1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season

1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Uniform

The 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's first year in the National Football League.

Offseason

Expansion Draft

#	Player	Position	Drafted From
1.	Steve Beuerlein	Quarterback	Arizona Cardinals
2.	Corey Raymond	Defensive Back	New York Giants
3.	Jeff Novak	Tackle	Miami Dolphins
4.	John Duff	Defensive End	Los Angeles Raiders
5.	Keith Goganious	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	Wide Receiver	Dallas Cowboys
12.	Othello Henderson	Defensive Back	New Orleans Saints
13.	Santo Stephens	Linebacker	Cincinnati Bengals
14.	Darren Carrington	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	Defensive Back	Detroit Lions
24.	Derek Brown	Tight End	New York Giants
25.	James Williams	Linebacker	New Orleans Saints
26.	Eugene Chung	Guard	New England Patriots
27.	Reggie Cobb	Running Back	Green Bay Packers
28.	Desmond Howard	Wide Receiver	Washington Redskins
29.	Kelvin Martin	Wide Receiver	Seattle Seahawks
30.	Cedric Tillman	Wide Receiver	Denver Broncos
31.	Rogerick Green	Defensive Back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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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 – Doug Williams Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Kevin Gilbride Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – Pete Carmichael Tight Ends – Nick Nicolau Offensive Line – Mike Maser			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dick Jauron Defensive Line – John Pease Inside Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside Linebackers – Lucious Selmon Secondary – Randy Edsall 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  7 Steve Beuerlein  8 Mark Brunell  9 Brad Goebel 11 Rob Johnson Running backs 36 Ryan Christopherson FB 34 Reggie Cobb 32 Vaughn Dunbar 23 Randy Jordan 35 Le'Shai Maston FB 33 James Stewart Wide receivers 80 Willie Jackson 84 Ernest Givins 81 Desmond Howard 89 Curtis Marsh 82 Jimmy Smith 87 Cedric Tillman Tight ends 86 Derek Brown 85 Rich Griffith 88 Craig Keith 40 Gordon Laro 83 Pete Mitchell		Offensive linemen 71 Tony Boselli T 66 Shawn Bouwens G 69 Eugene Chung G 62 Ben Coleman G 63 Frank Cornish C 73 Brian DeMarco T 78 Greg Huntington G/C 50 Tom Myslinski G 67 Jeff Novak G/T 79 Dave Widell C 68 Bruce Wilkerson T Defensive linemen 92 Don Davey DT 91 Paul Frase DE/DT 97 Ray Hall DT 56 Jeff Lageman DE 93 Ernie Logan DE 98 Corey Mayfield DT 65 Bronzell Miller DE 94 Kelvin Pritchett DT 99 Joel Smeenge DE 95 Mike Thompson DT		Linebackers 52 Brant Boyer 96 Bernard Carter 59 Reggie Clark 54 Keith Goganious 55 Tom McManus 58 Bryan Schwartz 96 Ashley Sheppard 53 Santo Stephens 90 James Williams 51 Mark Williams Defensive backs 21 Deral Boykin S 29 Darren Carrington S 27 Vinnie Clark CB 24 Harry Colon S 45 Travis Davis S 38 Mike Dumas S 26 Rogerick Green CB 28 Monty Grow S 20 Chris Hudson S 21 Tommy Johnson CB 30 Darren Studstill S 41 Dave Thomas CB 25 Mickey Washington Special teams  4 Bryan Barker P  1 Mike Hollis K		Reserve lists -- Leon Brown RB (IR) -- Al Jackson CB (IR) -- Marcus Price G (IR) Practice squad -- Harrison Houston WR -- Ryan McCoy LB -- Jason Simmons DE Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

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

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Regular season

Schedule

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

Standings

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

1. 1995 Carolina / Jacksonville Expansion Draft
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

• Jaguars on Pro Football Reference
• Jaguars Schedule on jt-sw.com