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 1st 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.

1995 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	Mike White
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	5th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Tim Brown, WR Steve Wisniewski, G Chester McGlockton, DT Terry McDaniel, CB

Offseason

Roster

1995 Oakland Raiders roster

	Quarterbacks 11 Vince Evans  9 Billy Joe Hobert 15 Jeff Hostetler Running backs 35 Joe Aska 34 Derrick Fenner FB 26 Napoleon Kaufman 24 Harvey Williams Wide receivers 81 Tim Brown PR 80 Daryl Hobbs 86 Rocket Ismail KR 82 James Jett Tight ends 88 Kerry Cash 87 Andrew Glover		Offensive linemen 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 Richard Stephens G 67 Dan Turk C 76 Steve Wisniewski G Defensive linemen 93 Jerry Ball DT 99 Aundray Bruce DE 74 Nolan Harrison DE 91 Chester McGlockton DT 95 Austin Robbins DT 94 Anthony Smith DE 56 Pat Swilling DE		Linebackers 54 Greg Biekert 59 Matt Dyson 55 James Folston 58 Keith Franklin 53 Rob Fredrickson 57 Rob Holmberg 52 Mike Jones OLB 50 Mike Morton 51 Aaron Wallace OLB Defensive backs 33 Eddie Anderson FS 20 Derrick Hoskins SS 46 Carl Kidd 25 Dan Land S 48 Najee Mustafaa 36 Terry McDaniel CB 39 Bruce Pickens 37 James Trapp Special teams  7 Jeff Gossett P 18 Jeff Jaeger K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Network	Kickoff (PT)	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	San Diego Chargers	W 17–7	NBC	1:00pm	50,323
2	September 10, 1995	at Washington Redskins	W 20–8	NBC	10:00am	54,548
3	September 17, 1995	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–17	NBC	10:00am	78,696
4	September 24, 1995	Philadelphia Eagles	W 48–17	FOX	1:00pm	48,875
5	October 1, 1995	at New York Jets	W 47–10	TNT	5:00pm	68,941
6	October 8, 1995	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–14	NBC	1:00pm	50,213
7	October 16, 1995	at Denver Broncos	L 27–0	ABC	6:00pm	75,491
8	October 22, 1995	Indianapolis Colts	W 30–17	NBC	1:00pm	53,543
9	Bye
10	November 5, 1995	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–17	NBC	10:00am	51,265
11	November 12, 1995	at New York Giants	W 17–13	NBC	1:00pm	71,160
12	November 19, 1995	Dallas Cowboys	L 34–21	FOX	1:00pm	54,092
13	November 27, 1995	at San Diego Chargers	L 12–6	ABC	6:00pm	60,607
14	December 3, 1995	Kansas City Chiefs	L 29–23	NBC	1:00pm	53,930
15	December 10, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 29–10	NBC	1:00pm	53,516
16	December 17, 1995	at Seattle Seahawks	L 44–10	ESPN	5:00pm	58,428
17	December 24, 1995	Denver Broncos	L 31–28	NBC	1:00pm	50,074

Game summaries

Week 1

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, wind 11 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
	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. "Raiders' Move Is Approved". The New York Times. July 12, 1995. Retrieved February 2, 2007.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com