 For their second season in 1995, the Rough Riders added several more players who would go on to excel in Major League Soccer, including US national team goalkeeper Tony Meola, Jim Rooney, and Giovanni Savarese, who would be named the USISL regular season and playoff MVP, and who scored 23 goals during the campaign.The Rough Riders finished the season with a 19–1 record, top of the Coastal Conference for a second year running, and received a bye to the 'Sizzling Nine' Championship tournament.Wins over the Monterey Bay Jaguars and the New Mexico Chiles in group play took them to the national semifinal for a second time.