1995 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team 36th season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1995 8–8 5th AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Mike White Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 1994 (Los Angeles) Did not qualify Tim Brown, WRSteve Wisniewski, GChester McGlockton, DTTerry McDaniel, CB Raiders seasons 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.Raiders' Move Is Approved https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE4DE133AF931A25754C0A963958260 The New York Times July 12, 1995 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 1995 NFL draft 1995 Los Angeles Raiders 1 18 Napoleon Kaufman Running back Washington yes 2 49 Barret Robbins Center TCU yes 3 86 Joe Aska Running Back Central Oklahoma yes 4 118 Mike Morton Linebacker North Carolina yes 5 138 Matt Dyson Linebacker Michigan yes 5 154 Jeff Kysar Offensive tackle Arizona State yes 6 190 Eli Herring Offensive Tackle BYU no no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1995 Oakland Raiders Principal Owner / President of the General Partner – Al Davis Senior Executive – John Herrera Head coach – Mike White Offense Coordinator / Assistant Head Coach – Joe Bugel Quarterbacks Coach - Jim Fassel Running Backs – Bishop Harris Wide receivers – Mike Wilson Tight ends – Bill Meyers Offensive line – Joe Bugel Offensive line – Mike White Offensive Quality Control / Assistant Wide Receivers - Fred Biletnikoff Defensive Coordinator – John Fox Defensive line – Floyd Peters Linebackers – Fred Whittingham Defensive backs – Steve Shafer Assistant Defensive Backs / Squad Development - Willie Brown Defensive Assistant - John Guy Special teams – Kevin Spencer Strength and conditioning – Garrett Giemont Roster 1995 Oakland Raiders 11 Vince Evans  8 Jeff Graham quarterback  9 Billy Joe Hobert 35 Joe Aska y 42 Eric Ball American football 34 Derrick Fenner FB 44 Calvin Jones running back 26 Napoleon Kaufman y 22 Harvey Williams American football 81 Tim Brown American football PR 80 Daryl Hobbs 86 Rocket Ismail KR 82 James Jett 88 Kerry Cash 87 Andrew Glover 85 Marcus Hinton y 70 Russell Freeman American football T 66 Kevin Gogan G 64 Robert Jenkins American football T 79 Jeff Kysar y T 71 Gerald Perry American football T 63 Barret Robbins y C 78 Greg Skrepenak T 77 Rich Stephens American football G/T 67 Dan Turk C 76 Steve Wisniewski G 93 Jerry Ball DT 99 Aundray Bruce DE 74 Nolan Harrison DE/DT 91 Chester McGlockton DT 95 Austin Robbins DE/DT 94 Anthony Smith defensive end DE 56 Pat Swilling DE 54 Greg Biekert MLB 59 Matt Dyson y OLB 58 Keith Franklin MLB 53 Rob Fredrickson OLB 57 Rob Holmberg MLB 52 Mike Jones linebacker OLB 50 Mike Morton linebacker y OLB 51 Aaron Wallace OLB 33 Eddie Anderson safety FS 46 Carl Kidd y CB 31 Joe King safety FS 25 Dan Land SS 29 Albert Lewis American football CB 36 Terry McDaniel CB 48 Najee Mustafaa CB 39 Bruce Pickens CB 37 James Trapp CB  5 Cole Ford y K  7 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K 55 James Folston LB IR 20 Derrick Hoskins S IR 15 Jeff Hostetler QB IR 72 Don Mosebar C IR 53 active, 4 inactive, 3 practice squad 19 A. C. Caswell y WR 84 Sean Foster WR 62 Tom Robsock y G Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 5, 1995 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–14 1–0 Texas Stadium 2 August 12, 1995 St. Louis Rams W 27–22 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 3 August 18, 1995 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–20 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 4 August 25, 1995 New England Patriots W 32–24 3–1 Stanford Stadiumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1995nfloak.html 1995 Oakland Raiders (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 12, 2023 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, 1995 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, 1995 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 Chargers 0 7 0 0 Raiders 0 7 10 0 September 3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 63 F, wind 11 mph on Dan Hicks, Randy Cross, Jim Gray NBC yes 2 OAK Tim Brown 5 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Cole Ford kick) Raiders 7–0 2 SD Shawn Jefferson 39 yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) Tie 7–7 3 OAK Cole Ford 46 yard field goal Raiders 10–7 3 OAK Napoleon Kaufman 16 yard run (Cole Ford kick) Raiders 17–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References External links 1995 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1995 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com 1995 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:Long stubs with short prose