1995 Indianapolis Colts season

1995 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home Field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Chargers) 35–20 Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 10–7 Lost Conference Championship (Steelers) 20–16
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1994	1996

The 1995 Indianapolis Colts season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League and 12th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1995 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).

Personnel

Staff

1995 Indianapolis Colts staff
	Front office President/Treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice President/General Manager – Jim Irsay Vice President/Director of Football Operations – Bill Tobin Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening Director of Pro Player Personnel – Clyde Powers Director of College Player Personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Lindy Infante Running Backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight Ends/Quality Control – Tom Batta Offensive Line – Ron Blackledge			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Vince Tobin Defensive Line – Greg Blache Linebackers – Jim Johnson Secondary – Pat Thomas Defensive Assistant – Fred Bruney Special teams coaches Special Teams – Hank Kuhlmann Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–24	0–1	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	42,445
2	September 10, 1995	at New York Jets	W 27–24	1–1	The Meadowlands	NBC 4:05 pm	65,134
3	September 17, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–20	1–2	Rich Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	62,499
4	Bye
5	October 1, 1995	St. Louis Rams	W 21–18	2–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	58,616
6	October 8, 1995	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–24	3–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	NBC 4:05 pm	68,471
7	October 15, 1995	San Francisco 49ers	W 18–17	4–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	60,273
8	October 22, 1995	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–30	4–3	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	NBC 4:05 pm	53,543
9	October 29, 1995	New York Jets	W 17–10	5–3	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	49,250
10	November 5, 1995	Buffalo Bills	L 10–16	5–4	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	59,612
11	November 12, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–17	5–5	Louisiana Superdome	NBC 1:00 pm	44,122
12	November 19, 1995	at New England Patriots	W 24–10	6–5	Foxboro Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	59,544
13	November 26, 1995	Miami Dolphins	W 36–28	7–5	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	60,414
14	December 3, 1995	at Carolina Panthers	L 10–13	7–6	Memorial Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	49,841
15	December 10, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 41–31	8–6	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	66,099
16	December 17, 1995	San Diego Chargers	L 24–27	8–7	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	55,318
17	December 23, 1995	New England Patriots	W 10–7	9–7	RCA Dome	ESPN 8:15 pm	54,685

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	350	335
Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	331	316
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	398	332
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	294	377
New York Jets	3	13	0	.188	233	384

Playoffs

The team received Wild-Card playoff berth for the playoffs and traveled to San Diego to play the Chargers. They went on to beat the Chargers, their 1st playoff win in 24 years and 1st in Indianapolis. They also won their Divisional Round game against the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs but would fall short in the AFC Championship game to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
Wild Card	December 31, 1995	at San Diego Chargers (4)	W 35–20	1–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	61,182
Divisional	January 7, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs (1)	W 10–7	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	77,594
Conference Championship	January 14, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers (2)	L 16–20	2–1	Three Rivers Stadium	NBC 12:30 pm	61,062

Awards and records

• Jim Harbaugh, NFL Passing Leader, (Passer Rating 100.7)
• Jim Harbaugh, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry
• Chiefs-Colts rivalry