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1995 New York Giants season

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1995 New York Giants season
Head coachDan Reeves
Home fieldGiants Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

The 1995 New York Giants season was the franchise's 71st season in the National Football League (NFL) and the third under head coach Dan Reeves.[1] The Giants finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division with a 5–11 record, failing to improve on their 9–7 record from 1994.[1][2]

During one notable game at the end of the season, against the San Diego Chargers, Giants fans threw snowballs onto the field throughout the contest. This action resulted in 15 arrests and the ejection of 175 fans from Giants Stadium; San Diego posted a 27–17 victory in what became known as the "Snowball Game".[3]

Offseason

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1995 Expansion Draft

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New York Giants selected during the Expansion Draft
Round Overall Name Position Expansion Team
2 3 Corey Raymond CB Jacksonville Jaguars
12 24 Andre Powell LB Carolina Panthers
24 47 Derek Brown TE Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL Draft

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1995 New York Giants draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 Tyrone Wheatley  RB Michigan
2 54 Scott Gragg  T Montana
3 85 Rodney Young  DB LSU
4 128 Rob Zatechka  G Nebraska
4 133 Ben Talley  LB Tennessee
5 153 Roderick Mullen  CB Grambling State
6 204 Jamal Duff  DE San Diego State
6 206 Charles Way  FB Virginia
7 225 Bryne Diehl  P Alabama
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted Free Agents

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1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Derek Allen Guard Illinois
Geoff Bander Quarterback NC State
Jeremy Burkett Wide Receiver Colorado State
Chris Mazyck Defensive tackle Penn State

Transactions

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Personnel

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Staff

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1995 New York Giants staff

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Al Miller
  • Asst. strength and conditioning – Kerry Goode

Roster

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1995 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 2 reserve, 3 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 6 at Cleveland Browns W 19–13 1–0 Cleveland Municipal Stadium
2 August 11 New Orleans Saints W 14–13 2–0 Giants Stadium
3 August 19 New York Jets W 32–31 3–0 Giants Stadium
4 August 26 at Carolina Panthers L 3–6 3–1 Memorial Stadium

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 4 Dallas Cowboys L 0–35 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap
2 September 10 at Kansas City Chiefs L 17–20 (OT) 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 September 17 at Green Bay Packers L 6–14 0–3 Lambeau Field Recap
4 September 24 New Orleans Saints W 45–29 1–3 Giants Stadium Recap
5 October 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 6–20 1–4 3Com Park Recap
6 October 8 Arizona Cardinals W 27–21 (OT) 2–4 Giants Stadium Recap
7 October 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–17 2–5 Giants Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9 October 29 at Washington Redskins W 24–15 3–5 RFK Stadium Recap
10 November 5 at Seattle Seahawks L 28–30 3–6 Kingdome Recap
11 November 12 Oakland Raiders L 13–17 3–7 Giants Stadium Recap
12 November 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 19–28 3–8 Veterans Stadium Recap
13 November 26 Chicago Bears L 24–27 3–9 Giants Stadium Recap
14 November 30 at Arizona Cardinals W 10–6 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium Recap
15 December 10 Washington Redskins W 20–13 5–9 Giants Stadium Recap
16 December 17 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–21 5–10 Texas Stadium Recap
17 December 23 San Diego Chargers L 17–27 5–11 Giants Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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Week 1: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 7 14 7735
Giants 0 0 000

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week 2: New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Giants 7 3 07017
Chiefs 3 0 014320

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 77,962
  • Referee: Bernie Kukar
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

Week 3: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 3: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 3 036
Packers 7 7 0014

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,117
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

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Week 4: New Orleans Saints at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 10 01229
Giants 7 17 14745

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 5: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 0 306
49ers 3 14 3020

at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,536
  • Referee: Howard Roe
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

Week 6: vs. Arizona Cardinals

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Week 6: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Cardinals 3 7 110021
Giants 7 0 77627

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 7: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 7: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 14 0317
Giants 0 6 0814

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,252
  • Referee: Ron Blum
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information

Week 9: at Washington Redskins

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Week 9: New York Giants at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 17 0024
Redskins 3 3 6315

at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Game information

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 10: New York Giants at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 3 19 0628
Seahawks 21 0 3630

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 42,100
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck and Tim Green
Game information

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 11: Oakland Raiders at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 3 7 0717
Giants 0 3 10013

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 12: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 7 0 3919
Eagles 14 7 7028

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Overcast, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,562
  • Referee: Johnny Grier
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
Game information

Week 13: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 13: Chicago Bears at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 7 31027
Giants 7 7 3724

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Light rain, 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,015
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

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Week 14: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 3 7010
Cardinals 0 6 006

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Game information

Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins

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Week 15: Washington Redskins at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 3 01013
Giants 3 10 0720

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Partly sunny, 26 °F (−3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,247
  • Referee: Gerry Austin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck and Tim Green
Game information

Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys

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Week 16: New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 14 0620
Cowboys 3 3 6921

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Light rain, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,400
  • Referee: Red Cashion
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall and John Madden
Game information

Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers

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Week 17: San Diego Chargers at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 3 71727
Giants 3 14 0017

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Standings

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NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Dallas Cowboys 12 4 0 .750 435 291 W2
(4) Philadelphia Eagles 10 6 0 .625 318 338 L1
Washington Redskins 6 10 0 .375 326 359 W2
New York Giants 5 11 0 .313 290 340 L2
Arizona Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 275 422 L4

References

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  1. ^ a b "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "1995 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
  3. ^ Kleinfield, N. R. (May 26, 2010). "Meadowlands in February? Watch for Snowballs". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "New York Giants NFL Draft History". National Football League. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
  5. ^ "1995 NFL Transactions: Signings – July". National Football League. Retrieved March 10, 2021.