1995 Denver Broncos season

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1995 Denver Broncos season
Owner Pat Bowlen
President Pat Bowlen
General manager John Beake and Mike Shanahan
Head coach Mike Shanahan
Offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak
Defensive coordinator Greg Robinson
Home stadium Mile High Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place4th AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Uniform
Broncos 1968-96 uniforms.png

The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be a turning point for the franchise, as being the first year that Mike Shanahan would be head coach, and that would include the drafting of future 2,000 yard rusher and Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis.

Contents

Off season

AdditionsSubtractions
WR Ed McCaffrey (49ers)LB Karl Mecklenburg (retirement)
S Tyrone Braxton (Dolphins)LB Mike Croel (Giants)
S Tim Hauck (Packers)G Dave Widell (Jaguars)
DT Ted Washington (Bills)
LB Richard Harvey (Saints)
S Dennis Smith (retirement)

1995 expansion draft

Denver Broncos selected during the expansion draft
RoundOverallNamePositionExpansion team
2958 Charles Swann Wide receiver Carolina Panthers
3059 Cedric Tillman Wide receiver Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL draft

1995 Denver Broncos draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
4121 Jamie Brown   OT Florida A&M
4124 Ken Brown   LB Virginia Tech
5146 Phil Yeboah-Kodie   LB Penn State
6182Fritz Fequeire  G Iowa
6196 Terrell Davis *   RB Georgia
7218 Steve Russ   LB Air Force
7222 Byron Chamberlain *  Wide receiver Wayne State (NE)
      Made roster        Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

1995 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1995 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squadReserve


Rookies in italics

[1]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendanceTV Time (MT)
1September 3, 1995 Buffalo Bills W 22–71–0
75,743
TNT 6:00 pm
2September 10, 1995at Dallas Cowboys L 31–211–1
64,576
NBC 2:00 pm
3September 17, 1995 Washington Redskins W 38–312–1
71,930
Fox 2:00 pm
4September 24, 1995at San Diego Chargers L 17–62–2
58,978
NBC 2:00 pm
5October 1, 1995at Seattle Seahawks L 27–102–3
56,483
NBC 2:00 pm
6October 8, 1995at New England Patriots W 37–33–3
60,074
TNT 6:00 pm
7October 16, 1995 Oakland Raiders W 27–04–3
75,491
ABC 6:00 pm
8October 22, 1995 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–74–4
71,044
NBC 2:00 pm
9Bye
10November 5, 1995 Arizona Cardinals W 38–65–4
71,488
Fox 2:00 pm
11November 12, 1995at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–135–5
60,842
ESPN 6:00 pm
12November 19, 1995 San Diego Chargers W 30–276–5
74,681
NBC 2:00 pm
13November 26, 1995at Houston Oilers L 42–336–6
36,113
NBC 2:00 pm
14December 3, 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–237–6
72,231
NBC 2:00 pm
15December 10, 1995 Seattle Seahawks L 31–277–7
71,488
NBC 2:00 pm
16December 17, 1995at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–177–8
75,061
NBC 2:00 pm
17December 24, 1995at Oakland Raiders W 31–288–8
50,074
NBC 2:00 pm

Standings

AFC West
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 1330.813358241W2
(4) San Diego Chargers 970.563321323W5
Seattle Seahawks 880.500363366L1
Denver Broncos 880.500388345W1
Oakland Raiders 880.500348332L6

Season summary

Week 1 vs Bills

Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at Denver Broncos (0–0)
Quarter1234Total
Bills 70007
Broncos 3901022

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

This game was the Bills’ first game in Denver since 1977.

References

  1. "1995 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.