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1999 Carolina Panthers season
OwnerJerry Richardson
Head coachGeorge Seifert
Home fieldEricsson Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE Wesley Walls
QB Steve Beuerlein
WR Muhsin Muhammad
PR Michael Bates
AP All-ProsST Michael Bates 1st team
TE Wesley Walls 2nd team

The 1999 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League and the 1st and under head coach George Seifert who replaced Dom Capers as head coach. They improved upon their 4–12 record in 1998, and the Panthers went 8–8, their first .500 record in franchise history, but failed to make the playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL draft

The 1999 NFL draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 17 and April 18, 1999. The Panthers selected five players in seven rounds. They traded their first-round pick to the Washington Redskins in partial payment for the signing of Sean Gilbert.

1999 Carolina Panthers draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 34 Chris Terry  Offensive tackle Georgia
2 38 Mike Rucker *  Defensive end Nebraska
4 100 Hannibal Navies  Linebacker Colorado
6 175 Robert Daniel  Defensive end Northwestern State
7 211 Tony Booth  Safety James Madison
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff

1999 Carolina Panthers staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

1999 Carolina Panthers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 9 reserve, 5 practice squad

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 12 at New Orleans Saints L 10–19 0–1 Louisiana Superdome 58,166
2 September 19 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–22 0–2 Ericsson Stadium 64,261
3 September 26 Cincinnati Bengals W 27–3 1–2 Ericsson Stadium 61,269
4 October 3 at Washington Redskins L 36–38 1–3 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 76,831
5 Bye
6 October 17 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–29 2–3 3Com Park 68,151
7 October 24 Detroit Lions L 9–24 2–4 Ericsson Stadium 64,332
8 October 31 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–27 2–5 Georgia Dome 52,594
9 November 7 Philadelphia Eagles W 33–7 3–5 Ericsson Stadium 62,569
10 November 14 at St. Louis Rams L 10–35 3–6 Trans World Dome 65,595
11 November 21 at Cleveland Browns W 31–17 4–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,818
12 November 28 Atlanta Falcons W 34–28 5–6 Ericsson Stadium 55,507
13 December 5 St. Louis Rams L 21–34 5–7 Ericsson Stadium 62,285
14 December 12 at Green Bay Packers W 33–31 6–7 Lambeau Field 59,869
15 December 18 San Francisco 49ers W 41–24 7–7 Ericsson Stadium 62,373
16 December 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–30 7–8 Three Rivers Stadium 39,428
17 January 2, 2000 New Orleans Saints W 45–13 8–8 Ericsson Stadium 56,929
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) St. Louis Rams 13 3 0 .813 526 242 L1
Carolina Panthers 8 8 0 .500 421 381 W1
Atlanta Falcons 5 11 0 .313 285 380 W2
San Francisco 49ers 4 12 0 .250 295 453 L3
New Orleans Saints 3 13 0 .188 260 434 L1

References

  1. ^ "1999 Carolina Panthers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.