1995 Cleveland Browns season

1995 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach	Bill Belichick
Home Field	Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record	5–11–0
Place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Uniform
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The 1995 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 46th season with the National Football League. On November 6, then-owner Art Modell announced his intentions to move the team to Baltimore. Among the notable players on this year's roster were Matt Stover (kicker) and Vinny Testaverde (QB).

See also: 1999 Cleveland Browns season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Craig Powell	Linebacker	Ohio State
3	Eric Zeier	Quarterback	Georgia
3	Mike Frederick	Defensive End	Virginia
5	Tau Pupua	Defensive Tackle	Weber State
7	A.C. Tellison	Wide Receiver	Miami (FL)

Personnel

Staff

1995 Cleveland Browns staff
	Head Coaches Head Coach – Bill Belichick Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Steve Crosby Receivers – Mike Sheppard Offensive Line – Kirk Ferentz Special Assignment – Ernie Adams Offensive Assistant – John Settle			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Rick Venturi Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Chuck Bresnahan Secondary – Jim Bates Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Regular season

Schedule

The Browns' record was 4–5 on November 6, the day that owner Art Modell announced the team would be moving to Baltimore, Maryland for the 1996 season. Cleveland ended the season losing six of their final seven games.

They did, however, win their final home game on December 17th, against long-time rival Cincinnati.

The 1995 season is, as of 2011, the last season in which the Browns didn't sell out some of their home games, thus being blacked out.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	at New England Patriots	L 17–14	60,126
2	September 10, 1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–7	61,083
3	September 17, 1995	at Houston Oilers	W 14–7	36,077
4	September 24, 1995	Kansas City Chiefs	W 35–17	74,280
5	October 2, 1995	Buffalo Bills	L 22–19	76,211
6	October 8, 1995	at Detroit Lions	L 38–20	74,171
7	October 22, 1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 23–15	64,405
8	October 29, 1995	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 29–26	58,639
9	November 5, 1995	Houston Oilers	L 37–10	57,881
10	November 13, 1995	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–3	58,675
11	November 19, 1995	Green Bay Packers	L 31–20	55,388
12	November 26, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–17	67,269
13	December 3, 1995	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–13	56,358
14	December 9, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–11	47,984
15	December 17, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	W 26–10	55,875
16	December 24, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 24–21	66,007

Standings

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

Roster

Cleveland Browns roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Currently vacant

Relocation to Baltimore

Main article: Cleveland Browns relocation controversy

Modell announced on November 6, 1995, that he had signed a deal to relocate the Browns to Baltimore in 1996—a move which would return the NFL to Baltimore for the first time since the Colts relocated to Indianapolis after the 1983 season. The very next day, on November 7, 1995, Cleveland voters overwhelmingly approved an issue that had been placed on the ballot at Modell's request, before he made his decision to move the franchise, which provided $175 million in tax dollars to refurbish the outmoded and declining Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Modell's plan was later scrapped and taxpayers ultimately paid close to $300 million to demolish the old stadium and construct a new stadium for the Browns on the site of Municipal Stadium.