2004 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 355 points (22.2/g), 13th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 339 points (21.2/g), 15th.
Differential of 16 points (1.0/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +12 (0.8/g), 4th.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.7, Offense: -0.8, Defense: 0.1, SoS: -1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Fox (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Dan Henning
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Trgovac
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 | Jake Delhomme | 29 | 5 | 16 | 310 for 533, 3,886 yards, 29 td, 15 int, & 25 rushes for 71 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Nick Goings | 26 | 3 | 8 | 217 rushes for 821 yards, 6 td, & 45 catches for 394 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Brad Hoover | 28 | 4 | 9 | 68 rushes for 246 yards, 0 td, & 21 catches for 161 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Keary Colbert | 22 | Rook | 15 | 47 catches for 754 yards, 5 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2004 |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad*+ | 31 | 8 | 16 | 93 catches for 1,405 yards, 16 td, & 3 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| TE | Kris Mangum | 31 | 7 | 10 | 34 catches for 323 yards, 3 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Michael Gaines | 24 | Rook | 6 | 4 catches for 34 yards, 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 232nd pick / 2004 |
| TE | Mike Seidman | 23 | 1 | 6 | 13 catches for 123 yards, 2 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 76th pick / 2003 |
| LT | Jordan Gross | 24 | 1 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 | |
| LG | Travelle Wharton | 23 | Rook | 11 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Tutan Reyes | 27 | 3 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 131st pick / 2000 | |
| C | Jeff Mitchell | 30 | 6 | 16 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 | |
| RG | Tutan Reyes | 27 | 3 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 131st pick / 2000 | |
| RG | Doug Brzezinski | 28 | 5 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 64th pick / 1999 | |
| RT | Matt Willig | 35 | 11 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | Todd Fordham | 31 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Julius Peppers*+ | 24 | 2 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Brentson Buckner | 33 | 10 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Kindal Moorehead | 26 | 1 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2003 |
| RDE | Mike Rucker | 29 | 5 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Mark Fields* | 32 | 9 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| MLB | Dan Morgan* | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| RLB | Will Witherspoon | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Ricky Manning | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Chris Gamble | 21 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Mike Minter | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Colin Branch | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 119th pick / 2003 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 35 | 13 | 0 | 19 of 22 field goals & 27 of 28 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Todd Sauerbrun | 31 | 9 | 0 | 76 punts for a 44.1 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| PR | Jamall Broussard | 23 | Rook | 0 | 10 punt returns for a 4.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Jamall Broussard | 23 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 23.1 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Brian L. Allen | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 4/1/1978 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Eugene Baker | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 183 | 6-2 | Kent St. | 3/18/1976 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 164th pick / 1999 |
| 36 | Brandon Bennett | 31 | RB | 8 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/3/1973 | 6 | |
| 28 | Colin Branch | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 203 | 6-0 | Stanford | 3/2/1980 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 119th pick / 2003 |
| 85 | Jamall Broussard | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 172 | 5-9 | Texas Tech,San Jose St. | 8/19/1981 | Rook | |
| 79 | Doug Brzezinski | 28 | G | 8 | 8 | 305 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 3/11/1976 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 64th pick / 1999 |
| 99 | Brentson Buckner | 33 | DT-DE-NT | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| 67 | Jordan Carstens | 23 | DT | 12 | 1 | 300 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 1/22/1981 | Rook | |
| 5 | Jeff Chandler | 25 | K | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Florida | 6/18/1979 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 102nd pick / 2002 |
| 50 | Vinny Ciurciu | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 235 | 6-0 | Clemson,Boston Col. | 5/2/1980 | 1 | |
| 83 | Keary Colbert | 22 | WR | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 5/21/1982 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2004 |
| 40 | Jarrod Cooper | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Kansas St. | 3/31/1978 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 143rd pick / 2001 |
| 49 | Casey Cramer | 22 | RB/TE | 6 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 1/5/1982 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 228th pick / 2004 |
| 48 | Stephen Davis | 30 | RB | 2 | 2 | 230 | 6-0 | Auburn | 3/1/1974 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 102nd pick / 1996 |
| 17 | Jake Delhomme | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | 5 | |
| 95 | Damane Duckett | 23 | DT | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | East Carolina | 1/21/1981 | Rook | |
| 58 | Mark Fields* | 32 | LB | 14 | 10 | 244 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 11/9/1972 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| 78 | Todd Fordham | 31 | T | 15 | 7 | 320 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 10/9/1973 | 7 | |
| 26 | DeShaun Foster | 24 | RB | 4 | 3 | 222 | 6-0 | UCLA | 1/10/1980 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 2002 |
| 23 | Curtis Fuller | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | TCU | 7/25/1978 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 127th pick / 2001 |
| 84 | Michael Gaines | 24 | TE | 15 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 3/30/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 232nd pick / 2004 |
| 20 | Chris Gamble | 21 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 3/11/1983 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| 37 | Nick Goings | 26 | RB | 16 | 8 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio St.,Pittsburgh | 1/26/1978 | 3 | |
| 69 | Jordan Gross | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/20/1980 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
| 31 | William Hampton | 29 | DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Murray St. | 3/7/1975 | 3 | |
| 88 | Karl Hankton | 34 | WR | 15 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU,Trinity (IL) | 7/24/1970 | 6 | |
| 25 | Joey Harris | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Purdue | 12/18/1980 | Rook | |
| 27 | Artrell Hawkins | 28 | DB | 14 | 4 | 190 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 11/24/1976 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 28 | FB | 14 | 9 | 242 | 6-0 | West. Carolina | 11/11/1976 | 4 | |
| 34 | Eddie Jackson | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/19/1980 | Rook | |
| 77 | Kris Jenkins | 25 | DT | 4 | 4 | 335 | 6-4 | Maryland | 8/3/1979 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 44th pick / 2001 |
| 91 | Omari Jordan | 26 | DT | 4 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Buffalo | 4/15/1978 | Rook | |
| 61 | Dave Kadela | 26 | T | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Virginia Tech | 5/6/1978 | 3 | |
| 4 | John Kasay | 35 | K | 14 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 13 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 56 | Jason Kyle | 32 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 5/12/1972 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 126th pick / 1995 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 31 | TE | 15 | 10 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Ricky Manning | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/18/1980 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 60 | Jeff Mitchell | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/29/1974 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 |
| 94 | Kindal Moorehead | 26 | DT | 14 | 12 | 285 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/14/1978 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2003 |
| 55 | Dan Morgan* | 26 | LB | 12 | 12 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1978 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad*+ | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 5/5/1973 | 8 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | 38 | QB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 15 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers*+ | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 1/18/1980 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| 62 | Cleveland Pinkney | 27 | DT | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 9/14/1977 | 1 | |
| 81 | Ricky Proehl | 36 | WR | 16 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/7/1968 | 14 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| 97 | Kemp Rasmussen | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Indiana | 5/25/1979 | 2 | |
| 76 | Tutan Reyes | 27 | G-T | 14 | 12 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/28/1977 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 131st pick / 2000 |
| 22 | Jamal Robertson | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Ohio Northern | 1/10/1977 | 2 | |
| 11 | Micah Ross | 28 | WR | 10 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Jacksonville St. | 1/13/1976 | 3 | |
| 93 | Mike Rucker | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/28/1975 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| 10 | Todd Sauerbrun | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1973 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| 82 | Mike Seidman | 23 | TE | 16 | 6 | 261 | 6-4 | UCLA | 2/11/1981 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 76th pick / 2003 |
| 53 | Brandon Short | 27 | LB | 16 | 2 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/11/1977 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Rod Smart | 27 | RB | 3 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | West. Kentucky | 1/9/1977 | 3 | |
| 89 | Steve Smith | 25 | WR | 1 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 5/12/1979 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| 42 | Travares Tillman | 27 | DB | 6 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 10/8/1977 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 58th pick / 2000 |
| 57 | Sean Tufts | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Colorado | 3/26/1982 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 196th pick / 2004 |
| 65 | Rich Tylski | 33 | G | 16 | 1 | 305 | 6-4 | Utah St. | 2/27/1971 | 8 | |
| 96 | Al Wallace | 30 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Maryland | 3/25/1974 | 7 | |
| 21 | Dante Wesley | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 |
| 70 | Travelle Wharton | 23 | T-G | 11 | 11 | 312 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/19/1981 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 |
| 71 | Matt Willig | 35 | T | 16 | 9 | 315 | 6-8 | USC | 1/21/1969 | 11 | |
| 54 | Will Witherspoon | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 234 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/19/1980 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 242.4 | 6-1.6 | 4.0 |