1995 Houston Oilers season

1995 Houston Oilers season
Head coach Jeff Fisher
Home field Astrodome
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1995 Houston Oilers season was the 36th season overall and 26th with the National Football League (NFL). The team bested their previous season’s output of 2–14, winning seven games,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The Oilers draft Quarterback Steve McNair with the third overall draft pick. However, McNair would start the season on the bench behind free agent signee Chris Chandler. Chandler would play solid football as the Oilers showed improvement in their first full year under Jeff Fisher finishing with a 7-9 record. However, the story of the season came on November 16th when Bud Adams announced plans to move the team to Nashville when the lease at the Astrodome expired in 1998. The Oilers were the debut opponent of expansion team the Jacksonville Jaguars, just as they had been with the previous NFL expansion and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft
1995 Houston Oilers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Steve McNair *  Quarterback Alcorn State
2 35 Anthony Cook  Defensive end South Carolina State
3 67 Chris Sanders  Wide receiver Ohio State
3 89 Rodney Thomas  Running back Texas A&M
3 95 Torey Hunter  Cornerback Washington State
4 101 Michael Roan  Tight end Wisconsin
5 159 Gary Walker *  Defensive tackle Auburn
6 174 Hicham El-Mashtoub  Center Arizona
7 211 C. J. Richardson  Defensive back Miami (FL)
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1995 Houston Oilers staff
Front office
  • Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
  • Executive Vice President/General Manager – Floyd Reese

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

Roster

1995 Houston Oilers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 3, 1995 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 10–3
72,363
2 September 10, 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–34
44,122
3 September 17, 1995 Cleveland Browns L 7–14
36,077
4 September 24, 1995 at Cincinnati Bengals W 38–28
46,332
5 October 1, 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars L 16–17
36,346
6 October 8, 1995 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–23
56,430
7 Bye
8 October 22, 1995 at Chicago Bears L 32–35
63,545
9 October 29, 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 19–7
31,489
10 November 5, 1995 at Cleveland Browns W 37–10
57,881
11 November 12, 1995 Cincinnati Bengals L 25–32
32,998
12 November 19, 1995 at Kansas City Chiefs L 13–20
77,576
13 November 26, 1995 Denver Broncos W 42–33
36,113
14 December 3, 1995 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–21
56,013
15 December 10, 1995 Detroit Lions L 17–24
35,842
16 December 17, 1995 New York Jets W 23–6
35,873
17 December 24, 1995 at Buffalo Bills W 28–17
45,253

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

References

  1. ↑ 1995 Houston Oilers
  2. ↑ "1995 Houston Oilers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1995 Houston Oilers starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2014.

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