1995 Indianapolis Colts season

1995 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chargers) 35–20 Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 10–7 Lost Conference Championship (Steelers) 20–16

The 1995 Indianapolis Colts season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League and 12th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1995 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).

Personnel

Staff

1995 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

President/Treasurer – Robert Irsay
Vice President/General Manager – Jim Irsay
Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Bill Tobin
Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening
Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers
Director of College Player Personnel – George Boone

Head coaches

Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Lindy Infante
Running Backs – Gene Huey
Receivers – Jimmy Robinson
Tight Ends/Quality Control – Tom Batta
Offensive Line – Ron Blackledge

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Vince Tobin
Defensive Line – Greg Blache
Linebackers – Jim Johnson
Secondary – Pat Thomas
Defensive Assistant – Fred Bruney

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–24	0–1	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	42,445
2	September 10, 1995	at New York Jets	W 27–24	1–1	The Meadowlands	NBC 4:05 pm	65,134
3	September 17, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–20	1–2	Rich Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	62,499
4	Bye
5	October 1, 1995	St. Louis Rams	W 21–18	2–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	58,616
6	October 8, 1995	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–24	3–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	NBC 4:05 pm	68,471
7	October 15, 1995	San Francisco 49ers	W 18–17	4–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	60,273
8	October 22, 1995	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–30	4–3	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	NBC 4:05 pm	53,543
9	October 29, 1995	New York Jets	W 17–10	5–3	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	49,250
10	November 5, 1995	Buffalo Bills	L 10–16	5–4	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	59,612
11	November 12, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–17	5–5	Louisiana Superdome	NBC 1:00 pm	44,122
12	November 19, 1995	at New England Patriots	W 24–10	6–5	Foxboro Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	59,544
13	November 26, 1995	Miami Dolphins	W 36–28	7–5	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	60,414
14	December 3, 1995	at Carolina Panthers	L 10–13	7–6	Memorial Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	49,841
15	December 10, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 41–31	8–6	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	66,099
16	December 17, 1995	San Diego Chargers	L 24–27	8–7	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	55,318
17	December 23, 1995	New England Patriots	W 10–7	9–7	RCA Dome	ESPN 8:15 pm	54,685

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	350	335	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	331	316	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	398	332	W1
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	294	377	L2
New York Jets	3	13	0	.188	233	384	L4

Playoffs

The team received Wild-Card playoff berth for the playoffs and traveled to San Diego to play the Chargers. They went on to beat the Chargers, their 1st playoff win in 24 years and 1st in Indianapolis. They also won their Divisional Round game against the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs but would fall short in the AFC Championship game to the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game indirectly led to the adoption of instant replay.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
Wild Card	December 31, 1995	at San Diego Chargers (4)	W 35–20	1–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	61,182
Divisional	January 7, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs (1)	W 10–7	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	77,594
Conference Championship	January 14, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers (2)	L 16–20	2–1	Three Rivers Stadium	NBC 12:30 pm	61,062

Awards and records

Jim Harbaugh, NFL Passing Leader, (Passer Rating 100.7)^[1]
Jim Harbaugh, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

Seasons (63)

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 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

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or 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

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

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