1995 Cincinnati Bengals season

1995 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dave Shula
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.

With Jeff Blake firmly entrenched as the starting QB, the Bengals won their first two games. However, the Bengals would lose their next two, heading into a rematch with Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins, in which the Bengals also lost, 26–23. The Bengals went on to play fairly well the rest of the season, but could not avoid their fifth straight losing season, ending with a 7–9 win-loss record.

One of the season’s biggest disappointments was running back Ki-Jana Carter who the Bengals took with first overall pick out of Penn State. Carter would suffer a knee injury in training camp forcing him to miss his entire rookie season. He would never fully recover, in an injury plagued career.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	1	Ki-Jana Carter	Running back	Penn State
3	69	Melvin Tuten	Offensive tackle	Syracuse
4	102	Sam Shade	Defensive back	Alabama
5	139	David Dunn	Wide receiver	Fresno State
6	175	Ryan Grigson	Offensive tackle	Purdue
7	213	John Walsh	Quarterback	BYU
Made roster

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Personnel

Staff

1995 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – Mike Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dave Shula

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet
Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Tight Ends – Gary Moeller
Offensive Line – Paul Alexander
Offensive Assistant/Wide Receivers – John Garrett

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello
Defensive Line – Bobby DePaul
Linebackers – Joe Pascale
Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks
Defensive Assistant – Tim Krumrie

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Joe Wessel

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

1995 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

8 Jeff Blake
7 David Klingler

Running backs

Wide receivers

18 Thomas Bailey
80 David Dunn
84 Jeff Hill
81 Carl Pickens
89 Jeff Query
86 Darnay Scott

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

65 Darrick Brilz C
75 Anthony Brown T
72 Scott Brumfield G
66 Dan Jones G/C
62 Todd Kalis G
64 Bruce Kozerski G/T
76 Trent Pollard G
77 Kevin Sargent T
61 Melvin Tuten T
63 Joe Walter T

Defensive linemen

92 John Copeland DE
90 Gerald Collins DE
98 Todd Kelly DE
96 Alfred Oglesby DT
93 Ty Parten DE
95 Keith Rucker DT
70 Artie Smith DT/DE
79 Ramondo Stallings DT/DE
67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DT
99 Dan Wilkinson DT

Linebackers

55 Andre Collins OLB
50 James Francis OLB
57 Kevin Jefferson LB
52 James Logan LB
56 Ricardo McDonald OLB
52 Randy Neal LB
51 Steve Tovar MLB
91 Brett Wallerstedt MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	at Indianapolis Colts	W 24–21	42,445
2	September 10, 1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–17	48,318
3	September 17, 1995	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–24	39,492
4	September 24, 1995	Houston Oilers	L 28–38	46,332
5	October 1, 1995	Miami Dolphins	L 23–26	52,671
6	October 8, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16–19	41,732
7	Bye
8	October 19, 1995	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–9	56,684
9	October 29, 1995	Cleveland Browns	L 26–29	58,639
10	November 5, 1995	Oakland Raiders	L 17–20	51,265
11	November 12, 1995	at Houston Oilers	W 32–25	32,998
12	November 19, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 31–49	54,636
13	November 26, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–13	68,249
14	December 3, 1995	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–24	60,318
15	December 10, 1995	Chicago Bears	W 16–10	38,642
16	December 17, 1995	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–26	55,875
17	December 24, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–24	34,568

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	407	327	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	349	374	W1
Houston Oilers	7	9	0	.438	348	324	W2
Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.313	289	356	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	12	0	.250	275	404	W1

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Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Jeff Blake	567	326	3822	28	17	82.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Harold Green	171	661	3.9	23	2
Eric Bieniemy	98	381	3.9	27	3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Carl Pickens	99	1234	12.5	68	17

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Steve Tovar	99	1.0	1	2	0
John Copeland	61	9.0	0	2	0
Bracy Walker	85	0.0	4	1	2

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Doug Pelfrey	36	29	80.6%	34	34	100.0%	121

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	68	2861	61	0	42.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
David Dunn	50	1092	21.8	45	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Corey Sawyer	2	50	25.0	28	0	9	58	6.4	21	0

Awards and records

Conference Leaders

Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, (99) ^[5]
Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Touchdowns, (17)

Franchise Records

Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, (17),^[6]
Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, (29),^[6]
Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Points in One Season, (121),^[6]

Pro Bowl Selections

Jeff Blake QB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
Carl Pickens WR, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

Milestones

Carl Pickens, 2nd 1,000 yard receiving season (1,234 yards) ^[7]
David Dunn, 1st 1,000-yard return season^[8]

References

↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
↑ "1995 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ "1995 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/daviddunn/2500488/careerstats

External links

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Coaches Players Seasons First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "You don't live in Cleveland" "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Super Bowl appearances (2)	XVI XXIII

Retired numbers	54

Media	Broadcasters WCKY WEBN WLW Radio network WKRC-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

Seasons (48)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cincinnati Bengals seasons

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Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1995 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco

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