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1995 Denver Broncos season
Owner Pat Bowlen
General manager John Beake
Head coach Mike Shanahan
Home field Mile High Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be 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

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

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster

1995 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 6 inactive, 4 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
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

Season summary

Week 1 vs Bills

Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at Denver Broncos (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 0 007
Broncos 3 9 01022

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Game information

The Bills first game in Denver since 1977

References

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

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