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1995 New York Jets season

{{short description|1995 season of NFL team New York Jets}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = New York Jets

| year = 1995

| record = 3–13

| division_place = 5th AFC East

| coach = Rich Kotite

| owner = Leon Hess

| stadium = Giants Stadium

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| uniform =

| pro_bowlers = None

| shortnavlink = Jets seasons

}}

The 1995 New York Jets season was the 36th season for the team and the 26th in the National Football League. The Jets entered the 1995 season with their third different head coach in as many years as former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Rich Kotite was hired to replace Pete Carroll, who was fired after posting a 6–10 record in his only season as Jets head coach. Kotite did not have any success in his first year, as the team finished 3–13. The 13 losses set a team record, while the three wins were the fewest of any Jets team since 1977, when the team completed their third consecutive 3–11 season. The Jets were the first team to lose to the Carolina Panthers with a 26–15 loss in week 7.

Starting with their October 1 game against the Oakland Raiders, the Jets began wearing a “DS” graphic in the shape of a football as a memorial to general manager Dick Steinberg, who had died on September 25 from stomach cancer.

Offseason

= 1995 Expansion Draft =

{{main article|1995 NFL expansion draft}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ New York Jets selected during the Expansion Draft

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets 78thru97|border=2}}" | Round

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets 78thru97|border=2}}" | Overall

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets 78thru97|border=2}}" | Name

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets 78thru97|border=2}}" | Position

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets 78thru97|border=2}}" | Expansion Team

917Paul FraseDefensive TackleJacksonville Jaguars
2856Jack TrudeauQuarterbackCarolina Panthers

= NFL Draft =

{{main article|1995 NFL Draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York Jets|border=2|year=1995}};" width="7%"|Round

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York Jets|border=2|year=1995}};" width="7%"|Pick

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York Jets|border=2|year=1995}};" width="20%"|Player

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York Jets|border=2|year=1995}};" width="15%"|Position

! style="{{Gridiron primary style|New York Jets|border=2|year=1995}};" width="20%"|School/Club Team

1

| 9

| Kyle Brady

| Tight End

| Penn State

1

| 16

| Hugh Douglas

| Defensive End

| Central State (OH)

2

| 33

| Matt O'Dwyer

| Guard

| Northwestern

4

| 106

| Melvin Hayes

| Offensive Tackle

| Mississippi State

4

| 107

| Tyrone Davis

| Wide Receiver

| Virginia

5

| 142

| Carl Greenwood

| Defensive Back

| UCLA

6

| 177

| Troy Sienkiewicz

| Offensive Tackle

| New Mexico State

7

| 217

| Curtis Ceaser

| Wide Receiver

| Grambling State

= Undrafted Free Agents =

class="wikitable"

|+ 1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note

!Player

!Position

!College

Chad Askew

|Wide receiver

|Pittsburgh

Todd Baczek

|Guard

|Northwestern

Chad Cascadden

|Linebacker

|Wisconsin

Wayne Chrebet

|Wide Receiver

|Hofstra

Terry Connealy

|Defensive tackle

|Nebraska

Colin Cronin

|Guard

|Michigan State

Don Davis

|Linebacker

|Kansas

Erik Marsh

|Running back

|Lafayette

Sherriden May

|Fullback

|Idaho

John Sacca

|Quarterback

|Eastern Kentucky

Personnel

= Staff =

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1995

| team = New York Jets

| front_office =

  • Chairman of the board – Leon Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice president/general manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Assistant general manager – James Harris
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of pro personnel – Jim Royer
  • Director of player administration – Pat Kirwan

| head_coach =

| offensive =

| defensive =

| special_teams =

| strength =

  • Strength and conditioning – Jim Williams

}}

= Roster =

{{NFL final roster

|Year=1995

|TeamName=New York Jets

|BC1=#00693C

|FC1=white

|BDC1=black

|Active=53

|Inactive=10

|PS=3

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer| 6|Bubby Brister}}

{{NFLplayer| 7|Boomer Esiason}}

{{NFLplayer|14|Erik Wilhelm}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|30|Brad Baxter|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|32|Sherriden May|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|33|Ronald Moore|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Adrian Murrell}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Kenyon Rasheed}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|88|Curtis Ceaser|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Wayne Chrebet|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Tyrone Davis|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Jeff Sydner|PR}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Charles Wilson|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Ryan Yarborough}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|84|Fred Baxter}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Kyle Brady|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Johnny Mitchell}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|68|John Bock|d=American football|C}}

{{NFLplayer|76|James Brown|d=offensive tackle|T}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Cal Dixon|C/G}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Roger Duffy|d=American football|G}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Melvin Hayes|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Everett McIver|T}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Matt Willig|T}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Terrence Wisdom|G}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|78|Lou Benfatti|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Matt Brock|d=American football player|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Tony Casillas|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Hugh Douglas|d=American football|rookie=y|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Erik Howard|DE/DT}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Marc Spindler|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Marvin Washington|DE}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|53|Chad Cascadden|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Kyle Clifton|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Bobby Houston|d=American football|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Marvin Jones|d=linebacker|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Mo Lewis|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Wilber Marshall|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Eddie Mason|rookie=y|OLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|26|Ron Carpenter|d=defensive back|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Aaron Glenn|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|21|Victor Green|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Carl Greenwood|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Gary Jones|d=American football|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Vance Joseph|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Anthony Prior|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Otis Smith|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Lonnie Young|SS}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer|11|Brian Hansen|d=American football|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Nick Lowery|K}}

{{NFLplayer| 2|Pat O'Neill|d=American football|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 5|Don Silvestri|rookie=y|K}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{NFLplayer|72|David Alexander|d=American football|C}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Richie Anderson|d=American football|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|16|Chad Askew|rookie=y|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|98|Kurt Barber|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Donald Evans|d=American football|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer| 4|Glenn Foley|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Carlton Haselrig|G|Susp.}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Siupeli Malamala|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Matt O'Dwyer|rookie=y|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Marcus Turner|d=American football|S|IR}}

|Practice Squad=

{{NFLplayer|18|Alan Allen|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Vince Stewart|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|49|Alan Young|d=linebacker|LB}}

}}

Regular season

= Schedule =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"| Attendance

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| September 3

| at Miami Dolphins

| L 14–52

| 0–1

| Joe Robbie Stadium

| 71,317

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| September 10

| Indianapolis Colts

| L 24–27 (OT)

| 0–2

| Giants Stadium

| 65,134

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| September 17

| Jacksonville Jaguars

| W 27–10

| 1–2

| Giants Stadium

| 49,970

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| September 24

| at Atlanta Falcons

| L 3–13

| 1–3

| Georgia Dome

| 40,778

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 1

| Oakland Raiders

| L 10–47

| 1–4

| Giants Stadium

| 68,941

style="background:#fcc"

! 6

| October 8

| at Buffalo Bills

| L 10–29

| 1–5

| Rich Stadium

| 79,485

style="background:#fcc"

! 7

| October 15

| at Carolina Panthers

| L 15–26

| 1–6

| Memorial Stadium

| 52,613

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| October 22

| Miami Dolphins

| W 17–16

| 2–6

| Giants Stadium

| 67,228

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| October 29

| at Indianapolis Colts

| L 10–17

| 2–7

| RCA Dome

| 49,250

style="background:#fcc"

! 10

| November 5

| New England Patriots

| L 7–20

| 2–8

| Giants Stadium

| 61,462

11

| colspan="6" align=center| Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 12

| November 19

| Buffalo Bills

| L 26–28

| 2–9

| Giants Stadium

| 54,436

style="background:#cfc"

! 13

| November 26

| at Seattle Seahawks

| W 16–10

| 3–9

| Kingdome

| 41,160

style="background:#fcc"

! 14

| December 3

| St. Louis Rams

| L 20–23

| 3–10

| Giants Stadium

| 52,023

style="background:#fcc"

! 15

| December 10

| at New England Patriots

| L 28–31

| 3–11

| Foxboro Stadium

| 46,617

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| December 17

| at Houston Oilers

| L 6–23

| 3–12

| Astrodome

| 35,873

style="background:#fcc"

! 17

| December 24

| New Orleans Saints

| L 0–12

| 3–13

| Giants Stadium

| 28,885

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

= Standings =

{{1995 AFC East standings}}

Season summary

=Week 2 vs Colts=

{{Americanfootballbox

|bg=

|bg2=

|titlestyle={{Gridiron primary style|New York Jets|year=1995|border=2}}; text-align:center

|state=collapsed

|title=Week Two: Indianapolis Colts (0–1) at New York Jets (0–1)

|date=September 10, 1995

|time=3:05 p.m. EST

|road=Colts

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=7 |R4=14 |R5=3

|home=Jets

|H1=14 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=0 |H5=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=65,134

|weather=Sunny, {{Convert|68|F|C}}

|referee=Larry Nemmers

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Tom Hammond and Bob Trumpy

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509100nyj.htm Box Score], [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore/indianapolis-colts-vs-new-york-jets-1995091011 Box Score]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Nick Lowery 28-yard field goal, 11:41. Jets 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards.
  • IND – Mike Cofer 20-yard field goal, 0:27. Jets 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards.

Third quarter

  • NYJ – Wayne Chrebet 5-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery kick), 13:14. Jets 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards.
  • IND – Tony Bennett 32-yard fumble return (Mike Cofer kick), 2:11. Jets 24–10.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Sean Dawkins 15-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Mike Cofer kick), 8:46. Jets 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards.
  • IND – Marshall Faulk 14-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Mike Cofer kick), 2:38. Tie 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards.

Overtime

  • IND – Mike Cofer 52-yard field goal, 10:33. Colts 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards.

|stats=

;Top passers

;Top rushers

;Top receivers

  • IND – Sean Dawkins – 5 receptions, 60 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 4 receptions, 68 yards

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj1995.htm 1995 statistics]

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