Editing Carolina Panthers

{{short description|National Football League franchise in Charlotte, North Carolina}}
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{{Infobox NFL team
| name = Carolina Panthers
| current = 2025 Carolina Panthers season
| logo = Carolina Panthers logo.svg
| wordmark = Carolina Panthers wordmark.svg
| founded = {{Start date and age|1993|10|26}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers Team Facts|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/carolina-panthers/team-facts/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=ProFootballHOF.com|access-date=September 16, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216020412/http://www.profootballhof.com:80/teams/carolina-panthers/team-facts/ |archive-date=December 16, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Chronology">{{cite book|chapter=Team Chronology|chapter-url=https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/CAR.pdf#page=463|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|title=2023 Carolina Panthers Media Guide|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2023/CAR.pdf|access-date=November 19, 2023}}</ref>
| first_season = [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|1995]]
| stadium = [[Bank of America Stadium]],<br />[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Contact Us|url=https://www.panthers.com/about-us/contact-us|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref>
| headquartered = Bank of America Stadium,<br />Charlotte, North Carolina
| misc =
| NFL_start_yr = 1995
| division_hist =
* '''[[National Football Conference]] (1995–present)'''
** [[NFC West]] (1995–2001)
** '''[[NFC South]] (2002–present)'''
| uniform = [[File:Carolina Panthers Uniforms (2022).png|285px]]
| colors = Black, process blue, silver<ref>{{cite news|last=Gantt|first=Darin|title=Panthers jersey color changing slightly|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-jersey-color-changing-slightly|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=April 6, 2023|access-date=April 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Shook|first=Nick|title=Panthers to make color correction, but not changing uniforms|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-to-make-color-correction-not-changing-uniforms|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=April 6, 2023|access-date=April 8, 2023|quote=Save for an update to the team's logo, the Panthers have maintained the same appearance throughout their 28-year existence, leaning on the same color scheme of black, Panther blue (process blue, if we want to get technical) and silver.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|chapter=Carolina Panthers Team Capsule|chapter-url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2022/2022_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf#page=153|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|title=2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/image/upload/league/apps/league-site/media-guides/2022/2022_NFL_Record_and_Fact_Book.pdf|date=July 20, 2022|access-date=July 8, 2024}}</ref><br />{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#0085CA}} {{color box|#BFC0BF}}
| hist_yr = 1995
| hist_misc =
| mascot = [[Sir Purr]]
| website = {{URL|panthers.com}}
| owner = [[David Tepper]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Knoblauch|first1=Austin|title=NFL approves David Tepper as new Panthers owner|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-approves-david-tepper-as-new-panthers-owner-0ap3000000933768|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=NFL.com|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206133153/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000933768/article/nfl-approves-david-tepper-as-new-panthers-owner|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=David Tepper approved to purchase Panthers|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/david-tepper-approved-to-purchase-panthers-20677599|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122092102/https://www.panthers.com/news/david-tepper-approved-to-purchase-panthers-20677599|url-status=live}}</ref>
| president = Kristi Coleman<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 1, 2022 |title=Panthers name Kristi Coleman new team president |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-name-kristi-coleman-new-team-president |access-date=February 3, 2022 |work=NFL.com|agency=[[Associated Press]] |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Changes in executive leadership|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/changes-in-executive-leadership|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=February 1, 2022|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=November 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106193933/https://www.panthers.com/news/changes-in-executive-leadership|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| general manager = [[Dan Morgan]]
| coach = [[Dave Canales]]
| no_league_champs = 0
| no_sb_champs = 0
| no_conf_champs = 2
| no_div_champs = 6
| conf_champs =
* '''NFC:''' [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|2003]], [[2015 Carolina Panthers season|2015]]
| div_champs =
* '''NFC West:''' [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|1996]]
* '''NFC South:''' [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|2003]], [[2008 Carolina Panthers season|2008]], [[2013 Carolina Panthers season|2013]], [[2014 Carolina Panthers season|2014]], [[2015 Carolina Panthers season|2015]]
| no_playoff_appearances = 8
| playoff_appearances =
* '''NFL:''' [[1996–97 NFL playoffs|1996]], [[2003–04 NFL playoffs|2003]], [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]], [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]], [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]], [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014]], [[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]], [[2017–18 NFL playoffs|2017]]
| stadium_years =
* [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]] ([[1995 Carolina Panthers season|1995]])
* '''[[Bank of America Stadium]] ([[1996 Carolina Panthers season|1996]]–present)'''
| team_owners =
* [[Jerry Richardson]] (1993–2018)
* '''[[David Tepper]] (2018–present)'''
}}
The '''Carolina Panthers''' are a professional [[American football]] team based in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]]. The Panthers compete in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) as a member of the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) [[NFC South|South]] division. The team is headquartered in [[Bank of America Stadium]] in [[Uptown Charlotte]], which also serves as the team's [[Home (sports)|home field]]. The Panthers are supported throughout the [[Carolinas]]; although the team has played its home games in Charlotte since 1996, it played its home games at [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Clemson, South Carolina]], during its first season in 1995.

The Panthers were announced as the league's 29th franchise in 1993 and began play in 1995 under founding owner [[Jerry Richardson]].<ref name="l684">{{cite web | last=Sims | first=Caslee | title=Oct. 26, 1993: Carolina Panthers become the NFL's 29th franchise | website=CBS17.com | date=October 26, 2020 | url=https://www.cbs17.com/sports/carolina-panthers/oct-26-1993-carolina-panthers-become-the-nfls-29th-franchise/ | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> The Panthers played well in their first two years, finishing {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}} in 1995 (an all-time best record for an NFL expansion team's first season) and 12–4 the following year, winning the [[NFC West]] before ultimately losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion [[Green Bay Packers]] in the NFC Championship Game. They did not have another winning season until 2003 when they won the [[NFC Championship Game]] and reached [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], losing 32–29 to the [[New England Patriots]]. After recording playoff appearances in 2005 and 2008, the team failed to make another playoff appearance until 2013, the first of three consecutive NFC South titles. After losing in the divisional round to the [[San Francisco 49ers]] in 2013 and the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in 2014, the Panthers [[Super Bowl 50|returned to the Super Bowl in 2015]] but lost to the [[Denver Broncos]]. Since then, the team has appeared in the playoffs only once, in [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|2017]]. The team's five NFC South titles since the division's establishment in 2002 rank second to the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] and [[New Orleans Saints]] who are both tied at seven.

The franchise is legally registered as Panther Football, LLC,<ref name="Panthers Football, LLC">{{cite web|title=Panther Football, LLC|url=https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/Search/Business_Registration_profile?Id=4969201|publisher=[[North Carolina Secretary of State]]|website=SOSNC.gov|date=January 1, 2000|access-date=July 23, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727073732/https://www.sosnc.gov/online_services/Search/Business_Registration_profile?Id=4969201|url-status=live}}</ref> and is controlled by [[David Tepper]], whose purchase of the team from founder [[Jerry Richardson]] was unanimously approved by league owners on May 22, 2018. The club, which ''[[Forbes]]'' valued at approximately US$2.3&nbsp;billion in 2018,<ref name="Valuation" /> is estimated at $4.1 billion by it in 2023.<ref name="y560">{{cite web | last1=Molski | first1=Max | last2=Reardon | first2=Logan | title=Full 2023 NFL franchise values: Which team is worth the most? | website=NBC Boston | date=August 31, 2023 | url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/sports/nfl/full-2023-nfl-franchise-values-which-team-is-worth-the-most/3125311/ | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
{{Further|History of the Carolina Panthers}}

===Beginnings===
On December 15, 1987, entrepreneur [[Jerry Richardson]] announced his bid for an NFL expansion franchise in [[the Carolinas]].<ref name="Chronology" /> A North Carolina native, Richardson was a former wide receiver on the [[Baltimore Colts]] who had used his [[1959 NFL Championship Game|1959]] league championship bonus to co-franchise the first [[Hardee's]] restaurant in Spartanburg, SC, eventually expanding to a chain of franchises as co-founder of Spartan Food Systems before becoming president and CEO of [[Trans World Corporation|Flagstar]].<ref name="p614">{{cite web | last=Belson | first=Ken | title=Jerry Richardson, Who Founded the Carolina Panthers, Dies at 86 | website=The New York Times | date=March 5, 2023 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/05/sports/jerry-richardson-dead.html | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="k993">{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Richardson gives record $150 million to Wofford College Endowment |url=https://www.wofford.edu/about/news/news-archives/2021/richardson-gift |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=Wofford College}}</ref> Richardson drew his inspiration to pursue an NFL franchise from [[George Shinn]], who had made a successful bid for an expansion [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) team in Charlotte, the [[Charlotte Hornets]]. Richardson founded Richardson Sports, a partnership consisting of himself, his family, and a number of businessmen from North and South Carolina who were also recruited to be [[limited partnership|limited partners]].<ref name="The Franchise">{{cite magazine |last=Hoffer |first=Richard |date=October 28, 1991 |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140299/index.htm |title=The Franchise |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |location=New York |publisher=[[Time Inc.]] |pages=64–66, 70, 72–73 |volume=75 |issue=19 |issn=0038-822X |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225145317/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140299/index.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Richardson looked at four potential locations for a stadium, ultimately choosing [[Charlotte center city|uptown Charlotte]].

To highlight the demand for professional football in the Carolinas, Richardson Sports held preseason games around the area from 1989 to 1991. The first two games were held at [[Carter–Finley Stadium]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], and [[Kenan Memorial Stadium]] in [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]], while the third and final game was held at [[Williams-Brice Stadium]] in [[Columbia, South Carolina]]. The matchups were between existing NFL teams. In 1991, the group formally filed an application for the open expansion spot, and on October 26, 1993, the 28 NFL owners unanimously named the Carolina Panthers as the 29th member of the NFL.<ref name="Chronology" /> In the [[1995 NFL draft]], the Panthers selected quarterback [[Kerry Collins]] out of Penn State with their first ever draft selection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 Carolina Panthers Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1995_draft.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Jerry Richardson era (1995–2017)===
[[File:Senators Faircloth, Dole, Helms, and Thurmond show their enthusiasm for the Carolinas' new football team -- The Carolina Panthers.jpg|thumb|left|U.S. Senators [[Lauch Faircloth]] (North Carolina), [[Bob Dole]] (Kansas), [[Jesse Helms]] (North Carolina), and [[Strom Thurmond]] (South Carolina) show their enthusiasm for the newly created Carolina Panthers]]
The Panthers first competed in the [[1995 NFL season]]; they were one of two expansion teams to begin playing that year, the other being the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]].<ref name="y885">{{cite web | last=Bryan | first=Will | title=Panthers and Jaguars have a long shared history | website=Panthers.com | date=October 3, 2019 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-and-jaguars-have-a-long-shared-history | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="t136">{{cite web | last1=Newton | first1=David | last2=DiRocco | first2=Michael | title=25 years after debut, Panthers and Jaguars are back to rebuilding | website=[[ESPN.com]] | date=July 29, 2020 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/jacksonville-jaguars/post/_/id/28356/25-years-after-debut-panthers-and-jaguars-are-back-to-rebuilding | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Carolina's Davis Has His Hands Full Again" /> The Panthers were put in the [[NFC West]] to increase the size of that division to five teams; there were already two other southeastern teams in the division, the [[Atlanta Falcons]] and the [[New Orleans Saints]].<ref name="Nfl ">{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-11-03/sports/25869909_1_realignment-issue-realignment-proposals-change-divisions|title=Nfl Owners Decide Against Realignment Complications Carolina Panthers "Slotted" To Nfc West. Jacksonville Jaguars Go To Afc Central.|last=Caldwell|first=Dave|date=November 3, 1994|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062701/http://articles.philly.com/1994-11-03/sports/25869909_1_realignment-issue-realignment-proposals-change-divisions|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Former [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] defensive coordinator [[Dom Capers]] was named the first head coach.<ref name="v316">{{cite web | title=Panthers hire first coaches | website=GoUpstate | date=January 5, 1995 | url=https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/1995/01/05/panthers-hire-first-coaches/29572245007/ | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> The Panthers played their first regular season game in Week 1 of the 1995 season. The team fell to the Atlanta Falcons 23–20 in overtime.<ref name="m532">{{cite web | last=Fowler | first=Scott | title=Panthers head coach Frank Reich is about to mark a huge milestone in Atlanta. Again. | website=Charlotte Observer | date=2023-09-07 | url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article278641609.html | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> After a 0–5 start, with three close losses, the Panthers won their first game in franchise history, a 26–15 win over the New York Jets.<ref name="a078">{{cite web | last=Gantt | first=Darin | title=Carolina's first franchise win came against the Jets in 1995 | website=Panthers.com | date=2021-09-09 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/carolina-s-first-franchise-win-came-against-the-jets-in-1995 | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> The team finished its inaugural season {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}}, the best performance ever from a first-year expansion team.<ref name="Carolina's Davis Has His Hands Full Again">{{cite news |last=Swan |first=Gary |date=September 19, 1996 |url=http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Carolina-s-Davis-Has-His-Hands-Full-Again-2965647.php |title=Carolina's Davis Has His Hands Full Again / Former 49ers corner renews duel with Rice |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |oclc=137344428 |access-date=January 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111061229/http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Carolina-s-Davis-Has-His-Hands-Full-Again-2965647.php |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=live  }}</ref> They performed even better in their second season, finishing with a {{Win–loss record|w=12|l=4}} record and winning the NFC West division, as well as securing a first-round bye.<ref name="Panthers let Capers go after dismal 4-12 season">{{Cite magazine |date=December 28, 1998 |title=Panthers let Capers go after dismal 4–12 season |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1998/12/28/capers_fired/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103210505/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/1998/12/28/capers_fired/ |archive-date=January 3, 2014 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |magazine=Sports Illustrated|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1996.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Panthers beat the defending Super Bowl champions [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the divisional round 26–17 <ref name="Panthers Push Out Cowboys">{{Cite news |last=Pierson |first=Don |date=January 6, 1997 |title=Panthers Push Out Cowboys |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/01/06/panthers-push-out-cowboys/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728230213/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-01-06/sports/9701060097_1_cowboys-carolina-panthers-panthers-coach-dom-capers |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |issn=1085-6706}}</ref> before losing the [[NFC Championship Game]] to the eventual [[Super Bowl]] champions, the [[1996 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 30–13.<ref name="1996 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players">{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1996.htm|title=1996 Green Bay Packers Statistics & Players|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|access-date=May 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504140048/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1996.htm|archive-date=May 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The team managed only a {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}} finish in [[1997 Carolina Panthers season|1997]] and slipped to {{Win–loss record|w=4|l=12}} in [[1998 Carolina Panthers season|1998]], leading to Capers' dismissal as head coach.<ref name="Panthers let Capers go after dismal 4-12 season" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1997.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1998.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The Panthers hired former [[San Francisco 49ers]] head coach [[George Seifert]] to replace Capers, and he led the team to an {{Win–loss record|w=8|l=8}} record in [[1999 Carolina Panthers season|1999]].<ref name="a808">{{cite web | title=Seifert hired to lead Panthers | website=Pocono Record | date=January 5, 1999 | url=https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/pro/1999/01/05/seifert-hired-to-lead-panthers/51101751007/ | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/1999.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The team finished {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}} in [[2000 Carolina Panthers season|2000]] and fell to {{Win–loss record|w=1|l=15}} in [[2001 Carolina Panthers season|2001]], winning their first game but losing their last 15.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2000.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2001.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> This performance tied the NFL record for most losses in a single season, and it broke the record held by the winless [[1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|1976 Buccaneers]] for most consecutive losses in a single season (both records have since been broken by the [[2008 Detroit Lions season|2008 Lions]]), leading the Panthers to fire Seifert.<ref name="Panthers fire head coach Seifert after 1-15 season">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2002/01/07/seifert_ap/|title=Panthers fire head coach Seifert after 1–15 season|date=January 2, 2002|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203022729/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2002/01/07/seifert_ap/|archive-date=February 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> One highlight from the loss-ridden 2001 season was the drafting of future franchise wide receiver [[Steve Smith Sr.|Steve Smith]]. He was a third-round selection in the 2001 NFL draft by the team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 Carolina Panthers Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2001_draft.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== John Fox years (2002–2010) ====
[[File:Jake Delhomme in 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Jake Delhomme]] with the Panthers in 2006. Delhomme led the Panthers to three postseason appearances and an appearance in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]].]]
[[File:Panthers WR Steve Smith sits.jpg|thumb|[[Steve Smith Sr.|Steve Smith]] played [[wide receiver]] for the Panthers from 2001 to 2013. In 2005, Smith led the NFL in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns.]]
[[File:Pro Football Hall of Fame (37923671265).jpg|thumb|[[Julius Peppers]] #90 jersey in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]. Peppers played [[defensive end]] for the Panthers from 2002 to 2009 and later again from 2017 to 2018.]]
After the NFL's expansion to 32 teams in 2002, the Panthers were relocated from the NFC West to the newly created NFC South division.<ref name="Seattle moved to NFC in approved realignment plan">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2001/05/22/banks_realign/|title=Seattle moved to NFC in approved realignment plan|last=Banks|first=Don|date=May 22, 2001|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=September 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010608113824/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2001/05/22/banks_realign|archive-date=June 8, 2001|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Panthers' rivalries with the Falcons and Saints were maintained, and they would be joined by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]].<ref name="u551">{{cite web  | title=When the NFL added two divisions -- and weakened the AFC West | website=NBC Sports | date=May 22, 2014 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/when-the-nfl-added-two-divisions-and-weakened-the-afc-west | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> The Panthers had the second overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. The team selected future Hall of Fame defensive end Julius Peppers out of North Carolina.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Carolina Panthers Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2002_draft.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> [[New York Giants]] defensive coordinator [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] was hired to replace Seifert<ref name="Carolina hires Fox as new head coach">{{cite web|url=http://onlineathens.com/stories/012602/spo_0126020027.shtml|title=Carolina hires Fox as new head coach|last=Fryer|first=Jenna|date=January 26, 2002|work=[[Athens Banner-Herald]]|access-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730042229/http://onlineathens.com/stories/012602/spo_0126020027.shtml|archive-date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> and led the team to a {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}} finish in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2002.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Although the team's defense gave up very few yards, ranking the second-best in the NFL in yards conceded, they were hindered by an offense that ranked as the second-worst in the league in yards gained.<ref name="Carolina Panthers">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029603/index.htm|title=Carolina Panthers|last=Chadiha|first=Jeffri|date=September 1, 2003|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327234952/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1029603/index.htm|archive-date=March 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Prior to the 2003 season, the team signed quarterback Jake Delhomme.<ref name="j781">{{cite web | last=Fryer | first=Jenna | title=Panthers sign QB Delhomme | website=Chicago Tribune | date=2003-03-05 | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/03/05/panthers-sign-qb-delhomme/ | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> The Panthers improved to {{Win–loss record|w=11|l=5}} in the [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|2003 regular season]], winning the NFC South.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.gastongazette.com/sports/20160906/carolina-panthers-year-by-year-history-of-franchises-21-years-in-charlotte |title=Carolina Panthers year-by-year: A history of the franchise's 21 years in Charlotte |last=Walker |first=Richard |date=September 6, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Gaston Gazette]] |access-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063318/https://www.gastongazette.com/sports/20160906/carolina-panthers-year-by-year-history-of-franchises-21-years-in-charlotte |archive-date=December 10, 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The Panthers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 29–10 in the Wild Card Round, the St. Louis Rams 29–23 in the Divisional Round, and the Philadelphia Eagles 14–3 in the NFC Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers - January 3rd, 2004 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200401030car.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams - January 10th, 2004 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200401100ram.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles - January 18th, 2004 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200401180phi.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> They advanced to [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] before losing to the [[New England Patriots]], 32–29.<ref name="g914">{{cite web | last=Farmer | first=Sam | title=He's Leader of the Pats | website=Los Angeles Times | date=August 22, 2004 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-22-sp-brady22-story.html | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> The game was immediately hailed by sportswriter [[Peter King (sportswriter)|Peter King]] as the "Greatest Super Bowl of all time". King felt the game "was a wonderful championship battle, full of everything that makes football dramatic, draining, enervating, maddening, fantastic, exciting" and praised, among other things, the unpredictability, coaching, and conclusion.<ref name="What more could you want?">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/peter_king/02/02/mmqb/|title=What more could you want?|author=[[Peter King (sportswriter)|King, Peter]]|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405000120/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/peter_king/02/02/mmqb/|archive-date=April 5, 2004|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game is still viewed as one of the best Super Bowls of all time,<ref name="Top Ten Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXVIII">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81def26e/Top-Ten-Super-Bowls-Super-Bowl-XXXVIII|title=Top Ten Super Bowls: Super Bowl XXXVIII|date=January 27, 2011|work=[[National Football League|NFL.com]]|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703044700/http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81def26e/Top-Ten-Super-Bowls-Super-Bowl-XXXVIII|archive-date=July 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Top 10 best Super Bowl games">{{cite web|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/lists/Top_10_Best_Super_Bowl_games#photo-title=Super+Bowl+XXXVIII+-+Patriots+32%252C+Panthers+29&photo=22596290|title=Top 10 best Super Bowl games|date=January 22, 2012|publisher=[[Foxsports.com#MSN|Fox Sports on MSN]]|access-date=August 28, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911095124/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/lists/Top_10_Best_Super_Bowl_games#photo-title=Super+Bowl+XXXVIII+-+Patriots+32%252C+Panthers+29&photo=22596290|archive-date=September 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="What Was The Best Super Bowl Ever? Ranking All 47 Games According To Watchability">{{cite web|url=http://deadspin.com/5981692/what-was-the-best-super-bowl-ever-ranking-all-47-games-according-to-watchability|title=What Was The Best Super Bowl Ever? Ranking All 47 Games According To Watchability|last=Fischer-Baum|first=Reuben|date=February 6, 2013|publisher=[[Deadspin]]|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901210710/http://deadspin.com/5981692/what-was-the-best-super-bowl-ever-ranking-all-47-games-according-to-watchability|archive-date=September 1, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Grading all 45 Super Bowls">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/richard_rothschild/01/30/grading.past.super.bowls/index.html|title=Grading all 45 Super Bowls|last=Rothschild|first=Richard|date=January 30, 2012|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204180132/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/richard_rothschild/01/30/grading.past.super.bowls/index.html|archive-date=December 4, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in the opinion of Charlotte-based [[NPR]] reporter Scott Jagow, the Panthers' Super Bowl appearance represented the arrival of Charlotte onto the national scene.<ref name="Carolina Panther's 'Wine and Cheese' Fans">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1624211|title=Carolina Panther's &#91;sic&#93; 'Wine and Cheese' Fans|date=January 29, 2004|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328041205/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1624211|archive-date=March 28, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following a {{Win–loss record|w=1|l=7}} start in 2004, the Panthers rebounded to win six of their last seven games despite losing 14 players for the season due to injury.<ref name="u924">{{cite news | last=Fryer | first=Jenna | title=Panthers Remain on the Prowl | newspaper=Washington Post | date=2004-12-13 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2004/12/13/panthers-remain-on-the-prowl/f2e7c2e7-a944-4a73-bd58-1131ab23587d/ | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> They lost their last game to [[New Orleans Saints|New Orleans]], finishing the [[2004 Carolina Panthers season|2004 season]] at {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2004.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Had they won the game, the Panthers would have made the playoffs.<ref name="New Orleans and Carolina Battle as if There's No Tomorrow">{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E0DE1239F930A35752C0A9639C8B63|title=Pro Football; New Orleans and Carolina Battle as if There's No Tomorrow, and There Isn't|last=Bernstein|first=Viv|date=January 3, 2005|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219135024/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C05E0DE1239F930A35752C0A9639C8B63|archive-date=February 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The team improved to {{Win–loss record|w=11|l=5}} in [[2005 Carolina Panthers season|2005]], finishing second in the division behind Tampa Bay and clinching a playoff berth as a [[Wild card (sports)|wild card]].<ref name="Panthers clinch berth, expend little effort vs. Falcons">{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2006 |title=Panthers clinch berth, expend little effort vs. Falcons |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260101001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023142223/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260101001 |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> In the first round of the playoffs, the Panthers went on the road to face the New York Giants, beating them 23–0 for the NFL's first playoff [[shutout]] against a home team since 1980.<ref name="Wanna go for a [wild] ride?">{{Cite web |last=Bayless |first=Skip |author-link=Skip Bayless |title=Wanna go for a [wild] ride? |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060109 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728234151/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless%2F060109 |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> The following week, they beat [[Chicago Bears|Chicago]] 29–21 on the road, but lost key players [[Julius Peppers]], a [[defensive end]], and [[DeShaun Foster]], a [[running back]], who were both injured during the game.<ref name="The Seahawks are far from super">{{Cite web |last=Bayless |first=Skip |author-link=Skip Bayless |title=The Seahawks are far from super |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless/060120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728053033/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=bayless%2F060120 |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> The Panthers were then defeated 34–14 by the [[Seattle Seahawks]] in the NFC Championship Game, ending their season.<ref name="Seahawks smash Panthers, clinch first Super Bowl in team history">{{cite web|url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260122026|title=Seahawks smash Panthers, clinch first Super Bowl in team history|date=January 22, 2006|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115102920/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=260122026|archive-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although the Panthers went into the [[2006 Carolina Panthers season|2006 season]] as favorites to win the NFC South and the free agent signing of [[Keyshawn Johnson]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2382797|title=Keyshawn signs four-year deal with Panthers|date=March 24, 2006|website=[[ESPN]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> they finished with a disappointing {{Win–loss record|w=8|l=8}} record.<ref name="Playoff-bound Saints rest key starters in loss to Panthers">{{Cite web |title=Playoff-bound Saints rest key starters in loss to Panthers |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=261231018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911035218/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=261231018 |archive-date=September 11, 2012 |access-date=January 29, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The team finished the [[2007 Carolina Panthers season|2007 season]] with a {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}} record after losing [[quarterback]] [[Jake Delhomme]] early in the season due to an elbow injury.<ref name="Delhomme sees silver lining in long rehab from elbow injury">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=yasinskas_pat&id=3240463|title=Delhomme sees silver lining in long rehab from elbow injury|last=Yasinskas|first=Pat|work=ESPN.com|date=February 11, 2008 |access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728234727/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=yasinskas_pat&id=3240463|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[2008 Carolina Panthers season|2008]], the Panthers rebounded with a {{Win–loss record|w=12|l=4}} regular season record, winning the NFC South and securing a first round [[Bye (sports)|bye]]. They were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs, losing 33–13 to the [[Super Bowl XLIII|eventual NFC Champion]] [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] after Delhomme [[Turnover (gridiron football)|turned the ball over]] six times.<ref name="Soaring Cardinals one game away from first Super Bowl berth">{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2009 |title=Soaring Cardinals one game away from first Super Bowl berth |url=http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=290110029 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126132849/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=290110029 |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=January 30, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Delhomme's struggles carried over into the [[2009 Carolina Panthers season|2009 season]], where he threw 18 interceptions in the first 11 games before breaking a finger in his throwing hand.<ref name="Report: Panthers won't fire coach, GM">{{Cite web |date=December 28, 2009 |title=Report: Panthers won't fire coach, GM |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4776316 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728234619/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4776316 |archive-date=July 28, 2013 |access-date=January 30, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The Panthers were at a {{Win–loss record|w=4|l=7}} record before Delhomme's season-ending injury,<ref name="i233">{{cite web | title=In brief: Delhomme out for remainder of season | website=Spokesman.com | date=2009-12-25 | url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/dec/25/in-brief-delhomme-out-for-remainder-of-season/ | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> and his backup, [[Matt Moore (American football)|Matt Moore]], led the team to a {{Win–loss record|w=4|l=1}} finish to the season for an {{Win–loss record|w=8|l=8}} overall record.<ref name="New York Jets in playoffs = conspiracy">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/100105&sportCat=nfl|title=New York Jets in playoffs = conspiracy|author=[[Gregg Easterbrook|Easterbrook, Gregg]]|date=January 5, 2010|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401055516/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook%2F100105&sportCat=nfl|archive-date=April 1, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2010 Carolina Panthers season|2010]], after releasing Delhomme in the offseason, the Panthers finished with a league-worst ({{Win–loss record|w=2|l=14}}) record; their offense was the worst in the league.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-03-05 |title=Panthers cut Delhomme, signal switch to Moore |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4967109 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> John Fox's contract expired after the season ended, and the team did not retain him or his staff.<ref name="Falcons beat Panthers 31-10, win home-field edge">{{cite news|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20110102001|title=Falcons beat Panthers 31–10, win home-field edge|last=Odum|first=Charles|date=January 3, 2011|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|access-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204055854/http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20110102001|archive-date=December 4, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Ron Rivera years (2011–2019) ====
[[File:Ron Rivera (cropped).jpg|alt=Sitting at a table, a man wearing a white Panthers shirt and glasses is signing an autograph.|thumb|Former coach [[Ron Rivera]] in 2011.|247x247px]]
[[File:Cam Newton 2014.jpg|thumb|2015 NFL MVP [[Cam Newton]]. Newton would lead the Panthers to a 15–1 record in 2015 and an appearance in [[Super Bowl 50]].|268x268px]]
The team hired [[Ron Rivera]] to replace Fox as head coach<ref name="Ron Rivera knows he has to win">{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2013 |title=Ron Rivera knows he has to win |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8894403/ron-rivera-carolina-panthers-knows-win-2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201045013/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8894403/ron-rivera-carolina-panthers-knows-win-2013 |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |access-date=January 30, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> and drafted [[Auburn University|Auburn]]'s [[Heisman Trophy]]-winning quarterback [[Cam Newton]] with the first overall pick in the [[2011 NFL draft]].<ref name="Carolina Panthers select Cam Newton with No.&nbsp;1 pick in NFL draft">{{cite news|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/04/carolina-panthers-select-cam-newton-with-no-1-pick-in-nfl-draft/1|title=Carolina Panthers select Cam Newton with No. 1 pick in NFL draft|last=Leahy|first=Sean|date=April 28, 2011|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=January 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024205305/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/04/carolina-panthers-select-cam-newton-with-no-1-pick-in-nfl-draft/1|archive-date=October 24, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The Panthers opened the [[2011 Carolina Panthers season|2011 season]] {{Win–loss record|w=2|l=6}}, but finished with a {{Win–loss record|w=6|l=10}} record,<ref name="Ron Rivera knows he has to win" /> and Newton was awarded the [[AP Offensive Rookie of the Year#Offensive ROTY Winners (1967–present)|AP Offensive Rookie of the Year]] award after setting the NFL record for most rushing touchdowns from a quarterback (14) in a single season and becoming the first rookie NFL quarterback to throw for over 4,000&nbsp;yards in a single season, thus setting the NFL rookie record.<ref name="i020">{{cite web | last=Crumpler | first=John | title=Former OROY Cam Newton says C.J. Stroud had greatest rookie season ever | website=Texans Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2024-02-14 | url=https://texanswire.usatoday.com/2024/02/14/former-oroy-cam-newton-says-c-j-stroud-had-greatest-rookie-season-ever/ | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref><ref name="k040">{{cite web | last=Goldberg | first=Charles | title=Cam Newton breaks Peyton Manning's rookie record for passing, scores another rushing TD, too | website=AL.com| date=2011-12-25 | url=https://www.al.com/sports/2011/12/cam_newton_breaks_peyton_manni.html | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> He also was the first rookie quarterback to rush for over 500&nbsp;yards in a single season.<ref name="Cam Newton Wins 2012 Offensive Rookie Of Year ">{{cite news | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-newton-voted-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-09000d5d8269d38a | title=Panthers' Newton voted AP Offensive Rookie of the Year | publisher=[[National Football League]] | date=February 4, 2012 | access-date=April 26, 2020 | archive-date=April 12, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412055505/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8269d38a/article/panthers-newton-voted-ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year | url-status=live }}</ref> 
After strengthening the defense with future all-pro [[Luke Kuechly]] in the first round of the 2012 draft,<ref name="w859">{{cite web | last=Person | first=Joseph | title= How the Panthers were sold Luke Kuechly was their guy in 2012 | website=The New York Times| date=2022-04-12 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/3239143/2022/04/12/panthers-nfl-draft-luke-kuechly/ | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> the Panthers again opened the [[2012 Carolina Panthers season|2012 season]] poorly, losing five out of their first six games, leading longtime general manager [[Marty Hurney]] to be fired in response.<ref name="j019">{{cite web | last=Yasinskas | first=Pat | title=Panthers GM Hurney fired as team starts 1-5 | website=ESPN.com | date=2012-10-22 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8536687/marty-hurney-carolina-panthers-gm-fired-team-starts-1-5 | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> The team slid to a {{Win–loss record|w=2|l=8}} record before winning five of their last six games, resulting in a {{Win–loss record|w=7|l=9}} record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2012.htm |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> This strong finish helped save Rivera's job.<ref name="Ron Rivera knows he has to win" /> 
The Panthers had a winning season the following year, finishing with a {{Win–loss record|w=12|l=4}} record and winning their third NFC South title and another playoff bye,<ref name="Cam Newton, Greg Hardy help Panthers clinch NFC South title">{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2013 |title=Cam Newton, Greg Hardy help Panthers clinch NFC South title |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=331229001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230073102/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=331229001 |archive-date=December 30, 2013 |access-date=December 30, 2013 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> but they were beaten by the 49ers in the Divisional Round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers - January 12th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201401120car.htm |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2014, the Panthers opened the season with two wins, but after 12 games, sat at {{win-loss record|w=3|l=8|d=1}} due in part to a seven-game winless streak. A four-game winning streak to end the season secured the team their second consecutive NFC South championship and a playoff berth, despite a losing record of {{win-loss record|w=7|l=8|d=1}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/playoff-clinching-carolina-panthers-lock-up-nfc-south-0ap3000000450787 | title=Playoff clinching: Carolina Panthers lock up NFC South | work=NFL.com | date=December 28, 2014 | access-date=December 29, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229044406/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000450787/article/playoff-clinching-carolina-panthers-lock-up-nfc-south | archive-date=December 29, 2014 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The Panthers defeated the [[Arizona Cardinals]], 27–16, in the [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|wild card round]] to advance to the divisional playoffs,<ref name="2015wc">{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2015 |title=Panthers bury Cardinals behind Cam Newton, historic effort on defense |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749512 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107114735/http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400749512 |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |access-date=January 7, 2015 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> where they lost to eventual NFC champion Seattle, 31–17. The 2015 season saw the Panthers start the season {{Win–loss record|w=14|l=0}} and finish the season {{Win–loss record|w=15|l=1}}, which tied for the best regular-season record in NFC history. The team had the league's top-scoring offense.<ref name="m555">{{cite web | last=Reimer | first=Alex | title=This is how Carolina built its top scoring offense | website=SBNation.com | date=2016-01-23 | url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/1/23/10803714/panthers-offense-stats-2015-cam-newton-ted-ginn-greg-olsen | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> During the same season, [[Cam Newton]] was named [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/cam-newton-named-nfl-mvp-16796069|title=Cam Newton Named NFL MVP|date=February 6, 2016|website=Carolina Panthers|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article58938873.html|title=Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is Named NFL MVP; he thanks the doubters|last=Jones|first=Jonathan|date=February 7, 2016|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=October 29, 2022}}</ref> The Panthers also secured their third consecutive NFC South championship, as well as their first overall top-seeded playoff berth.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hanzus|first=Dan|title=Panthers clinch home-field advantage in playoffs|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-clinch-home-field-advantage-in-playoffs-0ap3000000614846|publisher=National Football League|date=January 3, 2016|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125162427/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000614846/article/panthers-clinch-homefield-advantage-in-playoffs|archive-date=January 25, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015–16 playoffs]], the Panthers defeated the [[2015 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] in the NFC Divisional playoffs, 31–24, after shutting them out in the first half, 31–0,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400820435|title=Panthers hold off Seahawks, advance to NFC title game|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=ESPN.com|date=January 18, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210015904/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400820435|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[2015 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]], 49–15, in the [[NFC Championship Game]] to advance to [[Super Bowl 50]], their first Super Bowl appearance since the [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|2003 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400820437|title=Cam Newton, Panthers smother Cards to reach Super Bowl 50|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=ESPN.com|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063228/http://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400820437|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The Panthers lost a defensive struggle to the AFC champion [[Denver Broncos]], 24–10.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/08/broncos-defense-panthers-cam-newton-peyton-manning|title=Super Bowl 50 was billed as Newton v Manning – but the defenses tore up the script|last=Felt|first=Hunter|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210064804/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/08/broncos-defense-panthers-cam-newton-peyton-manning|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/07/von-miller-defense-carry-broncos-to-super-bowl-50-victory/|title=Von Miller, defense carry Broncos to Super Bowl victory|last=Renck|first=Troy E.|newspaper=[[The Denver Post]]|date=February 7, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829175409/https://www.denverpost.com/2016/02/07/von-miller-defense-carry-broncos-to-super-bowl-50-victory/|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2016 Carolina Panthers season|2016 season]], the Panthers regressed on their 15–1 record from 2015, posting a 6–10 record and a last-place finish in the NFC South, missing the playoffs for the first time since [[2012 Carolina Panthers season|2012]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers Franchise Encyclopedia|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/index.htm|access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref> and losing the division title to the second-seeded [[2016 Atlanta Falcons season|Falcons]],<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 NFL Standings & Team Stats|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/|access-date=August 14, 2022}}</ref> who went on to represent the NFC in [[Super Bowl LI]]. In [[2017 Carolina Panthers season|2017]], the Panthers finished with an 11–5 record and a #5 seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2017.htm |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> However, they lost to the [[New Orleans Saints]] 31–26 in the Wild Card Round, their first loss in that round in franchise history.<ref name="x057">{{cite web | last=Martel | first=Brett | title=Brees, defensive stand, help Saints survive Panthers, 31-26 | website=AP News | date=January 8, 2018 | url=https://apnews.com/general-news-76dec3d1ab0843fda130caefaee258c0 | access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref>

===David Tepper era (2018–present)===
[[File:David Tepper 01.jpg|thumb|Businessman [[David Tepper]] purchased the Panthers in 2018.|191x191px]]

On May 16, 2018,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/sports/nfl/panthers/im-thrilled-to-begin-this-new-era-panthers-sale-to-david-tepper-finalized/83-572090760|title='I'm Thrilled to Begin This New Era': Panthers Sale to David Tepper Finalized|work=[[WFMY]]|date=July 9, 2018|access-date=July 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717212528/https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/sports/nfl/panthers/im-thrilled-to-begin-this-new-era-panthers-sale-to-david-tepper-finalized/83-572090760|archive-date=July 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[David Tepper]], formerly a minority owner of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], finalized an agreement to purchase the Panthers. The sale price was nearly $2.3 billion, a record.<ref name="j354">{{cite web | last=Badenhausen | first=Kurt | title=Why The Small-Market Carolina Panthers Sold To David Tepper For A Record $2.3 Billion | website=Forbes | date=2018-05-22 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/05/22/how-the-small-market-carolina-panthers-sold-for-a-record-2-3-billion/ | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> The agreement was approved by the league owners on May 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23572878/david-tepper-approved-new-owner-carolina-panthers|title=David Tepper approved as new owner of Panthers|last=Newton|first=David|work=[[ESPN]]|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234104/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23572878/david-tepper-approved-new-owner-carolina-panthers|archive-date=June 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The sale officially closed on July 9, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sale of Panthers to David Tepper closes|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/sale-of-panthers-to-david-tepper-closes|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=July 9, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2018|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126155855/https://www.panthers.com/news/sale-of-panthers-to-david-tepper-closes|url-status=live}}</ref> After starting 6–2, the Panthers finished the [[2018 Carolina Panthers season|2018 season]] 7–9.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2018.htm |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> They began the [[2019 Carolina Panthers season|2019 season]] 5–3 but lost the last eight games to finish 5–11; late in the season, Tepper fired Rivera as head coach.<ref name="r970">{{cite web | last=Edwards | first=Josh | title=Panthers fire Ron Rivera after eight-plus seasons, Perry Fewell to serve as interim head coach | website=CBSSports.com | date=December 3, 2019 | url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/panthers-fire-ron-rivera-after-eight-plus-seasons-perry-fewell-to-serve-as-interim-head-coach/ | access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2019.htm |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Perry Fewell]] finished the season as interim coach, going 0–4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perry Fewell Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FewePe0.htm |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The 2019 season was marred with a season-ending injury to Cam Newton, who only played in two games that year.<ref name="x265">{{cite web | last=Schilken | first=Chuck | title=Cam Newton is out for the season with foot injury | website=Los Angeles Times | date=2019-11-05 | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-11-05/cam-newton-ir-injured-reserve | access-date=2024-09-02}}</ref> The Panthers turned to Kyle Allen and Will Grier at quarterback after Newton was out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2019.htm |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

====Matt Rhule years (2020–2022)====
[[File:Christian McCaffrey 2019.jpg|thumb|right|191x191px|Former Panthers [[running back]] [[Christian McCaffrey]] played for the team from 2017 to 2022. In 2019, McCaffrey became just the third running back in NFL history to have 1,000 rushing and receiving yards in the same season.]] 
On January 7, 2020, the Panthers hired [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]] head coach [[Matt Rhule]] as head coach.<ref>{{cite news|title=Panthers reach agreement with Matt Rhule to become head coach|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/carolina-panthers-matt-rhule-agreement-head-coach|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=January 7, 2020|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925195236/https://www.panthers.com/news/carolina-panthers-matt-rhule-agreement-head-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 15, 2020, [[Luke Kuechly]] announced his retirement from the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28486171/panthers-lb-luke-kuechly-28-says-retiring-nfl-right-thing-do|title=Panthers LB Luke Kuechly, 28, says retiring from NFL is right thing to do|last=Newton|first=David|date=January 14, 2020|website=[[ESPN.com]]|publisher=ESPN|access-date=January 14, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818134546/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28486171/panthers-lb-luke-kuechly-28-says-retiring-nfl-right-thing-do|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 17, 2020, the Panthers signed [[Teddy Bridgewater]] to a three-year $63 million contract. On March 24, the Carolina Panthers released their 2011 first overall pick and 2015 MVP quarterback [[Cam Newton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28916632/panthers-give-teddy-bridgewater-63m-deal-cam-newton-unhappy|title=Panthers give Teddy Bridgewater $63M deal; Cam Newton unhappy|last=Newton|first=David|date=March 17, 2020|website=[[ESPN.com]]|publisher=ESPN|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108082635/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28916632/panthers-give-teddy-bridgewater-63m-deal-cam-newton-unhappy?platform=amp|url-status=live}}</ref> The Panthers had a difficult 2020 season, losing several close games. They would finish 5–11 for the second straight year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2020.htm |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Following the season, the Panthers traded for [[Sam Darnold]] from the [[New York Jets]] and shipped Bridgewater to the [[Denver Broncos]].<ref name="r432">{{cite web | last=Gantt | first=Darin | title=Panthers trade for quarterback Sam Darnold | website=Panthers.com | date=April 5, 2021 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-trade-for-quarterback-sam-darnold | access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref><ref name="e185">{{Cite web |last1=Newton |first1=David |last2=Legwold |first2=Jeff |date=2021-04-28 |title=Panthers trade QB Bridgewater to Broncos |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31352350/carolina-panthers-trade-qb-teddy-bridgewater-denver-broncos-source-says |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On November 11, 2021, the Panthers signed Cam Newton to a one-year deal after Darnold was put on injured reserve.<ref name="t646">{{cite web | last=Gantt | first=Darin | title=Panthers agree to terms with Cam Newton | website=Panthers.com | date=November 11, 2021 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-agree-to-terms-with-cam-newton | access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> However, the Panthers' struggles continued; despite winning their first three games of the 2021 season, they finished 5–12 and ended the season on a seven-game losing streak.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/scott-fowler/article257168357.html|title=Bucs 41, Panthers 17: Instant reaction as Carolina loses 7th straight to end season|first=Scott|last=Fowler|newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|publisher=Chatham Asset Management|date=January 9, 2022|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref>

After the Panthers began the season with a 1–4 record, Rhule was fired as head coach on October 10, 2022, finishing his tenure with an 11–27 record in two and a half seasons. [[Steve Wilks]] was named interim head coach as a result.<ref name="k681">{{cite web | last=Gantt | first=Darin | title=Panthers part ways with head coach Matt Rhule | website=Panthers.com | date=October 10, 2022 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-part-ways-with-head-coach-matt-rhule | access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> The Panthers then initiated a rebuild, trading players such as [[Robbie Anderson (American football)|Robbie Anderson]] and [[Christian McCaffrey]].<ref name="x412">{{cite web | last=Gantt | first=Darin | title=Panthers trade wide receiver Robbie Anderson to Arizona | website=Panthers.com | date=October 17, 2022 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-trade-wide-receiver-robbie-anderson-to-arizona | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-trade-christian-mccaffrey-to-49ers|title=Panthers trade Christian McCaffrey to 49ers|last=Gantt|first=Darin|date=October 21, 2022|website=Carolina Panthers|access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref> Steve Wilks would go 6–6 as the interim head coach,<ref name="e242">{{cite web | title=Steve Wilks Departs Carolina Panthers as Interim Head Coach | website=The Hilltop | date=2023-02-06 | url=https://thehilltoponline.com/2023/02/06/steve-wilks-departs-carolina-panthers-as-interim-head-coach/ | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> as the Panthers would finish the season with a 7–10 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2022.htm |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Frank Reich year (2023)====
On January 26, 2023, former [[Indianapolis Colts]] head coach [[Frank Reich]] was hired as head coach. Reich was the first starting QB in Panthers history in 1995.<ref name="Frank Reich">{{Cite web|title=Panthers agree to terms with Frank Reich to become next head coach|last=Gantt|first=Darin|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-agree-terms-frank-reich-head-coach-2023|date=January 26, 2023|access-date=January 26, 2023|website=panthers.com|publisher=Carolina Panthers}}</ref> Prior to the draft, the Panthers traded with the Chicago Bears to move up to the first overall pick. The trade involved Carolina swapping spots with the Bears and giving up their 2023 second-round pick, 2024 first-round pick, 2025 second-round pick, and wide receiver D. J. Moore.<ref name="p216">{{cite web | last=Gray | first=Nick | title=Bryce Young: Panthers trade for NFL draft top pick. Alabama QB No. 1? | website=Tuscaloosa News | date=2023-03-10 | url=https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/sports/college/sec/2023/03/10/carolina-panthers-trade-reaction-nfl-draft-2023-bryce-young/69995691007/ | access-date=2024-09-01}}</ref> In the [[2023 NFL draft]], Reich's first and only as the Panthers head coach, the Panthers selected their potential franchise quarterback in Heisman Trophy winner [[Bryce Young]] out of Alabama with the first overall pick.<ref name="n064">{{cite web | last=Gantt | first=Darin | title=Panthers select quarterback Bryce Young with first overall pick in 2023 Draft | website=Panthers.com | date=April 28, 2023 | url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-select-quarterback-bryce-young-with-first-overall-pick-in-2023-draft | access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>

On November 27, 2023, Reich was fired after a 1–10 start.<ref name="ReichFiredCBS">{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Tyler|title=Panthers fire head coach Frank Reich after league-worst 1-10 start in first season with Carolina|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/panthers-fire-head-coach-frank-reich-after-league-worst-1-10-start-in-first-season-with-carolina/|access-date=November 27, 2023|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=November 27, 2023}}</ref> Special teams coordinator [[Chris Tabor]] coached the remainder of the 2023 season, going 1–5 in those games as the Panthers finished with a league-worst 2–15 record.<ref name="q452">{{cite web | last=Greenawalt | first=Tyler | title=Former Browns ST coach Chris Tabor named interim head coach of Panthers | website=Yahoo! Sports | date=November 27, 2023 | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/former-browns-st-coach-chris-162610093.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall | access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2023.htm |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====Dave Canales (2024)====
On January 25, 2024, former [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] offensive coordinator [[Dave Canales]] was hired as head coach.<ref name="Canales">{{cite web|last1=Gantt|first1=Darin|title=Panthers agree to terms with Dave Canales to become head coach|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-agree-to-terms-with-dave-canales-to-become-head-coach|website=Panthers.com|access-date=January 25, 2024 |date=January 25, 2024}}</ref> In the first regular season game of the season, the Panthers lost to the New Orleans saints with a score of 10–47 with Bryce Young registering 13 completions from 30 attempts and being intercepted twice.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/games/panthers-at-saints-2024-reg-1?active-tab=stats |title=Carolina Panthers 10 – 47 New Orleans |publisher=National Football League |website=NFL.com |access-date=January 29, 2025}}</ref> The Panthers finished with a 5–12 record in the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2024 Carolina Panthers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2024.htm |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Logo and uniforms==
===Logo===
The shape of the Panthers logo was designed to mimic the outline of both North Carolina and South Carolina.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article58739358.html |title=Are the Panthers South Carolina's team? |work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]] |author=Breiner, Ben |date=February 5, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074648/http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article58739358.html |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> The Panthers changed their logo and logotype in 2012, the first such change in team history. According to the team, the changes were designed to give their logo an "aggressive, contemporary look" as well as to give it a more three-dimensional feel.<ref name="Panthers introduce refined logo">{{cite news|title=Panthers introduce refined logo|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-introduce-refined-logo-6879729|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=January 29, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127134718/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-introduce-refined-logo-6879729|url-status=live}}</ref> The primary tweaks were made in the eye and mouth, where the features, particularly the muscular brow and fangs, are more pronounced, creating a more menacing look. The revised logo has a darker shade of blue over the black logo, compared to the old design, which had a shade similar to teal on top of black.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7517666/carolina-panthers-change-team-logo-first-time |title=Carolina Panthers change logo for the first time |work=ESPN |date=January 30, 2012 |access-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074759/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7517666/carolina-panthers-change-team-logo-first-time |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

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===Uniforms===
By the time they had been announced as the 29th NFL team in October 1993, the Panthers' logo and helmet design had already been finalized, but the uniform design was still under creation. After discussion, the Panthers organization decided on jerseys colored white, black, and blue and pants colored white and silver. The exact tone of blue, which they decided would be "process blue" (a shade lighter than [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]'s and darker than [[North Carolina Tar Heels|North Carolina]]'s), was the most difficult color to choose.

The team's uniform has remained largely the same since its creation, with only minor alterations, such as changing the sock color of the team's black uniforms from blue to black and changing the team's shoes from white to black.<ref name="Fifteen years of the Panthers">{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2008/10/25/279610/fifteen-years-of-the-panthers.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215170135/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2008/10/25/279610/fifteen-years-of-the-panthers.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |title=Fifteen years of the Panthers |last=Chandler |first=Charles |date=October 26, 2008 |work=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |access-date=January 27, 2013 }}</ref> Richardson, a self-described traditionalist, said that no major uniform changes would be made in his lifetime.<ref name="Richardson tells Panther fan that helmets will change, uniforms won't">{{cite news|last=Fowler|first=Scott|title=Richardson tells Panther fan that helmets will change, uniforms won't|url=http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2012/02/richardson-tells-panther-fan-that.html|newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=February 2, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209214346/http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2012/02/richardson-tells-panther-fan-that.html|archive-date=February 9, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Panthers have three main jersey colors: black, white, and blue.<ref name="Wear your team jersey colors">{{cite news|title=Wear your team jersey colors|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/wear-your-team-jersey-colors-7834513|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129010356/https://www.panthers.com/news/wear-your-team-jersey-colors-7834513|url-status=live}}</ref> Their blue jerseys, designated their alternate uniforms, are the newest and were introduced in 2002.<ref name="Fans ask about team morale, uniforms">{{cite news|last=Strickland|first=Brian|title=Fans ask about team morale, uniforms|url=http://www.panthers.com/news/ask-bryan/article-2/Fans-ask-about-team-morale-uniforms/ef25f5f0-840b-4280-94db-5a241c3e7757|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318094742/http://www.panthers.com/news/ask-bryan/article-2/Fans-ask-about-team-morale-uniforms/ef25f5f0-840b-4280-94db-5a241c3e7757|archive-date=March 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> NFL regulations allow the team to use the blue jersey up to two times in any given season.<ref name="Wear your team jersey colors" /> In all other games, the team must wear either their white or black jerseys; in NFL games, the home team decides whether to wear a dark or white jersey, while the away team wears the opposite.<ref name="When will Panthers be back in black?">{{cite news|last=Strickland|first=Bryan|title=When will Panthers be back in black?|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/when-will-panthers-be-back-in-black-9514679|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=January 31, 2013|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128183430/https://www.panthers.com/news/when-will-panthers-be-back-in-black-9514679|url-status=live}}</ref> Usually the Panthers opt for white or blue when the weather is expected to be hot and for black when the weather is expected to be cold.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article34732827.html|title=Carolina Panthers wearing blue, trying to beat Jacksonville's heat|last=Jones|first=Jonathan|date=September 10, 2015|newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081630/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article34732827.html|archive-date=March 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>
{{cite web|url=http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2013/09/new-nfl-policy-means-no-black-panthers-helmet.html|title=New NFL policy means no black Panthers helmet|date=September 17, 2013|publisher=Charlotte.com|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015950/http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2013/09/new-nfl-policy-means-no-black-panthers-helmet.html|archive-date=March 22, 2018|url-status=live}}
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The Panthers typically pair their white jerseys with white pants and blue socks, while the black and blue jerseys are paired with silver pants and black socks; there have only been a few exceptions to these combinations.
The first such instance was in 1998 when the team paired their white jerseys with silver pants in a game against the [[Indianapolis Colts]]. The second instance was in 2012 during a game against the [[Denver Broncos]] when they paired their black jerseys with new black pants;<ref name="When will Panthers be back in black?" /> this created an all-black uniform, with the exception of blue socks and silver helmets. The decision to wear blue socks was made by team captain [[Steve Smith Sr.|Steve Smith]], who felt the blue socks gave the uniforms a more distinct appearance compared with other teams that have all-black uniforms.<ref name="Notes: Committed to the Carolinas">{{cite news|last=Henson|first=Max|title=Notes: Committed to the Carolinas|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/notes-committed-to-the-carolinas-8810954|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=November 11, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128194539/https://www.panthers.com/news/notes-committed-to-the-carolinas-8810954|url-status=live}}</ref> The all-black uniforms won the "Greatest Uniform in NFL History" contest, a fan-voted contest run by NFL.com in July 2013. In July 2013, the team's equipment manager, Jackie Miles, said the Panthers intended to use the all-black uniform more in the future.<ref name="Panthers win Greatest Uniform Ever contest and will now wear black more often">{{cite web|url=http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2013/07/panthers-win-greatest-uniform-ever.html|title=Panthers win Greatest Uniform Ever contest, and will now wear black more often|last=Fowler|first=Scott|date=July 24, 2013|work=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=July 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728071446/http://scottfowlerobs.blogspot.com/2013/07/panthers-win-greatest-uniform-ever.html|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The Panthers wore the all-black uniform three times the following season, once each in the preseason and regular season, and the third time during the home divisional round playoff game vs the 49ers.<ref name="Notes: Panthers to wear black pants">{{cite web|last=Strickland|first=Brian|title=Notes: Panthers to wear black pants|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/notes-panthers-to-wear-black-pants-12135092|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=December 12, 2013|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802113556/https://www.panthers.com/news/notes-panthers-to-wear-black-pants-12135092|url-status=live}}</ref> During the Panthers' 2015 [[NFL on Thanksgiving Day|Thanksgiving Day game]] against the [[Dallas Cowboys]], they debuted an all-blue uniform as part of Nike's "Color Rush" series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Panthers Unveil Color Rush Uniform|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-unveil-color-rush-uniform-16333316|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=November 19, 2015|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925125529/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-unveil-color-rush-uniform-16333316|url-status=live}}</ref>

The team's uniform did not change significantly after [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] became the NFL's jersey supplier in 2012, but the collar was altered to honor former Panthers player and coach [[Sam Mills]] by featuring the phrase "Keep Pounding". Nike had conceived the idea, and the team supported the concept as a way to expose newer fans to the legacy of Mills, who died of cancer in 2005. Mills had introduced the phrase, which has since become a team slogan, in a speech that he gave to the players and coaches prior to their 2003 playoff game against Dallas; in the speech, Mills compared his fight against cancer with the team's on-field battle, saying "When I found out I had cancer, there were two things I could do – quit or keep pounding. I'm a fighter. I kept pounding. You're fighters, too. Keep pounding!"<ref name="Carolina Panthers' uniforms to honor Sam Mills legacy">{{cite web|url=http://www.thestate.com/2012/04/04/2220106/carolina-panthers-uniforms-to.html|title=Carolina Panthers' uniforms to honor Sam Mills legacy|last=Fowler|first=Scott|date=April 3, 2012|work=[[The State (newspaper)|The State]]|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404221255/http://www.thestate.com/2012/04/04/2220106/carolina-panthers-uniforms-to.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Strickland|first=Bryan|title=Panthers uniforms unveiled|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-uniforms-unveiled-7136819|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=April 3, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128183503/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-uniforms-unveiled-7136819|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, the Panthers unveiled new uniforms. The new uniforms are Nike's "Vapor Untouchable" and have only minor differences: the tapered strips on the pants are replaced by stripes that extend down to the socks, the reflective shoulder cloth was replaced and the hip logos were also removed. The uniforms keep the same basic look, colors, and numbers as the originals.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henson|first=Max|title=Did you notice the Panthers' new uniforms? Learn more about the changes|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-new-uniforms-2019-nike-vapor-untouchable|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=August 10, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111204046/https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-new-uniforms-2019-nike-vapor-untouchable|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, after the NFL reinstated the use of alternate helmets, the Panthers unveiled secondary black helmets, which featured no white elements on the team logo.<ref>{{cite news|last=Patra|first=Kevin|title=Panthers unveil new all-black helmet, debut set for Week 10 of 2022 season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/panthers-unveil-new-all-black-helmet-debut-set-for-week-10-of-2022-season|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=July 19, 2022|access-date=October 12, 2024}}</ref>

==Stadium and practice facilities==
[[File:Bank of America Stadium.jpg|alt=Aerial shot of an open-air stadium during a football game. The outside facing is defined by a series of arches, and scoreboards are visible at the top of the facility.|thumb|right|upright=1.5|An exterior view of Bank of America Stadium as seen in 2006]]
{{Further|Bank of America Stadium}}

The Panthers played their first season at [[Memorial Stadium (Clemson)|Memorial Stadium]] in [[Clemson, South Carolina]], as their facility in uptown Charlotte was still under construction. Ericsson Stadium, called [[Bank of America Stadium]] since 2004, opened in the summer of 1996. The stadium was specially designed by [[Populous (company)|HOK Sports Facilities Group]] for football and also serves as the headquarters and administrative offices of the Panthers. On some days, the stadium offers public tours for a fee. Private tours for groups are offered for a fee seven days a week, though there are some exceptions, and such tours must be arranged in advance.<ref name="Tours">{{cite web|title=Stadium Tours|url=https://www.panthers.com/stadium/tours|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205064658/https://www.panthers.com/stadium/tours|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two bronze panther statues flank each of the stadium's three main entrances; they are the largest sculptures ever commissioned in the United States.<ref name="Chronology" /><ref name="Best Public Art in Uptown Charlotte">{{cite web|url=http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-public-art-in-uptown-charlotte/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828145316/http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/top-lists/best-public-art-in-uptown-charlotte/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2013|title=Best Public Art in Uptown Charlotte|date=October 1, 2012|publisher=[[CBS|CBS Charlotte]]|access-date=August 28, 2013}}</ref> The names of the team's original PSL owners are engraved on the base of each statue. The first two people in the Panthers Hall of Honor, team executive [[Mike McCormack (American football)|Mike McCormack]] and [[linebacker]] Sam Mills, are honored with life-sized bronze statues outside the stadium.<ref name="Hall of Honor">{{cite web|title=Panthers Hall of Honor|url=https://www.panthers.com/hall-of-honor/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105201127/https://www.panthers.com/hall-of-honor/|url-status=live}}</ref> Mills, in addition to being the only player in the Hall of Honor for over 20 years, is the only player to have had his jersey number (#51) [[Retired number|retired]] by the Panthers {{as of|2016|lc=y}}.<ref name="Sam Mills III">{{cite web|title=Sam Mills III|url=https://www.panthers.com/hall-of-honor/sam-mills|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012164724/https://www.panthers.com/hall-of-honor/sam-mills|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Carolina Panthers weight and training room inside of Bank of America Stadium.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|The team's weight room inside of Bank of America Stadium]]
The Panthers have three open-air fields next to Bank of America Stadium where they currently hold their practices;<ref name="Facts">{{cite web|title=Stadium Facts|url=https://www.panthers.com/stadium/facts|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126065126/https://www.panthers.com/stadium/facts|url-status=live}}</ref> during the 1995 season, when the team played their home games in South Carolina, the team held their practices at [[Winthrop University]] in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]].<ref name="Governor proclaims Carolina Panthers Day in S.C.">{{cite news|last=Strickland|first=Brian|title=Governor proclaims "Carolina Panthers Day" in S.C.|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/governor-proclaims-carolina-panthers-day-in-s-c-7726110|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=July 30, 2012|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129010409/https://www.panthers.com/news/governor-proclaims-carolina-panthers-day-in-s-c-7726110|url-status=live}}</ref> Because the practice fields, along with the stadium, are located in uptown Charlotte, the fields are directly visible from skyscrapers as well as from a four-story condominium located across the street. According to Mike Cranston, a running joke said that the Panthers' division rivals had pooled their resources to purchase a room on the building's top floor and that a fire at the condominium was caused by the Panthers organization.<ref name="Panthers fortify practice facility to keep out spies">{{cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-09-13-1194181679_x.htm|title=Panthers fortify practice facility to keep out spies|last=Cranston|first=Mike|work=USA Today|access-date=January 25, 2013|date=September 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416074742/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-09-13-1194181679_x.htm|archive-date=April 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In order to prevent people from seeing inside the field while the team is practicing, the team has added "strategically planted trees and a tarp over the&nbsp;... fence surrounding the fields". Additionally, they employ a security team to watch for and chase away any people who stop alongside the fence surrounding the field.<ref name="Panthers fortify practice facility to keep out spies"/> In the event of bad weather, the team moves their practices to an indoor sports facility about {{convert|10|mi}} from the stadium. The team does not own this facility.<ref name="NFC South not big on 'bubbles'">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/tag/_/name/indoor-practice-facility|title=NFC South not big on 'bubbles'|last=Yasinskas|first=Pat|date=May 4, 2009|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728234718/http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/tag/_/name/indoor-practice-facility|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The Panthers have hosted their annual [[Training camp (National Football League)|training camp]] at [[Wofford College]] in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]], since 1995.<ref name="Postcard from camp: Panthers">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/08/02/panthers-training-camp-postcard/index.html|title=Postcard from camp: Panthers|last=Banks|first=Don|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=January 25, 2013|date=August 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129114947/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/don_banks/08/02/panthers-training-camp-postcard/index.html|archive-date=January 29, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Team Headquarters===
The Panthers were planning on building a $1 billion team headquarters and training facility on a {{convert|240|acre|km2|adj=on}} in [[Rock Hill, South Carolina]], nicknamed "The Rock".<ref name="The Rock">{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article246270065.html|title=What's inside 'The Rock' — the Panthers' new $1 billion training facility in Rock Hill|last=Getzenberg|first=Alaina|work=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=October 20, 2020|date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023143641/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article246270065.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After six months of discussions and state approval of $115 million in incentives, the formal announcement of the team's plan for a new practice facility came on June 5, 2019. Rock Hill mayor John Gettys described the project at that time as the biggest in the city's history.<ref name="Pep Rally">{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article231198358.html|title='Welcome to Rock Hill': Carolina Panthers make move official at downtown pep rally|last=Marks|first=John|work=The Charlotte Observer|access-date=October 20, 2020|date=June 5, 2019|archive-date=November 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117195846/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/latest-news/article231198358.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Groundbreaking took place in July 2019, and it was expected to be completed by summer 2023.<ref name="The Rock"/> The agreement with Rock Hill, however, ended up being terminated on April 19, 2022, with owner David Tepper filing for [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]].<ref>{{cite web|title='From honeymoon to divorce' SC politicians, residents respond as effort to bring Panthers training facility to Rock Hill ends|url=https://www.wcnc.com/article/sports/nfl/panthers/panthers-rock-hill-facility-over-gt-real-estate-restructuring/275-2bc16c01-f0fd-4e72-930e-baa86bfe28c4|last1=Eskieva |first1=Indira |last2=Korynta |first2=Emma|website=WCNC Charlotte|date=June 3, 2022}}</ref>

==Culture==
The Panthers are supported in both North Carolina and South Carolina; [[Governor of South Carolina|South Carolina Governor]] [[Nikki Haley]] declared July 30, 2012, "Carolina Panthers Day" in her state, saying that "when it comes to professional teams, the Carolina Panthers are the team that South Carolina calls their own".<ref name="Governor proclaims Carolina Panthers Day in S.C." /> During the 2015 NFC Championship and Super Bowl, the [[hashtag]] #OneCarolina was used by college and professional sports teams from North Carolina and South Carolina to show unified support for the Panthers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-panthers-onecarolina-hashtag-has-taken-over-social-media/ |title=LOOK: Panthers' #OneCarolina hashtag has taken over social media |work=CBS Sports |author=Breech, John |date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=October 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013082016/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-panthers-onecarolina-hashtag-has-taken-over-social-media/ |archive-date=October 13, 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' graded the Panthers as having the 10th highest "NFL Fan Value Experience" in 2007, attributing much of the fan atmosphere to the team's newness when compared to the established [[basketball]] fanbase. They also observed that the stadium has scattered parking lots, each of which has a different [[Tailgate party|tailgating]] style. Some have [[fried chicken]], [[pork]], or [[Barbecue in the United States#Carolinas|Carolina-style barbecue]], while others have live bands and televisions. Pickup football games in the parking lots are common.<ref name="NFL Fan Value Experience">{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/29/fvi.panthers/|title=NFL Fan Value Experience|date=November 7, 2007|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062415/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/29/fvi.panthers/|archive-date=November 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Carolina Panthers have a home stadium capacity of just under 75,000,<ref>[https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/biggest-nfl-stadiums 10 Biggest NFL Stadiums]. ''foxsports.com''. Retrieved September 27, 2024.</ref> with home attendance ranking in the NFL's top ten since 2006.<ref name="NFL Attendance – 2012">{{cite web|title=NFL Attendance −2012|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/attendance/_/year/2012|work=ESPN.com|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911115050/http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance/_/year/2012|archive-date=September 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/attendance/_/year/2015|title=2015 NFL Football Attendance – National Football League – ESPN|website=[[ESPN.com]]|access-date=May 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513022837/http://espn.go.com/nfl/attendance/_/year/2015|archive-date=May 13, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mascot, cheerleaders, and drumline===
[[File:Sir Purr.jpg|alt= An anthropomorphic black cat, wearing a loose football jersey, is standing in front of several tents and is handing an object to another person.|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Panthers mascot [[Sir Purr]], wearing a white jersey]]
[[Sir Purr]], an [[anthropomorphic]] [[black panther]] who wears a jersey numbered '00', has been the Panthers' mascot since their first season. During games, Sir Purr provides sideline entertainment through skits and "silly antics".<ref name="Mascot">{{cite web|title=Sir Purr|url=https://www.panthers.com/sir-purr/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101020801/https://www.panthers.com/sir-purr/|url-status=live}}</ref> The mascot participates in a number of community events year-round, including a monthly visit to the patients at [[Levine Children's Hospital]]. Sir Purr also hosts the annual Mascot Bowl, an event which pits pro and college mascots against each other during halftime at a selected Panthers home game.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Purr – Outreach|url=https://www.panthers.com/sir-purr/outreach|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925200825/https://www.panthers.com/sir-purr/outreach|url-status=live}}</ref>

The team's [[cheerleader]]s are the Carolina Topcats who lead cheers and entertain fans at home games. The TopCats participate in both corporate and charity events.<ref name="Cheerleaders">{{cite web|title=TopCats Cheerleaders|url=https://www.panthers.com/cheerleaders/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126030708/https://www.panthers.com/cheerleaders/|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2022, the Carolina Topcats became the first NFL cheerleading team to have a transgender member, [[Justine Lindsay]].<ref name="z213">{{cite magazine | last=Factora | first=James | title=Carolina Panthers' Justine Lindsay Is the First Openly Trans NFL Cheerleader | magazine=[[Them (website)|Them magazine]] | date=June 6, 2022 | url=https://www.them.us/story/the-first-trans-cheerleader-in-nfl-history-joined-the-carolina-panthers | access-date=July 31, 2024 }}</ref> The team's [[drumline]] is PurrCussion, an ensemble of snare, tenor, and bass drummers as well as cymbal players. PurrCussion performs for fans outside the stadium and introduces players prior to home games; it consists of drummers from across the Carolinas.<ref name="Drumline">{{cite web|title=Purrcussion|url=https://www.panthers.com/drumline/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113175019/https://www.panthers.com/drumline/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Keep Pounding Drum===
Starting with the 2012 season, the Panthers introduced the Keep Pounding Drum, inspired by the aforementioned motivational speech by Sam Mills before the team's 2004 playoff game against the Cowboys.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/what-does-keep-pounding-mean-carolina-panthers-super-bowl-50 |title=How 'Keep Pounding' became the Panthers' inspirational team motto |first=Nick |last=Schwartz |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=February 1, 2016 |access-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208082118/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/what-does-keep-pounding-mean-carolina-panthers-super-bowl-50 |archive-date=February 8, 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Prior to each home game, an honorary drummer hits the six-foot-tall drum four times to signify the four quarters of an American football game. According to the team, the drummers "come from a variety of backgrounds and occupations, but all have overcome a great trial or adversity that has not only made them strong but also pushes them to make others around them stronger". Drummers have included current and former Panthers players, military veterans, [[Make-A-Wish Foundation|Make-A-Wish]] children, and athletes from other sports, including [[NBA Most Valuable Player|NBA MVP]] and Charlotte native [[Stephen Curry]], [[United States women's national soccer team|US women's national soccer team]] players [[Whitney Engen]] and [[Heather O'Reilly]], and 7 time [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series]] champion [[Jimmie Johnson]].<ref name="Keep Pounding">{{cite web|title=Keep Pounding|url=https://www.panthers.com/community/keeppounding|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134840/https://www.panthers.com/community/keeppounding|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Songs and traditions===
During the inaugural season of the Panthers, the team had an official [[fight song]], which the team played before each home game.<ref name="Squad's '95 fans remember the team spirit">{{cite web|last=Squires|first=Chase|title=Squad's '95 fans remember the team spirit|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/01/news_pf/Citrus/Panthers__Squad_s__95.shtml|work=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|access-date=September 9, 2013|date=February 1, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105083918/http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/01/news_pf/Citrus/Panthers__Squad_s__95.shtml|archive-date=January 5, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The song, "Stand and Cheer", remains the team's official fight song,<ref name="Stand and Cheer">{{cite web|title=Stand and Cheer|url=https://www.panthers.com/audio/stand-and-cheer-410407|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=March 19, 2009|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112011649/https://www.panthers.com/audio/stand-and-cheer-410407|url-status=live}}</ref> but the team does not typically play it before home games.<ref name="Squad's '95 fans remember the team spirit" /> Due to negative fan reaction "Stand and Cheer" was pulled in 1999. Since 2006, the song has returned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlottefive.com/since-the-panthers-keep-winning-you-should-probably-learn-that-cheesy-stand-and-cheer-fight-song/|title=The story behind that cheesy "Stand and Cheer" Carolina Panthers fight song – CharlotteFive|first=Corey|last=Inscoe|date=October 27, 2015|website=CharlotteFive.com|access-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705004032/http://www.charlottefive.com/since-the-panthers-keep-winning-you-should-probably-learn-that-cheesy-stand-and-cheer-fight-song/|archive-date=July 5, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The team plays [[Neil Diamond]]'s "[[Sweet Caroline]]" after home victories.<ref name="Panthers like sweet sound of victory">{{cite web|last=Sorenson |first=Tom |title=Panthers like sweet sound of victory |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/25/759184/panthers-like-sweet-sound-of-victory.html |work=[[The News & Observer]] |access-date=September 9, 2010 |date=October 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130909153251/http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/10/25/759184/panthers-like-sweet-sound-of-victory.html |archive-date=September 9, 2013 }}</ref>
A "keep pounding" chant was introduced during the 2012 season which starts before the opening kickoff of each home game. As prompted by the video boards, one side of the stadium shouts "keep" and the other side replies with "pounding".<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOmq5ZcgC_Q| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/sOmq5ZcgC_Q| archive-date=November 14, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Keep Pounding|date=January 4, 2016 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The chant is similar to ones that take place at college football games.

===Charity and community work===
The Carolina Panthers support a variety of non-profits in North and South Carolina through the Carolina Panthers Charities. Four annual scholarships are awarded to student athletes through the Carolina Panthers Graduate Scholarship and the Carolina Panthers Players Sam Mills Memorial Scholarship programs.<ref name="Carolina Panthers Charities">{{cite web|title=Charities|url=https://www.panthers.com/community/charities|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125024636/https://www.panthers.com/community/charities|url-status=live}}</ref> Carolina Panthers Charities also offers grants to non-profits that support education, athletics, and human services in the community. The Panthers and Fisher Athletic have provided six equipment grants to high school football teams in the Carolinas each year since 2010.<ref name="Carolina Panthers Charities"/><ref name="Carolina Panthers – Fisher Athletic High School Equipment Grant">{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers – Fisher Athletic High School Equipment Grant|url=http://prod.static.panthers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/fisher_equipment_grant.pdf|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203130834/http://prod.static.panthers.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/fisher_equipment_grant.pdf|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Carolina Panthers Charities raises funds at three annual benefits: the Countdown to Kickoff Luncheon, the team's first public event each season; Football 101, an educational workshop for fans; and the Weekend Warrior Flag Football Tournament, a two-day non-contact [[flag football]] tournament. Another annual benefit is Taste of the Panthers, a gourmet food tasting which raises funds for Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.<ref name="Charity Evens">{{cite web|title=Charity Events|url=http://www.panthers.com/community/charity-events.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203132000/http://www.panthers.com/community/charity-events.html|archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2003 the Panthers and Carolinas HealthCare Foundation established the Keep Pounding Fund, a fundraising initiative to support cancer research and patient support programs. The Panthers community has raised more than $1.4 million for the fund through direct donations, charity auctions, blood drives, and an annual 5k stadium run. The Panthers and [[Levine Children's Hospital]] coordinate monthly hospital visits and VIP game-day experiences for terminally ill or hospitalized children.<ref name="Keep Pounding" />

In addition to these team-specific efforts, the Panthers participate in a number of regular initiatives promoted by the NFL and [[USA Football]], the league's youth football development partner. These include USA Football Month, held throughout August to encourage and promote youth football; A Crucial Catch, the league's [[Breast Cancer Awareness Month]] program; Salute to Service, held throughout November to support military families and personnel; and PLAY 60, which encourages young NFL fans to be active for at least 60 minutes each day.<ref name="Community">{{cite web|title=Community|url=http://www.panthers.com/community/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127041344/https://www.panthers.com/community/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Radio and television===
[[File:Carolina Panthers radio affiliates.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Map shows the radio affiliates of the Carolina Panthers that broadcast game-day-related coverage across the [[Carolinas]] and [[Virginia]].]]
Radio coverage is provided by [[Flagship (broadcasting)|flagship]] station [[WRFX]] and through the Carolina Panthers Radio Network, with affiliates throughout the Carolinas and [[Virginia]]. The Panthers' radio broadcasting team is led by play-by-play voice [[Anish Shroff]], with [[Jake Delhomme]] as color analyst, and WBT sports director Jim Szoke as studio host. The radio network broadcasts pre-game coverage, games with commentary, and post-game wrap-ups. It also live-broadcasts ''Panther Talk'', a weekly event at Bank of America Stadium which offers fans a chance to meet a player and ask questions of the staff.<ref name="Radio">{{cite web|title=Panthers Television and Radio {{!}} Carolina Panthers - Panthers.com|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/television_radio|website=Carolina Panthers Official Website|publisher=[[National Football League]]|access-date=December 18, 2022|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126210746/https://www.panthers.com/news/television_radio|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!--suggest moving to [[History of the Carolina Panthers]].
From 1995 to 2004, [[Bill Rosinski]] served as the team's play-by-play announcer. Rosinski was fired in 2005 and replaced by Mixon.<ref name="N.C. Sportscaster of the Year: Mick Mixon">{{cite web|url=http://archive.salisburypost.com/archive_detail.php?archiveFile=2005/May/03/Sports/17804.xml|title=N.C. Sportscaster of the Year: Mick Mixon|date=May 3, 2004|work=[[Salisbury Post]]|access-date=January 23, 2013}}</ref> In a public statement, the Carolina Panthers said they fired Rosinski to "go in a different direction", but Rosinski asserts that it had "obviously stuck in someone's craw" when he commented in an article that the most disappointing part of his career with the Panthers was not getting an NFC Championship ring.<ref name="Bill Rosinski">{{cite book|last=Rosinski|first=Bill|author2=Yasinskas, Pat|title=Bill Rosinski's Tales from the Carolina Panthers|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|year=2007|pages=124, 128, 131|isbn=978-1-59670-178-6|access-date=April 28, 2008}}</ref>-->

National broadcasting and cable television networks cover regular-season games, as well as some [[National Football League preseason|preseason]] games. Locally, Fox affiliate [[WJZY]] airs most regular-season games, while home games against an AFC team typically air on [[CBS]] affiliate [[WBTV]]. Any appearances on [[Monday Night Football]] are simulcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate [[WSOC-TV]], while any appearances on Thursday Night Football are simulcast on WSOC. Sunday night and some Thursday night games are aired on [[NBC]] affiliate [[WCNC-TV]].

All preseason games and team specials are televised by the Carolina Panthers Television Network on flagship station WSOC-TV in Charlotte and fourteen affiliate stations throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and [[Tennessee]]. WSOC took over as the Panthers' television partner for the 2019 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/wsoc-tv-carolina-panthers-announce-new-partnership/941099536|title=WSOC-TV, Carolina Panthers announce new partnership|publisher=[[WSOC-TV]]|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417232224/https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/wsoc-tv-carolina-panthers-announce-new-partnership/941099536|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> replacing longtime television partner [[WCCB]], which had retained this role after losing the Fox affiliation to WJZY in 2013. As of 2021, the preseason television broadcasting team consists of play-by-play commentator Taylor Zarzour, [[color commentator|color analyst]] and former Panthers player [[Steve Smith Sr.|Steve Smith]], and sideline reporter Kristen Balboni. The network also hosts ''The Panthers Huddle'', a weekly show focusing on the Panthers' upcoming opponent.

The Panthers also offer game broadcasts in Spanish throughout both Carolinas and Mexico, with Jaime Moreno and Toño Ramos providing commentary.<ref name="b304">{{cite web | last=Zietlow | first=Alex | title=Carolina Panthers' Spanish-speaking broadcasters sing a joy everyone can understand | website=Charlotte Observer | date=December 28, 2023 | url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article283437118.html | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref>

==Rivalries==
{{Main|Buccaneers–Panthers rivalry|Falcons–Panthers rivalry|Panthers–Saints rivalry}}
The Panthers have developed heated rivalries with the three fellow members of the NFC South (the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and New Orleans Saints).<ref name="Sorensen: Falcons vs. Panthers is no rivalry">{{cite web|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2008/09/28/218960/sorensen-falcons-vs-panthers-is.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215180847/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2008/09/28/218960/sorensen-falcons-vs-panthers-is.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 15, 2013 |title=Sorensen: Falcons vs. Panthers is no rivalry |last=Sorenson |first=Tom |date=September 28, 2008 |work=The Charlotte Observer |access-date=January 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Saints, Panthers rivalry deepening after New Orleans' 30-27 win ">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwltv.com/sports/black-and-gold/Saints-Panthers-rivalry-deepening-after-New-Orleans-30-27-win-131475403.html |title=Saints, Panthers rivalry deepening after New Orleans' 30–27 win |date=October 21, 2011 |publisher=[[WWL-TV]] |access-date=January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111061416/http://www.wwltv.com/sports/black-and-gold/Saints-Panthers-rivalry-deepening-after-New-Orleans-30-27-win-131475403.html |archive-date=January 11, 2014 }}</ref> The team's fiercest rivals are the Falcons<ref name="Panthers score some points for Rivera">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/68147/panthers-score-some-points-for-rivera|title=Panthers score some points for Rivera|last=Yasinskas|first=Pat|date=December 9, 2012|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728214821/http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/68147/panthers-score-some-points-for-rivera|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and Buccaneers.<ref name="Sorensen: Falcons vs. Panthers is no rivalry" />

The Falcons are a natural geographic rival for the Panthers, as Atlanta is only {{convert|230|mi}} south on [[Interstate 85|I-85]].<ref name="Sorensen: Falcons vs. Panthers is no rivalry" /> The two teams have played each other twice a year since the Panthers' inception, and games between the two teams feature large numbers of the visiting team's fans. As of the 2023 season, the Falcons lead the all-time series 36–22. The teams have never met in the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=car&tm2=atl&yr=all |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

The Panthers' rivalry with Tampa Bay has been described as the most intense in the NFC South.<ref name="NFC South's most intense rivalry: Panthers vs. Bucs" /> The rivalry originated in 2002 with the formation of the NFC South, but became particularly heated before the 2003 season with verbal bouts between players on the two teams. It escalated further when the Panthers went to Tampa Bay and beat them in what ESPN.com writer Pat Yasinskas described as "one of the most physical contests in recent memory". The rivalry has resulted in a number of severe injuries for players on both teams, some of which were caused by foul play.<ref name="NFC South's most intense rivalry: Panthers vs. Bucs">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/292/nfc-south-s-most-intense-rivalry-panthers-vs-bucs|title=NFC South's most intense rivalry: Panthers vs. Bucs|last=Yasinskas|first=Pat|date=September 11, 2008|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728224641/http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/292/nfc-south-s-most-intense-rivalry-panthers-vs-bucs|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carolina Panthers cornerback Dante Wesley suspended for hit on Tampa Bay Buccaneers returner Clifton Smith" /> One of these plays, an illegal hit on Tampa Bay punt returner [[Clifton Smith (return specialist)|Clifton Smith]], sparked a brief melee between the teams in 2009.<ref name="Carolina Panthers cornerback Dante Wesley suspended for hit on Tampa Bay Buccaneers returner Clifton Smith">{{cite web|url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/carolina-panthers-cornerback-dante-wesley-suspended-for-hit-on-tampa-bay/1045286|title=Carolina Panthers cornerback Dante Wesley suspended for hit on Tampa Bay Buccaneers returner Clifton Smith|last=Holder|first=Stephen F.|date=October 19, 2009|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|access-date=March 4, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111061255/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/carolina-panthers-cornerback-dante-wesley-suspended-for-hit-on-tampa-bay/1045286|archive-date=January 11, 2014}}</ref> As of 2023, the Panthers lead the all-time series 25–22. The two teams have never met in the postseason.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Carolina Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=car&tm2=tam&yr=all |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

As of the 2023 season, the Saints lead the all-time series against the Panthers 31–28. The teams faced off in their lone postseason meeting in the 2017–18 postseason in the Wild Card Round with the Saints being victorious 31–26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Carolina Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=car&tm2=nor&yr=all |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Current staff==
{{Carolina Panthers staff}}

==Players==
{{Further|List of Carolina Panthers players|List of Carolina Panthers starting quarterbacks|List of Carolina Panthers first-round draft picks|List of Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl selections}}

===Current roster===
{{Carolina Panthers roster}}

===Hall of Honor===
The Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor was established in 1997 to honor individuals for their contributions to the Carolina Panthers organization.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.panthers.com/hall-of-honor/ |title=Panthers Hall of Honor |access-date=September 24, 2020 |archive-date=November 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105201127/https://www.panthers.com/hall-of-honor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=5 style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers|border=2}};"|Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|No.
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Inductee
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Position(s)
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Tenure
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Inducted
|-
| — || [[Mike McCormack (American football)|Mike McCormack]] || [[President (corporate title)|President]] / [[General manager (American football)|GM]] || [[1993 NFL season|1993]]–[[1997 Carolina Panthers season|1997]] || September 21, 1997
|-
| 51 || [[Sam Mills]] || [[Linebacker|LB]], [[Coach (sport)#American football|coach]] || [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|1995]]–[[2004 Carolina Panthers season|2004]] || September 27, 1998
|-
| — || colspan=2|[[Personal seat license|PSL]] owners || since [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|1995]] || September 13, 2004
|-
| 89 || [[Steve Smith Sr.]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]]  || [[2001 Carolina Panthers season|2001]]–[[2013 Carolina Panthers season|2013]] || rowspan="4" | October 6, 2019<br /><ref>{{cite news|title=Hall of Honor induction ceremony set for Jaguars game|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/hall-of-honor-induction-ceremony-set-for-jaguars-game|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|date=August 2, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927175725/https://www.panthers.com/news/hall-of-honor-induction-ceremony-set-for-jaguars-game|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 17 || [[Jake Delhomme]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|2003]]–[[2009 Carolina Panthers season|2009]]
|-C
| 85 || [[Wesley Walls]] || [[Tight end|TE]] || [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|1996]]–[[2002 Carolina Panthers season|2002]]
|-
| 69 || [[Jordan Gross]] || [[Offensive tackle|OT]] || [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|2003]]–[[2013 Carolina Panthers season|2013]]
|-
| 90 || [[Julius Peppers]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[2002 Carolina Panthers season|2002]]–[[2009 Carolina Panthers season|2009]], <br>[[2017 Carolina Panthers season|2017]]–[[2018 Carolina Panthers season|2018]]|| rowspan="2"| October 29, 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Panthers to induct Muhsin Muhammad, Julius Peppers into team's Ring of Honor during Week 8 game vs. Texans |url=https://www.nfl.com/videos/panthers-to-induct-muhsin-muhammad-julius-peppers-into-team-s-ring-of-honor-duri |website=NFL.com |access-date=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 87 || [[Muhsin Muhammad]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || [[1996 Carolina Panthers season|1996]]–[[2005 Carolina Panthers season|2005]], <br>[[2008 Carolina Panthers season|2008]]–[[2009 Carolina Panthers season|2009]] 
|-
|}

===Retired numbers===
The Carolina Panthers have retired one number.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beavers |first=Dane |date=March 18, 2016 |title=Retired jersey numbers for all 32 NFL teams |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/200349/nfl-teams-retired-jersey-numbers-for-every-franchise |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=5 style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers|border=2}};"| Carolina Panthers retired numbers
|-
! colspan=5 style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Position
! Tenure
|-
| 51 ||[[Sam Mills]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1995–1997
|}

===Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees===
Nominees for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]], which "honor[s] individuals who have made outstanding contributions to professional football",<ref name="Mission Statement">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/missionstatement.aspx|title=Mission Statement|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=March 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311010250/http://www.profootballhof.com/hall/missionstatement.aspx|archive-date=March 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> are determined by a 46-member selection committee. At least 80% of voters must approve the nominee for him to be inducted.<ref name="Selection Process">{{cite web|title=Becoming a Hall of Famer|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/becoming-a-hall-of-famer/|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209135552/http://www.profootballhof.com/heroes-of-the-game/becoming-a-hall-of-famer/|archive-date=February 9, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=5 style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers|border=2}};"| Carolina Panthers Pro Football Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan=5 style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Position
! Tenure
! Inducted
|-
| 92 || [[Reggie White]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 2000 || 2006
|-
| 91 || [[Kevin Greene]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] / [[Defensive end|DE]] || 1996, 1998–1999 || 2016
|-
| 51 ||[[Sam Mills]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || 1995–1997 || 2022
|-
| 90 || '''[[Julius Peppers]]''' || [[Defensive end|DE]] / [[Linebacker|LB]] || 2002–2009, 2017–2018 || 2024
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| 69 || [[Jared Allen]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || 2015 || 2025
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! colspan=5 style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|Coaches and Contributors
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| colspan=2|[[Bill Polian]] || [[General manager|GM]] || 1995–1997 || 2015
|}

==Ownership and Administration==
===Jerry Richardson===
[[Jerry Richardson]] was the founder and first owner of the Carolina Panthers.<ref name="Ownership">{{cite news|last=Person |first=Joseph |title=Panthers owner looks back, ahead |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/01/05/900166/owner-looks-back-ahead.html |access-date=November 15, 2012 |newspaper=[[The News & Observer]] |date=January 5, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130316060930/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/01/05/900166/owner-looks-back-ahead.html |archive-date=March 16, 2013 }}</ref> Richardson and his family owned about 48% of the team,{{refn|Under NFL rules, an NFL owner and his family only need to control 30 percent of a team to be considered the team's controlling owner.<ref name="Change in NFL ownership rules aids family-owned teams like Bears">{{cite news|last=Biggs |first=Brad |title=Change in NFL ownership rules aids family-owned teams like Bears |url=http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/10/change_in_nfl_ownership_rules.html |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=October 26, 2009 |access-date=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512224808/http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2009/10/change_in_nfl_ownership_rules.html |archive-date=May 12, 2013 }}</ref>|group="N"|name=b}} with the remaining 52% owned by a group of 14 limited partners.<ref name="Fifteen years of the Panthers" /> Richardson and the other investors paid $206&nbsp;million for the rights to start the team in 1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/panthers-jerry-richardson-nfl-1.15499138|title=Jerry Richardson says in statement he is putting Panthers up for sale|newspaper=[[Newsday]]|date=December 18, 2017|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210063223/https://www.newsday.com/sports/panthers-jerry-richardson-nfl-1.15499138|archive-date=December 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Team President===
Mike McCormack, a Hall of Fame lineman for the [[Cleveland Browns]] and former coach and executive for the Seattle Seahawks, was the Panthers' first team president, presiding in that role from 1994 until his retirement in 1997; McCormack was inducted as the first person in the Carolina Panthers Hall of Honor later that year.<ref name="Chronology" /> Jerry Richardson's son, Mark, was appointed as the team's second president in 1997 and served in that role until he stepped down in 2009. His brother Jon, who had been president of Bank of America Stadium, stepped down at the same time. The resignations of Mark and Jon Richardson were unexpected, as it was thought that the two would eventually take over the team from their father.<ref name="Richardson's sons resign unexpectedly">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4437524|title=Richardson's sons resign unexpectedly|last=Yasinskas|first=Pat|date=September 1, 2009|work=ESPN.com|access-date=January 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114162921/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4437524|archive-date=November 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Mark Richardson was replaced by [[Danny Morrison (sports executive)|Danny Morrison]], who had previously served as the athletic director of both [[Texas Christian University]]<ref name="Danny Morrison file">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2009/09/danny-morrison-file.html|title=Danny Morrison file|last=Person|first=Joe|author2=Jones, Jonathan|author3= Green Jr., Ron|date=September 2, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2013|publisher=Charlotte.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105061107/http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2009/09/danny-morrison-file.html|archive-date=November 5, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Wofford College]], Richardson's alma mater. Morrison resigned in early 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article131753774.html |title=Carolina Panthers president Danny Morrison resigns, team announces &#124; Charlotte Observer |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924205243/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article131753774.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The role was vacant until August 2018, when Tom Glick was hired as team president.<ref name="k725">{{cite web | last=Newton | first=David | title=Panthers tap Man City exec Glick as president | website=[[ESPN.com]] | date=August 24, 2018 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24467228/carolina-panthers-name-manchester-city-executive-tom-glick-team-president | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> He had previously served as the COO of [[Manchester City Football Club|Manchester City]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article217268775.html |title=Owner David Tepper hires Tom Glick as Panthers president &#124; Charlotte Observer |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727094643/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article217268775.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===David Tepper===
On May 16, 2018, [[David Tepper]], formerly a minority owner of the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]],<ref name="h828">{{cite web | title=David Tepper's interest in the Steelers officially has been sold | website=NBC Sports | date=December 13, 2019 | url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/david-teppers-interest-in-the-steelers-officially-has-been-sold | access-date=July 31, 2024}}</ref> finalized an agreement to purchase the Carolina Panthers, for nearly $2.3 billion, a record at the time. The agreement was approved by the league owners on May 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article211657134.html|title=NFL owners approve David Tepper as Panthers owner; he immediately outlines team goals|last1=Person|first1=Joseph|last2=Peralta|first2=Katherine|work=The Charlotte Observer|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=July 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022408/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article211657134.html|archive-date=July 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[Forbes]]'', the Panthers are worth approximately $2.3&nbsp;billion {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. They ranked the Carolina Panthers as the 21st-most valuable NFL team<ref name="Valuation">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/teams/carolina-panthers/|title=Carolina Panthers|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126214343/https://www.forbes.com/teams/carolina-panthers/|archive-date=November 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and the 36th-most valuable sports team in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/07/18/full-list-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-of-2018/#86c4b0d6b0ef|title=Full List: The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams of 2018|last=Badenhausen|first=Kurt|date=July 18, 2018|work=Forbes|access-date=December 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208133748/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2018/07/18/full-list-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-of-2018/#86c4b0d6b0ef|archive-date=December 8, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Coaches===
{{main|List of Carolina Panthers head coaches}}

The Carolina Panthers have had ten head coaches. Eight have served in official capacity with two being interim coaches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers Coaches |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/coaches.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Dom Capers was the head coach from 1995 to 1998 and led the team to one playoff appearance. Counting playoff games, he finished with a record of 31–35 (.470). George Seifert coached the team from 1999 to 2001, recording 16 wins and 32 losses (.333). John Fox, the team's longest-tenured head coach, led the team from 2002 to 2010 and coached the team to three playoff appearances including [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]] which the Panthers lost. Including playoff games, Fox ended his tenure with a 78–74 (.513) record, making him the first Panthers coach to finish his tenure with the team with a winning record. Ron Rivera held the position from 2011 to 2019 and led the team to four playoff appearances including [[Super Bowl 50]]. Counting playoff games, he has a career record of 79–67–1 (.541).<ref name="Head Coaches">{{cite web|title=Head Coaches|url=http://www.panthers.com/team/history/head-coaches.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=April 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112030142/http://www.panthers.com/team/history/head-coaches.html|archive-date=November 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Statistically, Rivera holds the highest winning percentage of any Panthers head coach. On December 3, 2019, following a home loss against the [[Washington Redskins]] that sent the team's record to 5–7, Rivera was fired by David Tepper. Perry Fewell, then the [[defensive back]]s coach for the team, was named interim head coach the same day.<ref name="RiveraFewell">{{Cite web |date=December 3, 2019 |title=Carolina Panthers fire head coach Ron Rivera |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/28219388 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204063823/http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/nfl/id/28219388 |archive-date=December 4, 2019 |access-date=December 3, 2019 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> On January 7, 2020, [[Matt Rhule]] was hired to be the Panthers head coach. Rhule was fired during his third season, with [[Steve Wilks]] taking over on an interim basis.<ref name="RhuleFired">{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=David |date=October 10, 2022 |title=Carolina Panthers fire coach Matt Rhule after 1-4 start |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34768697/carolina-panthers-fire-coach-matt-rhule-1-4-start |access-date=October 10, 2022 |website=[[ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> [[Frank Reich]] was hired head coach on January 26, 2023.<ref name="Frank Reich" /> Frank Reich was let go as head coach on November 27, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gantt |first=Darin |date=November 27, 2023 |title=Panthers part ways with head coach Frank Reich |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-part-ways-with-head-coach-frank-reich |access-date=January 4, 2024 |website=Panthers.com |publisher=Carolina Panthers}}</ref> [[Dave Canales]] was hired as head coach on January 25, 2024.<ref name="Canales" />

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! style="width:13%;" rowspan="2"| Name
! style="width:13%;" rowspan="2"| Term
! style="width:18%;" colspan="5"| Totals
! style="width:18%;" colspan="5"| Regular season
! style="width:18%;" colspan="4"| Playoffs
! style="width:13%;" rowspan="2"| Ref
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! {{abbr| G | Total games}} !! {{abbr| W | Games won}} !! {{abbr| L | Games lost}} !! {{abbr| T | Games tied}} !! {{abbr| PCT | Winning percentage}} !! {{abbr| G | Total games}} !! {{abbr| W | Games won}} !! {{abbr| L | Games lost}} !! {{abbr| T | Games tied}} !! {{abbr| PCT | Winning percentage}} !! {{abbr| G | Total games}} !! {{abbr| W | Games won}} !! {{abbr| L | Games lost}} !! {{abbr| PCT | Winning percentage}}
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| [[Dom Capers]] || [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|1995]]–[[1998 Carolina Panthers season|1998]] ||  style="width:5%;"| 66 || style="width:5%;"| 31 || style="width:5%;"| 35 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|31|35|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 64 || style="width:5%;"| 30 || style="width:5%;"| 34 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|30|34|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 2 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|1|1}} || align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=Dom Capers Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CapeDo0.htm |access-date=January 27, 2016 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128192508/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CapeDo0.htm |archive-date=January 28, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[George Seifert]] || [[1999 Carolina Panthers season|1999]]–[[2001 Carolina Panthers season|2001]] ||  style="width:5%;"| 48 || style="width:5%;"| 16 || style="width:5%;"| 32 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|16|32|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 48 || style="width:5%;"| 16 || style="width:5%;"| 32 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|16|32|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0}} || align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=George Seifert Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SeifGe0.htm |access-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125231025/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SeifGe0.htm |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] || [[2002 Carolina Panthers season|2002]]–[[2010 Carolina Panthers season|2010]] ||  style="width:5%;"| 152 || style="width:5%;"| 78 || style="width:5%;"| 74 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|78|74|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 144 || style="width:5%;"| 73 || style="width:5%;"| 71 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|73|71|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 8 || style="width:5%;"| 5 || style="width:5%;"| 3 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|5|3}} || align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=John Fox Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FoxxJo0.htm |access-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124032832/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FoxxJo0.htm |archive-date=January 24, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[Ron Rivera]]{{refn|Rivera was fired during the 2019 season, after a loss to the [[Washington Redskins]] sent the team's record to 5–7. [[Perry Fewell]] was named interim head coach in the week following the loss.<ref name="RiveraFewell" />|name=RiveraFewell|group="N"}} || [[2011 Carolina Panthers season|2011]]–[[2019 Carolina Panthers season|2019]] ||  style="width:5%;"| 146|| style="width:5%;"| 79|| style="width:5%;"| 67 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|79|67|1}} || style="width:5%;"| 140 || style="width:5%;"| 76 || style="width:5%;"| 63 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|76|63|1}} || style="width:5%;"| 7 || style="width:5%;"| 3 || style="width:5%;"| 4 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|3|4}} || align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=Ron Rivera Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RiveRo0.htm |access-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129224527/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RiveRo0.htm |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Perry Fewell]] ||[[2019 Carolina Panthers season|2019]] <small>(interim)</small>|| style="width:5%;" | 4|| style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| 4 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|4|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 4 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| 4 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|4|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=Perry Fewell Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FewePe0.htm |access-date=December 4, 2019 |archive-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512204207/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FewePe0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Matt Rhule]] || [[2020 Carolina Panthers season|2020]]–[[2022 Carolina Panthers season|2022]] ||  style="width:5%;"| 38 || style="width:5%;"| 11 || style="width:5%;"| 27 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|11|27|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 38  || style="width:5%;"| 11 || style="width:5%;"| 27 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|11|27|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || align=center| <ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Rhule Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RhulMa0.htm |access-date=October 12, 2020 |archive-date=October 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007193809/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RhulMa0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| [[Steve Wilks]] || [[2022 Carolina Panthers season|2022]] <small>(interim)</small>|| style="width:5%;"| 12 || style="width:5%;"| 6|| style="width:5%;"| 6 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|6|6|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 12 || style="width:5%;"| 6 || style="width:5%;"| 6 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|6|6|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || align=center| 
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| [[Frank Reich]] || [[2023 Carolina Panthers season|2023]] || style="width:5%;"| 11 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| 10 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|1|10|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 11 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| 10 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|1|10|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || align=center| 
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| [[Chris Tabor]] || [[2023 Carolina Panthers season|2023]] <small>(interim)</small>|| style="width:5%;"| 6 || style="width:5%;"| 1 || style="width:5%;"| 5 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|1|5|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 6 || style="width:5%;" | 1 || style="width:5%;"| 5 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|1|5|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || align=center| 
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| [[Dave Canales]] || [[2024 Carolina Panthers season|2024]] || style="width:5%;"| 17 || style="width:5%;"| 5 || style="width:5%;"| 12 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|5|12|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 17 || style="width:5%;"| 5 || style="width:5%;"| 12 || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|5|12|0}} || style="width:5%;"| 0 || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| — || style="width:5%;"| {{Winning percentage|0|0|0}} || align=center| 
|}

===Current staff===
{{Carolina Panthers staff}}

==Team records==
{{Further|List of Carolina Panthers seasons}}
[[File:John Kasay.jpg|alt=A man, in football uniform but not wearing a helmet, is standing at midfield, preparing to shake hands with another person.|thumb|upright|[[John Kasay]], Panthers [[Placekicker|kicker]] from 1995 to 2010, holds the team's career points record.<ref name="John Kasay back to Panthers? Doubt it">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/38449/kasay-back-to-panthers-doubt-it|title=John Kasay back to Panthers? Doubt it|last=Yasinskas|first=Pat|date=August 31, 2012|work=ESPN.com|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728232946/http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/38449/kasay-back-to-panthers-doubt-it|archive-date=July 28, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Since they began playing football in 1995, the Panthers have been to four NFC Championship Games; they lost two (1996 and 2005) and won two (2003 and 2015).<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/history/CAR|title=Carolina Panthers|work=[[CBS Sports]]|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012233145/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/history/CAR|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Playoff Game Sumamries">{{cite web|url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Playoff_Sums_2011.pdf|title=Playoff Game Summaries|work=NFL.com|access-date=January 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308230246/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Playoff_Sums_2011.pdf|archive-date=March 8, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The Panthers have won six division championships: the NFC West championship in 1996 and the NFC South championship in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, and 2015. They have finished as runners-up in their division six times, finishing second-place in the NFC West in 1997 and 1999 and finishing second-place in the NFC South in 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012.<ref name="Past Standings">{{cite web|url=http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Past_Standings_2011.pdf|title=Past Standings (1920–2011)|work=NFL.com|access-date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904140347/http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/history/pdfs/History/Past_Standings_2011.pdf|archive-date=September 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Standings">{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/standings|title=Standings|work=NFL.com|access-date=March 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326220102/http://www.nfl.com/standings|archive-date=March 26, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> They have qualified for the playoffs 8 times, most recently in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stites |first=Adam  |date=December 7, 2015 |title=2015 NFL playoff picture, Week 13: Panthers become first team to clinch, win NFC South |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/12/6/9853544/nfl-playoff-picture-week-13-panthers-patriots-wild-card-standings |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042937/https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/12/6/9853544/nfl-playoff-picture-week-13-panthers-patriots-wild-card-standings |archive-date=January 12, 2018 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |website=SBNation.com |publisher=Vox Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/playoffs.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[Placekicker|Kicker]] [[John Kasay]] is the team's career points leader. Kasay scored 1,482 points during his 16 seasons (1995–2010) with the Panthers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers Career Scoring Summary Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/career-scoring.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Quarterback [[Cam Newton]] is the Panthers' career passing leader; he threw for 29,041 yards over his nine seasons with the team (2011–2020).<ref name="All-time leaders" /> Running back [[Jonathan Stewart]] is the career rushing leader for the Carolina Panthers. Stewart, during his tenure with the team (2008–2018), rushed for 6,868 yards with the Panthers.<ref name="All-time leaders" /> Wide receiver Steve Smith, the team's leading receiver, recorded 12,197 receiving yards during his 13-year (2001–2013) tenure with the team.<ref name="All-time leaders">{{cite web|title=All-Time Leaders|url=http://www.panthers.com/team/history/alltimeleaders.html|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=Panthers.com|access-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416232528/http://www.panthers.com/team/history/alltimeleaders.html|archive-date=April 16, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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| colspan="4" style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}}"|'''Carolina Panthers all-time record'''<ref name="Carolina Panthers Head-to-Head Records">{{cite web|title=Carolina Panthers Head-to-Head Records|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/head-to-head.htm|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|access-date=September 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924015308/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/head-to-head.htm|archive-date=September 24, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! style="text-align:center; {{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"|
! style="text-align:center; {{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"| Regular season
! style="text-align:center; {{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"| Playoffs
! style="text-align:center; {{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Carolina Panthers}};"| Total
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| '''Record''' || 200–215–1 || 9–8 || 209–223–1
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| '''Percentage''' || {{winpct|200|215|1}} || {{winpct|9|8}} || {{winpct|209|223|1}}
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==See also==
*[[Carolina Panthers draft history]]
*[[Sports in North Carolina]]

==References==
'''Notes'''
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'''Footnotes'''
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Carolina Panthers}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.nfl.com/teams/carolina-panthers/ Carolina Panthers] at the [[National Football League]] official website
* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/index.htm Franchise Encyclopedia] at [[Pro Football Reference]]

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