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1995 New York Jets season
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1995 season of NFL team New York Jets
November 2013
March 2026
New York Jets 1995 3–13 5th AFC East Rich Kotite Zeke Bratkowski Jim Vechiarella Leon Hess Giants Stadium Did not qualify None 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. The Jets did not have any players selected to the Pro Bowl after the season.
Offseason
1995 expansion draft
1995 NFL expansion draft
+ New York Jets selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team917Paul FraseDefensive TackleJacksonville Jaguars2856Jack TrudeauQuarterbackCarolina Panthers
NFL draft
1995 NFL draft
1995 New York Jets
1
9
Kyle Brady
Tight end
Penn State
yes
1
16
Hugh Douglas
Defensive end
Central State (OH)
yes
yes
2
33
Matt O'Dwyer
Guard
Northwestern
yes
4
106
Melvin Hayes
Offensive tackle
Mississippi State
yes
4
107
Tyrone Davis
Wide receiver
Virginia
yes
5
142
Carl Greenwood
Cornerback
UCLA
yes
6
177
Troy Sienkiewicz
Offensive tackle
New Mexico State
no
7
217
Curtis Ceaser
Wide receiver
Grambling State
yes
yes
no
Undrafted free agents
+ 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeChad AskewWide receiverPittsburghTodd BaczekGuardNorthwesternChad CascaddenLinebackerWisconsinWayne ChrebetWide ReceiverHofstraTerry ConnealyDefensive tackleNebraskaColin CroninGuardMichigan StateDon DavisLinebackerKansasErik MarshRunning backLafayetteSherriden MayFullbackIdahoJohn SaccaQuarterbackEastern Kentucky
Personnel
Staff
1995 New York Jets 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 – Rich Kotite Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski
Running backs – Dick Wood
Wide receivers/tight ends – Richard Mann
Offensive line – Bill Muir Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Jim Vechiarella
Defensive line – Ray Hamilton
Secondary – Peter Giunta
Defensive assistant/quality control – Tom Gamble Special teams – Ken Rose Strength and conditioning – Jim Williams
Roster
1995 New York Jets 53 10 3 6 Bubby Brister
7 Boomer Esiason
14 Erik Wilhelm 30 Brad Baxter FB
32 Sherriden May y
33 Ronald Moore American football
29 Adrian Murrell
34 Kenyon Rasheed 88 Curtis Ceaser y
80 Wayne Chrebet y
83 Tyrone Davis American football y
85 Jeff Sydner PR
89 Charles Wilson American football
87 Ryan Yarborough 84 Fred Baxter
81 Kyle Brady y
86 Johnny Mitchell 68 John Bock American football C
76 James Brown offensive tackle T
52 Cal Dixon C/G
62 Roger Duffy American football G
79 Melvin Hayes y T
67 Everett McIver T
77 Matt Willig T
61 Terrence Wisdom G 78 Lou Benfatti DT
94 Matt Brock American football player DT
92 Tony Casillas DT
99 Hugh Douglas American football y DE
74 Erik Howard DE/DT
93 Marc Spindler DT
97 Marvin Washington DE 53 Chad Cascadden y OLB
59 Kyle Clifton MLB
55 Bobby Houston American football OLB
54 Marvin Jones linebacker MLB
57 Mo Lewis OLB
58 Wilber Marshall OLB
51 Eddie Mason y OLB 26 Ron Carpenter defensive back FS
31 Aaron Glenn CB
21 Victor Green SS
22 Carl Greenwood y CB
25 Gary Jones American football FS
43 Vance Joseph y CB
37 Anthony Prior CB
45 Otis Smith American football CB
44 Lonnie Young SS 11 Brian Hansen American football P
8 Nick Lowery K
2 Pat O'Neill American football P
5 Don Silvestri y K 72 David Alexander American football C
20 Richie Anderson American football RB IR
16 Chad Askew y WR IR
98 Kurt Barber LB IR
66 Donald Evans American football DE IR
4 Glenn Foley QB IR
63 Carlton Haselrig G Susp.
75 Siupeli Malamala T IR
70 Matt O'Dwyer y G IR
23 Marcus Turner American football S IR 18 Alan Allen WR
95 Vince Stewart DT
49 Alan Young linebacker LB
Regular season
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 at Miami Dolphins L 14–52 0–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,317 2 September 10 Indianapolis Colts L 24–27 (OT) 0–2 Giants Stadium 65,134 3 September 17 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–10 1–2 Giants Stadium 49,970 4 September 24 at Atlanta Falcons L 3–13 1–3 Georgia Dome 40,778 5 October 1 Oakland Raiders L 10–47 1–4 Giants Stadium 68,941 6 October 8 at Buffalo Bills L 10–29 1–5 Rich Stadium 79,485 7 October 15 at Carolina Panthers L 15–26 1–6 Memorial Stadium 52,613 8 October 22 Miami Dolphins W 17–16 2–6 Giants Stadium 67,228 9 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–17 2–7 RCA Dome 49,250 10 November 5 New England Patriots L 7–20 2–8 Giants Stadium 61,462 11 Bye 12 November 19 Buffalo Bills L 26–28 2–9 Giants Stadium 54,436 13 November 26 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–10 3–9 Kingdome 41,160 14 December 3 St. Louis Rams L 20–23 3–10 Giants Stadium 52,023 15 December 10 at New England Patriots L 28–31 3–11 Foxboro Stadium 46,617 16 December 17 at Houston Oilers L 6–23 3–12 Astrodome 35,873 17 December 24 New Orleans Saints L 0–12 3–13 Giants Stadium 28,885 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Season summary
Week 2 vs Colts
New York Jets 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Indianapolis Colts (0–1) at New York Jets (0–1) September 10, 1995 3:05 p.m. EST Colts 0 3 7 14 3 Jets 14 3 7 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 65,134 Sunny, 68 F C Larry Nemmers NBC Tom Hammond and Bob Trumpy Box Score, Box Score First quarter
NYJ – Charles Wilson 5-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Nick Lowery kick), 5:52. Jets 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 9:08.
NYJ – Otis Wilson 49-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick), 3:51. Jets 14–0.
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. Top passers
IND – Craig Erickson – 12/18, 141 yards, INT
NYJ – Boomer Esiason – 19/30, 198 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IND – Marshall Faulk – 21 rushes, 81 yards
NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 11 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
IND – Sean Dawkins – 5 receptions, 60 yards, TD
NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 4 receptions, 68 yards
References
External links
1995 statistics
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