2003 Carolina Panthers roster: 11-5
46 players appeared for the Carolina Panthers in the 2003 NFL season, and the club went 11-5 in the games on file. They reached Super Bowl XXXVIII and lost 32-29.
Team stats and league rank
Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.
2003 Panthers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Delhomme | QB | 16 | 266 | 449 | 3,219 | 19 | 16 | 80.6 |
| Rodney Peete | QB | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
2003 Panthers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Davis | RB | 14 | 318 | 1,444 | 4.5 | 8 |
| DeShaun Foster | RB | 14 | 113 | 429 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | RB | 15 | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | RB | 16 | 20 | 49 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Steve Smith Sr. | WR | 16 | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Jake Delhomme | QB | 16 | 42 | 39 | 0.9 | 1 |
| Brad Hoover | FB | 16 | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | WR | 15 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
2003 Panthers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Smith Sr. | WR | 16 | 88 | 0 | 1,110 | 12.6 | 7 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | WR | 15 | 54 | 0 | 837 | 15.5 | 3 |
| Ricky Proehl | WR | 16 | 27 | 0 | 389 | 14.4 | 4 |
| DeShaun Foster | RB | 14 | 26 | 0 | 207 | 8.0 | 2 |
| Kris Mangum | TE | 16 | 17 | 0 | 199 | 11.7 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | RB | 14 | 14 | 0 | 159 | 11.4 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | RB | 15 | 12 | 0 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 |
| Jermaine Wiggins | TE | 16 | 8 | 0 | 80 | 10.0 | 1 |
| Brad Hoover | FB | 16 | 12 | 0 | 72 | 6.0 | 1 |
| Mike Seidman | TE | 12 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Karl Hankton | WR | 14 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 |
| Kevin Dyson | WR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | RB | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
2003 Panthers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Witherspoon | LB | 16 | 99 | 74 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Minter | FS | 16 | 96 | 76 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Deon Grant | S | 16 | 77 | 65 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg Favors | LB | 16 | 75 | 55 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Morgan | LB | 11 | 66 | 46 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Howard | DB | 15 | 62 | 52 | 0.5 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Mike Rucker | DE | 14 | 58 | 46 | 12.0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Ricky Manning | CB | 16 | 57 | 50 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Terry Cousin | DB | 13 | 49 | 45 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kris Jenkins | DT | 16 | 45 | 39 | 5.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Julius Peppers | DE | 16 | 44 | 37 | 7.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Al Wallace | DE | 16 | 37 | 30 | 5.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Allen | LB | 14 | 35 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lester Towns | LB | 15 | 25 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brentson Buckner | DT | 12 | 22 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kemp Rasmussen | DE | 13 | 17 | 16 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shane Burton | DT | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dante Wesley | CB | 16 | 16 | 14 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Colin Branch | DB | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smart | RB | 16 | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kindal Moorehead | DE | 14 | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Karl Hankton | WR | 14 | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | FB | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Cooper | DB | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Smith Sr. | WR | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travares Tillman | SS | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Hampton | DB | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Caldwell | LB | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Goings | RB | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeno James | OG | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Mangum | TE | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jordan Gross | OT | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Davis | RB | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | WR | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Young | WR | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasay | PK | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kyle | LS | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Delhomme | QB | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Steussie | OG | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
- Sep 7, 2003vs JAXW 24-23
- Sep 14, 2003@ TBW 12-9
- Sep 28, 2003vs ATLW 23-3
- Oct 5, 2003vs NOW 19-13
- Oct 12, 2003@ INDW 23-20
- Oct 19, 2003vs TENL 17-37
- Oct 26, 2003@ NOW 23-20
- Nov 2, 2003@ HOUL 10-14
- Nov 9, 2003vs TBW 27-24
- Nov 16, 2003vs WSHW 20-17
- Nov 23, 2003@ DALL 20-24
- Nov 30, 2003vs PHIL 16-25
- Dec 7, 2003@ ATLL 14-20
- Dec 14, 2003@ ARIW 20-17
- Dec 21, 2003vs DETW 20-14
- Dec 28, 2003@ NYGW 37-24
- Jan 3, 2004vs DALW 29-10playoffs
- Jan 10, 2004@ LARW 29-23playoffs
- Jan 18, 2004@ PHIW 14-3playoffs
- Feb 1, 2004@ NEL 29-32playoffs
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. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.