The 1995 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 20th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 20th playing their home games at the Kingdome and the first under head coach Dennis Erickson. They were able to improve on their 6–10 record and finished the season 8–8, however missing the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season.
Offseason Additions SubtractionsQB John Friesz (Redskins) QB Dan McGwire (Dolphins)WR Ricky Proehl (Cardinals) K John Kasay (Panthers)C Jim Sweeney (Jets) C Ray Donaldson (Cowboys)RB Steve Broussard (Bengals) LB Rufus Porter (Saints)
1995 expansion draft
+ Seattle Seahawks selected during the expansion draft Round Overall Name Position Expansion team4 8 Tyrone Rodgers DE Carolina Panthers29 57 Kelvin Martin WR Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeErnest AllenDefensive tackleCincinnatiKelvin AndersonRunning backSoutheast Missouri StateRobert BaldwinFullbackDukeMike BarberLinebackerClemsonJerrick BledsoeCornerbackTexas SouthernJudd DavisKickerFloridaBryan HeathCenterVirginiaJames McKeehanTight endTexas A&MDeWayne PattersonDefensive endWashington StateJoe PickensQuarterbackDukeKris PollackGuardUSCAnthony ShelmanRunning backLouisvilleDonald WillisGuardNorth Carolina A&TChad WilsonCornerbackMiami (FL)Manley WoodsWide receiverNew Mexico
Personnel
Staff
Final roster
Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1996 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 St. Louis Rams W 34–20 1–0 Kingdome Recap 2 Indianapolis Colts L 17–20 1–1 Kingdome Recap 3 August 20 at New Orleans Saints W 24–19 2–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–17 2–2 3Com Park Recap
Source: Seahawks Media Guides1995 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1996 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–34 0–1 Kingdome Recap 2 September 10 at San Diego Chargers L 10–14 0–2 Jack Murphy Stadium Recap 3 September 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 24–21 1–2 Kingdome Recap 4Bye 5 October 1 Denver Broncos W 27–10 2–2 Kingdome Recap 6 October 8 at Oakland Raiders L 14–34 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap 7 October 15 at Buffalo Bills L 21–27 2–4 Rich Stadium Recap 8 October 22 San Diego Chargers L 25–35 2–5 Kingdome Recap 9 October 29 at Arizona Cardinals L 14–20 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 10 November 5 New York Giants W 30–28 3–6 Kingdome Recap 11 November 12 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 47–30 4–6 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium Recap 12 November 19 at Washington Redskins W 27–20 5–6 RFK Stadium Recap 13 November 26 New York Jets L 10–16 5–7 Kingdome Recap 14 December 3 Philadelphia Eagles W 26–14 6–7 Kingdome Recap 15 December 10 at Denver Broncos W 31–27 7–7 Mile High Stadium Recap 16 December 17 Oakland Raiders W 44–10 8–7 Kingdome Recap 17 December 24 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–26 8–8 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1995 NFL season results1995 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
Standings
Game summaries
Preseason
Week P1: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week P3: at New Orleans Saints
Week P4: at San Francisco 49ers
Regular season
Week 1: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 2: at San Diego Chargers
Week 3: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 5: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 6: at Oakland Raiders
Week 7: at Buffalo Bills
Week 8: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals
Week 10: vs. New York Giants
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12: at Washington Redskins
Week 13: vs. New York Jets
Week 14: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 15 at Denver Broncos
Week 16: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs
References
External links
1995 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN 1995 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 1995 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com 1995 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com