1995 Minnesota Vikings

1995 Minnesota Vikings season
Head Coach	Dennis Green
Home Field	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Results
Record	8–8
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1994	1996

1995 was the 35th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins and eight losses. This was the first time the Vikings had not reached the playoffs under Green.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
11	Minnesota Vikings	Derrick Alexander	Defensive Tackle	Florida St

Personnel

Staff

1995 Minnesota Vikings staff
Front Office Chairman of the Board – John Skoglund President/Chief Executive Officer – Roger Headrick Head Coaches Head Coach – Dennis Green Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Brian Billick Quarterbacks – Ray Sherman Running Backs – Carl Hargrave Receivers – Chip Myers Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Chris Foerster Offensive Line – Keith Rowen			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Tony Dungy Defensive Line – John Levra Inside Linebackers – Foge Fazio Outside Linebackers – Trent Walters Defensive Backs – Richard Solomon Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Gary Zauner Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Steve Wetzel Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	at Chicago Bears	L 31-14	63,036
2	September 10	Detroit Lions	W 20-10	52,234
3	September 17	Dallas Cowboys	L 23-17 (OT)	60,088
4	September 24	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 44-24	57,853
5	Bye week
6	October 8	Houston Oilers	W 23-17 (OT)	56,430
7	October 15	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20-17 (OT)	55,703
8	October 22	at Green Bay Packers	L 38-21	60,332
9	October 30	Chicago Bears	L 14-6	61,238
10	November 5	Green Bay Packers	W 27-24	62,839
11	November 12	at Arizona Cardinals	W 30-24 (OT)	51,342
12	November 19	New Orleans Saints	W 43-24	58,108
13	November 23	at Detroit Lions	L 44-38	74,559
14	December 3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31-17	52,879
15	December 9	Cleveland Browns	W 27-11	47,984
16	December 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 37-30	64,975
17	December 24	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 27-24	34,568

Standings

Template:1995 NFC Central standings

Roster

Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen DE

Linebackers Defensive Backs CB Special Teams

Reserve Lists Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Awards and records

• Cris Carter, Led NFL in receiving touchdowns
• Cris Carter, All-Pro selection
• Cris Carter, Pro Bowl selection
• Warren Moon, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (4,228)
• David Palmer, NFL Kickoff Return Leader
• Orlando Thomas, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)

Milestones

• Cris Carter, 100 reception season
• Warren Moon, 4th 4,000 Yard Passing Season

References

• Vikings on Football Reference