Inaugural season for the franchise
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
Expansion draft
^ Made roster.
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
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
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Roster
1995 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster |
| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams | | Reserve lists - 86 Derek Brown TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 29 Darren Carrington S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 59 Reggie Clark LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 96 John Duff DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 28 Monty Grow S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 20 Chris Hudson S (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 47 Al Jackson CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 56 Jeff Lageman DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 75 Marcus Price G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) - 51 Mark Williams LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg/10px-Injury_icon_2.svg.png) Practice squad Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad |
Preseason
Schedule
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Regular season
Schedule
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
Week 1: vs Houston Oilers
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter | - Top passers
- HOU – Chris Chandler – 9/14, 61 yards, TD
- JAX – Steve Beuerlein – 7/17, 54 yards
- Top rushers
- HOU – Gary Brown – 29 rushes, 101 yards
- JAX – James Stewart – 10 rushes, 36 yards
- Top receivers
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Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Bengals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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 |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter | - Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- JAX – Randy Jordan – 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD
- CIN – Carl Pickens – 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD
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Week 3: at New York Jets
Week 3: New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Jets | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
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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Game information |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter | - Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- JAX – Cedric Tillman – 5 receptions, 51 yards
- NYJ – Fred Baxter – 6 receptions, 99 yards
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Week 4: vs Green Bay Packers
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter | - Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- GB – Anthony Morgan – 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD
- JAX – Willie Jackson – 7 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD
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Week 16: at Detroit Lions
Week 16: Detroit Lions vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lions | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
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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Game information |
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter | - Top passers
- JAX – Steve Beuerlein – 10/21, 136 yards, 3 INT
- DET – Scott Mitchell – 19/28, 233 yards, 2 TD
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- JAX – Pete Mitchell – 3 receptions, 42 yards
- DET – Johnnie Morton – 4 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
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Standings
References
- ^ "1995 NFL Expansion Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
- ^ 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
Jacksonville Jaguars |
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- Founded in 1995
- Based and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida
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