The 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
Personnel Staff / Coaches
Roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–14 1–0 Texas Stadium 2 St. Louis Rams W 27–22 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–20 2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 4 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 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 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 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 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
Pro-Football-Reference.com
Standings
References
External links 1995 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1995 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com 1995 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com