1995 Carolina Panthers season

NFL team season (1st season) August 2023 March 2026 Carolina Panthers 1995 7–9 4th NFC West Dom Capers Bill Polian Jerry Richardson Memorial Stadium(Clemson, South Carolina) Did not qualify none true None Panthers seasons The 1995 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Dom Capers. They went 7–9, the best debut year for any expansion franchise since the NFL's inception. The Panthers played their first season's home games at Clemson University because what would become Ericsson Stadium was still under construction after a deadline point in 1995 for scheduling Carolina's first set of NFL games. Offseason The Panthers were jokingly called "Buffalo Bills South" because of the large number of former Bills on the roster. Quarterback Frank Reich, wide receiver Don Beebe, tight end Pete Metzelaars and linebacker Carlton Bailey had played key roles in the Bills' run of four consecutive Super Bowls earlier in the 1990s and were on the Panthers' inaugural roster. Furthermore, the team's general manager was longtime Bills GM and executive Bill Polian. (See also the 2001 San Diego Chargers season, in which a similar situation arose when John Butler brought several former Bills with him to San Diego after being fired.) Expansion draft 1995 NFL expansion draft 1995 Carolina Panthers expansion draft Round Selection Player Position Drafted from 1 2 Rod Smith^ CB New England Patriots 2 4 Harry Boatswain OT San Francisco 49ers 3 6 Kurt Haws TE Washington Redskins 4 8 Tyrone Rodgers DE Seattle Seahawks 5 10 Mark Thomas^ DE San Francisco 49ers 6 12 Tim McKyer^ CB Pittsburgh Steelers 7 14 Curtis Whitley^ C San Diego Chargers 8 16 Howard Griffith^ FB Los Angeles Rams 9 18 Greg Kragen^ NT Kansas City Chiefs 10 20 Cary Brabham S Los Angeles Raiders 11 22 Dave Garnett LB Minnesota Vikings 12 24 Andre Powell LB New York Giants 13 26 Dewell Brewer^ RB Indianapolis Colts 14 28 Bob Christian^ FB Chicago Bears 15 30 Fred Foggie S Pittsburgh Steelers 16 32 Mark Carrier^ WR Cleveland Browns 17 34 Mark Rodenhauser^ C Detroit Lions 18 36 Steve Hawkins WR New England Patriots 19 38 Brian O'Neal RB Philadelphia Eagles 20 40 Derrick Lassic RB Dallas Cowboys 21 42 Richard Buchanan WR Los Angeles Rams 22 44 Doug Pederson QB Miami Dolphins 23 46 Vince Marrow TE Buffalo Bills 24 48 Larry Ryans WR Detroit Lions 25 50 Baron Rollins G New Orleans Saints 26 52 Williams Sims LB Minnesota Vikings 27 54 Paul Butcher^ LB Indianapolis Colts 28 56 Jack Trudeau^ QB New York Jets 29 58 Charles Swann WR Denver Broncos 30 60 David Mims WR Atlanta Falcons 31 62 Shawn Price^ DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32 63 Eric Guliford^ WR Minnesota Vikings 33 64 Bill Goldberg DT Atlanta Falcons 34 65 Eric Ball RB Cincinnati Bengals 35 66 Mike Teeter^ DT Houston Oilers ^ Made roster.https://www.courant.com/1995/02/16/nfl-expansion-draft/ NFL Expansion Draft Hartford Courant February 16, 1995 February 16, 2011 July 16, 2012 https://archive.today/20120716033035/http://articles.courant.com/1995-02-16/features/9502160501_1_db-rb-wr live NFL draft 1995 NFL draft 1995 Carolina Panthers 1 5 Kerry Collins QB Penn State from CincinnatiBengals The Panthers traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for first- and second-round selections (5th and 36th overall). yes yes 1 22 Tyrone Poole CB Fort Valley State from Green BayPackers The Panthers traded first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (32nd, 65th, and 173rd overall) to Green Bay in exchange for first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 191st overall). yes 1 29 Blake Brockermeyer OT Texas from San DiegoChargers The Panthers traded second-, third-, and fourth-round selections (34th, 98th, and 100th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a first-round selection (29th overall). yes 2 36 Shawn King DE Louisiana–Monroe from CincinnatiBengals yes 4 132 Frank Garcia C Washington yes 5 135 Michael Senters WR Northwestern 5 171 Andrew Peterson OT Washington yes 6 188 Steve Strahan DT Baylor 6 191 Jerry Colquitt QB Tennessee from Kansas CityChiefs The Panthers traded a 1996 sixth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a sixth-round selection (191st overall). 7 209 Chad Cota SS Oregon yes 7 249 Michael Reed SS Boston College yes no Draft trades https://www.courant.com/1995/04/24/nfl-draft-team-by-team-2/ NFL Draft — Team by Team Hartford Courant April 24, 1995 February 1, 2014 February 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140223181600/http://articles.courant.com/1995-04-24/sports/9504240182_1_tennessee-state-fresno-state-db live Undrafted free agents + 1995 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeWillie BrookinsLinebackerEast CarolinaKevin FeigheryPunterMerchant Marine AcademyTony JonesSafetySyracuseDavid LauderKickerBYUBilly MitchellCornerback/SafetyTexas A&MEd StuartLinebackerNebraskaAllen WilllamsRunning backMaryland Personnel Staff 1995 Carolina Panthers Owner/founder – Jerry Richardson President – Mike McCormack General manager – Bill Polian Head coach – Dom Capers Offensive coordinator – Joe Pendry Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Richard Williamson Tight ends – Don Breaux Offensive line – Jim McNally Assistant offensive line – Blair Bush Offensive quality control – John Shoop Defensive coordinator – Vic Fangio Defensive line – Cary Godette Linebackers – Kevin Steele Outside linebackers – Billy Davis Defensive Backs (Secondary) – George Catavolos Defensive quality control – Greg Roman Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton Assistant Coaches http://www.panthers.com/team/history/assistant-coaches.html Panthers.com https://web.archive.org/web/20130115220107/http://www.panthers.com/team/history/assistant-coaches.html January 15, 2013 January 3, 2014 Roster 1995 Carolina Panthers 53 11 4 12 Kerry Collins y 14 Frank Reich 10 Jack Trudeau 44 Bob Christian American football FB 30 Howard Griffith FB 23 Anthony Johnson running back 20 Derrick Moore running back 32 Dino Philyaw y 31 Blair Thomas 82 Don Beebe KR 83 Mark Carrier wide receiver 86 Willie Green American football 81 Reggie Jones wide receiver y 80 Dwight Stone American football KR 84 Brian Wiggins 87 Matt Campbell offensive lineman 88 Pete Metzelaars 89 Walter Rasby 78 Blake Brockermeyer y T 62 Mark Dennis American football T 52 Matt Elliott American football G 65 Frank Garcia offensive lineman y G 74 Derrick Graham American football T 79 Sean Love G 60 Andrew Peterson American football y G 63 Mark Rodenhauser C/LS 64 Curtis Whitley C 93 Mike Fox American football DE 96 Shawn King y DE 71 Greg Kragen NT 92 Shawn Price DE 98 Gerald Williams American football DE 90 Jeff Zgonina NT 54 Carlton Bailey ILB 53 Paul Butcher American football ILB 56 Darion Conner OLB 55 Brett Faryniarz OLB 50 Jamal Fountaine OLB 57 Lamar Lathon OLB 51 Sam Mills ILB 58 Andre Royal y ILB 59 Phil Yeboah-Kodie y OLB 33 Butler B'ynote' CB/KR 37 Chad Cota y FS 29 Steve Lofton CB 39 Brett Maxie SS 25 Bubba McDowell SS 22 Tim McKyer CB 38 Tyrone Poole y CB 31 Rod Smith defensive back CB 40 Pat Terrell FS  6 Tommy Barnhardt P  4 John Kasay K 26 Dewell Brewer RB IR 84 Eric Guliford WR IR 67 Brandon Hayes no y G IR 99 Jeremy Nunley DE IR 45 Michael Reed American football y CB IR 47 Mike Senters no y CB IR 28 Tony Smith American football RB IR 91 Mike Teeter NT IR 95 Mark Thomas defensive end DE IR 85 Lawyer Tillman TE IR 32 Nate Turner FB IR -- Paul Burke no y TE -- Kevin Farkas no T -- Marvin Ham no y S -- Lorenzo Clark no y CB Preseason Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance HOF July 29, 1995 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 20–14 1–0 Fawcett Stadium 24,625 1 August 4, 1995 at Chicago Bears L 15–18 1–1 Soldier Field 50,300 2 August 12, 1995 Denver Broncos W 19–10 2–1 Memorial Stadium 57,017 3 August 19, 1995 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–17 2–2 3Com Park 51,185 4 August 26, 1995 New York Giants W 6–3 3–2 Memorial Stadium 49,114 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–23 (OT) 0–1 Georgia Dome Recap 2 September 10 at Buffalo Bills L 9–31 0–2 Rich Stadium Recap 3 September 17 St. Louis Rams L 10–31 0–3 Memorial Stadium Recap 4 Bye 5 October 1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–20 0–4 Memorial Stadium Recap 6 October 8 at Chicago Bears L 27–31 0–5 Soldier Field Recap 7 October 15 New York Jets W 26–15 1–5 Memorial Stadium Recap 8 October 22 New Orleans Saints W 20–3 2–5 Memorial Stadium Recap 9 October 29 at New England Patriots W 20–17 (OT) 3–5 Foxboro Stadium Recap 10 November 5 at San Francisco 49ers W 13–7 4–5 Candlestick Park Recap 11 November 12 at St. Louis Rams L 17–28 4–6 Trans World Dome Recap 12 November 19 Arizona Cardinals W 27–7 5–6 Memorial Stadium Recap 13 November 26 at New Orleans Saints L 26–34 5–7 Louisiana Superdome Recap 14 December 3 Indianapolis Colts W 13–10 6–7 Memorial Stadium Recap 15 December 10 San Francisco 49ers L 10–31 6–8 Memorial Stadium Recap 16 December 17 Atlanta Falcons W 21–17 7–8 Memorial Stadium Recap 17 December 24 at Washington Redskins L 17–20 7–9 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons September 3 1:00 p.m. EDT Panthers 13 0 0 7 0 Falcons 3 10 7 0 3 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 58,808 None (played indoors) FOX Thom Brennaman, Ron Pitts Box score First quarter CAR – Pete Metzelaars 8-yard pass from Frank Reich (John Kasay kick). Panthers 7–0. CAR – John Kasay 39-yard field goal. Panthers 10–0. ATL – Morten Andersen 27-yard field goal. Panthers 10–3. CAR – John Kasay 41-yard field goal. Panthers 13–3. Second quarter ATL – J. J. Birden 12-yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick). Panthers 13–10. ATL – Morten Andersen 51-yard field goal. Tied 13–13. Third quarter ATL – Bert Emanuel 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 20–13. Fourth quarter CAR – Willie Green 44-yard pass from Frank Reich (John Kasay kick). Tied 20–20. Overtime ATL – Morten Andersen 35-yard field goal. Falcons 23–20. Top passers CAR – Frank Reich – 23/44, 329 yards, 2 TD ATL – Jeff George – 27/45, 290 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CAR – Randy Baldwin – 17 rushes, 43 yards ATL – Craig Heyward – 19 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers CAR – Willie Green – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD ATL – Eric Metcalf – 9 receptions, 95 yards Week 2: at Buffalo Bills Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills September 10 1:00 p.m. EDT Panthers 0 6 3 0 Bills 0 0 28 3 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 79,190 53 F C FOX Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CAR – John Kasay 34-yard field goal. Panthers 3–0. CAR – John Kasay 52-yard field goal. Panthers 6–0. Third quarter CAR – John Kasay 32-yard field goal. Panthers 9–0. BUF – Russell Copeland 77-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick). Panthers 9–7. BUF – Thurman Thomas 4-yard run (Steve Christie kick). Bills 14–9. BUF – Darick Holmes 3-yard run (Steve Christie kick). Bills 21–9. BUF – Kurt Schulz 32-yard interception return (Steve Christie kick). Bills 28–9. Fourth quarter BUF – Steve Christie 39-yard field goal. Bills 31–9. Top passers CAR – Frank Reich – 6/21, 44 yards, INT BUF – Jim Kelly – 4/21, 176 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers CAR – Derrick Moore – 14 rushes, 53 yards BUF – Thurman Thomas – 22 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Mark Carrier – 2 receptions, 27 yards BUF – Russell Copeland – 2 receptions, 112 yards, TD Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers September 17 1:00 p.m. EDT Rams 0 14 10 7 Panthers 0 3 0 7 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 54,060 73 F C FOX Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter STL – Jerome Bettis 2-yard run (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 7–0. STL – Jessie Hester 23-yard pass from Chris Miller (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 14–0. CAR – John Kasay 45-yard field goal. Rams 14–3. Third quarter STL – Anthony Parker 28-yard fumble return (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 21–3. STL – Steve McLaughlin 34-yard field goal. Rams 24–3. Fourth quarter STL – Torin Dorn 24-yard interception return (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 31–3. CAR – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Rams 31–10. Top passers STL – Chris Miller – 15/26, 225 yards, TD CAR – Frank Reich – 8/19, 68 yards, INT Top rushers STL – Jerome Bettis – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD CAR – Vince Workman – 5 rushes, 48 yards Top receivers STL – Isaac Bruce – 5 receptions, 100 yards CAR – Eric Guliford – 4 receptions, 53 yards Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers October 1 1:00 p.m. EDT Buccaneers 7 6 0 7 Panthers 0 7 6 0 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 50,076 70 F C Box score First quarter TB – Errict Rhett 1-yard run (Michael Husted kick). Buccaneers 7–0. Second quarter CAR – Derrick Moore 53-yard run (John Kasay kick). Tied 7–7. TB – Michael Husted 25-yard field goal. Buccaneers 10–7. TB – Michael Husted 27-yard field goal. Buccaneers 13–7. Third quarter CAR – Pete Metzelaars 4-yard pass from Kerry Collins (kick failed). Tied 13–13. Fourth quarter TB – Casey Weldon 1-yard run (Michael Husted kick). Buccaneers 20–13. Top passers TB – Casey Weldon – 9/20, 156 yards CAR – Kerry Collins – 18/32, 234 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TB – Errict Rhett – 22 rushes, 50 yards, TD CAR – Derrick Moore – 21 rushes, 123 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Jackie Harris – 5 receptions, 108 yards CAR – Mark Carrier – 5 receptions, 90 yards Week 6: at Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears October 8 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Panthers 3 10 0 14 Bears 7 7 3 14 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 59,668 53 F C Box score First quarter CHI – Curtis Conway 41-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 7–0. CAR – John Kasay 21-yard field goal. Bears 7–3. Second quarter CAR – Mark Carrier 66-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 10–7. CHI – Keith Jennings 1-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 14–10. CAR – John Kasay 49-yard field goal. Bears 14–13. Third quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 23-yard field goal. Bears 17–13. Fourth quarter CAR – Greg Kragen 1-yard fumble return (John Kasay kick). Panthers 20–17. CHI – Ryan Wetnight 1-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 24–20. CAR – Eric Guliford 62-yard punt return (John Kasay kick). Panthers 27–24. CHI – Robert Green 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 31–27. Top passers CAR – Kerry Collins – 14/28, 228 yards, TD, INT CHI – Erik Kramer – 23/41, 259 yards, 3 TD Top rushers CAR – Derrick Moore – 15 rushes, 47 yards CHI – Rashaan Salaam – 28 rushes, 105 yards Top receivers CAR – Mark Carrier – 4 receptions, 114 yards, TD CHI – Curtis Conway – 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD Week 7: vs New York Jets Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seven: New York Jets at Carolina Panthers October 15 4:00 p.m. EDT Jets 0 12 0 3 Panthers 3 10 7 6 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 52,613 60 F C Mike Carey NBC Box score First quarter CAR – John Kasay 23-yard field goal. Panthers 3–0. Second quarter NYJ – Kerry Collins tackled in ens zone by Erik Howard. Panthers 3–2. NYJ – Nick Lowery 50-yard field goal. Jets 5–3. NYJ – Mo Lewis 13-yard interception return (Nick Lowery kick). Jets 12–3. CAR – John Kasay 39-yard field goal. Jets 12–6. CAR – Sam Mills 36-yard interception return (John Kasay kick). Panthers 13–12. Third quarter CAR – Vince Workman 5-yard run (John Kasay kick). Panthers 20–12. Fourth quarter CAR – John Kasay 40-yard field goal. Panthers 23–12. NYJ – Nick Lowery 39-yard field goal. Panthers 23–15. CAR – John Kasay 30-yard field goal. Panthers 26–15. Top passers NYJ – Bubby Brister – 17/41, 143 yards, 3 INT CAR – Kerry Collins – 14/26, 158 yards, 2 INT Top rushers NYJ – Adrian Murrell – 9 rushes, 26 yards CAR – Derrick Moore – 21 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers NYJ – Wayne Chrebet – 4 receptions, 56 yards CAR – Mark Carrier – 2 receptions, 42 yards Players dumped Gatorade on Dom Capers after the win."Panthers earn first victory". Gainesville Sun. October 16, 1995. Retrieved September 17, 2019. Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers October 22 1:00 p.m. EDT Saints 0 3 0 0 Panthers 0 3 14 3 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 55,484 58 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NO – Chip Lohmiller 29-yard field goal. Saints 3–0. CAR – John Kasay 45-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. Third quarter CAR – Howard Griffith 2-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 10–3. CAR – Howard Griffith 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Panthers 17–3. Fourth quarter CAR – John Kasay 37-yard field goal. Panthers 20–3. Top passers NO – Jim Everett – 27/48, 241 yards, 4 INT CAR – Kerry Collins – 8/21, 48 yards, TD Top rushers NO – Mario Bates – 17 rushes, 43 yards CAR – Derrick Moore – 21 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers NO – Wesley Walls – 4 receptions, 56 yards CAR – Mark Carrier – 2 receptions, 18 yards Week 9: at New England Patriots Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Nine: Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots October 29 1:00 p.m. CST Panthers 0 0 17 0 3 Patriots 0 3 0 14 0 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 60,064 54 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Matt Bahr 19-yard field goal. Patriots 3–0. Third quarter CAR – John Kasay 27-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. CAR – Eric Guliford 24-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 10–3. CAR – Willie Green 33-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 17–3. Fourth quarter NE – Curtis Martin 3-yard run (Matt Bahr kick). Panthers 17–10. NE – Curtis Martin 2-yard run (Matt Bahr kick). Tied 17–17. Overtime CAR – John Kasay 29-yard field goal. Panthers 20–17. Top passers CAR – Kerry Collins – 25/45, 309 yards, 2 TD, INT NE – Drew Bledsoe – 22/44, 228 yards Top rushers CAR – Derrick Moore – 28 rushes, 119 yards NE – Curtis Martin – 24 rushes, 85 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CAR – Eric Guliford – 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD NE – Vincent Brisby – 5 receptions, 62 yards Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers November 5 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 PST Panthers 10 3 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 7 3Com Park, San Francisco, California 61,722 55 F C Box score First quarter CAR – John Kasay 39-yard field goal. Panthers 3–0. CAR – Tim McKyer 96-yard interception return (John Kasay kick). Panthers 10–0. Second quarter CAR – John Kasay 47-yard field goal. Panthers 13–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SF – Derek Loville 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Panthers 13–7. Top passers CAR – Kerry Collins – 17/30, 150 yards, INT SF – Elvis Grbac – 26/37, 327 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CAR – Derrick Moore – 18 rushes, 42 yards SF – Derek Loville – 12 rushes, 40 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Mark Carrier – 6 receptions, 59 yards SF – Jerry Rice – 8 receptions, 111 yards Week 11: at St. Louis Rams Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eleven: Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams November 12 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Panthers 0 7 3 7 Rams 0 14 0 14 TWA Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 65,598 None (played indoors) Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter STL – Jerome Bettis 1-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick). Rams 7–0. STL – Isaac Bruce 12-yard pass from Chris Miller (Dean Biasucci kick). Rams 14–0. CAR – Don Beebe 21-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Rams 14–7. Third quarter CAR – John Kasay 23-yard field goal. Rams 14–10. Fourth quarter STL – Troy Drayton 2-yard pass from Chris Miller (Dean Biasucci kick). Rams 21–10. STL – Torin Dorn 26-yard fumble return (Dean Biasucci kick). Rams 28–10. CAR – Willie Green 17-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Rams 28–17. Top passers CAR – Kerry Collins – 16/35, 228 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT STL – Chris Miller – 19/32, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CAR – Howard Griffith – 13 rushes, 46 yards STL – Jerome Bettis – 26 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Willie Green – 6 receptions, 157 yards, TD STL – Isaac Bruce – 9 receptions, 110 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers November 19 1:00 p.m. EST Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Panthers 0 14 6 7 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 49,582 55 F C Box score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CAR – Pete Metzelaars 7-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 7–0. CAR – Bob Christian 2-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 14–0. ARI – Aeneas Williams 72-yard blocked field goal return (Greg Davis kick). Panthers 14–7. Third quarter CAR – John Kasay 42-yard field goal. Panthers 17–7. CAR – John Kasay 30-yard field goal. Panthers 20–7. Fourth quarter CAR – Anthony Johnson 23-yard run (John Kasay kick). Panthers 27–7. Top passers ARI – Dave Krieg – 14/25, 106 yards CAR – Kerry Collins – 15/23, 201 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Garrison Hearst – 9 rushes, 32 yards CAR – Howard Griffith – 25 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 37 yards CAR – Mark Carrier – 5 receptions, 90 yards Week 13: at New Orleans Saints Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Thirteen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints November 26 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. EST Panthers 3 8 8 7 Saints 7 10 10 7 Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana 39,580 None (played indoors) ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Mark Malone Box score First quarter CAR – John Kasay 22-yard field goal. Panthers 3–0. NO – Mario Bates 4-yard run (Doug Brien kick). Saints 7–3. Second quarter NO – Quinn Early 27-yard pass from Jim Everett (Duog Brien kick). Saints 14–3. CAR – Willie Green 60-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Kerry Collins pass to Walter Rasby). Saints 14–11. NO – Doug Brien 45-yard field goal. Saints 17–11. Third quarter NO – Doug Brien 39-yard field goal. Saints 20–11. NO – Mario Bates 6-yard run (Doug Brien kick). Saints 27–11. CAR – Mark Carrier 3-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Kerry Collins pass to Bob Christian). Saints 27–19. Fourth quarter NO – Derek Brown 35-yard run (Doug Brien kick). Saints 34–19. CAR – Mark Carrier 60-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Saints 34–26. Top passers CAR – Kerry Collins – 17/46, 335 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT NO – Jim Everett – 15/29, 195 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CAR – Bob Christian – 6 rushes, 39 yards NO – Mario Bates – 19 rushes, 71 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CAR – Mark Carrier – 6 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD NO – Quinn Early – 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers December 3 1:00 p.m. CST Colts 10 0 0 0 Panthers 0 10 0 3 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 49,841 54 F C Ed Hochuli NBC Jim Lampley and Bob Golic Box score First quarter IND – Sean Dawkins 31-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick). Colts 7–0. IND – Cary Blanchard 47-yard field goal. Colts 10–0. Second quarter CAR – Kerry Collins 2-yard run (John Kasay kick). Colts 10–7. CAR – John Kasay 34-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter CAR – John Kasay 38-yard field goal. Panthers 13–10. Top passers IND – Jim Harbaugh – 7/12, 102 yards, TD, INT CAR – Kerry Collins – 14/34, 170 yards Top rushers IND – Marshall Faulk – 20 rushes, 53 yards CAR – Derrick Moore – 19 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers IND – Sean Dawkins – 6 receptions, 81 yards CAR – Willie Green – 1 reception, 33 yards Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers December 10 1:00 p.m. EST 49ers 7 14 7 3 Panthers 0 3 7 0 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 76,136 33 F C Box score First quarter SF – Derek Loville 4-yard pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick). 49ers 7–0. Second quarter SF – Derek Loville 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick). 49ers 14–0. CAR – John Kasay 43-yard field goal. 49ers 14–3. SF – J. J. Stokes 20-yard pass from Steve Young (Jeff Wilkins kick). 49ers 21–3. Third quarter CAR – Derrick Moore 2-yard run (John Kasay kick). 49ers 21–10. SF – Steve Young 1-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick). 49ers 28–10. Fourth quarter SF – Jeff Wilkins 20-yard field goal. 49ers 31–10. Top passers SF – Steve Young – 31/45, 336 yards, 2 TD, INT CAR – Kerry Collins – 12/29, 127 yards, INT Top rushers SF – Derek Loville – 16 rushes, 34 yards, TD CAR – Derrick Moore – 9 rushes, 28 yards, TD Top receivers SF – Jerry Rice – 6 receptions, 121 yards CAR – Willie Green – 3 receptions, 46 yards Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers December 17 1:00 p.m. EST Falcons 14 3 0 0 Panthers 0 7 7 7 Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina 53,833 50 F C Box score First quarter ATL – Eric Metcalf 15-yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 7–0. ATL – Craig Heyward 5-yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 14–0. Second quarter CAR – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Falcons 14–7. ATL – Morten Andersen 34-yard field goal. Falcons 17–7. Third quarter CAR – Derrick Moore 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Falcons 17–14. Fourth quarter CAR – Willie Green 89-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 21–17. Top passers ATL – Jeff George – 29/53, 310 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT CAR – Kerry Collins – 18/28, 283 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Craig Heyward – 16 rushes, 81 yards CAR – Derrick Moore – 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Terance Mathis – 8 receptions, 102 yards CAR – Willie Green – 4 receptions, 147 yards, TD Week 17: at Washington Redskins Carolina Panthers 1995 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins December 24 4:00 p.m. EST Panthers 3 7 0 7 Redskins 7 3 7 3 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. 42,903 33 F C Box score First quarter CAR – John Kasay 42-yard field goal. Panthers 3–0. WAS – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 7–3. Second quarter WAS – Eddie Murray 29-yard field goal. Redskins 10–3. CAR – Derrick Moore 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Tied 10–10. Third quarter WAS – Terry Allen 1-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 17–10. Fourth quarter WAS – Eddie Murray 32-yard field goal. Redskins 20–10. CAR – Willie Green 2-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Redskins 20–17. Top passers CAR – Kerry Collins – 19/43, 201 yards, TD, 2 INT WAS – Gus Frerotte – 10/24, 185 yards Top rushers CAR – Derrick Moore – 14 rushes, 47 yards, TD WAS – Terry Allen – 28 rushes, 92 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CAR – Mark Carrier – 7 receptions, 101 yards WAS – Henry Ellard – 3 receptions, 98 yards Standings Records Most victories by an expansion team (7)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 92 First expansion team to have a winning record at home (5–3) First expansion team to have a four-game winning streak (weeks 7–10) First expansion team to defeat a defending Super Bowl champion in its inaugural season (13–7 over the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco) References Category:Carolina Panthers seasons Carolina Panthers Season, 1995 Carolina Category:1990s in Charlotte, North Carolina