1995 Carolina Panthers season
NFL team season (1st season)
The 1995 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Dom Capers . They went 7–9, the best debut year for any expansion franchise since the NFL's inception. The Panthers played their first season's home games at Clemson University because what would become Ericsson Stadium was still under construction after a deadline point in 1995 for scheduling Carolina's first set of NFL games.
Offseason
The Panthers were jokingly called "Buffalo Bills South" because of the large number of former Bills on the roster. Quarterback Frank Reich , wide receiver Don Beebe , tight end Pete Metzelaars and linebacker Carlton Bailey had played key roles in the Bills' run of four consecutive Super Bowls earlier in the 1990s and were on the Panthers' inaugural roster. Furthermore, the team's general manager was longtime Bills GM and executive Bill Polian . (See also the 2001 San Diego Chargers season , in which a similar situation arose when John Butler brought several former Bills with him to San Diego after being fired.)
Expansion draft
^ Made roster.[1]
NFL Draft
Draft trades
^ a b The Panthers traded a first-round selection (1st overall ) to Cincinnati in exchange for first- and second-round selections (5th and 36th overall).
^ The Panthers traded first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (32nd, 65th, and 173rd overall) to Green Bay in exchange for first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 191st overall).
^ The Panthers traded second-, third-, and fourth-round selections (34th, 98th, and 100th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a first-round selection (29th overall).
^ The Panthers traded a 1996 sixth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a sixth-round selection (191st overall).
[2]
Personnel
Staff
1995 Carolina Panthers staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton
[3]
Roster
1995 Carolina Panthers final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
-- Paul Burke TE
-- Kevin Farkas T
-- Marvin Ham S
-- Lorenzo Clark CB
53 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad
Rookies in italics
Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Season summary
Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons
Week One: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Panthers
13
0
0 7 0 20
Falcons
3
10
7 0 3 23
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : September 3Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : None (played indoors)Game attendance : 58,808Box score
Week 2: at Buffalo Bills
Week Two: Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
0
6
3 0 9
Bills
0
0
28 3 31
at Rich Stadium , Orchard Park, New York
Date : September 10Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 53 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 79,190Box score
Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rams
0
14
10 7 31
Panthers
0
3
0 7 10
at Memorial Stadium , Clemson, South Carolina
Date : September 17Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 73 °F (23 °C)Game attendance : 54,060Box score
Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Buccaneers
7
6
0 7 20
Panthers
0
7
6 0 13
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Date : October 1Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 50,076Box score
Week 6: at Chicago Bears
Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
3
10
0 14 27
Bears
7
7
3 14 31
at Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois
Date : October 8Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : 53 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 59,668Box score
Week 7: vs New York Jets
Week Seven: New York Jets at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Jets
0
12
0 3 15
Panthers
3
10
7 6 26
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Date : October 15Game time : 4:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 52,613Referee : Mike Carey TV : NBC Box score
Players dumped Gatorade on Dom Capers after the win.[4]
Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Saints
0
3
0 0 3
Panthers
0
3
14 3 20
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Date : October 22Game time : 1:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : 58 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 55,484Box score
Week 9: at New England Patriots
Week Nine: Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots
Period
1
2
3 4 OT Total
Panthers
0
0
17 0 3 20
Patriots
0
3
0 14 0 17
at Foxboro Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Date : October 29Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 60,064Box score
Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
10
3
0 0 13
49ers
0
0
0 7 7
at 3Com Park , San Francisco, California
Date : November 5Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 PST Game weather : 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 61,722Box score
Week 11: at St. Louis Rams
Week Eleven: Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Panthers
0
7
3 7 17
Rams
0
14
0 14 28
at TWA Dome , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : November 12Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : None (played indoors)Game attendance : 65,598Box score
Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
7
0 0 7
Panthers
0
14
6 7 27
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Date : November 19Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 49,582Box score
Week 13: at New Orleans Saints
Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Colts
10
0
0 0 10
Panthers
0
10
0 3 13
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
49ers
7
14
7 3 31
Panthers
0
3
7 0 10
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Date : December 10Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 33 °F (1 °C)Game attendance : 76,136Box score
Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Falcons
14
3
0 0 17
Panthers
0
7
7 7 21
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Date : December 17Game time : 1:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 53,833Box score
Week 17: at Washington Redskins
Standings
Records
Most victories by an expansion team (7)[5]
First expansion team to have a winning record at home (5–3)[5]
First expansion team to have a four-game winning streak (weeks 7–10)[5]
First expansion team to defeat a defending Super Bowl champion in its inaugural season (13–7 over the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco)[5]
References
^ "NFL Expansion Draft" . Hartford Courant . February 16, 1995. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2011 .
^ "NFL Draft — Team by Team" . Hartford Courant . April 24, 1995. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014 .
^ "Assistant Coaches" . Panthers.com . Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014 .
^ "Panthers earn first victory". Gainesville Sun . October 16, 1995. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
^ a b c d NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 92
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