1996 Carolina Panthers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Dom Capers (12-4)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

1996 Carolina Panthers Roster
1996 Carolina Panthers Results

The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The Panthers racked up 367 points, and the solid defense conceded 218. Kerry Collins passed for 2,454 yards. Wesley Walls snagged 61 passes, while Mark Carrier accumulated 808 receiving yards, while Willie Green provided receiving help, too.

Anthony Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 1,120 yards for Carolina.

The larcenous defense pounced on 38 turnovers. Eric Davis and Chad Cota each intercepted 5 opponent throws. Kevin Greene topped the defensive unit with 14.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 60 sacks.

Dom Capers coached the team. The 1996 Carolina Panthers lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Kerry Collins	364	204	56.0	2454	6.7	14	3.8	9	2.5	55	18	114	79.4
Steve Beuerlein	123	69	56.1	879	7.1	8	6.5	2	1.6	40	18	136	93.5
Totals	487	273	56.1	3333	6.8	22	4.5	11	2.3	55	36	250

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Anthony Johnson	300	1120	3.7	29	6
Tim Biakabutuka	71	229	3.2	17	0
Winslow Oliver	47	183	3.9	16	0
Rocket Ismail	8	80	10.0	35	1
Dino Philyaw	12	38	3.2	8	1
Kerry Collins	32	38	1.2	14	0
Steve Beuerlein	12	17	1.4	13	0
Leroy Hoard	5	11	2.2	5	0
Howard Griffith	12	7	0.6	3	1
Dwight Stone	1	6	6.0	6	0
Willie Green	1	1	1.0	1	0
Muhsin Muhammad	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	502	1729	3.4	35	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wesley Walls	61	713	11.7	40	10
Mark Carrier	58	808	13.9	39	6
Willie Green	46	614	13.3	50	3
Howard Griffith	27	223	8.3	21	1
Anthony Johnson	26	192	7.4	55	0
Muhsin Muhammad	25	407	16.3	54	1
Winslow Oliver	15	144	9.6	29	0
Rocket Ismail	12	214	17.8	51	0
Scott Greene	2	7	3.5	6	1
Dwight Stone	1	11	11.0	11	0
Totals	273	3333	12.2	55	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Kasay	35	34	97.1	45	37	82.2	145
Totals	35	34	97.1	45	37	82.2	145

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Rohn Stark	77	3128	40.6	60
John Kasay	1	30	30.0	30
Totals	78	3158	40.5	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Winslow Oliver	52	598	11.5	84	1
Tyrone Poole	3	26	8.7	12	0
Totals	55	624	11.3	84	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Michael Bates	33	998	30.2	93	1
Winslow Oliver	7	160	22.9	33	0
Rocket Ismail	5	100	20.0	30	0
Leroy Hoard	1	19	19.0	19	0
Duane Bickett	1	12	12.0	12	0
Myron Baker	1	11	11.0	11	0
Scott Greene	2	10	5.0	6	0
Totals	50	1310	26.2	93	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chad Cota	5	63	12.6	35
Eric Davis	5	57	11.4	36
Toi Cook	3	28	9.3	22
Pat Terrell	3	6	2.0	6
Steve Lofton	1	42	42.0	42
Tyrone Poole	1	35	35.0	35
Brett Maxie	1	35	35.0	35
Sam Mills	1	10	10.0	10
Shawn King	1	1	1.0	1
Damon Pieri	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	22	277	12.6	42

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Kevin Greene	14.5
Lamar Lathon	13.5
Sam Mills	5.5
Toi Cook	4.0
Mark Thomas	4.0
Greg Kragen	3.0
Les Miller	3.0
Shawn King	3.0
Carlton Bailey	2.5
Duane Bickett	2.0
Mike Fox	2.0
Chad Cota	1.0
Rod Smith	1.0
Gerald Williams	1.0
Totals	60.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Sam Mills	106	90	32	0	0	2	41	1	0
Tyrone Poole	62.5	57	11	0	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Davis	58	56	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Lamar Lathon	65.5	54	23		0	2	4	0	1
Pat Terrell	55	50	10	0
Carlton Bailey	57.5	47	21		0	0	0	0	1
Greg Kragen	43.5	39	9		0	2	0	0	4
Brett Maxie	43.5	39	9	0	0	0	0	0	1
Kevin Greene	44	37	14		0	3	66	1	2
Chad Cota	36.5	31	11	0	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Fox	26	24	4
Gerald Williams	27	21	12		0	0	0	0	2
Toi Cook	24	19	10	0	0	1	3	0	2
Les Miller	23.5	18	11		0	1	14	0	1
Shawn King	15.5	13	5	0	0	1	12	1	1
Rod Smith	11	9	4
Damon Pieri	9	9	0	0
Steve Lofton	9	8	2	0
Duane Bickett	9.5	7	5
Mark Thomas	7.5	7	1		0	1	18	0	0
Andre Royal	4.5	3	3		0	1	0	0	0
Tim Colston	1	1	0
Tommy Jeter	1	1	0
Emmanuel McDaniel	0.5	0	1
Steve Beuerlein					9	2	-7	0	0
Frank Garcia					0	2	0	0	0
Walter Rasby					0	1	0	0	0
Kerry Collins					6	1	0		0
Matt Elliott					0	1	0	0	0
Mark Dennis					0	1	0	0	0
Myron Baker					0	1	0	0	0
Howard Griffith					1	1	0		0
Michael Bates					2	0	0		0
Winslow Oliver					4	0	0		0
Anthony Johnson					2	0	0		0
Totals	741	640	202	0	25	26	151	3	17

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Kasay									37	34	0			145
Wesley Walls		10							0	0	0			60
Mark Carrier		6							0	0	0			36
Anthony Johnson	6	0							0	0	0			36
Willie Green	0	3							0	0	0			18
Howard Griffith	1	1							0	0	0			12
Muhsin Muhammad	0	1							0	0	0			6
Rocket Ismail	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Sam Mills						0	1		0	0	0			6
Dino Philyaw	1								0	0	0			6
Scott Greene		1		0					0	0	0			6
Shawn King						0	1		0	0	0			6
Kevin Greene							1		0	0	0			6
Michael Bates				1					0	0	0			6
Winslow Oliver	0	0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Kerry Collins	0								0	0	0	1		2
Totals	9	22	1	1	0	0	3	0	37	34	0	1	0	363