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The 1995
1995 NFL season
The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars...

Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

season was the team's first year in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

Expansion Draft

#	Player	Position	Drafted From
1.	Steve Beuerlein Steve Beuerlein Stephen Taylor "Steve" Beuerlein is a former football quarterback, and currently is an NFL and college football analyst for CBS.-Education:...	Quarterback	Arizona Cardinals
2.	Corey Raymond Corey Raymond Corey Raymond is the secondaries coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team....	Defensive Back	New York Giants
3.	Jeff Novak Jeff Novak Jeff Ladd Novak is a former American football offensive lineman who played professionally in the World League of American Football and the National Football League. Novak was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois and considers his city of upbringing to be Clear Lake City outside of Houston, Texas...	Tackle	Miami Dolphins
4.	John Duff	Defensive End	Los Angeles Raiders
5.	Keith Goganious Keith Goganious Keith Lorenzo Goganious is a college football coach. As of October 2009 is serving as Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/linebacker coach at Hampton University. Goganious played linebacker in the NFL for five seasons with the Buffalo Bills, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Baltimore Ravens...	Linebacker	Buffalo Bills
6.	Mark Williams	Linebacker	Green Bay Packers
7.	Al Jackson	Defensive Back	Philadelphia Eagles
8.	Mark Tucker	Center	Arizona Cardinals
9.	Paul Frase	Defensive Tackle	New York Jets
10.	Tom Myslinski	Guard	Chicago Bears
11.	Willie Jackson Willie Jackson (American football) Willie Bernard Jackson, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for eight seasons in the 1990s and 2000s...	Wide Receiver	Dallas Cowboys
12.	Othello Henderson	Defensive Back	New Orleans Saints
13.	Santo Stephens	Linebacker	Cincinnati Bengals
14.	Darren Carrington Darren Carrington Darren Carrington was a safety who played 8 seasons in the National Football League for five different teams. He started in Super Bowl XXIX for the San Diego Chargers and was the Denver Broncos kick returner in Super Bowl Super Bowl XXIV...	Defensive Back	San Diego Chargers
15.	Michael Davis	Defensive Back	Houston Oilers
16.	Dave Thomas	Defensive Back	Dallas Cowboys
17.	Mazio Royster	Running Back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18.	Le'Shai Maston	Fullback	Houston Oilers
19.	Charles Davenport	Wide Receiver	Pittsburgh Steelers
20.	Monty Grow	Defensive Back	Kansas City Chiefs
21.	Marcus Wilson	Running Back	Green Bay Packers
22.	Brant Boyer	Linebacker	Miami Dolphins
23.	Harry Colon Harry Colon Harry Lee Colon is a former American football defensive back in the National Football League. After playing college football at Missouri, Colon was drafted by the New England Patriots in the 8th round of the 1991 NFL Draft...	Defensive Back	Detroit Lions
24.	Derek Brown	Tight End	New York Giants
25.	James Williams	Linebacker	New Orleans Saints
26.	Eugene Chung Eugene Chung Eugene Yon Chung was a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League from 1992 to 1997...	Guard	New England Patriots
27.	Reggie Cobb Reggie Cobb Reginald "Reggie" John Cobb is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 225-lb...	Running Back	Green Bay Packers
28.	Desmond Howard Desmond Howard Desmond Kevin Howard is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991...	Wide Receiver	Washington Redskins
29.	Kelvin Martin Kelvin Martin Kelvin Darnell Martin , known to the underworld as 50 Cent, was an American criminal who grew up in the Bronx, New York, but later moved to Brooklyn, New York and was known as a stick-up kid in a Public Housing Project in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.Throughout the 1980s, Martin became a well-known robber...	Wide Receiver	Seattle Seahawks
30.	Cedric Tillman	Wide Receiver	Denver Broncos
31.	Rogerick Green	Defensive Back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	July 29	Carolina Panthers 1995 Carolina Panthers season -Preseason:-Regular season:-Records:* Most victories by an expansion team * First expansion team to have a winning record at home * First expansion team to have a four game winning streak...	L 20–14	Fawcett Stadium Fawcett Stadium Fawcett Stadium is a football stadium in Canton, Ohio. The stadium was officially dedicated in 1938. Fawcett Stadium is named for John A. Fawcett. Mr. Fawcett was a former member of the Canton Board of Education and a well-known athlete...	0–1	24,625
2	August 4	Miami Dolphins 1995 Miami Dolphins season -NFL Draft:-Schedule:-AFC Wild Card Game:Although Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino completed 33 out of 64 passes for 422 yards, the Bills jumped to a 27–0 lead going into the fourth quarter, and rushed for an NFL playoff record 341 yards....	W 24–21	Joe Robbie Stadium	1–1	51,745
3	August 10	Detroit Lions 1995 Detroit Lions season The 1995 season marked the Lions third consecutive playoff appearance. For the third consecutive year, the Lions lost in the playoffs. Herman Moore had a career season as he broke Cris Carter’s record for most receptions in a season. Moore and teammate Brett Perriman became the first WR duo to...	L 19–3	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Silverdome The Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, USA, which sits on . It was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedEx Field in suburban Washington, D.C...	1–2	44,690
4	August 18	St. Louis Rams 1995 St. Louis Rams season The 1995 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 58th year with the National Football League and the first season in St. Louis.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:...	L 27–10	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	1–3	70,000
5	August 25	Denver Broncos 1995 Denver Broncos season The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the team's 36th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League. The season would be noted for being the first year that Mike Shanahan was head coach. A turning point for the franchise would include the drafting of future Super Bowl...	W 23–17	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	2–3	66,023

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Stadium	Record	Attendance
1	September 3	Houston Oilers 1995 Houston Oilers season The 1995 Houston Oilers season was the 36th season the team was with the league. The team bested their previous season's output of 2–14, winning seven games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Staff:-Schedule:...	L 10–3	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	0–1	72,363
2	September 10	at Cincinnati Bengals 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Awards and records:* Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions,...	L 24–17	Riverfront Stadium	0–2	48,318
3	September 17	at New York Jets 1995 New York Jets season 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...	L 27–10	Giants Stadium Giants Stadium Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...	0–3	49,970
4	September 24	Green Bay Packers 1995 Green Bay Packers season The 1995 Green Bay Packers season was the 75th in the club's history. The Packers obtained an 11-5 mark in the regular season and won the NFC Central, their first division title since 1972. In the playoffs, the Packers defeated the Atlanta Falcons at home and the defending champion San Francisco...	L 24–14	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	0–4	66,744
5	October 1	at Houston Oilers	W 17–16	Houston Astrodome Reliant Astrodome Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA. The stadium is part of the Reliant Park complex...	1–4	36,346
6	October 8	Pittsburgh Steelers 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1995 season saw the Steelers return to the Super Bowl for the first time in sixteen years . The team's 11–5 finish was good enough for the AFC Central championship and the second seed in the conference...	W 20–16	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	2–4	72,042
7	October 15	Chicago Bears 1995 Chicago Bears season The 1995 Chicago Bears season was their 76th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's second straight 9-7 season, but failed to make the playoffs due to a tiebreaker loss to the Atlanta...	L 30–27	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	2–5	72,020
8	October 22	at Cleveland Browns 1995 Cleveland Browns season The 1995 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 46th season with the National Football League. On November 6, then-owner Art Modell announced his intentions to move the team to Baltimore...	W 23–15	Cleveland Stadium	3–5	64,405
9	October 29	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–7	Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to...	3–6	54,516
10	Bye
11	November 12	Seattle Seahawks 1995 Seattle Seahawks season The 1995 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League. The 1995 season was head coach Dennis Erickson's first with the team.-1995 NFL Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-External links:* *...	L 47–30	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	3–7	71,290
12	November 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 6-10 season in which the team won 4 straight games at the end of 1994 and 4 of the last 5. It was Wyche' final season as the team's head coach...	L 17–16	Tampa Stadium	3–8	71,629
13	November 26	Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–13	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	3–9	68,249
14	December 3	at Denver Broncos 1995 Denver Broncos season The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the team's 36th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League. The season would be noted for being the first year that Mike Shanahan was head coach. A turning point for the franchise would include the drafting of future Super Bowl...	L 31–23	Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, that stood in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 until 2001.It hosted the Denver Broncos, of the AFL and the NFL, from 1960-2000, the Colorado Rockies, of the National League, of the MLB, from 1993-1994, the Colorado Rapids, of MLS, from 1996-2001, the...	3–10	72,231
15	December 10	Indianapolis Colts 1995 Indianapolis Colts season The 1995 Indianapolis Colts season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League and 12th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1995 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with...	L 41–31	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	3–11	66,099
16	December 17	at Detroit Lions 1995 Detroit Lions season The 1995 season marked the Lions third consecutive playoff appearance. For the third consecutive year, the Lions lost in the playoffs. Herman Moore had a career season as he broke Cris Carter’s record for most receptions in a season. Moore and teammate Brett Perriman became the first WR duo to...	L 44–0	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac Silverdome The Silverdome is a domed stadium located in the city of Pontiac, Michigan, USA, which sits on . It was the largest stadium in the National Football League until FedEx Field in suburban Washington, D.C...	3–12	70,204
17	December 24	Cleveland Browns	W 24–21	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	4–12	66,007

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