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1995 New York Jets season
Owner Leon Hess
Head coach Rich Kotite
Home field Giants Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th AFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 1995 New York Jets season was the 36th season for the team and the 26th in the National Football League. The Jets entered the 1995 season with their third different head coach in as many years as former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Rich Kotite was hired to replace Pete Carroll, who was fired after posting a 6–10 record in his only season as Jets head coach. Kotite did not have any success in his first year, as the team finished 3–13. The 13 losses set a team record, while the three wins were the fewest of any Jets team since 1977, when the team completed their third consecutive 3–11 season. The Jets were the first team to lose to the Carolina Panthers with a 26–15 loss in week 7.

Starting with their October 1 game against the Oakland Raiders, the Jets began wearing a “DS” graphic in the shape of a football as a memorial to general manager Dick Steinberg, who had died on September 25 from stomach cancer.

Offseason

1995 Expansion Draft

New York Jets selected during the Expansion Draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion Team
9 17 Paul Frase Defensive Tackle Jacksonville Jaguars
28 56 Jack Trudeau Quarterback Carolina Panthers

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 9 Kyle Brady Tight End Penn State
1 16 Hugh Douglas Defensive End Central State (OH)
2 33 Matt O'Dwyer Guard Northwestern
4 106 Melvin Hayes Offensive Tackle Mississippi State
4 107 Tyrone Davis Wide Receiver Virginia
5 142 Carl Greenwood Defensive Back UCLA
6 177 Troy Sienkiewicz Offensive Tackle New Mexico State
7 217 Curtis Ceaser Wide Receiver Grambling State

Undrafted Free Agents

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Chad Cascadden Linebacker Wisconsin
Wayne Chrebet Wide Receiver Hofstra
Sherriden May Fullback Idaho

Personnel

Staff

1995 New York Jets staff

Front office

  • Chairman of the board – Leon Hess
  • President – Steve Gutman
  • Vice president/general manager – Dick Steinberg
  • Assistant general manager – James Harris
  • Director of player personnel – Dick Haley
  • Director of pro personnel – Jim Royer
  • Director of player administration – Pat Kirwan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jim Williams

Roster

1995 New York Jets final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

52 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 at Miami Dolphins L 14–52 0–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 71,317
2 September 10 Indianapolis Colts L 24–27 (OT) 0–2 Giants Stadium 65,134
3 September 17 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–10 1–2 Giants Stadium 49,970
4 September 24 at Atlanta Falcons L 3–13 1–3 Georgia Dome 40,778
5 October 1 Oakland Raiders L 10–47 1–4 Giants Stadium 68,941
6 October 8 at Buffalo Bills L 10–29 1–5 Rich Stadium 79,485
7 October 15 at Carolina Panthers L 15–26 1–6 Memorial Stadium 52,613
8 October 22 Miami Dolphins W 17–16 2–6 Giants Stadium 67,228
9 October 29 at Indianapolis Colts L 10–17 2–7 RCA Dome 49,250
10 November 5 New England Patriots L 7–20 2–8 Giants Stadium 61,462
11 Bye
12 November 19 Buffalo Bills L 26–28 2–9 Giants Stadium 54,436
13 November 26 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–10 3–9 Kingdome 41,160
14 December 3 St. Louis Rams L 20–23 3–10 Giants Stadium 52,023
15 December 10 at New England Patriots L 28–31 3–11 Foxboro Stadium 46,617
16 December 17 at Houston Oilers L 6–23 3–12 Astrodome 35,873
17 December 24 New Orleans Saints L 0–12 3–13 Giants Stadium 28,885
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Buffalo Bills 10 6 0 .625 350 335 L1
(5) Indianapolis Colts 9 7 0 .563 331 316 W1
(6) Miami Dolphins 9 7 0 .563 398 332 W1
New England Patriots 6 10 0 .375 294 377 L2
New York Jets 3 13 0 .188 233 384 L4

Season summary

Week 2 vs Colts

Week Two: Indianapolis Colts (0–1) at New York Jets (0–1)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 0 3 714327
Jets 14 3 70024

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

References

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