The Carolina Panthers are an American professional football club based in Charlotte, North Carolina and representing the Carolinas. The team, which plays in the South division of the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL), began play in 1995 as an expansion team. From 1995-2001, the team was a member of the West division of the NFC.
This list encompasses the major honors won by the Carolina Panthers as well as records set by the team, its coaches, and its players. Attendance records at Bank of America Stadium, the team's home stadium since 1996, are also included in this list. All records are accurate as of the end of the 2017 season.
Carolina Panthers retired numbers | |||
No. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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51 | Sam Mills | LB | 1995–1997 |
Symbol | Meaning |
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No. | nth highest rank |
XPM | Extra points made |
XPA | Extra points attempted |
FGM | Field goals made |
FGA | Field goals attempted |
2PT | Two-point conversions |
Rtg. | Quarterback rating |
† | Current player for the Carolina Panthers |
* | Active player for another NFL team |
Bolded text | League-leader in statistical category for the season |
No. | Player | Position | Season | Touchdowns | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PT | Points [upper-alpha 1] | Ref. |
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1 | Graham Gano | K | 2015 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 146 | |
2 | John Kasay | K | 1996 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 37 [upper-alpha 2] | 45 | 0 | 145 | [5] [6] [7] |
3 | John Kasay | K | 2008 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 130 | [5] [6] |
4 | John Kasay | K | 2003 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 125 | [5] |
5 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | 2008 | 20 [upper-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 | [5] [8] [9] |
No. | Player | Position | Years | Touchdowns | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PT | Points [upper-alpha 1] | Ref. |
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1 | John Kasay | K | 1995-2010 | 0 | 429 | 438 | 351 | 424 | 0 | 1,482 | [10] |
2 | Graham Gano * | K | 2012–2019 | 0 | 247 | 260 | 165 | 193 | 0 | 742 | [10] |
3 | Steve Smith | WR | 2001-2013 | 75 [upper-alpha 4] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 454 | [10] |
4 | Cam Newton * | QB | 2011-2019 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 352 | [10] |
5 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | 2008-2017 | 58 [upper-alpha 5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | [10] |
No. | Player | Season | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Rtg. | Ref. |
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1 | Steve Beuerlein | 1999 | 343 | 571 | 4,436 | 36 | 15 | 94.6 | [5] [11] |
2 | Cam Newton * | 2011 | 310 | 517 | 4,051 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 | [5] |
3 | Jake Delhomme | 2004 | 310 | 533 | 3,886 | 29 | 15 | 87.3 | [5] |
4 | Cam Newton * | 2012 | 280 | 485 | 3,869 | 19 | 12 | 86.2 | [12] |
5 | Cam Newton * | 2015 | 296 | 495 | 3,837 | 35 | 10 | 99.7 | [12] |
No. | Player | Years | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Rtg. | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cam Newton * | 2011-2019 2021 | 2,371 | 3,980 | 29,041 | 182 | 108 | 86.1 | [10] |
2 | Jake Delhomme | 2003-2009 | 1,580 | 2,669 | 19,258 | 120 | 89 | 82.6 | [10] |
3 | Steve Beuerlein | 1996-2000 | 1,041 | 1,723 | 12,690 | 86 | 50 | 87.7 | [10] |
4 | Kerry Collins | 1995-98 | 694 | 1,340 | 8,306 | 47 | 54 | 66.0 | [10] |
5 | Chris Weinke | 2001-06 | 373 | 687 | 3,800 | 14 | 26 | 61.4 | [10] |
No. | Player | Season | Attempts | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Ref. |
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1 | DeAngelo Williams | 2008 | 273 | 1,515 | 5.5 | 18 | [5] [9] |
2 | Stephen Davis | 2003 | 318 | 1,444 | 4.5 | 8 | [5] |
3 | Christian McCaffrey † | 2019 | 287 | 1,387 | 4.8 | 15 | [5] |
4 | Jonathan Stewart | 2009 | 221 | 1,133 | 5.1 | 10 | [5] |
5 | Anthony Johnson | 1996 | 300 | 1,120 | 3.7 | 6 | [13] |
No. | Player | Years | Attempts | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Ref. |
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1 | Jonathan Stewart | 2008–2017 | 1,669 | 7,318 | 4.3 | 51 | [10] |
2 | DeAngelo Williams | 2006–2014 | 1,432 | 6,846 | 4.8 | 46 | [10] |
3 | Cam Newton * | 2011-2019 | 934 | 4,806 | 5.1 | 58 | [10] |
4 | DeShaun Foster | 2002-2007 | 851 | 3,336 | 3.9 | 10 | [10] |
5 | Christian McCaffrey † | 2017-present | 682 | 3,145 | 4.6 | 24 | [10] |
No. | Player | Season | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Ref. |
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1 | Steve Smith | 2005 [upper-alpha 6] | 103 | 1,563 | 15.2 | 12 | [15] [5] [16] |
2 | Steve Smith | 2008 | 78 | 1,421 | 18.1 | 6 | [5] [15] |
3 | Muhsin Muhammad | 2004 | 93 | 1,405 | 15.1 | 16 | [5] [15] [17] |
4 | Steve Smith | 2011 | 79 | 1,394 | 17.6 | 7 | [15] [5] [16] |
5 | Muhsin Muhammad | 1999 | 96 | 1,253 | 13.1 | 8 | [5] [15] [17] |
No. | Player | Position | Years | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Steve Smith | WR | 2001-2013 | 836 | 12,197 | 14.6 | 67 | [18] |
2 | Muhsin Muhammad | WR | 1996-2004 2008–09 | 696 | 9,255 | 13.3 | 50 | [18] |
3 | Greg Olsen * | TE | 2011–2019 | 524 | 6,463 | 12.3 | 39 | [18] |
4 | Wesley Walls | TE | 1996-2002 | 324 | 3,902 | 12.0 | 44 | [18] |
5 | D. J. Moore † | WR | 2018-2022 | 208 | 3,156 | 15.2 | 10 | [18] |
No. | Player | Position | Season | Sacks | Ref. |
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1 | Kevin Greene | OLB | 1998 | 15 | [5] [19] |
1 | Greg Hardy | DE | 2013 | 15 | [5] |
3 | Kevin Greene | OLB | 1996 | 14.5 | [5] [19] |
3 | Julius Peppers | DE | 2008 | 14.5 | [5] [20] |
5 | Lamar Lathon | OLB | 1996 | 13.5 | [21] |
No. | Player | Position | Years | Sacks | Ref. |
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1 | Julius Peppers | DE | 2002-09 2017–2018 | 97.0 | [10] [22] |
2 | Charles Johnson | DE | 2007–2017 | 67.5 | [10] [22] |
3 | Mike Rucker | DE | 1999-2007 | 55.5 | [10] [22] |
4 | Mario Addison * | DE | 2012–2019 | 55.0 | [10] [22] |
5 | Kevin Greene | OLB | 1996, 1998–99 | 41.5 | [10] [22] |
No. | Player | Position | Season | Interceptions | Yards | Touchdowns | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Doug Evans | CB | 2001 | 8 | 126 | 1 | [5] |
2 | Chris Gamble | CB | 2005 | 7 | 157 | 1 | [5] |
2 | Kurt Coleman | CB | 2015 | 7 | 79 | 1 | [5] |
3 | Brett Maxie | S | 1995 | 6 | 59 | 0 | [5] |
3 | Chris Gamble | CB | 2004 | 6 | 15 | 0 | [5] |
3 | Ken Lucas | CB | 2005 | 6 | 70 | 0 | [5] |
No. | Player | Position | Years | Interceptions | Yards | Touchdowns | Ref. |
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1 | Chris Gamble | CB | 2004–2012 | 27 | 326 | 2 | [10] [22] |
2 | Eric Davis | CB | 1996-2000 | 25 | 226 | 2 | [10] [22] |
3 | Luke Kuechly | LB | 2012-2019 | 18 | 168 | 1 | [10] [22] |
4 | Mike Minter | S | 1997-2006 | 17 | 421 | 4 | [10] [22] |
5 | Richard Marshall | CB | 2006-2010 | 14 | 315 | 2 | [10] [22] |
5 | Doug Evans | CB | 1998-2001 | 14 | 162 | 1 | [10] [22] |
Carolina Panthers all-time record [25] | |||
Regular season | Playoffs | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Games | 416 | 17 | 433 |
Record | 200–215–1 | 9–8 | 209–223–1 |
Percentage | .482 | .529 | .484 |
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