1997 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 265 points (16.6/g), 27th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 314 points (19.6/g), 13th.
Differential of -49 points (-3.1/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.4-9.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.1/g), 27th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.6, Offense: -4.4, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Dom Capers (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Pendry
Defensive Coordinator: Vic Fangio
Training Camp: Wofford College (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Kerry Collins | 25 | 2 | 13 | 200 for 381, 2,124 yards, 11 td, 21 int, & 26 rushes for 65 yards and 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995 |
| QB | Steve Beuerlein | 32 | 9 | 3 | 89 for 153, 1,032 yards, 6 td, 3 int, & 4 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Fred Lane | 22 | Rook | 7 | 182 rushes for 809 yards, 7 td, & 8 catches for 27 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Anthony Johnson | 30 | 7 | 7 | 97 rushes for 358 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 158 yards and 1 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 36th pick / 1990 |
| FB | Scott Greene | 25 | 1 | 14 | 45 rushes for 157 yards, 1 td, & 40 catches for 277 yards and 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 193rd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Mark Carrier | 32 | 10 | 6 | 33 catches for 436 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Rae Carruth | 23 | Rook | 14 | 44 catches for 545 yards, 4 td, & 6 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Ernie Mills | 29 | 6 | 5 | 11 catches for 127 yards, 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 24 | 1 | 5 | 27 catches for 317 yards, 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| TE | Wesley Walls* | 31 | 8 | 15 | 58 catches for 746 yards, 6 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Blake Brockermeyer | 24 | 2 | 13 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 29th pick / 1995 | |
| LG | Matt Campbell | 25 | 2 | 14 | ||
| LG | Matt Elliott | 29 | 5 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 336th pick / 1992 | |
| C | Frank Garcia | 25 | 2 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 | |
| RG | Greg Skrepenak | 27 | 5 | 16 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1992 | |
| RT | Norbert Davidds-Garrido | 25 | 1 | 15 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1996 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Les Miller | 32 | 10 | 11 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDE | Mike Fox | 30 | 7 | 9 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1990 | |
| NT | Greg Kragen | 35 | 12 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Ray Seals | 32 | 8 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Gerald Williams | 34 | 11 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 | |
| LOLB | Micheal Barrow | 27 | 4 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| LILB | Sam Mills | 38 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Andre Royal | 25 | 2 | 13 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| ROLB | Lamar Lathon | 30 | 7 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Eric Davis | 29 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| RCB | Tyrone Poole | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| SS | Chad Cota | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995 |
| FS | Mike Minter | 23 | Rook | 11 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Pat Terrell | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 28 | 6 | 0 | 22 of 26 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Ken Walter | 25 | Rook | 0 | 85 punts for a 42.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Tyrone Poole | 25 | 2 | 16 | 26 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| KR | Michael Bates* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 27.3 average and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Clifton Abraham | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 12/9/1971 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 143rd pick / 1995 |
| 54 | Carlton Bailey | 33 | LB | 8 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 12/15/1964 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 9th / 235th pick / 1988 |
| 53 | Myron Baker | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 1/6/1971 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1993 |
| 56 | Micheal Barrow | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 4/19/1970 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Michael Bates* | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Arizona | 12/19/1969 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| 7 | Steve Beuerlein | 32 | QB | 7 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1965 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | Tim Biakabutuka | 23 | RB | 8 | 2 | 215 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/24/1974 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 1996 |
| 78 | Blake Brockermeyer | 24 | T | 16 | 13 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/11/1973 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 29th pick / 1995 |
| 66 | Matt Campbell | 25 | G-T-TE | 16 | 14 | 284 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 7/14/1972 | 2 | |
| 83 | Mark Carrier | 32 | WR | 9 | 6 | 186 | 6-0 | Nicholls St. | 10/28/1965 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| 84 | Rae Carruth | 23 | WR | 15 | 14 | 194 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/20/1974 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 1997 |
| 12 | Kerry Collins | 25 | QB | 13 | 13 | 248 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/30/1972 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995 |
| 41 | Toi Cook | 33 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Stanford | 12/3/1964 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 207th pick / 1987 |
| 37 | Chad Cota | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-1 | Oregon | 8/8/1971 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995 |
| 76 | Norbert Davidds-Garrido | 25 | T | 15 | 15 | 315 | 6-6 | USC | 10/4/1972 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1996 |
| 25 | Eric Davis | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Jacksonville St. | 1/26/1968 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| 52 | Matt Elliott | 29 | G-C | 16 | 6 | 288 | 6-3 | Michigan | 10/1/1968 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 336th pick / 1992 |
| 93 | Mike Fox | 30 | DE-DT-NT | 11 | 9 | 285 | 6-8 | West Virginia | 8/5/1967 | 7 | New York Giants / 2nd / 51st pick / 1990 |
| 65 | Frank Garcia | 25 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-2 | Washington | 1/28/1972 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 |
| 55 | Percell Gaskins | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | NW Oklahoma St.,Kansas St. | 4/25/1972 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 105th pick / 1996 |
| 60 | Bucky Greeley | 25 | C | 6 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 7/30/1972 | Rook | |
| 43 | Scott Greene | 25 | RB | 16 | 14 | 240 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 6/1/1972 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 193rd pick / 1996 |
| 81 | Rocket Ismail | 28 | WR | 13 | 2 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 11/18/1969 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 1991 |
| 23 | Anthony Johnson | 30 | RB | 16 | 7 | 225 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 10/25/1967 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 36th pick / 1990 |
| 4 | John Kasay | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 96 | Shawn King | 25 | DE | 9 | 2 | 288 | 6-3 | LSU,La-Monroe | 6/24/1972 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1995 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | 35 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Utah St. | 3/4/1962 | 12 | |
| 32 | Fred Lane | 22 | RB | 13 | 7 | 205 | 5-10 | Lane | 9/6/1975 | Rook | |
| 57 | Lamar Lathon | 30 | LB-DE | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Houston | 12/23/1967 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1990 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 24 | TE | 2 | 1 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 69 | Les Miller | 32 | NT-DE-DT | 16 | 11 | 292 | 6-7 | Kansas St.,Fort Hays St. | 3/1/1965 | 10 | |
| 89 | Ernie Mills | 29 | WR | 10 | 5 | 192 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/28/1968 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1991 |
| 51 | Sam Mills | 38 | LB | 16 | 16 | 229 | 5-9 | Montclair St. | 6/3/1959 | 11 | |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 23 | DB | 16 | 11 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 95 | Tim Morabito | 24 | DT-NT | 8 | 0 | 296 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 10/12/1973 | 1 | |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | 24 | WR | 13 | 5 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 5/5/1973 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Winslow Oliver | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-7 | New Mexico | 3/3/1973 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1996 |
| 27 | Damon Pieri | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | San Diego St. | 9/25/1970 | 4 | |
| 38 | Tyrone Poole | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-8 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 2/3/1972 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Walter Rasby | 25 | TE | 14 | 2 | 252 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1972 | 3 | |
| 92 | Israel Raybon | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | North Alabama | 2/5/1973 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 163rd pick / 1996 |
| 63 | Mark Rodenhauser | 36 | C | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Illinois St. | 6/6/1961 | 10 | |
| 58 | Andre Royal | 25 | LB | 16 | 13 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 12/1/1972 | 2 | |
| 94 | Tarek Saleh | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/7/1974 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 122nd pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Ray Seals | 32 | DE-NT | 14 | 7 | 296 | 6-3 | none | 6/17/1965 | 8 | |
| 75 | Greg Skrepenak | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 316 | 6-7 | Michigan | 1/31/1970 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1992 |
| 31 | Rod M. Smith | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 187 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/12/1970 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 35th pick / 1992 |
| 80 | Dwight Stone | 33 | WR-RB | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Middle Tenn. St. | 1/28/1964 | 10 | |
| 50 | Kinnon Tatum | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 7/19/1975 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1997 |
| 40 | Pat Terrell | 29 | DB | 16 | 5 | 204 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/18/1968 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1990 |
| 97 | Renaldo Turnbull | 31 | DE-LB | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 1/5/1966 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990 |
| 85 | Wesley Walls* | 31 | TE | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 2/26/1966 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| 13 | Ken Walter | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 8/15/1972 | Rook | |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | 34 | NT-DE-DT | 5 | 5 | 290 | 6-3 | Auburn | 9/8/1963 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 236.9 | 6-1.5 | 4.4 |