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2005 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 391 points (24.4/g), 8th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 259 points (16.2/g), 5th.
Differential of 132 points (8.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.0/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.1, Offense: 3.0, Defense: 2.1, SoS: -3.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John Fox
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* | 30 | 6 | 16 | 262 for 435, 3,421 yards, 24 td, 16 int, & 24 rushes for 31 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | DeShaun Foster | 25 | 2 | 5 | 205 rushes for 879 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 372 yards and 1 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 2002 |
| FB | Brad Hoover | 29 | 5 | 15 | 10 rushes for 22 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 87 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Keary Colbert | 23 | 1 | 16 | 25 catches for 282 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2004 |
| PR | Steve Smith*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 27 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Kris Mangum | 32 | 8 | 9 | 23 catches for 202 yards, 2 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Travelle Wharton | 24 | 1 | 16 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 | |
| LG | Mike Wahle* | 28 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 1st pick / 1998 Supp |
| C | Jeff Mitchell | 31 | 7 | 16 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 | |
| RG | Tutan Reyes | 28 | 4 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 131st pick / 2000 | |
| RT | Jordan Gross | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Julius Peppers* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Brentson Buckner | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Jordan Carstens | 24 | 1 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Mike Rucker | 30 | 6 | 14 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Brandon Short | 28 | 5 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 2000 |
| MLB | Dan Morgan | 27 | 4 | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| RLB | Will Witherspoon | 25 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Ken Lucas | 26 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 40th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Chris Gamble | 22 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| SS | Marlon McCree | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 233rd pick / 2001 |
| FS | Mike Minter | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Kasay | 36 | 14 | 0 | 26 of 34 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| P | Jason Baker | 27 | 4 | 0 | 72 punts for a 43.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Steve Smith*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 27 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| KR | Rod Smart | 28 | 4 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Jason Baker | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Iowa | 5/17/1978 | 4 | 0 | |
| 33 | Idrees Bashir | 27 | 11 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Memphis | 12/7/1978 | 4 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 37th pick / 2001 | |
| 99 | Brentson Buckner | 34 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 11 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| 67 | Jordan Carstens | 24 | RDT | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 1/22/1981 | 1 | 8 | |
| 18 | Drew Carter | 24 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/5/1981 | Rook | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 163rd pick / 2004 | |
| 50 | Vinny Ciurciu | 25 | lb | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-0 | Clemson,Boston Col. | 5/2/1980 | 2 | 2 | |
| 83 | Keary Colbert | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 5/21/1982 | 1 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2004 |
| 49 | Casey Cramer | 23 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 1/5/1982 | 1 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 228th pick / 2004 | |
| 48 | Stephen Davis | 31 | RB | 13 | 11 | 230 | 6-0 | Auburn | 3/1/1974 | 9 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 102nd pick / 1996 |
| 47 | Thomas Davis | 22 | lb | 16 | 1 | 231 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/22/1983 | Rook | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 14th pick / 2005 |
| 17 | Jake Delhomme* | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | 6 | 14 | |
| 52 | Chris Draft | 29 | lb | 16 | 3 | 232 | 5-11 | Stanford | 2/26/1976 | 7 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 157th pick / 1998 |
| 78 | Todd Fordham | 32 | 16 | 0 | 320 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 10/9/1973 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 26 | DeShaun Foster | 25 | RB | 15 | 5 | 222 | 6-0 | UCLA | 1/10/1980 | 2 | 12 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 2002 |
| 84 | Michael Gaines | 25 | te | 11 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 3/30/1980 | 1 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 232nd pick / 2004 |
| 20 | Chris Gamble | 22 | RCB | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 3/11/1983 | 1 | 10 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 28th pick / 2004 |
| 87 | Rod Gardner | 28 | 10 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Clemson | 10/26/1977 | 4 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 15th pick / 2001 | |
| 37 | Nick Goings | 27 | rb | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio St.,Pittsburgh | 1/26/1978 | 4 | 3 | |
| 69 | Jordan Gross | 25 | RT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Utah | 7/20/1980 | 2 | 9 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 8th pick / 2003 |
| 63 | Geoff Hangartner | 23 | 4 | 0 | 301 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/22/1982 | Rook | 0 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 169th pick / 2005 | |
| 88 | Karl Hankton | 35 | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU,Trinity (IL) | 7/24/1970 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 29 | Jermaine Hardy | 23 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 5-10 | Virginia | 3/20/1982 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 92 | Jovan Haye | 23 | 2 | 0 | 284 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 6/21/1982 | Rook | 0 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 189th pick / 2005 | |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 29 | FB | 15 | 15 | 242 | 6-0 | West. Carolina | 11/11/1976 | 5 | 3 | |
| 77 | Kris Jenkins | 26 | dt | 1 | 1 | 335 | 6-4 | Maryland | 8/3/1979 | 4 | 0 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 44th pick / 2001 |
| 4 | John Kasay | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 14 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 56 | Jason Kyle | 33 | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 5/12/1972 | 10 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 126th pick / 1995 | |
| 23 | Ken Lucas | 26 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 205 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 1/23/1979 | 4 | 10 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 40th pick / 2001 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 32 | TE | 14 | 9 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | 8 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Ricky Manning | 25 | db | 16 | 3 | 185 | 5-9 | UCLA | 11/18/1980 | 2 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2003 |
| 71 | Evan Mathis | 24 | 9 | 0 | 304 | 6-5 | Alabama | 11/1/1981 | Rook | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2005 | |
| 27 | Marlon McCree | 28 | SS | 16 | 15 | 202 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 3/17/1977 | 4 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 233rd pick / 2001 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 31 | FS | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | 8 | 8 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 60 | Jeff Mitchell | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/29/1974 | 7 | 7 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 |
| 94 | Kindal Moorehead | 27 | 15 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Alabama | 10/14/1978 | 2 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2003 | |
| 55 | Dan Morgan | 27 | MLB | 13 | 13 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1978 | 4 | 8 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers* | 25 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 1/18/1980 | 3 | 13 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| 81 | Ricky Proehl | 37 | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/7/1968 | 15 | 5 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 | |
| 97 | Kemp Rasmussen | 26 | 15 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Indiana | 5/25/1979 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 76 | Tutan Reyes | 28 | RG | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/28/1977 | 4 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 131st pick / 2000 |
| 22 | Jamal Robertson | 28 | 6 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Ohio Northern | 1/10/1977 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 93 | Mike Rucker | 30 | RDE | 15 | 14 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/28/1975 | 6 | 9 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| 82 | Mike Seidman | 24 | te | 12 | 1 | 261 | 6-4 | UCLA | 2/11/1981 | 2 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 76th pick / 2003 |
| 59 | Adam Seward | 23 | 4 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | UNLV | 6/15/1982 | Rook | 0 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 149th pick / 2005 | |
| 53 | Brandon Short | 28 | LLB | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/11/1977 | 5 | 8 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Rod Smart | 28 | KR | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | West. Kentucky | 1/9/1977 | 4 | 0 | |
| 89 | Steve Smith*+ | 26 | PR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 5/12/1979 | 4 | 18 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| 57 | Sean Tufts | 23 | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Colorado | 3/26/1982 | 1 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 196th pick / 2004 | |
| 68 | Mike Wahle* | 28 | LG | 16 | 16 | 307 | 6-6 | Navy | 3/29/1977 | 7 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 1st pick / 1998 Supp |
| 96 | Al Wallace | 31 | de | 16 | 2 | 275 | 6-5 | Maryland | 3/25/1974 | 8 | 4 | |
| 16 | Chris Weinke | 33 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 7/31/1972 | 4 | 0 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 2001 | |
| 21 | Dante Wesley | 26 | 16 | 0 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | 3 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 | |
| 70 | Travelle Wharton | 24 | LT | 16 | 16 | 312 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 5/19/1981 | 1 | 9 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 94th pick / 2004 |
| 38 | Garnell Wilds | 24 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 6/8/1981 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 54 | Will Witherspoon | 25 | RLB | 15 | 15 | 234 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/19/1980 | 3 | 9 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 16 | 244.1 | 6-1.8 | 4.1 |
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