| 1995 Denver Broncos season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pat Bowlen |
| President | Pat Bowlen |
| General manager | John Beake and Mike Shanahan |
| Head coach | Mike Shanahan |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Kubiak |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Robinson |
| Home stadium | Mile High Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 4thAFC West |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
| Uniform | |
 | |
The1995 Denver Broncos season was thefranchise's 26thseason in theNational Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be a turning point for the franchise, as being the first year thatMike Shanahan would be head coach, and that would include the drafting of future2,000 yard rusher andSuper Bowl MVPTerrell Davis.
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| WREd McCaffrey (49ers) | LBKarl Mecklenburg (retirement) |
| STyrone Braxton (Dolphins) | LBMike Croel (Giants) |
| STim Hauck (Packers) | GDave Widell (Jaguars) |
| DTTed Washington (Bills) | |
| LBRichard Harvey (Saints) | |
| SDennis Smith (retirement) |
| Round | Overall | Name | Position | Expansion team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 58 | Charles Swann | Wide receiver | Carolina Panthers |
| 30 | 59 | Cedric Tillman | Wide receiver | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 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 onePro Bowl during career | |||||
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
|
| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Practice squad 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squadReserve
|
 | This sectionmay need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia'squality standards.You can help. Thetalk page may contain suggestions.(April 2019) |
| 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 | atDallas 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 | atSan Diego Chargers | L 17–6 | 2–2 | 58,978 | NBC 2:00 pm |
| 5 | October 1, 1995 | atSeattle Seahawks | L 27–10 | 2–3 | 56,483 | NBC 2:00 pm |
| 6 | October 8, 1995 | atNew 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 | atPhiladelphia 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 | atHouston 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 | atKansas City Chiefs | L 20–17 | 7–8 | 75,061 | NBC 2:00 pm |
| 17 | December 24, 1995 | atOakland Raiders | W 31–28 | 8–8 | 50,074 | NBC 2:00 pm |
| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
atMile High Stadium,Denver, Colorado
| Game information | ||
|---|---|---|
|
This game was the Bills’ first game in Denver since1977.
 | This article relating to anAmerican footballseason is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
