You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Teams > Carolina Panthers > 1996 Statistics & Players

1996 Carolina Panthers

Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season

Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 367 points (22.9/g), 7th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 218 points (13.6/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 149 points (9.3/g), 2nd.
 Expected W-L: 12.4-3.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 3rd.

Coached by Dom Capers (12-4-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box W 1-0 Atlanta Falcons 29 6 23 315 186 129 1 12 281 162 119 1
2 Sun September 8 box W 2-0 @ New Orleans Saints 22 20 15 225 142 83 1 14 338 244 94 2
3 Bye Week
4 Sun September 22 box W 3-0 San Francisco 49ers 23 7 21 389 272 117 1 15 300 252 48 1
5 Sun September 29 box L 3-1 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 14 24 21 272 215 57 2 22 378 199 179 2
6 Sun October 6 box L 3-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 12 14 15 256 155 101 6 16 293 192 101 2
7 Sun October 13 box W 4-2 St. Louis Rams 45 13 21 361 177 184 1 15 219 141 78 3
8 Sun October 20 box W 5-2 New Orleans Saints 19 7 21 314 155 159 10 174 103 71 2
9 Sun October 27 box L 5-3 @ Philadelphia Eagles 9 20 10 300 239 61 2 16 359 329 30 1
10 Sun November 3 box L 5-4 @ Atlanta Falcons 17 20 17 347 243 104 3 16 313 189 124 2
11 Sun November 10 box W 6-4 New York Giants 27 17 23 350 208 142 1 14 289 215 74 4
12 Sun November 17 box W 7-4 @ St. Louis Rams 20 10 22 255 108 147 2 15 243 121 122 1
13 Sun November 24 box W 8-4 @ Houston Oilers 31 6 12 254 160 94 1 17 271 186 85 4
14 Sun December 1 box W 9-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 0 13 215 83 132 17 284 206 78 4
15 Sun December 8 box W 10-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 30 24 22 382 324 58 23 450 375 75 4
16 Sun December 15 box W 11-4 Baltimore Ravens 27 16 21 350 268 82 2 17 319 220 99 3
17 Sun December 22 box W 12-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 18 14 15 227 148 79 2 12 265 80 185 2
Playoffs
Division Sun January 5 box W 13-4 Dallas Cowboys 26 17
ConfChamp Sun January 12 box L 13-5 @ Green Bay Packers 13 30

Team Stats and Rankings

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 367 4812 1025 4.7 292 273 487 3083 22 11 5.9 160 502 1729 9 3.4 93 25 14 39
Team Defense 218 4776 990 4.8 433 307 556 3214 17 22 5.2 167 374 1562 6 4.2 251 38 16 15
Lg Rank Offense 7 23 19 23 22 12 1 15 4 15 19 24 7 20
Lg Rank Defense 2 10 3 22 12 6 7 4 2 8 4 26 5 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Kerry Collins* 24 QB 13 12 9-3-0 204 364 56.0 2454 14 3.8 9 2.5 55 6.7 6.0 12.0 188.8 79.4 18 114 6.1 5.4 4.7
Steve Beuerlein 31 8 4 3-1-0 69 123 56.1 879 8 6.5 2 1.6 40 7.1 7.1 12.7 109.9 93.5 18 136 5.3 5.2 12.8
Team Total 27.8 16 12-4-0 273 487 56.1 3333 22 4.5 11 2.3 55 6.8 6.3 12.2 208.3 83.0 36 250 5.9 5.4 6.9
Opp Total 16 307 556 55.2 3214 17 3.1 22 4.0 5.8 4.3 10.5 200.9 65.9 60 371 5.2 3.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Anthony Johnson 29 RB 16 11 300 1120 6 29 3.7 70.0 18.8 26 192 7.4 0 55 1.6 12.0 1312 6 2
Tim Biakabutuka 22 4 4 71 229 0 17 3.2 57.3 17.8 229 0 0
Winslow Oliver 23 RET 16 0 47 183 0 16 3.9 11.4 2.9 15 144 9.6 0 29 0.9 9.0 327 0 4
Kerry Collins* 24 QB 13 12 32 38 0 14 1.2 2.9 2.5 38 0 6
Howard Griffith 29 FB 16 14 12 7 1 3 0.6 0.4 0.8 27 223 8.3 1 21 1.7 13.9 230 2 1
Steve Beuerlein 31 8 4 12 17 0 13 1.4 2.1 1.5 17 0 9
Dino Philyaw 26 9 0 12 38 1 8 3.2 4.2 1.3 38 1 0
Rocket Ismail 27 wr 13 5 8 80 1 35 10.0 6.2 0.6 12 214 17.8 0 51 0.9 16.5 294 1 0
Leroy Hoard 28 3 0 5 11 0 5 2.2 3.7 1.7 11 0 0
Willie Green 30 WR 15 10 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 46 614 13.3 3 50 3.1 40.9 615 3 0
Muhsin Muhammad 23 wr 9 5 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 25 407 16.3 1 54 2.8 45.2 406 1 0
Dwight Stone 32 16 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0.4 0.1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.7 17 0 0
Wesley Walls* 30 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 713 11.7 10 40 3.8 44.6 713 10 0
Mark Carrier 31 WR 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 808 13.9 6 39 3.6 50.5 808 6 0
Scott Greene 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 7 3.5 1 6 0.3 0.9 7 1 0
Team Total 27.8 16 502 1729 9 35 3.4 108.1 31.4 273 3333 12.2 22 55 17.1 208.3 5062 31 25
Opp Total 16 374 1562 6 4.2 97.6 23.4 307 3214 10.5 17 19.2 200.9 4776 23 25

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Winslow Oliver 23 RET 16 0 52 598 1 84 11.5 7 160 0 33 22.9 1085
Michael Bates*+ 27 RET 14 0 33 998 1 93 30.2 998
Rocket Ismail 27 wr 13 5 5 100 0 30 20.0 394
Tyrone Poole 24 RCB 15 15 3 26 0 12 8.7 26
Scott Greene 24 8 0 2 10 0 6 5.0 17
Myron Baker 25 16 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Duane Bickett 34 16 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Leroy Hoard 28 3 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 30
Team Total 27.8 16 55 624 1 84 11.3 50 1310 1 93 26.2 6996
Opp Total 16 32 0 71 1429 0 20.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
John Kasay* 27 K 16 0 2 2 14 14 12 11 10 7 7 3 45 37 82.2% 35 34 97.1% 1 30 30 0 30.0
Rohn Stark 37 P 16 0 77 3128 60 0 40.6
Team Total 27.8 16 2 2 14 14 12 11 10 7 7 3 45 37 82.2% 35 34 97.1% 78 3158 60 0 40.5
Opp Total 16 20 17 85.0% 24 23 95.8% 95 4161 43.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Kevin Greene*+ 34 LOLB 16 16 14.5 2 0 3 66 1 37 14
Lamar Lathon* 29 ROLB 16 16 13.5 1 0 2 4 0 54 23
Steve Beuerlein 31 8 4 9 2 -7 0
Sam Mills*+ 37 LILB 16 16 5.5 1 10 0 10 0 0 2 41 1 90 32
Toi Cook 32 15 0 4.0 3 28 0 22 2 0 1 3 0 19 10
Chad Cota 25 16 2 1.0 5 63 0 35 0 1 1 0 0 31 11
Kerry Collins* 24 QB 13 12 6 1 0 0
Eric Davis* 28 LCB 16 16 5 57 0 36 2 0 0 0 0 56 4
Shawn King 24 16 0 3.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 12 1 13 5
Greg Kragen 34 NT 16 16 3.0 4 0 2 0 0 39 9
Mark Thomas 27 12 0 4.0 0 0 1 18 0 7 1
Les Miller 31 lde 15 5 3.0 1 0 1 14 0 18 11
Winslow Oliver 23 RET 16 0 4 0 0 0
Pat Terrell 28 FS 16 16 3 6 0 6 50 10
Carlton Bailey 32 RILB 16 15 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 47 21
Michael Bates*+ 27 RET 14 0 2 0 0 0
Duane Bickett 34 16 0 2.0 7 5
Mike Fox 29 LDE 11 11 2.0 24 4
Frank Garcia 24 c/lg 14 8 0 2 0 0
Howard Griffith 29 FB 16 14 1 1 0 0
Anthony Johnson 29 RB 16 11 2 0 0 0
Tyrone Poole 24 RCB 15 15 1 35 0 35 0 0 1 0 0 57 11
Myron Baker 25 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Dennis 31 rt/lt 16 8 0 1 0 0
Matt Elliott 28 LG/c 16 12 0 1 0 0
Steve Lofton 28 11 3 1 42 0 42 8 2
Brett Maxie 34 SS 13 13 1 35 0 35 1 0 0 0 0 39 9
Damon Pieri 26 16 1 1 0 0 0 9 0
Walter Rasby 24 16 1 0 1 0 0
Andre Royal 24 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
Rod M. Smith 26 8 1 1.0 9 4
Gerald Williams 33 RDE 16 15 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 21 12
Team Total 27.8 16 60.0 22 277 0 42 17 25 26 151 3 640 202
Opp Total 16 36 25 9

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Kasay* 27 K 16 0 34 37 145
Wesley Walls* 30 TE 16 15 10 60
Mark Carrier 31 WR 16 15 6 36
Anthony Johnson 29 RB 16 11 6 36
Willie Green 30 WR 15 10 3 18
Howard Griffith 29 FB 16 14 1 1 12
Michael Bates*+ 27 RET 14 0 1 6
Kevin Greene*+ 34 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Scott Greene 24 8 0 1 6
Rocket Ismail 27 wr 13 5 1 6
Shawn King 24 16 0 1 6
Sam Mills*+ 37 LILB 16 16 1 6
Muhsin Muhammad 23 wr 9 5 1 6
Winslow Oliver 23 RET 16 0 1 6
Dino Philyaw 26 9 0 1 6
Kerry Collins* 24 QB 13 12 1 2
Team Total 27.8 16 9 22 1 1 3 1 34 37 363
Opp Total 16 6 17 23 17 218