1995 Indianapolis Colts season

1995 Indianapolis Colts season
1995 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Chargers) 35–20; Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 10–7; Lost AFC Championship (at Steelers) 16–20

The 1995 Indianapolis Colts season was the 43rd season for the team in the National Football League and 12th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the National Football League's 1995 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).

The Colts' 9–7 record was good enough to get them into the playoffs for the first time since 1987, largely due to the insertion of Jim Harbaugh into the starting quarterback role. They defeated the defending conference champion San Diego Chargers in their first playoff game, then upset the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Playoffs. The Colts would fall short in the AFC Championship Game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that came down to the final play.

Offseason

1995 Expansion Draft

Indianapolis Colts selected during the Expansion Draft
Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
13	26	Dewell Brewer	Running Back	Carolina Panthers
27	54	Paul Butcher	Linebacker	Carolina Panthers

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Indianapolis Colts draft
1	12	Ellis Johnson	Defensive tackle	Florida
2	48	Ken Dilger *	Tight end	Illinois
3	79	Zack Crockett	Fullback	Florida State
4	114	Ray McElroy	Cornerback	Eastern Illinois
5	149	Derek West	Tackle	Colorado
6	187	Brian Gelzheiser	Linebacker	Penn State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Ben Bronson	Wide receiver	Baylor
Steve Morrison	Linebacker	Michigan
Marcus Pollard	Tight end	Bradley

Transactions

July 29: The Indianapolis Colts signed wide receiver Wendell Davis[1]

Personnel

Staff

**1995 Indianapolis Colts staff**

	Front office President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Vice president/director of football operations – Bill Tobin Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of pro player personnel – Clyde Powers Director of college player personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head coach – Ted Marchibroda Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Lindy Infante Running backs – Gene Huey Receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends/quality control – Tom Batta Offensive line – Ron Blackledge			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vince Tobin Defensive line – Greg Blache Linebackers – Jim Johnson Secondary – Pat Thomas Defensive assistant – Fred Bruney Special teams coaches Special teams – Hank Kuhlmann Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Roster

**1995 Indianapolis Colts final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Craig Erickson 4 Jim Harbaugh 11 Paul Justin Running backs 32 Zack Crockett FB 28 Marshall Faulk 27 Clif Groce 25 Ronald Humphrey KR 21 Lamont Warren KR Wide receivers 80 Aaron Bailey KR 87 Sean Dawkins 16 Bobby Olive 86 Brian Stablein 88 Floyd Turner Tight ends 83 Bradford Banta LS 85 Ken Dilger 81 Marcus Pollard		Offensive linemen -- Seth Dittman T 69 Randy Dixon G 75 Shawn Harper T 63 Kirk Lowdermilk C 65 Eric Mahlum G 74 Jason Mathews T 79 Joe Staysniak G 71 Kipp Vickers G 72 Derek West T 67 Will Wolford T Defensive linemen 56 Tony Bennett DE 62 Ellis Johnson DT 61 Tony McCoy DT 93 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 99 Mike Pelton DT 98 Tony Siragusa DT 95 Bernard Whittington DE		Linebackers 51 Trev Alberts OLB 57 Quentin Coryatt OLB 59 Steve Grant OLB/ILB 54 Jeff Herrod MLB 55 Devon McDonald OLB 92 Steve Morrison OLB 97 Scott Radecic MLB 96 Trevor Wilmot OLB Defensive backs 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 29 Jason Belser FS 34 Ray Buchanan CB/PR 35 Conrad Clarks FS 38 Eugene Daniel CB 30 Derwin Gray SS 40 Ray McElroy CB 49 David Tate SS 36 Damon Watts CB Special teams 14 Cary Blanchard K 17 Chris Gardocki P		Reserve lists 84 Flipper Anderson WR (IR) -- Thomas McLemore TE (NF-Inj.) 42 Roosevelt Potts FB (IR) 46 Vince Workman RB (IR) Practice squad -- Garin Patrick C Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–24	0–1	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	42,445
2	September 10, 1995	at New York Jets	W 27–24	1–1	The Meadowlands	NBC 4:05 pm	65,134
3	September 17, 1995	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–20	1–2	Rich Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	62,499
4	Bye
5	October 1, 1995	St. Louis Rams	W 21–18	2–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	58,616
6	October 8, 1995	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–24	3–2	Joe Robbie Stadium	NBC 4:05 pm	68,471
7	October 15, 1995	San Francisco 49ers	W 18–17	4–2	RCA Dome	FOX 1:00 pm	60,273
8	October 22, 1995	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–30	4–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	NBC 4:05 pm	53,543
9	October 29, 1995	New York Jets	W 17–10	5–3	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	49,250
10	November 5, 1995	Buffalo Bills	L 10–16	5–4	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	59,612
11	November 12, 1995	at New Orleans Saints	L 14–17	5–5	Louisiana Superdome	NBC 1:00 pm	44,122
12	November 19, 1995	at New England Patriots	W 24–10	6–5	Foxboro Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	59,544
13	November 26, 1995	Miami Dolphins	W 36–28	7–5	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	60,414
14	December 3, 1995	at Carolina Panthers	L 10–13	7–6	Memorial Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	49,841
15	December 10, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 41–31	8–6	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	NBC 1:00 pm	66,099
16	December 17, 1995	San Diego Chargers	L 24–27	8–7	RCA Dome	NBC 1:00 pm	55,318
17	December 23, 1995	New England Patriots	W 10–7	9–7	RCA Dome	ESPN 8:15 pm	54,685

Week 1 (Sunday, September 3, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bengals	3	10	8	0	3	24
Colts	7	3	0	11	0	21

at RCA Dome • Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 3, 1995
Game time: 12 Noon EST
Game attendance: 42,445
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (NBC): Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) and Tunch Ilkin (sideline reporter)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Bengals

Colts

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CIN	IND
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	21

Time of Game: 3 hours, 16 minutes

Week 15 (Sunday, December 10, 1995): at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 15: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	14	10	3	14	41
Jaguars	0	7	3	21	31

at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida

Date: December 10, 1995
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 66,099
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Donovan (play-by-play) and John Dockery (color commentator)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Colts

Jaguars

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IND	JAX
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							41	31

Time of Game: 3 hours, 4 minutes

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Buffalo Bills	10	6	0	.625	350	335	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Indianapolis Colts	9	7	0	.563	331	316	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	398	332	W1
New England Patriots	6	10	0	.375	294	377	L2
New York Jets	3	13	0	.188	233	384	L4

Playoffs

The team received Wild-Card playoff berth for the playoffs and traveled to San Diego to play the Chargers. They went on to beat the Chargers, their 1st playoff win in 24 years and 1st in Indianapolis. They also won their Divisional Round game against the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs but would fall short in the AFC Championship game to the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game indirectly led to the adoption of instant replay.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	TV Time	Attendance
Wild Card	December 31, 1995	at San Diego Chargers (4)	W 35–20	1–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	61,182
Divisional	January 7, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs (1)	W 10–7	2–0	Arrowhead Stadium	NBC 4:15 pm	77,594
Conference Championship	January 14, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers (2)	L 16–20	2–1	Three Rivers Stadium	NBC 12:30 pm	61,062

AFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, January 7, 1996): at Kansas City Chiefs

AFC Divisional Playoffs: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	7	3	0	10
Chiefs	7	0	0	0	7

at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri

Date: January 7, 1996
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 77,594
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play-by-play), Paul Maguire (color commentator), Phil Simms (color commentator) and Jim Gray (sideline reporter)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Colts

Chiefs

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IND	KC
1	0:29	5	62	2:28	Chiefs	Dawson 6-yard touchdown reception from Bono, Elliott kick good	0	7
2	5:49	18	77	8:40	Colts	Turner 5-yard touchdown reception from Harbaugh, Blanchard kick good	7	7
3	2:48	9	35	4:34	Colts	30-yard field goal by Blanchard	10	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	7

Time of Game: 3 hours, 8 minutes

AFC Championship Game (Sunday, January 14, 1996): at Pittsburgh Steelers

AFC Championship Game: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers

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

at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: January 14, 1996
Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 61,062
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play-by-play), Paul Maguire (color commentator), Phil Simms (color commentator), Jim Gray (sideline reporter) and Will McDonough (sideline reporter)
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Colts

Steelers

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	IND	PIT
1	12:17	4	7	1:58	Colts	34-yard field goal by Blanchard	3	0
1	1:50	11	40	5:53	Steelers	31-yard field goal by Johnson	3	3
2	12:08	10	61	4:42	Colts	36-yard field goal by Blanchard	6	3
2	0:13	17	80	7:27	Steelers	Stewart 5-yard touchdown reception from O'Donnell, Johnson kick good	6	10
3	9:57	10	61	5:03	Colts	37-yard field goal by Blanchard	9	10
3	0:43	7	44	3:17	Steelers	36-yard field goal by Johnson	9	13
4	8:46	4	70	2:11	Colts	Turner 47-yard touchdown reception from Harbaugh, Blanchard kick good	16	13
4	1:34	8	67	1:29	Steelers	Morris 1-yard touchdown run, Johnson kick good	16	20
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							16	20

Time of Game: 2 hours, 59 minutes

Awards and records

Jim Harbaugh, NFL Passing Leader, (Passer Rating 100.7)[2]
Jim Harbaugh, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

References

"1995 NFL Transactions. Trades - July". National Football League. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

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[2] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450

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1995 Indianapolis Colts season

Offseason

1995 Expansion Draft

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Transactions

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Week 1 (Sunday, September 3, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 15 (Sunday, December 10, 1995): at Jacksonville Jaguars

Standings

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, January 7, 1996): at Kansas City Chiefs

AFC Championship Game (Sunday, January 14, 1996): at Pittsburgh Steelers

Awards and records

See also

References