Carolina Panthers seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Carolina Panthers American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Panthers' franchise from 1995 to the end of the latest completed season, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches. The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as 1995 expansion teams.[1] The franchise home city is Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]
As of the end of the 2007 season, the Panthers have played over two hundred games in a total of 13 seasons, all of which were in the NFL. In those games, the team has appeared in one Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXXVIII, and lost. That year was also the only NFC Championship win in three appearances. The franchise has won three Division Championships and one Conference Championship.
The franchise has never experienced consecutive winning seasons; every winning season has followed and preceded a losing season. The best year was the 2003 NFL season, the team won the NFC South division for the first time in franchise history. The Panthers had five wins compared to one loss in division play. In the first postseason game, the Panthers beat the Cowboys 29–10 at Bank of America Stadium, in Charlotte. The team then traveled to St. Louis, Missouri to compete against the St. Louis Rams in the Divisional playoff game; the team won 29–23 in overtime. For the National Football Conference Championship, the Panthers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 14–3. The team lost by a last-second field goal to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII.[2][3]
The team's worst season came two years before in 2001. The team won one game while losing 15. The only win came in Week 1 against the Minnesota Vikings. The team lost every other game, and came in last in the NFC West.[2][4] Overall, the franchise has had three winning seasons, eight losing seasons, and two 8–8 seasons.
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[edit] Seasons
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
| Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
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| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 26–17 Lost Conference Championship (Packers) 30–13 |
NFC Coach of the Year - Dom Capers[5] |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Defensive Rookie of the Year - Julius Peppers[6] | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | South | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 29–10 Won Divisional Playoffs (Rams) 29–23 (2OT) Won Conference Championship (Eagles) 14–3 Lost Super Bowl XXXVIII (Patriots) 32–29 |
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| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 23–0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 29–21 Lost Conference Championship (Seahawks) 34–14 |
NFL Comeback Player of the Year - Steve Smith with Teddy Bruschi[7] |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 97 | 111 | 0 | (1995–2007, includes only regular season) | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | -- | (1995–2007, includes only the postseason) | |||||||
| 103 | 114 | 0 | (1995–2007, includes both regular season and postseason) | |||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Team History. Carolina Panthers. Pro Football Hall of Fame (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ a b Carolina Panthers. Sportsecyclopedia.com (2007-08-31). Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ 2003 Carolina Panthers. Carolina Panthers. Sports Reference, LLC (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ 2001 Carolina Panthers. Carolina Panthers. Sports Reference, LLC (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
- ^ Coach of the Year. NFL - History. CBSSports.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. NFL - History. CBSSports.com (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ Alder, James (2008). NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Annual NFL Awards. Associated Press. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
[edit] References
- Carolina Panthers History. CBS Sportsline. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
- NFL.com - History - Yearly Standings. National Football League Official website. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame – Carolina Panthers. Pro Football Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
- Carolina Panthers (1995 - ). databasefootball.com. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
- Carolina Panthers (1995–Present). Sports E-Cyclopedia. Retrieved on January 28, 2008.
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