# 1995 Oakland Raiders season

The 1995 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, the 36th overall, and their first back in Oakland since 1981. The Raiders announced their return to Oakland on June 25, 1995, and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors approved it the next month. While the Raiders raced out to an impressive 8–2 start, a number of key injuries (including the loss of starting quarterback Jeff Hostetler) caused them to lose their final six games and miss the playoffs. The Raiders, for the first time since 1962 (and joining the NFL), finished at the bottom of their division, the AFC West, ending a streak of 32 consecutive non-last place finishes. It was also the solitary season from 1963 to 2003 where they finished last place in their division.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1995 Los Angeles Raiders draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 18 | Napoleon Kaufman | Running back | Washington |
| 2 | 49 | Barret Robbins | Center | TCU |
| 3 | 86 | Joe Aska | Running Back | Central Oklahoma |
| 4 | 118 | Mike Morton | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 5 | 138 | Matt Dyson | Linebacker | Michigan |
| 5 | 154 | Jeff Kysar | Offensive tackle | Arizona State |
| 6 | 190 | Eli Herring | Offensive Tackle | BYU |
| Made roster ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | August 5 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 27–14 | 1–0 | Texas Stadium |
| 2 | August 12 | St. Louis Rams | W 27–22 | 2–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
| 3 | August 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–20 | 2–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| 4 | August 25 | New England Patriots | W 32–24 | 3–1 | Stanford Stadium |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 3 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–7 | 1–0 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | September 10 | at Washington Redskins | W 20–8 | 2–0 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 17 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–23 (OT) | 2–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 48–17 | 3–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 5 | October 1 | at New York Jets | W 47–10 | 4–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 8 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34–14 | 5–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | at Denver Broncos | L 0–27 | 5–2 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 22 | Indianapolis Colts | W 30–17 | 6–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | November 5 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 20–17 | 7–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 12 | at New York Giants | W 17–13 | 8–2 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 19 | Dallas Cowboys | L 21–34 | 8–3 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 13 | November 27 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–12 | 8–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 23–29 | 8–5 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–29 | 8–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| 16 | December 17 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–44 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 17 | December 24 | Denver Broncos | L 28–31 | 8–8 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 1

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Raiders | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 358 | 241 | W2 |
| $^{(4)}$ San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 323 | W5 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 363 | 366 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 388 | 345 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 348 | 332 | L6 |