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2003 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
2003 NFC Champions
Scored 325 points (20.3/g), 15th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 304 points (19.0/g), 10th.
Differential of 21 points (1.3/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 25th.
Coached by John Fox (11-5-0)
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2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jake Delhomme | 28 | 4 | 15 | 266 for 449, 3,219 yards, 19 td, 16 int, & 42 rushes for 39 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Stephen Davis* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 318 rushes for 1,444 yards, 8 td, & 14 catches for 159 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 4th / 102nd pick / 1996 |
| FB | Brad Hoover | 27 | 3 | 9 | 6 rushes for 21 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 72 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 30 | 7 | 15 | 54 catches for 837 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Steve Smith | 24 | 2 | 11 | 88 catches for 1,110 yards, 7 td, & 11 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Kris Mangum | 30 | 6 | 11 | 17 catches for 199 yards, 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Jermaine Wiggins | 28 | 3 | 11 | 8 catches for 80 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Mike Seidman | 22 | Rook | 5 | 5 catches for 35 yards, 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 76th pick / 2003 |
| LT | Todd Steussie | 33 | 9 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994 |
| LG | Jeno James | 26 | 3 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2000 |
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| C | Jeff Mitchell | 29 | 5 | 15 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 |
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| RG | Kevin Donnalley | 35 | 12 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991 |
| RT | Jordan Gross | 23 | Rook | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Julius Peppers | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Brentson Buckner | 32 | 9 | 12 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Kris Jenkins*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 44th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Mike Rucker* | 28 | 4 | 14 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Greg Favors | 29 | 5 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 120th pick / 1998 |
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| MLB | Dan Morgan | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| RLB | Will Witherspoon | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Terry Cousin | 28 | 6 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Ricky Manning | 23 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Reggie Howard | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Mike Minter | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Deon Grant | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 57th pick / 2000 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 34 | 12 | 0 | 32 of 38 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Todd Sauerbrun* | 30 | 8 | 0 | 77 punts for a 44.6 average, 3 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| PR | Steve Smith | 24 | 2 | 11 | 44 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| KR | Rod Smart | 26 | 2 | 0 | 41 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Brian L. Allen | 25 | LB | 14 | 4 | 232 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/1/1978 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Eugene Baker | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 183 | 6-2 | Kent State | 3/18/1976 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 164th pick / 1999 |
| 47 | Marco Battaglia | 30 | TE | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 1/25/1973 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996 |
| 28 | Colin Branch | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Stanford | 3/2/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 119th pick / 2003 |
| 79 | Doug Brzezinski | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/11/1976 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 64th pick / 1999 |
| 99 | Brentson Buckner | 32 | DT-DE-NT | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| 98 | Shane Burton | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 4 | 305 | 6-6 | Tennessee | 1/18/1974 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 150th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Mike Caldwell | 32 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 8/31/1971 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1993 |
| 50 | Vinny Ciurciu | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Boston College,Clemson | 5/2/1980 | Rook | |
| 40 | Jarrod Cooper | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 3/31/1978 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 143rd pick / 2001 |
| 21 | Terry Cousin | 28 | DB | 13 | 13 | 181 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 4/11/1975 | 6 | |
| 48 | Stephen Davis* | 29 | RB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | Auburn | 3/1/1974 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 102nd pick / 1996 |
| 17 | Jake Delhomme | 28 | QB | 16 | 15 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | 4 | |
| 65 | Kevin Donnalley | 35 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Davidson,North Carolina | 6/10/1968 | 12 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991 |
| 85 | Kevin Dyson | 28 | WR | 1 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Utah | 6/23/1975 | 5 | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| 53 | Greg Favors | 29 | LB-DE | 16 | 12 | 242 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 9/30/1974 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 120th pick / 1998 |
| 20 | DeShaun Foster | 23 | RB | 14 | 2 | 222 | 6-0 | UCLA | 1/10/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 2002 |
| 37 | Nick Goings | 25 | RB | 15 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio State,Pittsburgh | 1/26/1978 | 2 | |
| 27 | Deon Grant | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/14/1979 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 57th pick / 2000 |
| 69 | Jordan Gross | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/20/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
| 31 | William Hampton | 28 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Murray State | 3/7/1975 | 2 | |
| 88 | Karl Hankton | 33 | WR | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU,Trinity (IL) | 7/24/1970 | 5 | |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 27 | FB | 16 | 9 | 242 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 11/11/1976 | 3 | |
| 23 | Reggie Howard | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-0 | Henderson State,Memphis | 5/17/1977 | 3 | |
| 78 | Jeno James | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/12/1977 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2000 |
| 77 | Kris Jenkins*+ | 24 | DT | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-4 | Maryland | 8/3/1979 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 44th pick / 2001 |
| 4 | John Kasay | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 12 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 56 | Jason Kyle | 31 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 5/12/1972 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 126th pick / 1995 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 30 | TE | 16 | 11 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Ricky Manning | 23 | DB | 16 | 7 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/18/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 60 | Jeff Mitchell | 29 | C | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/29/1974 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 |
| 94 | Kindal Moorehead | 25 | DT | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/14/1978 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2003 |
| 55 | Dan Morgan | 25 | LB | 11 | 11 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1978 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | 30 | WR | 15 | 15 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 5/5/1973 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 72 | Bruce Nelson | 24 | G | 14 | 1 | 301 | 6-5 | Iowa | 5/12/1979 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 50th pick / 2003 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | 37 | QB | 1 | 1 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 1/18/1980 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| 92 | Kavika Pittman | 29 | DE | 2 | 0 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| 81 | Ricky Proehl | 35 | WR | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/7/1968 | 13 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| 97 | Kemp Rasmussen | 24 | DE | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Indiana | 5/25/1979 | 1 | |
| 93 | Mike Rucker* | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/28/1975 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| 10 | Todd Sauerbrun* | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1973 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| 82 | Mike Seidman | 22 | TE | 12 | 5 | 261 | 6-4 | UCLA | 2/11/1981 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 76th pick / 2003 |
| 32 | Rod Smart | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Western Kentucky | 1/9/1977 | 2 | |
| 89 | Steve Smith | 24 | WR | 16 | 11 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 5/12/1979 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| 75 | Todd Steussie | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-6 | California | 12/1/1970 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994 |
| 42 | Travares Tillman | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 10/8/1977 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000 |
| 57 | Lester Towns | 26 | LB | 15 | 1 | 252 | 6-1 | Washington | 8/28/1977 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2000 |
| 96 | Al Wallace | 29 | DE | 16 | 2 | 275 | 6-5 | Maryland | 3/25/1974 | 6 | |
| 29 | Dante Wesley | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 |
| 84 | Jermaine Wiggins | 28 | TE | 16 | 11 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | 3 | |
| 71 | Matt Willig | 34 | T | 13 | 0 | 315 | 6-8 | USC | 1/21/1969 | 10 | |
| 54 | Will Witherspoon | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/19/1980 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| 83 | Walter Young | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 214 | 6-5 | Illinois | 12/7/1979 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 226th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 242.4 | 6-1.8 | 4.4 |