1995 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachMike White
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record8–8
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTim 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.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft
1995 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 18 Napoleon Kaufman  Running back Washington
2 49 Barret Robbins  Center TCU
3 86 Joe Aska  Running Back Central Oklahoma
4 118 Mike Morton  Linebacker North Carolina
5 138 Matt Dyson  Linebacker Michigan
5 154 Jeff Kysar  Offensive tackle Arizona State
6 190 Eli Herring  Offensive Tackle BYU
      Made roster  

Roster

1995 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 19 A. C. Caswell WR
  • 84 Sean Foster WR
  • 62 Tom Robsock G

53 active, 4 inactive, 3 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 5 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–14 1–0 Texas Stadium
2 August 12 St. Louis Rams W 27–22 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
3 August 18 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–20 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
4 August 25 New England Patriots W 32–24 3–1 Stanford Stadium

[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 3 San Diego Chargers W 17–7 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
2 September 10 at Washington Redskins W 20–8 2–0 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
3 September 17 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 (OT) 2–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
4 September 24 Philadelphia Eagles W 48–17 3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
5 October 1 at New York Jets W 47–10 4–1 Giants Stadium Recap
6 October 8 Seattle Seahawks W 34–14 5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
7 October 16 at Denver Broncos L 0–27 5–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
8 October 22 Indianapolis Colts W 30–17 6–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
9 Bye
10 November 5 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–17 7–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
11 November 12 at New York Giants W 17–13 8–2 Giants Stadium Recap
12 November 19 Dallas Cowboys L 21–34 8–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
13 November 27 at San Diego Chargers L 6–12 8–4 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap
14 December 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–29 8–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
15 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–29 8–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
16 December 17 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–44 8–7 Kingdome Recap
17 December 24 Denver Broncos L 28–31 8–8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Chargers 0 700 7
• Raiders 0 7100 17
Scoring summary
2OAKTim Brown 5 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick)Raiders 7–0
2SDShawn Jefferson 39 yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick)Tie 7–7
3OAKCole Ford 46 yard field goalRaiders 10–7
3OAKNapoleon Kaufman 16 yard run (Cole Ford kick)Raiders 17–7

[3]

Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 13 3 0 .813 358 241 W2
(4) San Diego Chargers 9 7 0 .563 321 323 W5
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 363 366 L1
Denver Broncos 8 8 0 .500 388 345 W1
Oakland Raiders 8 8 0 .500 348 332 L6

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


Categories