1995 Washington Redskins season

1995 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
General manager	Charley Casserly
President	John Kent Cooke
Head coach	Norv Turner
Offensive coordinator	Norv Turner
Defensive coordinator	Ron Lynn
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Ken Harvey KR Brian Mitchell
AP All-Pros	KR Brian Mitchell

The 1995 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 64th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–13 record from 1994, but missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

1995 Washington Redskins draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	4	Michael Westbrook	Wide receiver	Colorado
2	37	Cory Raymer	Center	Wisconsin
3	68	Darryl Pounds	Defensive back	Nicholls State
4	103	Larry Jones	Running back	Miami (FL)
5	137	Jamie Asher	Tight end	Louisville
5	152	Rich Owens	Defensive end	Lehigh
6	176	Brian Thure	Offensive tackle	California
7	226	Scott Turner	Defensive back	Illinois
Made roster

Undrafted Free Agents

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Zach Abraham	Wide receiver	West Virginia
Patrise Alexander	Linebacker	SWLouisiana
Scott Blanton	Kicker	Oklahoma
Damon Burrest	Defensive Tackle	New Mexico
Kareem Carpenter	Tight End	Eastern Michigan
Ken Dammann	Guard	Rutgers
Dan Esposito	Running back	Millersville State
Joe Frazier	Fullback	Auburn
Marcus Hunter	Linebacker	North Alabama
Reggie Jones	Wide receiver	LSU
Ron Lewis	Guard	Washington State
Elic Mahone	Defensive end	USC

Personnel

Staff

1995 Washington Redskins staff

Front office Chairman of the Board/CEO – Jack Kent Cooke Executive Vice President – John Kent Cooke General Manager – Charley Casserly Assistant General Manager – Bobby Mitchell Director of College Scouting – George Saimes Head coaches Head Coach – Norv Turner Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Cam Cameron Running Backs – Bobby Jackson Wide Receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight Ends – Russ Grimm Offensive Line – Jim Hanifan

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Defensive Backs – Tom Hayes Assistant Secondary – Ray Horton Special teams coaches Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength – Dan Riley Conditioning Director – Jason Arapoff

Roster

1995 Washington Redskins roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Gus Frerotte 10 Trent Green  5 Heath Shuler Running backs (RB) 21 Terry Allen 36 William Bell 40 Reggie Brooks 23 Larry Jones 20 Marc Logan FB 30 Brian Mitchell Wide receivers (WR) 85 Henry Ellard 86 Leslie Shepherd 80 Olanda Truitt 82 Michael Westbrook 83 Tydus Winans Tight ends (TE) 84 Jamie Asher 87 Coleman Bell 89 Scott Galbraith 88 James Jenkins

Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Ray Brown G 63 John Gesek C/G 77 Tre' Johnson G 71 Ron Lewis G 64 Trevor Matich 68 Joe Patton T 52 Cory Raymer C 76 Ed Simmons T 61 Vernice Smith G 74 Brian Thure T Defensive linemen (DL) 72 Romeo Bandison DT 93 Marc Boutte DT 96 Mike Flores DE 95 William Gaines DT 78 Tim Johnson DT 73 Rich Owens DE 92 Dexter Nottage DE 98 Tony Woods DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 Darrick Brownlow MLB 90 Terry Crews OLB 56 Dion Foxx OLB 57 Ken Harvey OLB 53 Marvcus Patton OLB 99 Rod Stephens MLB 91 Matt Vanderbeek OLB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Tom Carter CB 28 Darrell Green CB 38 Darryl Morrison FS 31 Darryl Pounds CB 24 Stanley Richard FS 27 Keith Taylor SS 29 Scott Turner CB 37 James Washington SS Special teams  2 Eddie Murray K  1 Matt Turk P

Practice squad 58 Patrise Alexander LB 60 Matt Storm G 22 Eric Sutton CB 75 Don Reynolds DE 18 Michael Watkins WR 53 active, 6 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 16 Scott Blanton K (IR) 79 Jim Lachey T (IR) -- Elic Mahone DE (IR) 26 Muhammad Oliver CB (IR) 97 Sterling Palmer DE (IR) 94 Bobby Wilson DT (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 3	Arizona Cardinals	W 27–7	1—0	52,731
2	September 10	Oakland Raiders	L 20–8	1—1	54,548
3	September 17	at Denver Broncos	L 38–31	1—2	71,930
4	September 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 14–6	1—3	49,234
5	October 1	Dallas Cowboys	W 27–23	2—3	55,489
6	October 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 37–34	2—4	65,498
7	October 15	at Arizona Cardinals	L 24–20	2—5	42,370
8	October 22	Detroit Lions	W 36–30 (OT)	3—5	52,332
9	October 29	New York Giants	L 24–15	3—6	53,310
10	November 5	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–3	3—7	77,821
11	Bye
12	November 19	Seattle Seahawks	L 27–20	3—8	51,298
13	November 26	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–7	3—9	50,539
14	December 3	at Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	4—9	64,866
15	December 10	at New York Giants	L 20–13	4—10	48,247
16	December 17	at St. Louis Rams	W 35–23	5—10	63,760
17	December 24	Carolina Panthers	W 20–17	6—10	42,903
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	435	291	W2
(4) Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	318	338	L1
Washington Redskins	6	10	0	.375	326	359	W2
New York Giants	5	11	0	.313	290	340	L2
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	275	422	L4