List of Carolina Panthers seasons
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football club based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Panthers were founded in 1993, when they joined the NFL as an expansion team. The team home field and headquarters is Bank of America Stadium in Uptown Charlotte. The Panthers are supported throughout the Carolinas;[1] although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996, they played they home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina during its first season in 1995.[2] In the 29 seasons the team has played, it has a record of 223–260–1 (a winning percentage of .474), with two Super Bowl appearances, six division titles, and eight playoff appearances.[3]
The Carolina Panthers inaugural season was in
Fox was not retained as head coach following a 2–14 finish in
Seasons
Conference champions # | Division champions † | Wild Card berth ^ |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coach | Refs. | |||
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Finish | W | L | T | |||||||||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dom Capers | [3] | ||
1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West † | 1st † | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won NFC Championship (at Packers ) 13–30
|
Dom Capers ( COTY )
|
[14][15] | |
1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [3] | |||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | [3] | |||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | George Seifert | [3] | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [3] | |||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 1 | 15 | 0 | [3] | |||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | South[a]
|
4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Julius Peppers (DROTY ) | John Fox | [3][17] | |
2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC # | South † | 1st † | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won ) 29–32 | [18] | ||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [3] | |||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd ^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won NFC Championship (at Seahawks ) 14–34
|
Steve Smith (CPTOY )
|
[19][20] | |
2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | [3] | |||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [3] | |||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | South † | 1st † | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Cardinals ) 13–33
|
[21] | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | [3] | |||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | [3] | |||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Cam Newton (OROTY ) | Ron Rivera | [3][22] | |
2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Luke Kuechly (DROTY ) | [3][17] | ||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | South † | 1st † | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (49ers) 10–23 | ) | [15][24][25] | |
2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | South † | 1st † | 7 | 8 | 1 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 27–16 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Seahawks) 17–31 |
Thomas Davis (WPMOTY )
|
[26][27] | |
2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC # | South † | 1st † | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 31–24 Won NFC Championship (Cardinals) 49–15 Lost Super Bowl 50 (vs. Broncos) 10–24 |
) ) | [15][28][29][30] | |
2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | [3] | |||
2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd ^ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 26–31 | [31] | ||
2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [3] | |||
2019 | 2019[b] | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Ron Rivera (5–7)[c] Perry Fewell (0–4)[c] |
[32] | ||
2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | South | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | Matt Rhule | [3] | ||
2021[d] | 2021 | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 5 | 12 | 0 | [3] | |||
2022 | 2022[e] | NFL | NFC | South | 2nd | 7 | 10 | 0 | Matt Rhule (1–4)[c] Steve Wilks (6–6)[c] |
[33] | ||
2023 | 2023[f] | NFL | NFC | South | 4th | 2 | 15 | 0 | Frank Reich (1–10)[c] Chris Tabor (1–5)[c] |
[34] | ||
Totals | 214 | 252 | 1 | All-time regular season record (1995–2023) | ||||||||
9 | 8 | — | All-time postseason record (1995–2023) | |||||||||
223 | 260 | 1 | All-time regular & postseason record (1995–2023) |
Notes
- ^ Following the 2002 NFL realignment, the Panthers were moved to the NFC South division.[16]
- ^ Ron Rivera was fired as head coach midseason, and Perry Fewell was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[32]
- ^ a b c d e f Indicates the coach's record (Wins–Losses).
- ^ The NFL increased the length of a season from 16 to 17 games.[3]
- ^ Matt Rhule was fired as head coach midseason, and Steve Wilks was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.[33]
- ^ Frank Reich was fired as head coach midseason, and Chris Tabor was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[34]
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