1995 Denver Broncos season

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1995 Denver Broncos season
Denver Broncos wordmark (1968 - 1996).png
OwnerPat Bowlen
Head coachMike Shanahan
General managerJohn Beake
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform
Broncos 1968-96 uniforms.png

The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be noted as a turning point for the franchise, as being the first year that Mike Shanahan would be head coach, and that would include the drafting of future 2,000 yard rusher and Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis.

Off Season[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1995 NFL Draft
1995 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
4 121 Jamie Brown  OT Florida A&M
4 124 Ken Brown  LB Virginia Tech
5 146 Phil Yeboah-Kodie  LB Penn State
6 182 Fritz Fequeire  G Iowa
6 196 Terrell Davis * †  RB Georgia
7 218 Steve Russ  LB Air Force
7 222 Byron Chamberlain *  Wide Receiver Wayne State (NE)
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff[]

1995 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager –
  • Director of Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson
  • Director of College Scouting – Jerry Frei
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Jack Elway
  • Administrative Assistant/Player Personnel –
  • College Scout – Dave Gettleman
  • College Scout – Ted Sundquist

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Mike Shanahan
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Richard Smith

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning –
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning –
  • Strength Assistant – Barney Chavous

Roster[]

1995 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  1 Jason Elam K
  • 16 Tom Rouen P
 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

[1]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance TV Time (MT)
1 September 3, 1995 Buffalo Bills W 22–7 1–0
75,743
 TNT 6:00 pm
2 September 10, 1995 at Dallas Cowboys L 31–21 1–1
64,576
 NBC 2:00 pm
3 September 17, 1995 Washington Redskins W 38–31 2–1
71,930
 Fox 2:00 pm
4 September 24, 1995 at San Diego Chargers L 17–6 2–2
58,978
 NBC 2:00 pm
5 October 1, 1995 at Seattle Seahawks L 27–10 2–3
56,483
 NBC 2:00 pm
6 October 8, 1995 at New England Patriots W 37–3 3–3
60,074
 TNT 6:00 pm
7 October 16, 1995 Oakland Raiders W 27–0 4–3
75,491
 ABC 6:00 pm
8 October 22, 1995 Kansas City Chiefs L 21–7 4–4
71,044
 NBC 2:00 pm
9 Bye
10 November 5, 1995 Arizona Cardinals W 38–6 5–4
71,488
 Fox 2:00 pm
11 November 12, 1995 at Philadelphia Eagles L 31–13 5–5
60,842
 ESPN 6:00 pm
12 November 19, 1995 San Diego Chargers W 30–27 6–5
74,681
 NBC 2:00 pm
13 November 26, 1995 at Houston Oilers L 42–33 6–6
36,113
 NBC 2:00 pm
14 December 3, 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–23 7–6
72,231
 NBC 2:00 pm
15 December 10, 1995 Seattle Seahawks L 31–27 7–7
71,488
 NBC 2:00 pm
16 December 17, 1995 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–17 7–8
75,061
 NBC 2:00 pm
17 December 24, 1995 at Oakland Raiders W 31–28 8–8
50,074
 NBC 2:00 pm

Standings[]

AFC West
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 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

References[]

  1. ^ "1995 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

External links[]

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