1997 Carolina Panthers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dom Capers (7-9)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
1997 Carolina Panthers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dom Capers (7-9)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
1997 Carolina Panthers Results
The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
The Panthers stumbled, scoring only 265 points, and the defense surrendered 314. Kerry Collins passed for 2,124 yards. Wesley Walls snagged 58 passes for 746 yards, while Rae Carruth contributed to the receiving game, too.
Fred Lane carried the ball for a team-best 809 yards for Carolina.
Eric Davis picked off 5 opponent throws. Micheal Barrow sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Dom Capers coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Clifton Abraham | DB | December 9, 1971 | 5'9" | 184 | Florida St. | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Carlton Bailey | LB | December 15, 1964 | 6'3" | 242 | North Carolina | Baltimore, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 53 | Myron Baker | LB | January 6, 1971 | 6'1" | 232 | Louisiana Tech | Haughton, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Micheal Barrow | LOLB | April 19, 1970 | 6'2" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Homestead, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Michael Bates | KR | December 19, 1969 | 5'10" | 189 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Steve Beuerlein | QB | March 7, 1965 | 6'3" | 220 | Notre Dame | Hollywood, CA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 21 | Tim Biakabutuka | RB | January 24, 1974 | 6'0" | 215 | Michigan | Kinshasa, Zaire | 8 | 2 |
| 78 | Blake Brockermeyer | LT | April 11, 1973 | 6'4" | 295 | Texas | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 66 | Matt Campbell | LG | July 14, 1972 | 6'4" | 284 | South Carolina | North Augusta, SC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 83 | Mark Carrier | WR | October 28, 1965 | 6'0" | 186 | Nicholls St. | Lafayette, LA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 84 | Rae Carruth | WR | January 20, 1974 | 5'11" | 194 | Colorado | Sacramento, CA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 12 | Kerry Collins | QB | December 30, 1972 | 6'5" | 248 | Penn St. | Lebanon, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 41 | Toi Cook | DB | December 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 188 | Stanford | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Chad Cota | SS | August 8, 1971 | 6'1" | 198 | Oregon | Ashland, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 76 | Norbert Davidds-Garrido | RT | October 4, 1972 | 6'6" | 315 | USC | La Puente, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 25 | Eric Davis | LCB | January 26, 1968 | 5'11" | 185 | Jacksonville St. | Anniston, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 52 | Matt Elliott | LG | October 1, 1968 | 6'3" | 288 | Michigan | Carmel, IN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 93 | Mike Fox | LDE | August 5, 1967 | 6'8" | 285 | West Virginia | Akron, OH USA | 11 | 9 |
| 65 | Frank Garcia | C | January 28, 1972 | 6'2" | 302 | Washington | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Percell Gaskins | LB | April 25, 1972 | 6'0" | 230 | NW Oklahoma St. | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 60 | Bucky Greeley | C | July 30, 1972 | 6'2" | 285 | Penn St. | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Scott Greene | FB | June 1, 1972 | 5'11" | 240 | Michigan St. | Honeoye, NY USA | 16 | 14 |
| 81 | Rocket Ismail | WR | November 18, 1969 | 5'11" | 180 | Notre Dame | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 13 | 2 |
| 23 | Anthony Johnson | RB | October 25, 1967 | 6'0" | 225 | Notre Dame | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | John Kasay | K | October 27, 1969 | 5'10" | 198 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Shawn King | DE | June 24, 1972 | 6'3" | 288 | LSU | West Monroe, LA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | March 4, 1962 | 6'3" | 263 | Utah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Fred Lane | RB | September 6, 1975 | 5'10" | 205 | Lane | Nashville, TN USA | 13 | 7 |
| 57 | Lamar Lathon | ROLB | December 23, 1967 | 6'3" | 260 | Houston | Wharton, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | TE | August 15, 1973 | 6'4" | 249 | Alabama | Magee, MS USA | 2 | 1 |
| 69 | Les Miller | LDE | March 1, 1965 | 6'7" | 292 | Kansas St. | Arkansas City, KS USA | 16 | 11 |
| 89 | Ernie Mills | WR | October 28, 1968 | 5'11" | 192 | Florida | Dunnellon, FL USA | 10 | 5 |
| 51 | Sam Mills | LILB | June 3, 1959 | 5'9" | 229 | Montclair St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | FS | January 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | Nebraska | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 11 |
| 95 | Tim Morabito | DT-NT | October 12, 1973 | 6'3" | 296 | Boston Col. | Garnerville, NY USA | 8 | 0 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | WR | May 5, 1973 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI USA | 13 | 5 |
| 20 | Winslow Oliver | RB | March 3, 1973 | 5'7" | 180 | New Mexico | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Damon Pieri | DB | September 25, 1970 | 6'0" | 186 | San Diego St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Tyrone Poole | PR | February 3, 1972 | 5'8" | 188 | Fort Valley State (GA) | La Grange, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Walter Rasby | TE | September 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 252 | Wake Forest | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 2 |
| 92 | Israel Raybon | DE | February 5, 1973 | 6'6" | 300 | North Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 63 | Mark Rodenhauser | C | June 6, 1961 | 6'5" | 270 | Illinois St. | Elmhurst, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Andre Royal | RILB | December 1, 1972 | 6'2" | 232 | Alabama | Northport, AL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 94 | Tarek Saleh | LB | November 7, 1974 | 6'1" | 240 | Wisconsin | Fairfield, CT USA | 3 | 0 |
| 99 | Ray Seals | RDE | June 17, 1965 | 6'3" | 296 | none | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 | 7 |
| 75 | Greg Skrepenak | RG | January 31, 1970 | 6'7" | 316 | Michigan | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Rod Smith | DB | March 12, 1970 | 5'11" | 187 | Notre Dame | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 2 |
| 80 | Dwight Stone | WR-RB | January 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 191 | Middle Tenn. St. | Florala, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Kinnon Tatum | LB | July 19, 1975 | 6'0" | 222 | Notre Dame | Fayetteville, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Pat Terrell | FS | March 18, 1968 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 5 |
| 97 | Renaldo Turnbull | DE | January 5, 1966 | 6'4" | 250 | West Virginia | St. Thomas, Virgin Islands | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Wesley Walls | TE | February 26, 1966 | 6'5" | 240 | Mississippi | Batesville, MS USA | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Ken Walter | P | August 15, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Gerald Williams | RDE | September 8, 1963 | 6'3" | 290 | Auburn | Waycross, GA USA | 5 | 5 |
