1997 Carolina Panthers season








































1997 Carolina Panthers season
Head coach Dom Capers
General manager Bill Polian
Owner Jerry Richardson
Home field Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 2nd NFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers TE Wesley Walls
LB Kevin Greene


  • ← 1996

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The 1997 Carolina Panthers season was the third season for the team in the National Football League. They tried to improve upon their 12–4 record in 1996, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history. The Panthers appeared on Monday Night Football for the first time in franchise history. The Panthers faced the Dallas Cowboys and won the game by a score of 23–13.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Offseason


    • 1.1 NFL Draft




  • 2 Personnel


    • 2.1 Staff


    • 2.2 Roster




  • 3 Schedule


  • 4 Standings


  • 5 References





Offseason



NFL Draft































































1997 Carolina Panthers draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes
1
27

Rae Carruth 

Wide receiver

Colorado

2
56

Mike Minter 

Safety

Nebraska

3
87

Kinnon Tatum 

Linebacker

Notre Dame

4
122

Tarek Saleh 
Linebacker

Wisconsin

6
187
Matt Finkes 

Defensive end

Ohio State

7
228

Kris Mangum 

Tight end

Mississippi


      Made roster  

[2]



Personnel



Staff












1997 Carolina Panthers staff



Front office

  • Owner/Founder – Jerry Richardson

  • President – Mark Richardson

  • General Manager – Bill Polian


Head coaches


  • Head Coach – Dom Capers

Offensive coaches



  • Offensive Coordinator – Joe Pendry

  • Quarterbacks – John Shoop

  • Running Backs – Chick Harris

  • Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson

  • Tight Ends – Don Breaux

  • Offensive Line – Jim McNally

  • Assistant Offensive Line – Blair Bush





Defensive coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Vic Fangio

  • Defensive Line – Ted Gill

  • Linebackers – Kevin Steele

  • Outside Linebackers – Billy Davis

  • Defensive Backs – George Catavolos

  • Defensive Quality Control – Greg Roman


Special teams coaches


  • Special Teams – Brad Seely

Strength and conditioning



  • Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton

  • Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Greg Roman



[3]



Roster















1997 Carolina Panthers final roster



Quarterbacks


  •  7 Steve Beuerlein


  • 12 Kerry Collins


  •  9 Shane Matthews


Running backs




  • 21 Tim Biakabutuka


  • 43 Scott Greene FB


  • 23 Anthony Johnson


  • 32 Fred Lane


  • 20 Winslow Oliver


Wide receivers




  • 82 Michael Bates


  • 84 Rae Carruth


  • 81 Raghib Ismail


  • 89 Ernie Mills


  • 87 Muhsin Muhammad


  • 80 Dwight Stone


Tight ends




  • 49 Luther Broughton


  • 86 Kris Mangum


  • 85 Wesley Walls




Offensive linemen


  • 78 Blake Brockermeyer T


  • 66 Matt Campbell G


  • 52 Matt Elliott G/T


  • 65 Frank Garcia C


  • 60 Bucky Greeley C


  • 63 Mark Rodenhauser C


  • 75 Greg Skrepenak G


  • 70 Todd Stewart T


  • 73 Jamie Wilson T


Defensive linemen




  • 93 Mike Fox DE


  • 71 Greg Kragen NT


  • 69 Les Miller DE


  • 95 Tim Morabito NT


  • 98 Don Sasa DE


  • 99 Ray Seals DE




Linebackers


  • 54 Carlton Bailey ILB


  • 53 Myron Baker ILB


  • 56 Micheal Barrow OLB


  • 55 Percell Gaskins LB


  • 57 Lamar Lathon OLB


  • 51 Sam Mills ILB


  • 58 Andre Royal ILB


  • 94 Tarek Saleh OLB


  • 50 Kinnon Tatum ILB


  • 97 Renaldo Turnbull OLB


Defensive backs




  • 24 Clifton Abraham CB


  • 41 Toi Cook CB


  • 37 Chad Cota SS


  • 25 Eric Davis CB


  • 30 Mike Minter FS


  • 27 Damon Pieri S


  • 38 Tyrone Poole CB


  • 31 Rod Smith CB


  • 40 Pat Terrell S


Special teams




  •  4 John Kasay K


  • 13 Ken Walter P




Reserve lists


  • 83 Mark Carrier WR (IR) Injury icon 2.svg


  • 76 Norberto Davidds-Garrido T (IR) Injury icon 2.svg


  • 35 Marvin Ham SS (IR) Injury icon 2.svg


  • 96 Shawn King DE (IR) Injury icon 2.svg


  • 88 Walter Rasby TE (IR) Injury icon 2.svg


  • -- Marquette Smith RB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg



Practice squad



  • 72 Waverly Jackson DE


Rookies in italics

53 Active, 5 Inactive, 1 Practice squad




Schedule



































































































































































Week
Date
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
August 31

Washington Redskins

L 10–24
0–1

Ericsson Stadium

72,633
2
September 7
at Atlanta Falcons

W 9–6
1–1

Georgia Dome

51,829
3
September 14
at San Diego Chargers

W 26–7
2–1

Qualcomm Stadium

63,149
4
September 21

Kansas City Chiefs

L 14–35
2–2
Ericsson Stadium

67,402
5
September 29

San Francisco 49ers

L 21–34
2–3
Ericsson Stadium

70,972
6

Bye
7
October 12
at Minnesota Vikings

L 14–21
2–4

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

62,625
8
October 19
at New Orleans Saints

W 13–0
3–4

Louisiana Superdome

50,963
9
October 26

Atlanta Falcons

W 21–12
4–4
Ericsson Stadium

54,675
10
November 2

Oakland Raiders

W 38–14
5–4
Ericsson Stadium

71,064
11
November 9
at Denver Broncos

L 0–34
5–5

Mile High Stadium

71,408
12
November 16
at San Francisco 49ers

L 19–27
5–6

3Com Park

61,500
13
November 23
at St. Louis Rams

W 16–10
6–6

Trans World Dome

64,609
14
November 30

New Orleans Saints

L 13–16
6–7
Ericsson Stadium

57,957
15
December 8
at Dallas Cowboys

W 23–13
7–7

Texas Stadium

63,251
16
December 14

Green Bay Packers

L 10–31
7–8
Ericsson Stadium

70,887
17
December 20

St. Louis Rams

L 18–30
7–9
Ericsson Stadium

58,101


Standings

































































NFC West



W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

STK

(1)San Francisco 49ers
13
3
0
.813
375
265
L1

Carolina Panthers
7
9
0
.438
265
314
L2

Atlanta Falcons
7
9
0
.438
320
361
L1

New Orleans Saints
6
10
0
.375
237
327
L1

St. Louis Rams
5
11
0
.313
299
359
W1


References





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  2. ^ "1997 Carolina Panthers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.


  3. ^ "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.












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