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). 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.

Offseason

1995 Expansion Draft

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Astrodome, Houston, Texas Scoring drives:

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

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Alltell Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida Scoring drives:

Week 7 (Sunday October 15, 1995): Bye Week

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Scoring drives:

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

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Scoring drives:

Playoffs

Game summaries

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Scoring drives:

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

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Scoring drives:

Honors and awards

Pro Bowl Representatives

See: 1996 Pro Bowl