1996 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 12-4-0, 1st in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dom Capers (12-4-0)

Points For: 367 (22.9/g) 7th of 30

Points Against: 218 (13.6/g) 2nd of 30

Expected W-L: 12.4-3.6

SRS: 7.05 (4th of 30), SOS: -2.26

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 26-17 vs. Dallas Cowboys
Lost Conference Championship 13-30 vs. Green Bay Packers

Offensive Coordinator: Joe Pendry

Defensive Coordinator: Vic Fangio

Other Notable Asst.: Don Breaux (Tight Ends), Bill Davis (Outside Linebackers), Chick Harris (Running Backs), Greg Roman (Def. Quality Control), John Shoop (Offensive Quality Control) and Richard Williamson (Wide Receivers)

Stadium: Ericsson Stadium

Majority Owner: Jerry Richardson

General Manager: Bill Polian

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +8000; O/U: 5.5

Training Camp: Wofford College (Spartanburg, South Carolina)

Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	367	4812	1025	4.7	25	14	292	273	487	3083	22	11	5.9	160	502	1729	9	3.4	93	94	638	39
Opp. Stats	218	4776	990	4.8	38	16	251	307	556	3214	17	22	5.2	167	374	1562	6	4.2	69	133	1155	15
Lg Rank Offense	7	23			7	20	19		23	22	12	1	15		4	15	19	24
Lg Rank Defense	2	10			5	4	2		22	12	6	7	5		2	8	4	26

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense					Expected Points
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	Offense	Defense	Sp. Tms
1	Sun	September 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0		Atlanta Falcons	29	6	23	315	186	129	1	12	281	162	119	1	2.53	9.92	9.81
2	Sun	September 8	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-0	@	New Orleans Saints	22	20	15	225	142	83	1	14	338	244	94	2	-10.50	14.71	-0.69
3									Bye Week
4	Sun	September 22	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-0		San Francisco 49ers	23	7	21	389	272	117	1	15	300	252	48	1	2.24	7.80	5.53
5	Sun	September 29	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-1	@	Jacksonville Jaguars	14	24	21	272	215	57	2	22	378	199	179	2	-2.64	-0.15	-12.25
6	Sun	October 6	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-2	@	Minnesota Vikings	12	14	15	256	155	101	6	16	293	192	101	2	-15.41	3.98	7.44
7	Sun	October 13	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-2		St. Louis Rams	45	13	21	361	177	184	1	15	219	141	78	3	7.33	21.77	2.56
8	Sun	October 20	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-2		New Orleans Saints	19	7	21	314	155	159		10	174	103	71	2	-3.93	13.12	1.97
9	Sun	October 27	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-3	@	Philadelphia Eagles	9	20	10	300	239	61	2	16	359	329	30	1	-30.82	4.66	11.35
10	Sun	November 3	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-4	@	Atlanta Falcons	17	20	17	347	243	104	3	16	313	189	124	2	-2.35	5.97	-7.91
11	Sun	November 10	8:00PM ET	boxscore	W		6-4		New York Giants	27	17	23	350	208	142	1	14	289	215	74	4	4.63	7.79	-1.39
12	Sun	November 17	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-4	@	St. Louis Rams	20	10	22	255	108	147	2	15	243	121	122	1	-4.43	11.87	5.69
13	Sun	November 24	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-4	@	Houston Oilers	31	6	12	254	160	94	1	17	271	186	85	4	7.26	23.37	-6.69
14	Sun	December 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-4		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	24	0	13	215	83	132		17	284	206	78	4	-10.89	29.60	5.64
15	Sun	December 8	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-4	@	San Francisco 49ers	30	24	22	382	324	58		23	450	375	75	4	8.76	-8.86	8.12
16	Sun	December 15	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-4		Baltimore Ravens	27	16	21	350	268	82	2	17	319	220	99	3	4.58	8.27	-1.48
17	Sun	December 22	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		12-4		Pittsburgh Steelers	18	14	15	227	148	79	2	12	265	80	185	2	-17.22	19.61	3.24
		Playoffs
Division	Sun	January 5	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		13-4		Dallas Cowboys	26	17	18	227	100	127	2	21	244	148	96	3	-2.90	16.00	0.45
Conf. Champ.	Sun	January 12	12:30PM ET	boxscore	L		13-5	@	Green Bay Packers	13	30	12	251	206	45	3	22	479	278	201	2	-11.44	-5.56	-1.47