1995 New England Patriots season

1995 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Home field	Foxboro Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Bruce Armstrong TE Ben Coates RB Curtis Martin
AP All-Pros	TE Ben Coates (1st team)

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

Main article: 1995 NFL 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

Main article: 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

Roster

1995 New England Patriots roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Jay Barker 11 Drew Bledsoe 16 Scott Zolak Running backs (RB) 26 Corey Croom 33 Sam Gash FB 34 Rupert Grant 28 Curtis Martin 22 Dave Meggett Wide receivers (WR) 82 Vincent Brisby 80 Troy Brown 81 Hason Graham 86 Kevin Lee 83 Will Moore Tight ends (TE) 85 John Burke 87 Ben Coates

Offensive linemen (OL) 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 (DL) 98 Troy Barnett DE 92 Ferric Collons DE 60 Sean Holcomb DE 97 Aaron Jones DE 96 Mike Jones 94 Tim Roberts DE 91 Bruce Walker NT 90 Reggie White NT

Linebackers (LB) 50 Bobby Abrams LB 59 Vincent Brown ILB 54 Al Catanho OLB 52 Ted Johnson ILB 55 Willie McGinest OLB 58 Marty Moore ILB 95 Dwayne Sabb OLB 53 Chris Slade OLB Defensive backs (DB) 30 Corwin Brown S 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

Practice squad None 53 active, 3 inactive, 0 practice squad Reserve 51 Andre Bowden LB (IR) 38 David Green RB (IR) 18 Bill Schroeder WR (IR) 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

Standings

AFC East
	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

See also

• New England Patriots seasons