1995 Houston Oilers season
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The 1995 NFL season was the 36th overall season of the Houston Oilers and their 26th with the National Football League (NFL). Their 7–9 record bested their previous season's output of 2–14,[1] but they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive year.
The Oilers drafted quarterback Steve McNair with the third overall draft pick, but he started the season on the bench behind free agent signee Chris Chandler, who played solid football as the team showed improved in their first full year under Jeff Fisher. The story of the season came on November 16 when owner Bud Adams announced plans to move the team to Nashville when the lease at the Astrodome expired in 1998. The Oilers were the debut opponent of the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars, just as they had been with the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL's previous expansion.
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
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Regular season
Schedule
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| 1 | September 3 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 10–3 | 1–0 | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 2 | September 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–34 | 1–1 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 3 | September 17 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–14 | 1–2 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 4 | September 24 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 38–28 | 2–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| 5 | October 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 16–17 | 2–3 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 6 | October 8 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–23 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 2–4 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Recap | |
| 7 | Bye | ||||||
| 8 | October 22 | at Chicago Bears | L 32–35 | 2–5 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
| 9 | October 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 19–7 | 3–5 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 10 | November 5 | at Cleveland Browns | W 37–10 | 4–5 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap | |
| 11 | November 12 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 25–32 | 4–6 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 12 | November 19 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–20 | 4–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |
| 13 | November 26 | Denver Broncos | W 42–33 | 5–7 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 14 | December 3 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–21 | 5–8 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap | |
| 15 | December 10 | Detroit Lions | L 17–24 | 5–9 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 16 | December 17 | New York Jets | W 23–6 | 6–9 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| 17 | December 24 | at Buffalo Bills | W 28–17 | 7–9 | Rich Stadium | Recap | |
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Game summaries
Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars
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| Oilers | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: September 3, 1995
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
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- Game attendance: 72,363
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
- Recap
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Standings
Template:1995 AFC Central standings
References
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- ↑ 1995 Houston Oilers
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External links
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