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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 310 points (19.4/g), 21st of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 310 points (19.4/g), 12th.
Differential of 0 points (0.0/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.1, Offense: -3.6, Defense: 2.5, SoS: -1.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Seifert (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bill Musgrave and Richard Williamson
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 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 324 for 533, 3,730 yards, 19 td, 18 int, & 44 rushes for 106 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Tim Biakabutuka | 26 | 4 | 11 | 173 rushes for 627 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 341 yards and 2 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 1996 |
| FB | William Floyd | 28 | 6 | 8 | 16 rushes for 33 yards, 1 td, & 17 catches for 114 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1994 |
| FB | Chris Hetherington | 28 | 4 | 5 | 23 rushes for 65 yards, 2 td, & 14 catches for 116 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Donald Hayes | 25 | 2 | 15 | 66 catches for 926 yards, 3 td | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 27 | 4 | 16 | 102 catches for 1,183 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| TE | Wesley Walls | 34 | 11 | 8 | 31 catches for 422 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Kris Mangum | 27 | 3 | 7 | 19 catches for 215 yards, 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Clarence Jones | 32 | 9 | 11 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 | |
| LG | Matt Campbell | 28 | 5 | 14 | ||
| C | Frank Garcia | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 |
| RG | Jamar Nesbit | 24 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RT | Chris Terry | 25 | 1 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1999 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reggie White | 39 | 15 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 Supp |
| LDT | Tim Morabito | 27 | 4 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Sean Gilbert | 30 | 8 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Jay Williams | 29 | 5 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Dean Wells | 30 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 85th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Lester Towns | 23 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2000 |
| RLB | Lee Woodall | 31 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Eric Davis | 32 | 10 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| RCB | Doug Evans | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| SS | Mike Minter | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Eugene Robinson | 37 | 15 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Nedney | 27 | 4 | 0 | 26 of 28 field goals & 20 of 20 extra points | |
| P | Ken Walter | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64 punts for a 38.4 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 27 | 4 | 2 | 10 punt returns for a 17.3 average and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 160th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Michael Bates* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 42 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 1 td | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Rashard Anderson | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 6/14/1977 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 23rd pick / 2000 |
| 24 | Michael Bates* | 31 | RB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Arizona | 12/19/1969 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 6th / 150th pick / 1992 |
| 7 | Steve Beuerlein | 35 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1965 | 12 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | Tim Biakabutuka | 26 | RB | 12 | 11 | 215 | 6-0 | Michigan | 1/24/1974 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 1996 |
| 89 | Dialleo Burks | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 181 | 6-2 | East. Kentucky | 7/7/1974 | Rook | |
| 82 | Isaac Byrd | 26 | WR | 15 | 4 | 188 | 6-1 | Kansas | 11/16/1974 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 195th pick / 1997 |
| 66 | Matt Campbell | 28 | G-T-TE | 14 | 14 | 284 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 7/14/1972 | 5 | |
| 2 | Dameyune Craig | 26 | QB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Auburn | 4/19/1974 | Rook | |
| 84 | Casey Crawford | 23 | TE | 8 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Virginia | 8/1/1977 | Rook | |
| 3 | Richie Cunningham | 30 | K | 4 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | La-Lafayette | 8/18/1970 | 3 | |
| 25 | Eric Davis | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Jacksonville St. | 1/26/1968 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| 64 | James Dexter | 27 | T-G | 9 | 2 | 319 | 6-7 | South Carolina | 3/3/1973 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 137th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Doug Evans | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 5/13/1970 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 141st pick / 1993 |
| 40 | William Floyd | 28 | FB | 10 | 8 | 242 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 2/17/1972 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1994 |
| 65 | Frank Garcia | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-2 | Washington | 1/28/1972 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 |
| 94 | Sean Gilbert | 30 | DT-DE | 15 | 15 | 318 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 4/10/1970 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1992 |
| 29 | Ray Green | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 3/22/1977 | Rook | |
| 14 | Karl Hankton | 30 | WR | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU,Trinity (IL) | 7/24/1970 | 2 | |
| 28 | Deveron Harper | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 11/15/1977 | Rook | |
| 59 | Michael Hawkes | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 242 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 4/11/1977 | Rook | |
| 81 | Donald Hayes | 25 | WR | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 7/13/1975 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1998 |
| 44 | Chris Hetherington | 28 | FB | 16 | 5 | 245 | 6-3 | Yale | 11/27/1972 | 4 | |
| 37 | Jimmy Hitchcock | 30 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 11/9/1970 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 88th pick / 1995 |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 24 | FB | 16 | 4 | 242 | 6-0 | West. Carolina | 11/11/1976 | Rook | |
| 42 | Reggie Howard | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Henderson St.,Memphis | 5/17/1977 | Rook | |
| 58 | Deon Humphrey | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 5/7/1976 | Rook | |
| 78 | Jeno James | 23 | G | 16 | 4 | 310 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/12/1977 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2000 |
| 75 | Clarence Jones | 32 | T | 11 | 11 | 300 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/6/1968 | 9 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 |
| 88 | Brian Kinchen | 35 | TE | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/6/1965 | 12 | Miami Dolphins / 12th / 320th pick / 1988 |
| 8 | Jeff Lewis | 27 | QB | 5 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona | 4/17/1973 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 100th pick / 1996 |
| 71 | Al Lucas | 22 | DT | 13 | 0 | 294 | 6-1 | Troy | 9/1/1978 | Rook | |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 27 | TE | 15 | 7 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Alvin McKinley | 22 | DE-DT | 7 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 6/9/1978 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 120th pick / 2000 |
| 20 | Natrone Means | 28 | RB | 1 | 0 | 245 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 4/26/1972 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 41st pick / 1993 |
| 52 | Kory Minor | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/14/1976 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 234th pick / 1999 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 90 | Tim Morabito | 27 | DT-NT | 16 | 13 | 296 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 10/12/1973 | 4 | |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 5/5/1973 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 53 | Hannibal Navies | 23 | LB | 13 | 1 | 247 | 6-3 | Colorado | 7/19/1977 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 1999 |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | 27 | K | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | San Jose St. | 3/22/1973 | 4 | |
| 63 | Jamar Nesbit | 24 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 329 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/17/1976 | 1 | |
| 97 | Jason Peter | 26 | DE | 9 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/13/1974 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 1998 |
| 39 | Damien Richardson | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 4/3/1976 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 165th pick / 1998 |
| 41 | Eugene Robinson | 37 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Colgate | 5/28/1963 | 15 | |
| 93 | Mike Rucker | 25 | DE | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/28/1975 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| 91 | Chuck Smith | 31 | DE-LB | 2 | 2 | 257 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 12/21/1969 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 51st pick / 1992 |
| 67 | Bryan Stoltenberg | 28 | C-G | 8 | 1 | 300 | 6-1 | Colorado | 8/25/1972 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 192nd pick / 1996 |
| 98 | Eric Swann | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 3 | 307 | 6-5 | Wake Technical CC | 8/16/1970 | 9 | Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 6th pick / 1991 |
| 70 | Chris Terry | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/8/1975 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1999 |
| 57 | Lester Towns | 23 | LB | 16 | 14 | 252 | 6-1 | Washington | 8/28/1977 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2000 |
| 73 | Melvin Tuten | 29 | T | 3 | 0 | 320 | 6-7 | Syracuse | 11/11/1971 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1995 |
| 89 | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 27 | WR | 11 | 2 | 198 | 6-2 | California | 7/24/1973 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 160th pick / 1996 |
| 85 | Wesley Walls | 34 | TE | 8 | 8 | 240 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 2/26/1966 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| 13 | Ken Walter | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 8/15/1972 | 3 | |
| 95 | Dean Wells | 30 | LB | 16 | 14 | 248 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 7/20/1970 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 85th pick / 1993 |
| 92 | Reggie White | 39 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 291 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 12/19/1961 | 15 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 4th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 96 | Jay Williams | 29 | DE | 16 | 14 | 275 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 10/13/1971 | 5 | |
| 54 | Lee Woodall | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-1 | West Chester | 10/31/1969 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 243.4 | 6-2.2 | 4.1 |