List of Carolina Panthers team records

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Kicker John Kasay, the team's highest-scoring career player. Kasay played for the Panthers from 1995-2010. John Kasay.jpg
Kicker John Kasay, the team's highest-scoring career player. Kasay played for the Panthers from 1995-2010.

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.

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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.

Honors

Retired numbers

Carolina Panthers retired numbers
No.PlayerPositionTenure
51 Sam Mills LB 1995–1997

Player records

Key
SymbolMeaning
No.nth highest rank
XPM Extra points made
XPAExtra points attempted
FGM Field goals made
FGAField goals attempted
2PT Two-point conversions
Rtg. Quarterback rating
†Current player for the Carolina Panthers
*Active player for another NFL team
Bolded textLeague-leader in statistical category for the season

Top scorers (season)

No.PlayerPositionSeasonTouchdownsXPMXPAFGMFGA2PTPoints [upper-alpha 1] Ref.
1 Graham Gano K 2015 0565930360146
2 John Kasay K 1996 0343537 [upper-alpha 2] 450145 [5] [6] [7]
3 John Kasay K 2008 0464628310130 [5] [6]
4 John Kasay K 2003 0293032380125 [5]
5 DeAngelo Williams RB 2008 20 [upper-alpha 3] 00001122 [5] [8] [9]

Top scorers (career)

No.PlayerPositionYearsTouchdownsXPMXPAFGMFGA2PTPoints [upper-alpha 1] Ref.
1 John Kasay K 1995-2010042943835142401,482 [10]
2 Graham Gano * K 2012–201902472601651930742 [10]
3 Steve Smith WR 2001-201375 [upper-alpha 4] 00002454 [10]
4 Cam Newton * QB 2011-20195800002352 [10]
5 Jonathan Stewart RB 2008-201758 [upper-alpha 5] 00000348 [10]

Passing (season)

No.PlayerSeasonCompletionsAttemptsYardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRtg.Ref.
1 Steve Beuerlein 1999 3435714,436361594.6 [5] [11]
2 Cam Newton * 2011 3105174,051211784.5 [5]
3 Jake Delhomme 2004 3105333,886291587.3 [5]
4 Cam Newton * 2012 2804853,869191286.2 [12]
5 Cam Newton * 2015 2964953,837351099.7 [12]

Passing (career)

No.PlayerYearsCompletionsAttemptsYardsTouchdownsInterceptionsRtg.Ref.
1 Cam Newton *2011-2019
2021		2,3713,98029,04118210886.1 [10]
2 Jake Delhomme 2003-20091,5802,66919,2581208982.6 [10]
3 Steve Beuerlein 1996-20001,0411,72312,690865087.7 [10]
4 Kerry Collins 1995-986941,3408,306475466.0 [10]
5 Chris Weinke 2001-063736873,800142661.4 [10]

Rushing (season)

No.PlayerSeasonAttemptsYardsAverageTouchdownsRef.
1 DeAngelo Williams 2008 2731,5155.518 [5] [9]
2 Stephen Davis 2003 3181,4444.58 [5]
3 Christian McCaffrey † 2019 2871,3874.815 [5]
4 Jonathan Stewart 2009 2211,1335.110 [5]
5 Anthony Johnson 1996 3001,1203.76 [13]

Rushing (career)

No.PlayerYearsAttemptsYardsAverageTouchdownsRef.
1 Jonathan Stewart 2008–20171,6697,3184.351 [10]
2 DeAngelo Williams 2006–20141,4326,8464.846 [10]
3 Cam Newton *2011-20199344,8065.158 [10]
4 DeShaun Foster 2002-20078513,3363.910 [10]
5 Christian McCaffrey †2017-present6823,1454.624 [10]

Receiving (season)

No.PlayerSeasonReceptionsYardsAverageTouchdownsRef.
1 Steve Smith 2005 [upper-alpha 6] 1031,56315.212 [15] [5] [16]
2 Steve Smith 2008 781,42118.16 [5] [15]
3 Muhsin Muhammad 2004 931,40515.116 [5] [15] [17]
4 Steve Smith 2011 791,39417.67 [15] [5] [16]
5 Muhsin Muhammad 1999 961,25313.18 [5] [15] [17]

Receiving (career)

No.PlayerPositionYearsReceptionsYardsAverageTouchdownsRef.
1 Steve Smith WR 2001-201383612,19714.667 [18]
2 Muhsin Muhammad WR 1996-2004
2008–09		6969,25513.350 [18]
3 Greg Olsen * TE 2011–20195246,46312.339 [18]
4 Wesley Walls TE 1996-20023243,90212.044 [18]
5 D. J. Moore † WR 2018-20222083,15615.210 [18]

Sacks (season)

No.PlayerPositionSeasonSacksRef.
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]

Sacks (career)

No.PlayerPositionYearsSacksRef.
1 Julius Peppers DE 2002-09
2017–2018		97.0 [10] [22]
2 Charles Johnson DE 2007–201767.5 [10] [22]
3 Mike Rucker DE 1999-200755.5 [10] [22]
4 Mario Addison * DE 2012–201955.0 [10] [22]
5 Kevin Greene OLB 1996, 1998–9941.5 [10] [22]

Interceptions (season)

No.PlayerPositionSeasonInterceptionsYardsTouchdownsRef.
1 Doug Evans CB 2001 81261 [5]
2 Chris Gamble CB 2005 71571 [5]
2 Kurt Coleman CB 2015 7791 [5]
3 Brett Maxie S 1995 6590 [5]
3 Chris Gamble CB 2004 6150 [5]
3 Ken Lucas CB 2005 6700 [5]

Interceptions (career)

No.PlayerPositionYearsInterceptionsYardsTouchdownsRef.
1 Chris Gamble CB 2004–2012273262 [10] [22]
2 Eric Davis CB 1996-2000252262 [10] [22]
3 Luke Kuechly LB 2012-2019181681 [10] [22]
4 Mike Minter S 1997-2006174214 [10] [22]
5 Richard Marshall CB 2006-2010143152 [10] [22]
5 Doug Evans CB 1998-2001141621 [10] [22]

Single-game records

Coaching records

Team records

Overall

Carolina Panthers all-time record [25]
Regular seasonPlayoffsTotal
Games41617433
Record200–215–19–8209–223–1
Percentage.482.529.484

Games

Record results

Streaks

Wins/losses/ties in a seasons

Points

Attendances

76,136 vs. San Francisco, December 10, 1995 (Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina) [31]
74,461 vs. Green Bay, November 8, 2015 (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina) [31]

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Notes

Notes
  1. 1 2 Touchdowns are worth six points, extra points are worth three points, safeties and two-point conversions are worth two points and extra points are worth one point.
  2. ↑ Formerly the NFL single-season record for most field goals made in a single season.
  3. ↑ 18 rushing touchdowns, 2 receiving touchdowns
  4. ↑ 67 receiving touchdowns, 6 return touchdowns, 2 rushing touchdowns
  5. ↑ 51 rushing touchdowns, 7 receiving touchdowns
  6. ↑ Third player since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win the receiving 'triple crown' (leading the NFL in receptions, yards, and touchdowns in a seasons). [14]
  7. ↑ Postseason game
  8. 1 2 Points scored minus points allowed
Footnotes
  1. ↑ "Playoff Game Summaries" (pdf). NFL.com . Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Carolina Panthers". CBS Sports . Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Past Standings (1920-2011)" (PDF). NFL.com . Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Standings". NFL.com . Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Season Records". Carolina Panthers . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "John Kasay NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  7. ↑ "John Kasay". Carolina Panthers . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Carolina Panthers Scoring Summary Single-season Register". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  9. 1 2 "DeAngelo Williams NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "All-Time Leaders". Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Steve Beuerlein NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Carolina Panthers Passing Single-season Register". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Carolina Panthers Rushing Single-season Register". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  14. ↑ Dudley, John (January 18, 2006). "One elusive cat". Cold Hard Football Facts. Football Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carolina Panthers Receiving Single-season Register". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Steve Smith NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  17. 1 2 "Muhsin Muhammad NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 "Carolina Panthers Receiving Career Register". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  19. 1 2 "Kevin Greene NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Julius Peppers NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  21. 1 2 "1996 Carolina Panthers". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Carolina Panthers Defense Career Register". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 7, 2013.
  23. 1 2 3 "Single-game bests". Carolina Panthers . Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Carolina Panthers Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Carolina Panthers Head-to-Head Records". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  26. 1 2 "Chronology". Team History. Carolina Panthers. Archived from the original on September 27, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  27. ↑ "1995 Carolina Panthers". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 2013 Media Guide, pp. 334-336.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 2013 Media Guide, pp. 279.
  30. 1 2 2013 Media Guide, pp. 341.
  31. 1 2 3 4 2013 Media Guide, p. 279.
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