1995 Denver Broncos season

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.

1995 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
General managerJohn Beake
Head coachMike Shanahan
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

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

  • President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General manager – John Beake
  • Director of player personnel – Bob Ferguson
  • Director of college scouting – Jerry Frei
  • Director of pro scouting – Jack Elway
  • Administrative assistant/player personnel – Harold Richardson
  • College Scout – Dave Gettleman
  • College Scout – Ted Sundquist

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Mike Shanahan
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak
  • Running backs – Bobby Turner
  • Wide receivers – Mike Heimerdinger
  • Tight ends – Brian Pariani
  • Assistant offensive line/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Barney Chavous
  • Offensive assistant – Rick Dennison
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson
  • Defensive line – George Dyer
  • Linebackers – Frank Bush
  • Defensive backs – Ed Donatell
  • Defensive assistant/Assistant defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten
  • Administrative Assistant/Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta

Roster
1995 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 29 Aaron Craver FB
  • 30 Terrell Davis
  • 45 Gary Downs FB
  • 22 Glyn Milburn KR/PR
  • 38 Reggie Rivers FB

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Shane Dronett DT
  • 73 Simon Fletcher DE
  • 96 Harald Hasselbach DE
  • 78 Larry Jackson DE
  • 93 James Jones DT
  • 97 Mike Lodish DT
  • 95 Michael Dean Perry DT
  • 94 Jeff Robinson DE/LS
  • 98 Maa Tanuvasa DT
 Linebackers
  • 57 Allen Aldridge OLB
  • 55 Ken Brown OLB
  • 56 Keith Burns MLB
  • 59 Glenn Cadrez OLB
  • 54 Britt Hager OLB
  • 50 Ray Jacobs OLB
  • 92 Dave Wyman MLB

Defensive backs

  • 27 Steve Atwater FS
  • 34 Tyrone Braxton SS
  • 39 Ray Crockett CB
  • 37 Tim Hauck FS
  • 28 Cliff Hicks CB
  • 21 Randy Hilliard CB
  • 31 Rondell Jones SS
  • 26 Eric Thomas CB
  • 48 Lionel Washington CB

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 58 Elijah Alexander LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 23 Ronnie Bradford CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 70 Jamie Brown T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 88 Jerry Evans TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 91 Willie Oshodin DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- Steve Russ LB (Reserve/Military)
  • 90 Dan Williams DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 46 Bryce Burnett TE
  • 63 David Diaz-Infante G/C
  • 24 Jamal Ellis CB
  • 52 Shane Jasper LB

53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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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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