1997 Carolina Panthers roster: 7-9

The Carolina Panthers went 7-9 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Carolina Panthers team stats
Points17.726th of 30
Passing Yards177.826th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.121st of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.528th of 30
Rushing Yards110.615th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.718th of 30
Sacks2.323rd of 30
Tackles44.715th of 30
Touchdowns1.826th of 30
Total Yards307.926th of 30
Points Allowed19.613th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %44.02nd of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Panthers roster: passing

1997 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 CollinsQB132003812,124112155.7
Steve BeuerleinQB7891531,0326383.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Panthers roster: rushing

1997 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.
Fred LaneRB131828094.47
Anthony JohnsonRB16973583.70
Tim BiakabutukaRB8752994.02
Scott GreeneRB16451573.51
Kerry CollinsQB1326652.51
Steve BeuerleinQB74328.00
Raghib IsmailWR134328.00
Rae CarruthWR156233.80
Ken WalterP161-5-5.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Panthers roster: receiving

1997 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.
Wesley WallsTE1558074612.96
Rae CarruthWR1544054512.44
Mark CarrierWR933043613.22
Raghib IsmailWR1336041911.62
Muhsin MuhammadWR1327031711.70
Scott GreeneRB164002776.91
Anthony JohnsonRB162101587.51
Ernie MillsWR1011012711.51
Kris MangumTE2405614.00
Winslow OliverRB660477.80
Fred LaneRB1380273.40
Walter RasbyTE141011.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Panthers roster: defense

1997 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.
Chad CotaDB16118861.0260
Sam MillsLB1697710.0111
Micheal BarrowLB1688678.5013
Andre RoyalLB1671585.0033
Mike MinterFS1669533.5081
Greg KragenDT1654452.0030
Lamar LathonLB1554432.0142
Les MillerDT1653465.5020
Tyrone PooleCB1650471.02141
Pat TerrellDB1644300.0030
Eric DavisFS1441350.05120
Ray SealsDE1420181.0011
Rod SmithDB1617160.0000
Renaldo TurnbullLB1616111.0010
Mike FoxDT1115110.0000
Toi CookDB1613101.0040
Carlton BaileyLB81190.0000
Kinnon TatumLB16630.0000
Israel RaybonDE9650.5020
Tim MorabitoDT8630.0000
Dwight StoneWR16410.0000
Percell GaskinsLB12430.0000
John KasayPK16100.0000
Tarek SalehLB3111.0000
Myron BakerLB2100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs WSHL 10-24
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ ATLW 9-6
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ LACW 26-7
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs KCL 14-35
  5. Sep 29, 1997vs SFT 0-0
  6. Oct 12, 1997@ MINL 14-21
  7. Oct 19, 1997@ NOW 13-0
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs ATLW 21-12
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs LVW 38-14
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ DENL 0-34
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ SFL 19-27
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ LARW 16-10
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs NOL 13-16
  14. Dec 8, 1997@ DALT 0-0
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs GBL 10-31
  16. Dec 20, 1997vs LARL 18-30

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.