1995 New England Patriots season

Season of National Football League team the New England Patriots

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The 1995 New England Patriots season was the team's 36th, and 26th in the National Football League (NFL). The Patriots finished the season with a record of six wins and ten losses, and finished fourth in the AFC East division. Unlike the previous year, Drew Bledsoe had a poor season by throwing just 13 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and completed just 50.8% of his passes. On the other hand, rookie running back Curtis Martin shined with a Pro Bowl season and would be the Patriots' feature back for two more seasons before being traded to the New York Jets in 1998.

The 1995 Patriots are also the team that has attempted the most passes since at least 1983.

Offseason

1995 Expansion Draft

New England Patriots selected during the Expansion Draft
Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
1	2	Rod Smith	Cornerback	Carolina Panthers
12	23	Steve Hawkins	Wide Receiver	Carolina Panthers
26	51	Eugene Chung	Offensive Tackle	Jacksonville Jaguars

1995 NFL Draft

1995 New England Patriots Draft Selections
Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
1	23	Ty Law	Cornerback	Michigan
2	57	Ted Johnson	Linebacker	Colorado
3	74	Curtis Martin	Running back	Pittsburgh
3	88	Jimmy Hitchcock	Cornerback	North Carolina
4	112	Dave Wohlabaugh	Center	Syracuse
6	195	Dino Philyaw	Running back	Oregon
7	234	Carlos Yancy	Cornerback	Georgia

Personnel

Staff

**1995 New England Patriots staff**
	Front office Owner and Chief Executive Officer – Robert Kraft Vice President and Owner's Representative – Jonathan Kraft Vice President of Business Operations – Andy Wasynczuk Director of Player Personnel – Bobby Grier Director of College Scouting – Charley Armey Scouting Consultant – Bucko Kilroy Assistant Director of Pro Scouting – Dave Uyrus Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Parcells Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ray Perkins Running Backs – Charlie Weis Wide Receivers – Chris Palmer Tight Ends – Mike Pope Offensive Line – Fred Hoaglin Offensive Assistant – Maurice Carthon			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Al Groh Defensive Line – Romeo Crennel Defensive Backs – Bob Trott Defensive Assistant/Linebackers – Dante Scarnecchia Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Sweatman Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – strength coach Johnny Parker

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Roster

**1995 New England Patriots roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Jay Barker 11 Drew Bledsoe 16 Scott Zolak Running backs 26 Corey Croom 33 Sam Gash FB 34 Rupert Grant 28 Curtis Martin 22 Dave Meggett Wide receivers 82 Vincent Brisby 80 Troy Brown 81 Hason Graham 86 Kevin Lee 83 Will Moore Tight ends 85 John Burke 87 Ben Coates		Offensive linemen 78 Bruce Armstrong T 66 Jeff Dellenbach C 67 Mike Gisler G 77 Pat Harlow T 61 Bob Kratch G 68 Max Lane T 76 William Roberts G 71 Todd Rucci G 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C Defensive linemen 98 Troy Barnett DE 92 Ferric Collons DE 60 Sean Holcomb DE 97 Aaron Jones DE 96 Mike Jones NT 94 Tim Roberts DE 91 Bruce Walker NT 90 Reggie White NT		Linebackers 51 Bobby Abrams ILB 59 Vincent Brown ILB 54 Alcides Catanho OLB 52 Ted Johnson ILB 55 Willie McGinest OLB 58 Marty Moore ILB 95 Dwayne Sabb OLB 53 Chris Slade OLB Defensive backs 30 Corwin Brown FS 41 Eddie Cade SS 29 Myron Guyton FS 31 Jimmy Hitchcock CB 24 Ty Law CB 43 Vernon Lewis CB 23 Terry Ray SS 21 Ricky Reynolds CB 25 Larry Whigham FS 40 Carlos Yancy CB Special teams 3 Matt Bahr K 99 Steve DeOssie LS 9 Bryan Wagner P		Reserve lists 51 Andre Bowden LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 38 David Green RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 18 Bill Schroeder WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad None 53 active, 3 inactive, 0 practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	Cleveland Browns	W 17–14	1–0	60,126
2	September 10, 1995	Miami Dolphins	L 3-20	1–1	60,239
3	September 17, 1995	at San Francisco 49ers	L 3–28	1–2	66,179
4	Bye
5	October 1, 1995	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–30	1–3	47,114
6	October 8, 1995	Denver Broncos	L 3–37	1–4	60,074
7	October 15, 1995	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 26–31	1–5	77,992
8	October 23, 1995	Buffalo Bills	W 27–14	2–5	60,203
9	October 29, 1995	Carolina Panthers	L 17–20	2–6	60,064
10	November 5, 1995	at New York Jets	W 20–7	3–6	61,462
11	November 12, 1995	at Miami Dolphins	W 34–17	4–6	70,399
12	November 19, 1995	Indianapolis Colts	L 10–24	4–7	59,544
13	November 26, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	W 35–25	5–7	69,384
14	December 3, 1995	New Orleans Saints	L 17–31	5–8	59,876
15	December 10, 1995	New York Jets	W 31–28	6–8	46,617
16	December 16, 1995	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–41	6–9	57,158
17	December 23, 1995	at Indianapolis Colts	L 7–10	6–10	54,685

Game summaries

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Patriots	3	7	3	22	35
Bills	3	16	6	0	25

Date: November 26
Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy; 36 °F (2 °C); wind 8 mph (13 km/h)

Scoring summary

Q1	BUF	Steve Christie 31 yard field goal	BUF 3–0

Q1	NE	Matt Bahr 29 yard field goal	Tie 3–3

Q2	NE	Ben Coates 6 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Matt Bahr kick)	NE 10–3

Q2	BUF	Bill Brooks 32 yard pass from Jim Kelly (kick failed)	NE 10–9

Q2	BUF	Steve Christie 48 yard field goal	BUF 12–10

Q2	BUF	Cornelius Bennett 69 yard interception return (Steve Christie kick)	BUF 19–10

Q3	NE	Matt Bahr 43 yard field goal	BUF 19–13

Q3	BUF	Thurman Thomas 1 yard run (run failed)	BUF 25–13

Q4	NE	Ben Coates 4 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Matt Bahr kick)	BUF 25–20

Q4	NE	Ben Coates 15 yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Curtis Martin pass from Drew Bledsoe)	NE 28–25

Q4	NE	Chris Slade 27 yard interception return (Matt Bahr kick)	NE 35–25

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Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	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

References

^ "1995 Club Directory, Front Office, and Coaching Staff". 1995 New England Patriots Media Guide. pp. 3, 8–34.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Apr-21.

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1995 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco