1995 Houston Oilers season

1995 Houston Oilers season
Head Coach	Jeff Fisher
Home Field	Astrodome
Results
Record	7–9
Place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1994	1996

The 1995 Houston Oilers season was the 36th season the team was with the league. The team bested their previous season's output of 2–14, winning seven games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

Personnel

Staff

1995 Houston Oilers staff
Front Office Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams Executive Vice President/General Manager – Floyd Reese Head Coaches Head Coach – Jeff Fisher Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Jerry Rhome Offensive Assistant/Passing Game – Dick Coury Running Backs – Sherman Smith Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Les Steckel Offensive Line – Larry Beightol Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Mike Munchak			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Steve Sidwell Defensive Line – Rex Norris Linebackers – Gregg Williams Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Clancy Pendergast Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Russ Purnell Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 10–3	72,363
2	September 10, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–17	44,122
3	September 17, 1995	Cleveland Browns	L 14–7	36,077
4	September 24, 1995	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 38–28	46,332
5	October 1, 1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–16	36,346
6	October 8, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	L 23–17	56,430
7	Bye
8	October 22, 1995	at Chicago Bears	L 35–32	63,545
9	October 29, 1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 19–7	31,489
10	November 5, 1995	at Cleveland Browns	W 37–10	57,881
11	November 12, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	L 32–25	32,998
12	November 19, 1995	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–13	77,576
13	November 26, 1995	Denver Broncos	W 42–33	36,113
14	December 3, 1995	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–7	56,013
15	December 10, 1995	Detroit Lions	L 24–17	35,842
16	December 17, 1995	New York Jets	W 23–6	35,873
17	December 24, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	W 28–17	45,253

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