The 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 63rd season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League (NFL).
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season | |
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Owner | The Rooney Family |
General manager | Tom Donahoe |
Head coach | Bill Cowher |
Home field | Three Rivers Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bills) 40–21 Won AFC Championship (vs. Colts) 20–16 Lost Super Bowl XXX (vs. Cowboys) 17–27 |
Pro Bowlers | 5
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AP All-Pros | 3
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Team MVP | Neil O'Donnell |
Team ROY | Kordell Stewart |
This 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, by virtue of the Indianapolis Colts' upset of the top-seeded Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. The Steelers won the conference championship game, but lost 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, and also their first Super Bowl loss overall. Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher became (at the time) the youngest head coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl.
After the Super Bowl loss, quarterback Neil O'Donnell signed as a free agent with the New York Jets. The Steelers would not return to the Super Bowl until ten years later.
Additions | Subtractions |
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P Rohn Stark (Colts) | WR Dwight Stone (Panthers) |
CB Alvoid Mays (Redskins) | RB Barry Foster (Panthers) |
CB Chris Oldham (Cardinals) | P Mark Royals (Lions) |
DE Gerald Williams (Panthers) | |
T Duval Love (Cardinals) |
Round | Selection | Name | Position | Expansion team |
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6 | 12 | Tim McKyer | Cornerback | Carolina Panthers |
15 | 30 | Fred Foggie | Defensive back | Carolina Panthers |
19 | 37 | Charles Davenport | Wide receiver | Jacksonville Jaguars |
1995 Pittsburgh Steelers draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 27 | Mark Bruener | Tight end | Washington | |
2 | 60 | Kordell Stewart * | Quarterback | Colorado | |
3 | 91 | Brenden Stai | Guard | Nebraska | |
4 | 120 | Oliver Gibson | Defensive tackle | Notre Dame | From New England |
4 | 125 | Donta Jones | Linebacker | Nebraska | |
5 | 151 | Lethon Flowers | Safety | Georgia Tech | From Chicago |
5 | 161 | Lance Brown | Safety | Indiana | |
6 | 199 | Barron Miles | Cornerback | Nebraska | |
7 | 235 | Henry Bailey | Wide receiver | UNLV | |
7 | 247 | Cole Ford | Placekicker | USC | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Greg Black | Defensive tackle | North Carolina |
LaMonte Coleman | Fullback | Slippery Rock |
Vincent Dinkins | Center | South Carolina |
Joey Ellis | Cornerback | Texas |
Doug Grant | Wide receiver | Savannah State |
Tirrell Greene | Guard | Miami (FL) |
Germaine Holden | Defensive end | Notre Dame |
Tim Patillo | Safety | Ohio State |
Kiefer Phillips | Linebacker | Grambling State |
Ty Stewart | Kicker | Iowa State |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Week | Date | Opponent | Game site | Kickoff (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
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1 | Fri. Aug. 4 | at Buffalo Bills | Rich Stadium | 7:30 p.m. | WPXI | W 31–10 | 1–0 |
2 | Sun. Aug. 13 | Green Bay Packers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 36–13 | 1–1 |
3 | Sat. Aug. 19 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Tampa Stadium | 7:30 p.m. | WPXI | L 20–7 | 1–2 |
4 | Thu. Aug. 24 | Philadelphia Eagles | Three Rivers Stadium | 8:00 p.m. | ESPN | L 16–6 | 1–3 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Game site | Kickoff (ET) | TV | Result | Record |
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1 | Sun. Sep. 3 | Detroit Lions | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | FOX | W 23–20 | 1–0 |
2 | Sun. Sep. 10 | at Houston Oilers | Astrodome | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 34–17 | 2–0 |
3 | Mon. Sep. 18 | at Miami Dolphins | Joe Robbie Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | ABC | L 23–10 | 2–1 |
4 | Sun. Sep. 24 | Minnesota Vikings | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | FOX | L 44–24 | 2–2 |
5 | Sun. Oct. 1 | San Diego Chargers | Three Rivers Stadium | 4:00 p.m. | NBC | W 31–16 | 3–2 |
6 | Sun. Oct. 8 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | Jacksonville Municipal Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 20–16 | 3–3 |
7 | Sun. Oct. 15 | Bye | |||||
8 | Thu. Oct. 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | Three Rivers Stadium | 8:00 p.m. | TNT | L 27–9 | 3–4 |
9 | Sun. Oct. 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 24–7 | 4–4 |
10 | Sun. Nov. 5 | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | 4:00 p.m. | NBC | W 37–34 (OT) | 5–4 |
11 | Mon. Nov. 13 | Cleveland Browns | Three Rivers Stadium | 9:00 p.m. | ABC | W 20–3 | 6–4 |
12 | Sun. Nov. 19 | at Cincinnati Bengals | Riverfront Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 49–31 | 7–4 |
13 | Sun. Nov. 26 | at Cleveland Browns | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 4:00 p.m. | NBC | W 20–17 | 8–4 |
14 | Sun. Dec. 3 | Houston Oilers | Three Rivers Stadium | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | W 21–7 | 9–4 |
15 | Sun. Dec. 10 | at Oakland Raiders | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 4:00 p.m. | NBC | W 29–10 | 10–4 |
16 | Sat. Dec. 16 | New England Patriots | Three Rivers Stadium | 12:30 p.m. | NBC | W 41–27 | 11–4 |
17 | Sun. Dec. 24 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | 1:00 p.m. | NBC | L 24–19 | 11–5 |
AFC Central | |||||||
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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 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
Oilers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Dolphins | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 0 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 44 |
Steelers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chargers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Steelers | 21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
Jaguars | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Alltell Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Steelers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 34 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Browns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 3 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 49 |
Bengals | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Browns | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Oilers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Steelers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Patriots | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 |
Steelers | 17 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Packers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Steelers | 7 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 40 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colts | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Steelers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Scoring drives:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cowboys | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Scoring drives:
See: 1996 Pro Bowl
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