1996 Carolina Panthers roster: 12-4

The Carolina Panthers went 12-4 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the NFC West. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Carolina Panthers team stats
Points22.77th of 29
Passing Yards192.722nd of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.412th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.71st of 30
Rushing Yards108.115th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.619th of 30
Sacks3.81st of 30
Tackles40.426th of 30
Touchdowns2.312th of 29
Total Yards316.423rd of 30
Points Allowed13.62nd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %37.221st of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Panthers roster: passing

1996 Carolina Panthers passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Kerry CollinsQB132043642,45414979.4
Steve BeuerleinQB8691238798293.5

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Panthers roster: rushing

1996 Carolina Panthers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Anthony JohnsonRB163001,1203.76
Tim BiakabutukaRB4712293.20
Winslow OliverRB16471833.90
Raghib IsmailWR1388010.01
Kerry CollinsQB1332381.20
Dino PhilyawRB912383.21
Steve BeuerleinQB812171.40
Howard GriffithRB161270.61
Dwight StoneWR16166.00
Willie GreenWR15111.00
Muhsin MuhammadWR91-1-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Panthers roster: receiving

1996 Carolina Panthers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Mark CarrierWR1658080813.96
Wesley WallsTE1661071311.710
Willie GreenWR1546061413.33
Muhsin MuhammadWR925040716.31
Howard GriffithRB162702238.31
Raghib IsmailWR1312021417.80
Anthony JohnsonRB162601927.40
Winslow OliverRB161501449.60
Dwight StoneWR16101111.00
Scott GreeneRB82073.51

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Panthers roster: defense

1996 Carolina Panthers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Sam MillsLB16121905.51100
Lamar LathonLB16775413.5041
Tyrone PooleCB1568570.01140
Carlton BaileyLB1667462.5031
Pat TerrellDB1660500.0350
Eric DavisFS1658540.05202
Kevin GreeneLB16513814.5042
Brett MaxieDB1348390.0170
Chad CotaDB1646311.0550
Greg KragenDT1645363.0024
Toi CookDB1532184.0393
Gerald WilliamsDE1632201.0022
Les MillerDT1528173.0001
Mike FoxDT1127232.0010
Damon PieriDB161390.0120
Rod SmithDB81391.0010
Duane BickettLB161272.0000
Andre RoyalLB161030.0011
Steve LoftonDB111080.0120
Mark ThomasDE12774.0000
Dwight StoneWR16300.0000
Myron BakerLB16200.0000
Scott GreeneRB8100.0000
Dino PhilyawRB9100.0000
John KasayPK16100.0000
Tommy JeterDT1110.0000
Michael ReedDB2100.0000
Tim ColstonDE2110.0000
Anthony JohnsonRB16100.0000
Michael BatesWR14100.0001
Emmanuel McDanielDB2100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996vs ATLW 29-6
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ NOW 22-20
  3. Sep 22, 1996vs SFW 23-7
  4. Sep 29, 1996@ JAXL 14-24
  5. Oct 6, 1996@ MINL 12-14
  6. Oct 13, 1996vs LARW 45-13
  7. Oct 20, 1996vs NOW 19-7
  8. Oct 27, 1996@ PHIL 9-20
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ ATLL 17-20
  10. Nov 10, 1996vs NYGW 27-17
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ LARW 20-10
  12. Nov 24, 1996@ TENW 31-6
  13. Dec 1, 1996vs TBW 24-0
  14. Dec 8, 1996@ SFW 30-24
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs BALW 27-16
  16. Dec 22, 1996vs PITW 18-14
  17. Jan 5, 1997vs DALW 26-17playoffs
  18. Jan 12, 1997@ GBL 13-30playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.