1995 New England Patriots season

1995 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Bill Parcells
Owner	Robert Kraft
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 season New England Patriots season was the team's 36th, and 26th in the National Football League. 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.

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 – Johnny Parker

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Regular season

Schedule

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

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
	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.

New England Patriots

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970) Based and headquartered in Foxborough, Massachusetts

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Strategy Broadcasters Current season

Stadiums	Nickerson Field Fenway Park Alumni Stadium Harvard Stadium Foxboro Stadium Gillette Stadium

Culture	Billy Sullivan Robert Kraft Jonathan Kraft Pat Patriot Cheerleaders "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" "Crazy Train" Patriot Reign (book) Family Guy "Stunning and Brave" (South Park episode)

Lore	Snowplow Game St. Louis Stallions Snow Bowl Spygate 16–0 Helmet Catch Butt fumble Deflategate

Rivalries	Buffalo Bills New York Jets Indianapolis Colts (Brady vs. Manning)

Division championships (18)	1963 1978 1986 1996 1997 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference championships (8)	1985 1996 2001 2003 2004 2007 2011 2014

League championships (4)	2001 (XXXVI) 2003 (XXXVIII) 2004 (XXXIX) 2014 (XLIX)

Retired numbers	20 40 56 57 73 78 79 89

Media	Broadcasters WBZ-FM Radio network Gil Santos Gino Cappelletti Bob Socci Scott Zolak

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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Boston / New England Patriots seasons

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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

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