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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 421 points (26.3/g), 4th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 381 points (23.8/g), 26th.
Differential of 40 points (2.5/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.1, Offense: 2.9, Defense: -4.0, SoS: -3.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Seifert (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Gil Haskell
Defensive Coordinator: John Marshall
Training Camp: Wofford College (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Steve Beuerlein* | 34 | 11 | 16 | 343 for 571, 4,436 yards, 36 td, 15 int, & 27 rushes for 124 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Tim Biakabutuka | 25 | 3 | 11 | 138 rushes for 718 yards, 6 td, & 23 catches for 189 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 1996 |
| RB | Fred Lane | 24 | 2 | 5 | 115 rushes for 475 yards, 1 td, & 23 catches for 163 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | William Floyd | 27 | 5 | 16 | 35 rushes for 78 yards, 3 td, & 21 catches for 179 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Patrick Jeffers | 26 | 3 | 10 | 63 catches for 1,082 yards, 12 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 5th / 159th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 96 catches for 1,253 yards, 8 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Rae Carruth | 25 | 2 | 5 | 14 catches for 200 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Wesley Walls* | 33 | 10 | 16 | 63 catches for 822 yards, 12 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Clarence Jones | 31 | 8 | 16 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 | |
| LG | Matt Campbell | 27 | 4 | 10 | ||
| LG | Bryan Stoltenberg | 27 | 3 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 192nd pick / 1996 | |
| C | Frank Garcia | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 |
| RG | Anthony Redmon | 28 | 5 | 15 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994 | |
| RT | Chris Terry | 24 | Rook | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1999 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jason Peter | 25 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 1998 |
| LDE | Antonio Edwards | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 204th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Tim Morabito | 26 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RDT | Sean Gilbert | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Chuck Wiley | 24 | Rook | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1998 | |
| LLB | Kevin Greene | 37 | 14 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| MLB | Dean Wells | 29 | 6 | 10 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 85th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Steve Tovar | 29 | 6 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1993 | |
| RLB | Micheal Barrow | 29 | 6 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Eric Davis | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| RCB | Doug Evans | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| SS | Brent Alexander | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Mike Minter | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 of 25 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Ken Walter | 27 | 2 | 0 | 65 punts for a 39.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Eric Metcalf | 31 | 10 | 1 | 34 punt returns for a 7.0 average and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Michael Bates* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 52 kick returns for a 24.8 average and 2 td | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Brent Alexander | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 7/10/1971 | 5 | |
| 56 | Micheal Barrow | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 4/19/1970 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| 24 | Michael Bates* | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Arizona | 12/19/1969 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| 7 | Steve Beuerlein* | 34 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1965 | 11 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | Tim Biakabutuka | 25 | RB | 11 | 11 | 215 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/24/1974 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 1996 |
| 12 | Steve Bono | 37 | QB | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | UCLA | 5/11/1962 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 142nd pick / 1985 |
| 66 | Matt Campbell | 27 | G-T-TE | 10 | 10 | 284 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 7/14/1972 | 4 | |
| 89 | Rae Carruth | 25 | WR | 5 | 5 | 194 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/20/1974 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 27th pick / 1997 |
| 3 | Richie Cunningham | 29 | K | 3 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 8/18/1970 | 2 | |
| 76 | Norbert Davidds-Garrido | 27 | T | 16 | 0 | 315 | 6-6 | USC | 10/4/1972 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1996 |
| 25 | Eric Davis | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Jacksonville St. | 1/26/1968 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| 74 | Antonio Dingle | 23 | DT | 3 | 0 | 315 | 6-2 | Virginia | 10/7/1976 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 214th pick / 1999 |
| 96 | Antonio Edwards | 29 | DE | 14 | 7 | 271 | 6-3 | Valdosta St. | 3/10/1970 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 8th / 204th pick / 1993 |
| 33 | Doug Evans | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 5/13/1970 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| 40 | William Floyd | 27 | FB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/17/1972 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1994 |
| 65 | Frank Garcia | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-2 | Washington | 1/28/1972 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 |
| 94 | Sean Gilbert | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 4/10/1970 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1992 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene | 37 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | Auburn | 7/31/1962 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 113th pick / 1985 |
| 81 | Donald Hayes | 24 | WR | 13 | 1 | 220 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 7/13/1975 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1998 |
| 44 | Chris Hetherington | 27 | FB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Yale | 11/27/1972 | 3 | |
| 83 | Patrick Jeffers | 26 | WR | 15 | 10 | 217 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/2/1973 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 159th pick / 1996 |
| 23 | Anthony Johnson | 32 | RB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 10/25/1967 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 36th pick / 1990 |
| 75 | Clarence Jones | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/6/1968 | 8 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 |
| 54 | Donta Jones | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/27/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 1995 |
| 59 | Ernest Jones | 28 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Oregon | 4/1/1971 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 100th pick / 1994 |
| 4 | John Kasay | 30 | K | 13 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 88 | Brian Kinchen | 34 | TE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| 32 | Fred Lane | 24 | RB | 15 | 5 | 205 | 5-10 | Lane | 9/6/1975 | 2 | |
| 8 | Jeff Lewis | 26 | QB | 2 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona | 4/17/1973 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 100th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Steve Lofton | 31 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1968 | 8 | |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 26 | TE | 11 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 79 | Viliami Maumau | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 302 | 6-2 | Colorado | 4/3/1975 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 196th pick / 1998 |
| 82 | Eric Metcalf | 31 | RB-WR | 16 | 1 | 188 | 5-10 | Texas | 1/23/1968 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 13th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 90 | Tim Morabito | 26 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 10/12/1973 | 3 | |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad* | 26 | WR | 15 | 15 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 5/5/1973 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 28 | Roderick Mullen | 27 | DB | 15 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Grambling St. | 12/5/1972 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 153rd pick / 1995 |
| 53 | Hannibal Navies | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Colorado | 7/19/1977 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Jamar Nesbit | 23 | G-C | 7 | 0 | 329 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/17/1976 | Rook | |
| 73 | Nate Newton | 38 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 318 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 12/20/1961 | 13 | |
| 97 | Jason Peter | 25 | DE | 9 | 9 | 295 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/13/1974 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 1998 |
| 61 | Anthony Redmon | 28 | G | 15 | 15 | 308 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/9/1971 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 139th pick / 1994 |
| 39 | Damien Richardson | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 4/3/1976 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 165th pick / 1998 |
| 93 | Mike Rucker | 24 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/28/1975 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| 38 | Mike Scurlock | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Arizona | 2/26/1972 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 140th pick / 1995 |
| 67 | Bryan Stoltenberg | 27 | C-G | 16 | 7 | 300 | 6-1 | Colorado | 8/25/1972 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 192nd pick / 1996 |
| 26 | Michael Swift | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Austin Peay St. | 2/28/1974 | 2 | |
| 70 | Chris Terry | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/8/1975 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1999 |
| 71 | Rick Terry | 25 | DT | 8 | 0 | 302 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 4/5/1974 | 2 | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Steve Tovar | 29 | LB | 16 | 6 | 246 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 4/25/1970 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1993 |
| 98 | Esera Tuaolo | 31 | NT-DT | 12 | 0 | 277 | 6-2 | Oregon St. | 7/11/1968 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1991 |
| 85 | Wesley Walls* | 33 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 2/26/1966 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| 13 | Ken Walter | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 8/15/1972 | 2 | |
| 95 | Dean Wells | 29 | LB | 16 | 10 | 248 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 7/20/1970 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 85th pick / 1993 |
| 99 | Chuck Wiley | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | LSU | 3/6/1975 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1998 |
| Team Total | 27.9 | 16 | 244.1 | 6-1.9 | 4.7 |