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1995 Oakland Raiders season

{{short description|NFL team 36th season}}

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

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Oakland Raiders

| year = 1995

| record = 8–8

| division_place = 5th AFC West

| owner = Al Davis

| general manager = Al Davis

| coach = Mike White

| stadium = Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| previous = {{nowrap|1994 (Los Angeles)}}

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro bowlers = Tim Brown, WR
Steve Wisniewski, G
Chester McGlockton, DT
Terry McDaniel, CB

| shortnavlink = Raiders seasons

}}

The {{nfly|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.{{cite news |title=Raiders' Move Is Approved |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE4DE133AF931A25754C0A963958260 |work=The New York Times |date=July 12, 1995 |access-date=February 2, 2007 }} 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}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1995

| teamname = Los Angeles Raiders

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 18

| player = Napoleon Kaufman

| position = Running back

| college = Washington

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 49

| player = Barret Robbins

| position = Center

| college = TCU

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 86

| player = Joe Aska

| position = Running Back

| college = Central Oklahoma

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 118

| player = Mike Morton

| position = Linebacker

| college = North Carolina

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 138

| player = Matt Dyson

| position = Linebacker

| college = Michigan

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 154

| player = Jeff Kysar

| position = Offensive tackle

| college = Arizona State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 190

| player = Eli Herring

| position = Offensive Tackle

| college = BYU

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| probowl = no

| hof = no

}}

Roster

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1995

| team = Oakland Raiders

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|11|Vince Evans}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Jeff Graham|d=quarterback}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Billy Joe Hobert}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|35|Joe Aska|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Eric Ball|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Derrick Fenner|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Calvin Jones|d=running back}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Napoleon Kaufman|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Harvey Williams|d=American football}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|81|Tim Brown|d=American football|PR}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Daryl Hobbs}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Rocket Ismail|KR}}

{{NFLplayer|82|James Jett}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|88|Kerry Cash}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Andrew Glover}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Marcus Hinton|rookie=y}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|70|Russell Freeman|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Kevin Gogan|G}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Robert Jenkins|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Jeff Kysar|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Gerald Perry|d=American football|T}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Barret Robbins|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Greg Skrepenak|T}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Rich Stephens|d=American football|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|67|Dan Turk|C}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Steve Wisniewski|G}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|93|Jerry Ball|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Aundray Bruce|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|74|Nolan Harrison|DE/DT}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Chester McGlockton|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|95|Austin Robbins|DE/DT}}

{{NFLplayer|94|Anthony Smith|d=defensive end|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Pat Swilling|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|54|Greg Biekert|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Matt Dyson|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Keith Franklin|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Rob Fredrickson|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Rob Holmberg|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Mike Jones|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Mike Morton|d=linebacker|rookie=y|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Aaron Wallace|OLB}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|33|Eddie Anderson|d=safety|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|46|Carl Kidd|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Joe King|d=American football|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Dan Land|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Albert Lewis|d=American football|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Terry McDaniel|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|48|Najee Mustafaa|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|39|Bruce Pickens|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|37|James Trapp|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer| 5|Cole Ford|rookie=y|K}}

{{NFLplayer| 7|Jeff Gossett|P}}

{{NFLplayer|18|Jeff Jaeger|K}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|55|James Folston|LB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Derrick Hoskins|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Jeff Hostetler|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Don Mosebar|C|IR}}

53 active, 4 inactive, 3 practice squad

| practice_squad =

{{NFLplayer|19|A. C. Caswell|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Sean Foster|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Tom Robsock|rookie=y|G}}

}}

Preseason

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Venue

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 5, 1995}}

| at Dallas Cowboys

| W 27–14

| 1–0

| Texas Stadium

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 12, 1995}}

| St. Louis Rams

| W 27–22

| 2–0

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 18, 1995}}

| at Minnesota Vikings

| L 17–20

| 2–1

| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 25, 1995}}

| New England Patriots

| W 32–24

| 3–1

| Stanford Stadium

{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/1995nfloak.html|title=1995 Oakland Raiders (NFL)|publisher=Pro Football Archives|access-date=November 12, 2023}}

Schedule

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| September 3

| San Diego Chargers

| W 17–7

| 1–0

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509030rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| September 10

| at Washington Redskins

| W 20–8

| 2–0

| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509100was.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| September 17

| at Kansas City Chiefs

| L 17–23 {{small|(OT)}}

| 2–1

| Arrowhead Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509170kan.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| September 24

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 48–17

| 3–1

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509240rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 5

| October 1

| at New York Jets

| W 47–10

| 4–1

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199510010nyj.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| October 8

| Seattle Seahawks

| W 34–14

| 5–1

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199510080rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 7

| {{dow tooltip|October 16, 1995}}

| at Denver Broncos

| L 0–27

| 5–2

| Mile High Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199510160den.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| October 22

| Indianapolis Colts

| W 30–17

| 6–2

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199510220rai.htm Recap]

9

| colspan="6" align="center"| Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| November 5

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| W 20–17

| 7–2

| Riverfront Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199511050cin.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 12

| at New York Giants

| W 17–13

| 8–2

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199511120nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 12

| November 19

| Dallas Cowboys

| L 21–34

| 8–3

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199511190rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| {{dow tooltip|November 27, 1995}}

| at San Diego Chargers

| L 6–12

| 8–4

| Jack Murphy Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199512030rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 14

| December 3

| Kansas City Chiefs

| L 23–29

| 8–5

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199512030rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 15

| December 10

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 10–29

| 8–6

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199512100rai.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| December 17

| at Seattle Seahawks

| L 10–44

| 8–7

| Kingdome

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199512170sea.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 17

| December 24

| Denver Broncos

| L 28–31

| 8–8

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199512240rai.htm Recap]

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Oakland Raiders|year=1995|border=2}}"

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

Game summaries

=Week 1=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Chargers

|V1=0 |V2= 7|V3=0 |V4=0

|Host=Raiders

|H1=0 |H2= 7|H3=10 |H4=0

|Date=September 3

|Location=Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=

|Weather={{convert|63|F}}, wind {{convert|11|mph|abbr=on}}

|Referee=

|TVAnnouncers= Dan Hicks, Randy Cross, Jim Gray

|TVStation= NBC

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event= Tim Brown 5 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick) |Score= Raiders 7–0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=SD |Event=Shawn Jefferson 39 yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) |Score= Tie 7–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event=Cole Ford 46 yard field goal |Score= Raiders 10–7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time= |Team=OAK |Event=Napoleon Kaufman 16 yard run (Cole Ford kick) |Score= Raiders 17–7|LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199509030rai.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]

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Standings

{{1995 AFC West standings}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Las Vegas Raiders}}

{{Las Vegas Raiders seasons}}

{{1995 NFL season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1995 Oakland Raiders Season}}

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