1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season

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1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Jacksonville Jaguars first wordmark.png
Head coach Tom Coughlin
Home field Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers None
Uniform
AFCS-1995-1996-Uniform-JAX.PNG

The 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 1st season in the National Football League and the 1st under head coach Tom Coughlin. The Jaguars finished with a 4-12 record in their debut season and failed to qualify for the playoffs. However, they ended the season on a high note defeating the Cleveland Browns 24-21 on December 24 of that year.

Contents

Offseason

Expansion draft

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars expansion draft [1]
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionDrafted from
11 Steve Beuerlein^ QB Arizona Cardinals
23 Corey Raymond DB New York Giants
35 Jeff Novak^ OT Miami Dolphins
47John Duff DE Los Angeles Raiders
59 Keith Goganious^ LB Buffalo Bills
611 Mark Williams^LB Green Bay Packers
713Al Jackson^DB Philadelphia Eagles
815 Mark Tucker^ C Arizona Cardinals
917 Paul Frase^ DT New York Jets
1019 Tom Myslinski^ G Chicago Bears
1121 Willie Jackson^ WR Dallas Cowboys
1223 Othello Henderson DB New Orleans Saints
1325 Santo Stephens^LB Cincinnati Bengals
1427 Darren Carrington^DB San Diego Chargers
1529 Mike Davis DB Houston Oilers
1631 Dave Thomas^DBDallas Cowboys
1733 Mazio Royster RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1835 Le'Shai Maston^ FB Houston Oilers
1937 Charles Davenport WR Pittsburgh Steelers
2039 Monty Grow^DB Kansas City Chiefs
2143 Marcus Wilson RBGreen Bay Packers
2245 Brant Boyer^LBMiami Dolphins
2347 Harry Colon^DB Detroit Lions
2449 Derek Brown^ TE New York Giants
2549 James Williams^LBNew Orleans Saints
2651 Eugene Chung^G New England Patriots
2753 Reggie Cobb^RBGreen Bay Packers
2855 Desmond Howard^WR Washington Redskins
2957 Kelvin Martin WR Seattle Seahawks
3059 Cedric Tillman^WR Denver Broncos
3161 Rogerick Green^DBTampa Bay Buccaneers

^ Made roster.

NFL draft

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
12 Tony Boselli  * †  Tackle USC
119 James Stewart   Running back Tennessee
240 Brian DeMarco   Tackle Michigan State
264 Bryan Schwartz   Linebacker Augustana
371 Chris Hudson   Safety Colorado
499 Rob Johnson   Quarterback USC
4123 Mike Thompson   Defensive tackle Wisconsin
5169 Ryan Christopherson   Running back Wyoming
6172 Marcus Price   Tackle LSU
7219 Curtis Marsh Sr.   Wide receiver Utah
      Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars staff

Front office

  • Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver
  • President/chief operating officer – David Seldin
  • Vice president of football operations – Michael Huyghue
  • Director of college scouting – Rick Reiprish
  • Director of pro personnel – Ron Hill
  • Assistant director of pro personnel – Fran Foley
  • College scout – Rick Mueller
  • College scout - Gene Smith
  • College scout – Doug Williams

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator – Larry Pasquale
  • Assistant special teams – Joe Baker

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Palmieri
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jeff Hurd

Roster

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


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

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordStadiumAttendance
1July 29 Carolina Panthers L 14–200–1 Fawcett Stadium 24,625
2August 4 Miami Dolphins W 24–211–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,745
3August 10 Detroit Lions L 3–191–2 Pontiac Silverdome 44,690
4August 18 St. Louis Rams L 10–271–3 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 70,000
5August 25 Denver Broncos W 23–172–3Jacksonville Municipal Stadium66,023

[2]

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 3 Houston Oilers L 3–100–1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 72,363
2September 10at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–240–2 Riverfront Stadium 48,318
3September 17at New York Jets L 10–270–3 Giants Stadium 49,970
4September 24 Green Bay Packers L 14–240–4Jacksonville Municipal Stadium66,744
5October 1at Houston Oilers W 17–161–4 Houston Astrodome 36,346
6October 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–162–4Jacksonville Municipal Stadium72,042
7October 15 Chicago Bears L 27–302–5Jacksonville Municipal Stadium72,020
8October 22at Cleveland Browns W 23–153–5 Cleveland Stadium 64,405
9October 29at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–243–6 Three Rivers Stadium 54,516
10Bye
11November 12 Seattle Seahawks L 30–473–7Jacksonville Municipal Stadium71,290
12November 19at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–173–8 Tampa Stadium 71,629
13November 26 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–173–9Jacksonville Municipal Stadium68,249
14December 3at Denver Broncos L 23–313–10 Mile High Stadium 72,231
15December 10 Indianapolis Colts L 31–413–11Jacksonville Municipal Stadium66,099
16December 17at Detroit Lions L 0–443–12 Pontiac Silverdome 70,204
17December 24 Cleveland Browns W 24–214–12Jacksonville Municipal Stadium66,007

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers 1150.688407327L1
Cincinnati Bengals 790.438349374W1
Houston Oilers 790.438348324W2
Cleveland Browns 5110.313289356L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 4120.250275404W1

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References

  1. ↑ "1995 NFL Expansion Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 369


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