:27. The Steelers finished the game with 424 yards of offense, including 238 yards on the ground, while holding the Browns to a mere 186 total yards.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9
On Pittsburgh's opening drive, they moved the ball 65 yards in 13 plays to score on Gary Anderson's 39-yard field goal. Cleveland had to punt on their next drive, and Tom Tupa's kick went just 26 yards to the Steelers 47-yard line. Pittsburgh then went 53 yards in eight plays, including a 21-yard completion from Neil O'Donnell to Ernie Mills, to go up 10–0 on O'Donnell's 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Eric Green. On the Steelers next possession, Foster rushed three times for 40 yards as the team drove 74 yards to score on John L. Williams' 26-yard touchdown burst with 9:03 left in the second quarter.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9
After being completely dominated up to this point, Cleveland finally caught a break when Mark Carrier returned Mark Royals' 43-yard punt 20 yards to the Steelers 30-yard line, leading to Matt Stover's 22-yard field goal to cut the lead to 17–3, but in the closing seconds of the quarter, Steelers defensive back Tim McKyer intercepted a pass from Cleveland quarterback Vinny Testaverde and returned it 21 yards to the Browns 6-yard line. O'Donnell then completed a 9-yard touchdown to wide receiver Yancey Thigpen with 16 seconds left in the first half.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9
In the third quarter, the Steelers drove 72 yards to go up 27–3 on a 40-yard Anderson field goal. In the final quarter, the Browns took advantage of a 35-yard pass interference penalty on Steelers defensive back Deon Figures, converting it into a score with Testaverde's 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Keenan McCardell. But on their next drive, the Cleveland quarterback was sacked in the end zone by Pittsburgh defensive back Carnell Lake for a safety with 2:45 left in the game.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9
O'Donnell finished the game 18/23 for 186 yards and two touchdowns. His top receiver was Mills, who caught five passes for 117 yards. This was the first playoff win for Steelers coach Bill Cowher, who had watched his team get eliminated from the playoffs in the first round in each of the past three seasons.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Cleveland Browns 9
This was the first postseason meeting between the Browns and Steelers.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
The 49ers scored on six consecutive possessions to crush the Bears 44–15.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
Chicago scored first after Joe Cain forced a fumble from 49ers tight end Brent Jones that Alonzo Spellman recovered for the Bears on the San Francisco 36-yard line. The Bears then drove 14 yards to score on Kevin Butler's 39-yard field goal with 11:02 remaining in the first quarter. However, the 49ers then scored 37 unanswered points, including 23 in the second quarter. Meanwhile, Chicago would not score again until 14:11 remained in the game.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
San Francisco responded to Butler's field goal with a 13-play, 68-yard drive to score on fullback William Floyd's 2-yard touchdown run. On the ensuing possession late in the first quarter, 49ers defensive back Eric Davis intercepted a pass from Steve Walsh on the 49ers 46-yard line. Receiver John Taylor rushed for 15 yards and caught a pass for 15 on the first two plays as the team drove 54 yards to score on Steve Young's 8-yard touchdown pass to Jones, giving them a 13–3 lead after Doug Brien missed the extra point.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
Chicago had to punt on their next drive, and the 49ers scored again with a 61-yard drive that ended on a 4-yard touchdown run by Floyd to make it 20–3. On the next series, 49ers safety Merton Hanks returned an interception from Walsh 31 yards to the Bears 36-yard line, setting up Brien's 36-yard field goal. Now down 23–3, the Bears showed their desperation with 2:15 left in the half when they attempted a fake punt in their own territory.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
Running back Tony Carter took a direct snap, but fumbled the ball as he started to run with it, and was downed by 49ers cornerback Dedrick Dodge on the Chicago 32. San Francisco then scored another touchdown on a 6-yard run by Young, giving them a 30–3 halftime lead and setting off an end-zone brawl between both teams when safety Shaun Gayle made a late hit on Young and the quarterback responded by angrily spiking the ball at Gayle's feet.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
In the second half, each team scored two touchdowns. On San Francisco's first drive, they moved the ball 70 yards in nine plays, including a 23-yard run by Dexter Carter, to score with Floyd's third touchdown on a 1-yard run. After this Young left the game and was replaced by Elvis Grbac. Meanwhile, Chicago had already benched Walsh at the start of the half, replacing him with Erik Kramer. This didn't help on the Bears' first two second-half possessions, but with 5:06 left in the third quarter, Kramer completed 8/8 passes for 75 yards on drive that ended with his 2-yard touchdown pass to Jim Flanigan, an eligible lineman, on the second play of the final quarter.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
Still faced with a 37–9 deficit, Chicago attempted an onside kick, but 49ers tight end Ted Popson recovered it. Grbac then completed a 44-yard pass to Carter that set up San Francisco's final score on Adam Walker's 1-yard touchdown run. Chicago responded by driving 70 yards in 17 plays to score on a 1-yard run by Lewis Tillman, but by then less than six minutes remained in the game.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
San Francisco's win was the result of a team effort. They racked up 145 rushing yards even though their leading rusher (Ricky Watters) had just 55 yards on 11 carries. Their leading receiver, Taylor had just 51 yards. Young was 16 for 22 for 143 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 32 yards and another score. The only notable performance for Chicago was that of receiver Nate Lewis, who returned five kickoffs for 125 yards.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
This would be Chicago's last postseason game on the road until 2020.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Saturday, January 7, 1995, NFC: San Francisco 49ers 44, Chicago Bears 15
This was the third postseason meeting between the Bears and 49ers. San Francisco won both prior meetings.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 8, 1995, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 35, Green Bay Packers 9
Dallas crushed the Packers with 450 yards of offense and five touchdowns. In the first half alone, Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman completed 16 of 21 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 8, 1995, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 35, Green Bay Packers 9
Dallas receiver Kevin Williams returned the opening kickoff 36 yards to the Green Bay 49, sparking a 51-yard drive that ended with Emmitt Smith's 5-yard touchdown run. Smith ended up leaving the game in the first quarter with a hamstring injury, but before that he racked up 44 yards and his team never lost the edge without him. Green Bay responded to the touchdown by driving 47 yards, including a 20-yard run by Robert Brooks, and scoring with a 50-yard field goal by Chris Jacke, but from this point on they would be buried under a mountain of Dallas touchdowns.


1994–95 NFL playoffs, Divisional playoffs, Sunday, January 8, 1995, NFC: Dallas Cowboys 35, Green Bay Packers 9
Taking a snap from his own 6-yard line, Aikman dropped back into his own end zone and heaved a deep pass to Alvin Harper at midfield. Harper took off past defensive backs George Teague and Terrell Buckley, made the catch, and raced all the way to the end zone, breaking a tackle attempt by Teague at the 14 on the way to a 94-yard touchdown reception. Harper's score gave the Cowboys a 14–3 lead and set an NFL playoff record for the longest play from scrimmage, breaking the old record (93 yards) set by Daryle Lamonica to Elbert Dubenion in the 1963 AFL postseason.