1995 Oakland Raiders season

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.^[1] 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.

1995 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Mike White
Home stadium	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Tim Brown, WR Steve Wisniewski, G Chester McGlockton, DT Terry McDaniel, CB
← 1994 (Los Angeles) Raiders seasons 1996 →

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

1995 Los Angeles Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	18	Napoleon Kaufman	Running back	Washington
2	49	Barret Robbins	Center	TCU
3	86	Joe Aska	Running Back	Central Oklahoma
4	118	Mike Morton	Linebacker	North Carolina
5	138	Matt Dyson	Linebacker	Michigan
5	154	Jeff Kysar	Offensive tackle	Arizona State
6	190	Eli Herring	Offensive Tackle	BYU
Made roster

Roster

1995 Oakland Raiders roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Vince Evans  8 Jeff Graham  9 Billy Joe Hobert Running backs (RB) 35 Joe Aska 42 Eric Ball 34 Derrick Fenner FB 44 Calvin Jones 26 Napoleon Kaufman 22 Harvey Williams Wide receivers (WR) 81 Tim Brown PR 80 Daryl Hobbs 86 Rocket Ismail KR 82 James Jett Tight ends (TE) 88 Kerry Cash 87 Andrew Glover 85 Marcus Hinton

Offensive linemen (OL) 70 Russell Freeman T 66 Kevin Gogan G 64 Robert Jenkins T 79 Jeff Kysar T 71 Gerald Perry T 63 Barret Robbins C 78 Greg Skrepenak T 77 Rich Stephens G/T 67 Dan Turk C 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen (DL) 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 DE 56 Pat Swilling DE

Linebackers (LB) 54 Greg Biekert MLB 59 Matt Dyson OLB 58 Keith Franklin MLB 53 Rob Fredrickson OLB 57 Rob Holmberg MLB 52 Mike Jones OLB 50 Mike Morton OLB 51 Aaron Wallace OLB Defensive backs (DB) 33 Eddie Anderson FS 46 Carl Kidd CB 31 Joe King FS 25 Dan Land SS 29 Albert Lewis CB 36 Terry McDaniel CB 48 Najee Mustafaa CB 39 Bruce Pickens CB 37 James Trapp CB Special teams (ST)  5 Cole Ford K  7 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K

Practice squad 19 A. C. Caswell WR 84 Sean Foster WR 62 Tom Robsock G Reserve 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 Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 5	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–14	1–0	Texas Stadium
2	August 12	St. Louis Rams	W 27–22	2–0	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
3	August 18	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–20	2–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
4	August 25	New England Patriots	W 32–24	3–1	Stanford Stadium

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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	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	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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	0	0	7
• Raiders	0	7	10	0	17

• Date: September 3
• Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
• TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Randy Cross, Jim Gray

Scoring summary

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

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Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	358	241	W2
(4) San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	321	323	W5
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	363	366	L1
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	388	345	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	348	332	L6