1995 Houston Oilers season

1995 Houston Oilers season
1995 Houston Oilers season
Owner	Bud Adams
General manager	Floyd Reese
Head coach	Jeff Fisher
Home field	Houston Astrodome
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform
	← 1994; Oilers seasons; 1996 →;

The 1995 NFL season was the 36th overall season of the Houston Oilers and their 26th with the National Football League (NFL). Their 7–9 record bested their previous season's output of 2–14,^[1] but they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

The Oilers drafted quarterback Steve McNair with the third overall draft pick, but he started the season on the bench behind free agent signee Chris Chandler, who played solid football as the team showed improved in their first full year under Jeff Fisher. The story of the season came on November 16 when owner 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 the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, just as they had been with the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL's previous expansion.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Houston Oilers draft
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

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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 Head coach – Jeff Fisher Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jerry Rhome Offensive assistant/passing game – Dick Coury Running backs – Sherman Smith Wide receivers/tight ends – Les Steckel Offensive line – Larry Beightol Offensive assistant/quality control – Mike Munchak			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive line – Rex Norris Linebackers – Gregg Williams Defensive backs – Rod Perry Defensive assistant/quality control – Clancy Pendergast Special teams coaches Special teams – Russ Purnell Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Steve Watterson

Roster

**1995 Houston Oilers roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Chris Chandler 17 Will Furrer 9 Steve McNair Running backs (RB) 33 Gary Brown 35 Marion Butts 44 Steve Hendrickson FB 48 Todd McNair 20 Rodney Thomas Wide receivers (WR) 83 Malcolm Seabron 82 Travis Hannah PR 84 Haywood Jeffires 85 Derek Russell 81 Chris Sanders 4 Jasper Strong Tight ends (TE) 88 Roderick Lewis 87 James McKeehan 46 Michael Roan 89 Frank Wycheck		Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Kevin Donnalley G 70 Mark Hatfield T 72 Brad Hopkins T 75 Irv Eatman T 60 Hicham El-Mashtoub C 74 Bruce Matthews G 64 Erik Norgard G 67 Jim Reid G 53 Mark Stepnoski C Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Anthony Cook DE 90 Kenny Davidson DE 91 Josh Evans DT 92 Henry Ford DE 95 Kanavis McGhee DE 94 Glenn Montgomery DT 98 Natu Tuatagaloa DE 71 Craig Veasey DE 96 Gary Walker DT		Linebackers (LB) 56 Micheal Barrow MLB 58 Joe Bowden OLB 51 Lemanski Hall OLB 55 John Henry Mills MLB 50 Eddie Robinson OLB 52 Barron Wortham MLB Defensive backs (DB) 22 Tomur Barnes CB 23 Blaine Bishop SS 26 Chuck Cecil FS 28 Cris Dishman CB 27 Odie Harris CB 25 Torey Hunter CB 24 Steve Jackson CB 29 Darryll Lewis CB Special teams 16 Rich Camarillo P 3 Al Del Greco K 21 Mel Gray		Practice squad 59 Linc Harden LB 53 active, 6 inactive, 1 practice squad Reserve 38 Bryan Addison S (IR) 79 Ray Childress DT (IR) 61 Purvis Hunt G (IR) 31 Marcus Robertson S (IR) 54 Al Smith LB (IR) 10 Lee Williamson QB Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 3	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 10–3	1–0	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
2	September 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–34	1–1	Astrodome	Recap
3	September 17	Cleveland Browns	L 7–14	1–2	Astrodome	Recap
4	September 24	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–28	2–2	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
5	October 1	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 16–17	2–3	Astrodome	Recap
6	October 8	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–23 (OT)	2–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 22	at Chicago Bears	L 32–35	2–5	Soldier Field	Recap
9	October 29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 19–7	3–5	Astrodome	Recap
10	November 5	at Cleveland Browns	W 37–10	4–5	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
11	November 12	Cincinnati Bengals	L 25–32	4–6	Astrodome	Recap
12	November 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 13–20	4–7	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	Denver Broncos	W 42–33	5–7	Astrodome	Recap
14	December 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 7–21	5–8	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
15	December 10	Detroit Lions	L 17–24	5–9	Astrodome	Recap
16	December 17	New York Jets	W 23–6	6–9	Astrodome	Recap
17	December 24	at Buffalo Bills	W 28–17	7–9	Rich Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: Houston Oilers at Jacksonville Jaguars

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	7	0	3	0	10
Jaguars	0	0	0	3	3

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 3, 1995
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 72,363
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
Recap

Game information

First quarter

HOU – Haywood Jeffires 4-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Al Del Greco kick), 6:43. Oilers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 7:17.

Second quarter

No scoring plays.

Third quarter

HOU – Al Del Greco 19-yard field goal, 5:22. Oilers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:41.

Fourth quarter

JAC – Mike Hollis 26-yard field goal, 11:58. Oilers 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:32.

Top passers

HOU – Chris Chandler – 9/14, 61 yards, TD
JAC – Steve Beuerlein – 7/17, 54 yards

Top rushers

HOU – Gary Brown – 29 rushes, 101 yards
JAC – James Stewart – 10 rushes, 36 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Derek Russell – 2 receptions, 24 yards
JAC – Desmond Howard – 3 receptions, 33 yards

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	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

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

External links

1995 Houston Oilers at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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[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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