1995 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1995 8–8 4th AFC West Mike Shanahan Gary Kubiak Greg Robinson John Beake and Mike Shanahan Pat Bowlen Pat Bowlen Mile High Stadium Did not qualify 250px Broncos seasons The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be a turning point for the franchise, as being the first year that Mike Shanahan would be head coach, and that would include the drafting of future 2,000 yard rusher and Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis. Off season Additions SubtractionsWR Ed McCaffrey (49ers) LB Karl Mecklenburg (retirement)S Tyrone Braxton (Dolphins) LB Mike Croel (Giants) S Tim Hauck (Packers) G Dave Widell (Jaguars) DT Ted Washington (Bills) LB Richard Harvey (Saints) S Dennis Smith (retirement) 1995 expansion draft 1995 NFL expansion draft + Denver Broncos selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team2958Charles SwannWide receiverCarolina Panthers3059Cedric TillmanWide receiverJacksonville Jaguars NFL draft 1995 NFL draft 1995 Denver Broncos 4 121 Jamie Brown OT Florida A&M yes 4 124 Ken Brown LB Virginia Tech yes 5 146 Phil Yeboah-Kodie LB Penn State 6 182 Fritz Fequeire G Iowa 6 196 Terrell Davis RB Georgia yes yes yes 7 218 Steve Russ LB Air Force yes 7 222 Byron Chamberlain Wide receiver Wayne State (NE) yes yes Personnel Staff / Coaches 1995 Denver Broncos President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen General manager – John Beake Director of player personnel – Bob Ferguson Director of college scouting – Jerry Frei Director of pro scouting – Jack Elway Administrative assistant/player personnel – Harold Richardson College Scout – Dave Gettleman College Scout – Ted Sundquist Head coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Mike Heimerdinger Tight ends – Brian Pariani Assistant offensive line/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Barney Chavous Offensive assistant – Rick Dennison Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive backs – Ed Donatell Defensive assistant/Assistant defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds Special teams – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Administrative Assistant/Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta Final roster 1995 Denver Broncos 53 6 4  7 John Elway 17 Hugh Millen 14 Bill Musgrave 29 Aaron Craver FB 30 Terrell Davis y 45 Gary Downs FB 22 Glyn Milburn KR/PR 38 Reggie Rivers FB 82 Vance Johnson 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Anthony Miller wide receiver, born 1965 81 Mike Pritchard 80 Rod Smith wide receiver 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Byron Chamberlain y 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Jeff Wilner 61 Eric Floyd American football G 75 Brian Habib G 68 Reggie McElroy T/G 66 Tom Nalen C 69 Mark Schlereth G 74 Bill Schultz American football T 64 Ralph Tamm C 76 Broderick Thompson T 65 Gary Zimmerman T 99 Shane Dronett DT 73 Simon Fletcher American football DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DE 78 Larry Jackson defensive line y DE 93 James Jones defensive lineman DT 97 Mike Lodish DT 95 Michael Dean Perry DT 94 Jeff Robinson American football DE/LS 98 Maa Tanuvasa DT 57 Allen Aldridge OLB 55 Ken Brown linebacker y OLB 56 Keith Burns American football player MLB 59 Glenn Cadrez OLB 54 Britt Hager OLB 50 Ray Jacobs linebacker OLB 92 Dave Wyman MLB 27 Steve Atwater FS 34 Tyrone Braxton SS 39 Ray Crockett CB 37 Tim Hauck FS 28 Cliff Hicks CB 21 Randy Hilliard CB 31 Rondell Jones SS 26 Eric Thomas cornerback CB 48 Lionel Washington CB  1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P 58 Elijah Alexander LB IR 23 Ronnie Bradford CB IR 70 Jamie Brown American football y T IR 88 Jerry Evans TE IR 91 Willie Oshodin DE IR -- Steve Russ LB y Military 90 Dan Williams defensive end DE IR 46 Bryce Burnett TE 63 David Diaz-Infante G/C 24 Jamal Ellis y CB 52 Shane Jasper y LB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/1995_roster.htm 1995 Denver Broncos starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 20, 2014 Regular season Schedule section April 2019 Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance TV Time (MT) 1 September 3, 1995 Buffalo Bills W 22–7 1–0 75,743 TNT 6:00 pm 2 September 10, 1995 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–21 1–1 64,576 NBC 2:00 pm 3 September 17, 1995 Washington Redskins W 38–31 2–1 71,930 Fox 2:00 pm 4 September 24, 1995 at San Diego Chargers L 17–6 2–2 58,978 NBC 2:00 pm 5 October 1, 1995 at Seattle Seahawks L 27–10 2–3 56,483 NBC 2:00 pm 6 October 8, 1995 at New England Patriots W 37–3 3–3 60,074 TNT 6:00 pm 7 October 16, 1995 Oakland Raiders W 27–0 4–3 75,491 ABC 6:00 pm 8 October 22, 1995 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–7 4–4 71,044 NBC 2:00 pm 9 Bye 10 November 5, 1995 Arizona Cardinals W 38–6 5–4 71,488 Fox 2:00 pm 11 November 12, 1995 at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–13 5–5 60,842 ESPN 6:00 pm 12 November 19, 1995 San Diego Chargers W 30–27 6–5 74,681 NBC 2:00 pm 13 November 26, 1995 at Houston Oilers L 42–33 6–6 36,113 NBC 2:00 pm 14 December 3, 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–23 7–6 72,231 NBC 2:00 pm 15 December 10, 1995 Seattle Seahawks L 31–27 7–7 71,488 NBC 2:00 pm 16 December 17, 1995 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–17 7–8 75,061 NBC 2:00 pm 17 December 24, 1995 at Oakland Raiders W 31–28 8–8 50,074 NBC 2:00 pm Standings Season summary Week 1 vs Bills Denver Broncos 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at Denver Broncos (0–0) September 3, 1995 8:00 p.m. EDT Bills 7 0 0 0 Broncos 3 9 0 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,157 Clear, 76 F C TNT Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, and Craig Sager Box Score, Box Score First quarter DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 12:32. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards. BUF – Andre Reed 34-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 8:43. Bills 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards. Second quarter DEN – Jason Elam 52-yard field goal, 14:55. Bills 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards. DEN – Jason Elam 20-yard field goal, 8:25. Broncos 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards. DEN – Jason Elam 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Broncos 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter DEN – Jason Elam 37-yard field goal, 10:23. Broncos 15–7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards. DEN – Terrell Davis 3-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:22. Broncos 22–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards. Top passers BUF – Jim Kelly – 12/28, 154 yards, TD DEN – John Elway – 22/41, 317 yards, INT Top rushers BUF – Thurman Thomas – 17 rushes, 46 yards DEN – Terrell Davis – 20 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Russell Copeland – 6 receptions, 75 yards DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 10 receptions, 180 yards This game was the Bills’ first game in Denver since 1977. References External links Denver Broncos – 1995 media guide Broncos on Pro Football Reference Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Bronco Category:Long stubs with short prose