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1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coachTom Coughlin
Home fieldJacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone
Uniform

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.

Offseason

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Expansion draft

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Main article: 1995 NFL expansion draft
1995 Jacksonville Jaguars expansion draft[1]
Round Selection Player Position Drafted from
1 1 Steve Beuerlein^ QB Arizona Cardinals
2 3 Corey Raymond DB New York Giants
3 5 Jeff Novak^ OT Miami Dolphins
4 7 John Duff DE Los Angeles Raiders
5 9 Keith Goganious^ LB Buffalo Bills
6 11 Mark Williams^ LB Green Bay Packers
7 13 Al Jackson^ DB Philadelphia Eagles
8 15 Mark Tucker^ C Arizona Cardinals
9 17 Paul Frase^ DT New York Jets
10 19 Tom Myslinski^ G Chicago Bears
11 21 Willie Jackson^ WR Dallas Cowboys
12 23 Othello Henderson DB New Orleans Saints
13 25 Santo Stephens^ LB Cincinnati Bengals
14 27 Darren Carrington^ DB San Diego Chargers
15 29 Mike Davis DB Houston Oilers
16 31 Dave Thomas^ DB Dallas Cowboys
17 33 Mazio Royster RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
18 35 Le'Shai Maston^ FB Houston Oilers
19 37 Charles Davenport WR Pittsburgh Steelers
20 39 Monty Grow^ DB Kansas City Chiefs
21 43 Marcus Wilson RB Green Bay Packers
22 45 Brant Boyer^ LB Miami Dolphins
23 47 Harry Colon^ DB Detroit Lions
24 49 Derek Brown^ TE New York Giants
25 49 James Williams^ LB New Orleans Saints
26 51 Eugene Chung^ G New England Patriots
27 53 Reggie Cobb^ RB Green Bay Packers
28 55 Desmond Howard^ WR Washington Redskins
29 57 Kelvin Martin WR Seattle Seahawks
30 59 Cedric Tillman^ WR Denver Broncos
31 61 Rogerick Green^ DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers

^ Made roster.

NFL draft

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Main article: 1995 NFL Draft
1995 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 Tony Boselli * †  Tackle USC
1 19 James Stewart  Running back Tennessee
2 40 Brian DeMarco  Tackle Michigan State
2 64 Bryan Schwartz  Linebacker Augustana
3 71 Chris Hudson  Safety Colorado
4 99 Rob Johnson  Quarterback USC
4 123 Mike Thompson  Defensive tackle Wisconsin
5 169 Ryan Christopherson  Running back Wyoming
6 172 Marcus Price  Tackle LSU
7 219 Curtis Marsh Sr.  Wide receiver Utah
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

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Name Position College
Kendall Brown Defensive end Louisville
Tommy Johnson Cornerback Alabama
Gordon Laro Tight end Boston College
Rod Smalley Linebacker UCLA

Personnel

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Staff

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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

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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

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium Attendance
1 July 29 Carolina Panthers L 14–20 0–1 Fawcett Stadium 24,625
2 August 4 Miami Dolphins W 24–21 1–1 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,745
3 August 10 Detroit Lions L 3–19 1–2 Pontiac Silverdome 44,690
4 August 18 St. Louis Rams L 10–27 1–3 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 70,000
5 August 25 Denver Broncos W 23–17 2–3 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 66,023

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 3 Houston Oilers L 3–10 0–1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 72,363
2 September 10 at Cincinnati Bengals L 17–24 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 48,318
3 September 17 at New York Jets L 10–27 0–3 Giants Stadium 49,970
4 September 24 Green Bay Packers L 14–24 0–4 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 66,744
5 October 1 at Houston Oilers W 17–16 1–4 Houston Astrodome 36,346
6 October 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–16 2–4 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 72,042
7 October 15 Chicago Bears L 27–30 2–5 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 72,020
8 October 22 at Cleveland Browns W 23–15 3–5 Cleveland Stadium 64,405
9 October 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–24 3–6 Three Rivers Stadium 54,516
10 Bye
11 November 12 Seattle Seahawks L 30–47 3–7 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 71,290
12 November 19 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 16–17 3–8 Tampa Stadium 71,629
13 November 26 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–17 3–9 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 68,249
14 December 3 at Denver Broncos L 23–31 3–10 Mile High Stadium 72,231
15 December 10 Indianapolis Colts L 31–41 3–11 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 66,099
16 December 17 at Detroit Lions L 0–44 3–12 Pontiac Silverdome 70,204
17 December 24 Cleveland Browns W 24–21 4–12 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 66,007

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs Houston Oilers

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Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Houston Oilers
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 7 0 3010
Jaguars 0 0 033

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: September 3, 1995
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,363
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
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Game information

Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

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Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 0 3717
Bengals 3 7 7724

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 10, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,318
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
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Game information

Week 3: at New York Jets

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Week 3: New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 0710
Jets 7 6 14027

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: September 17, 1995
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,970
  • TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
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Week 4: vs Green Bay Packers

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Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars vs Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 7724
Jaguars 0 0 01414

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: September 24, 1995
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,744
  • TV announcers (TNT): Verne Lundquist and Pat Haden
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Week 16: at Detroit Lions

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Week 16: Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 0 000
Lions 10 17 10744

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: December 17, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 70,204
  • TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan and Tunch Ilkin
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Standings

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AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 407 327 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 349 374 W1
Houston Oilers 7 9 0 .438 348 324 W2
Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .313 289 356 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 4 12 0 .250 275 404 W1

References

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  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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