1995 Oakland Raiders season

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1995 Oakland Raiders season
Owner Al Davis
General manager Al Davis
Head coach Mike White
Home stadium Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record8–8
Division place5th AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers Tim Brown, WR
Steve Wisniewski, G
Chester McGlockton, DT
Terry McDaniel, CB

The 1995 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, the 36th overall, and their first back in Oakland since 1981. The Raiders announced their return to Oakland on June 25, 1995, and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved it the next month. [1] While the Raiders raced out to an impressive 8–2 start, a number of key injuries (including the loss of starting quarterback Jeff Hostetler) caused them to lose their final six games and miss the playoffs. The Raiders, for the first time since 1962 (and joining the NFL), finished at the bottom of their division, the AFC West, ending a streak of 32 consecutive non-last place finishes. It was also the solitary season from 1963 to 2003 where they finished last place in their division.

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

1995 Los Angeles Raiders draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
118 Napoleon Kaufman   Running back Washington
249 Barret Robbins   Center TCU
386 Joe Aska  Running Back Central Oklahoma
4118 Mike Morton   Linebacker North Carolina
5138 Matt Dyson  Linebacker Michigan
5154 Jeff Kysar   Offensive tackle Arizona State
6190 Eli Herring  Offensive Tackle BYU
      Made roster  

Roster

1995 Oakland Raiders 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

Reserve

53 active, 4 inactive, 3 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenue
1August 5at Dallas Cowboys W 27–141–0 Texas Stadium
2August 12 St. Louis Rams W 27–222–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
3August 18at Minnesota Vikings L 17–202–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
4August 25 New England Patriots W 32–243–1 Stanford Stadium

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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 3 San Diego Chargers W 17–71–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
2September 10at Washington Redskins W 20–82–0 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
3September 17at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 (OT)2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4September 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 48–173–1Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
5October 1at New York Jets W 47–104–1 Giants Stadium Recap
6October 8 Seattle Seahawks W 34–145–1Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
7October 16at Denver Broncos L 0–275–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
8October 22 Indianapolis Colts W 30–176–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
9 Bye
10November 5at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–177–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
11November 12at New York Giants W 17–138–2Giants Stadium Recap
12November 19 Dallas Cowboys L 21–348–3Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
13November 27at San Diego Chargers L 6–128–4 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
14December 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–298–5Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
15December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–298–6Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
16December 17at Seattle Seahawks L 10–448–7 Kingdome Recap
17December 24 Denver Broncos L 28–318–8Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1234Total
Chargers07007
Raiders0710017

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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

References

  1. "Raiders' Move Is Approved". The New York Times. July 12, 1995. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
  2. "1995 Oakland Raiders (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com