1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Head coach Bill Cowher
General manager Tom Donahoe
Owner The Rooney Family
Home field Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record 11–5
Division place 1st in AFC Central
Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 40–21
Won AFC Championship (Colts) 20–16
Lost Super Bowl XXX (Cowboys) 27–17
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
Team MVP Neil O'Donnell
Team ROY Kordell Stewart
Timeline
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1994 1996

The 1995 season saw the Steelers return to the Super Bowl for the first time in sixteen years (Super Bowl XIV). The team's 11–5 finish was good enough for the AFC Central championship and the second seed in the conference. For the second consecutive season Pittsburgh hosted the AFC Championship Game at home by virtue of the Indianapolis Colts' upset of the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Steelers won the game, but fell to the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl in a matchup of teams that were looking to join the San Francisco 49ers as the only other team (at the time) to win five Super Bowls. It was the first time in three Super Bowl meetings that the Steelers had lost to the Cowboys. Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher became (at the time) the youngest head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl.

Personnel

Staff

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Front office
  • President – Daniel M. Rooney
  • Vice President – John R. McGinley
  • Vice President – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr.
  • Secretary & Counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II
  • Administration Advisor – Chuck Noll
  • Director of Communications – Joe Gordon
  • Media Relations Coordinator – Rob Boulware
  • PR Assistant/Community Relations – Ron Miller
  • Entertainment Manager – Lynne Balkovec Molyneaux
  • Controller – Mike Hagan
  • Assistant Controller – Dan Ferens
  • Assistant Controller – Jim Ellenberger
  • Ticket Sales Manager – Geraldine Glenn
  • Merchandising Manager – Tim Carey
  • Football Operations
  • Director of Football Operations – Tom Donahoe
  • Scouting Staff
  • College Personnel Coordinator – Tom Modrak
  • Pro Personnel Coordinator – Charles Bailey
  • BLESTO College Scout – Mark Gorscak
  • College Scout – Phil Kreidler
  • College Scout – Bob Lane
  • College Scout – Max McCartney

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Conditioning Coordinator – Chet Fuhrman
  • Medical Staff
  • Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty
  • Physician, Orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley
  • Neurological Surgery Consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze
  • Physician, Consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski
  • Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates
  • Training Staff
  • Head Trainer – John Norwig
  • Assistant Trainer – Rick Burkholder
  • Equipment Manager – Anthony Parisi
  • Field Manager – Rodgers Freyvogel
  • Field Assistant – Rich Baker
  • Video Coordinator – Bob McCartney
  • Video Assistant – Pat Dolan
  • Player Development Coordinator – Anthony Griggs
  • Administrative Assistant – Lou Spanos
  • Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci

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Roster

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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

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Rookies in italics
55 Active, 3 Inactive, 3 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Location Time (ET) TV Result Record
1 Sun. Sep. 3 Detroit Lions Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 pm FOX W 23–20 1–0
2 Sun. Sep. 10 at Houston Oilers Astrodome 1:00 pm NBC W 34–17 2–0
3 Mon. Sep. 18 at Miami Dolphins Joe Robbie Stadium 9:00 pm ABC L 23–10 2–1
4 Sun. Sep. 24 Minnesota Vikings Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 pm FOX L 44–24 2–2
5 Sun. Oct. 1 San Diego Chargers Three Rivers Stadium 4:00 pm NBC W 31–16 3–2
6 Sun. Oct. 8 at Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 1:00 pm NBC L 20–16 3–3
7 Sun. Oct. 15 Bye
8 Thu. Oct. 19 Cincinnati Bengals Three Rivers Stadium 8:00 pm TNT L 27–9 3–4
9 Sun. Oct. 29 Jacksonville Jaguars Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 pm NBC W 24–7 4–4
10 Sun. Nov. 5 at Chicago Bears Soldier Field 4:00 pm NBC W 37–34 OT 5–4
11 Mon. Nov. 13 Cleveland Browns Three Rivers Stadium 9:00 pm ABC W 20–3 6–4
12 Sun. Nov. 19 at Cincinnati Bengals Riverfront Stadium 1:00 pm NBC W 49–31 7–4
13 Sun. Nov. 26 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Municipal Stadium 1:00 pm NBC W 20–17 8–4
14 Sun. Dec. 3 Houston Oilers Three Rivers Stadium 1:00 pm NBC W 21–7 9–4
15 Sun. Dec. 10 at Oakland Raiders Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 4:00 pm NBC W 29–10 10–4
16 Sat. Dec. 16 New England Patriots Three Rivers Stadium 12:30 pm NBC W 41–27 11–4
17 Sun. Dec. 24 at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field 1:00 pm NBC L 24–19 11–5

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 407 327 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 349 374 W1
Houston Oilers 7 9 0 .438 348 324 W2
Cleveland Browns 5 11 0 .313 289 356 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 4 12 0 .250 275 404 W1

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 3, 1995): vs. Detroit Lions

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 10 0 10 20
Steelers 3 3 7 10 23

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 2 (Sunday September 10, 1995): at Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 14 3 7 10 34
Oilers 3 0 7 7 17

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas

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Week 3 (Monday September 18, 1995): at Miami Dolphins

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 3 0 7 10
Dolphins 3 14 3 3 23

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida

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Week 4 (Sunday September 24, 1995): vs. Minnesota Vikings

1 2 3 4 Total
Vikings 0 13 24 7 44
Steelers 0 6 0 18 24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 5 (Sunday October 1, 1995): vs. San Diego Chargers

1 2 3 4 Total
Chargers 0 6 7 3 16
Steelers 21 10 0 0 31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 6 (Sunday October 8, 1995): at Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 7 6 3 16
Jaguars 7 10 3 0 20

at Alltell Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

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Week 8 (Thursday October 19, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 0 10 14 3 27
Steelers 0 3 3 3 9

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Scoring Drives:

Pittsburgh- O'Donnell To Thigpen 60 yard touchdown

Week 9 (Sunday October 29, 1995): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 0 0 7 0 7
Steelers 7 14 0 3 24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 10 (Sunday November 5, 1995): at Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4OT Total
Steelers 0 17 3 143 37
Bears 3 7 14 100 34

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

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Week 11 (Monday November 13, 1995): vs. Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Browns 0 3 0 0 3
Steelers 0 7 6 7 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 12 (Sunday November 19, 1995): at Cincinnati Bengals

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 3 10 15 21 49
Bengals 14 10 7 0 31

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Week 13 (Sunday November 26, 1995): at Cleveland Browns

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 10 7 0 3 20
Browns 0 10 7 0 17

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

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Week 14 (Sunday December 3, 1995): vs. Houston Oilers

1 2 3 4 Total
Oilers 0 7 0 0 7
Steelers 7 7 0 7 21

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 15 (Sunday December 10, 1995): at Oakland Raiders

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 7 13 3 6 29
Raiders 0 7 3 0 10

at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

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Week 16 (Saturday December 16, 1995): vs. New England Patriots

1 2 3 4 Total
Patriots 3 3 6 15 27
Steelers 17 7 17 0 41

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Week 17 (Sunday December 24, 1995): at Green Bay Packers

1 2 3 4 Total
Steelers 0 10 3 6 19
Packers 0 14 7 3 24

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Playoffs

Game summaries

AFC Divisional Playoff (Saturday January 6, 1996): vs. Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total
Bills 0 7 7 7 21
Steelers 7 16 3 14 40

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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AFC Championship Game (Sunday January 14, 1996): vs. Indianapolis Colts

1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 3 3 3 7 16
Steelers 3 7 3 7 20

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Super Bowl XXX (Sunday January 28, 1996): vs. Dallas Cowboys

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 10 3 7 7 27
Steelers 0 7 0 10 17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

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Honors and awards

Pro Bowl Representatives

See: 1996 Pro Bowl

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  2. 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
  3. "1995 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-12-24.