2003 Carolina Panthers Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: John Fox (11-5)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

2003 Carolina Panthers Roster
2003 Carolina Panthers Results

The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 2003 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-1.

Carolina chalked up 325 points, while the defense surrendered 304. Jake Delhomme led the charge, passing for 3,219 yards. Steve Smith snagged 88 passes for 1,110 yards. Muhsin Muhammad was targeted regularly also.

Stephen Davis carried the ball for a team-best 1,444 yards for the Panthers.

Mike Minter, Ricky Manning and Deon Grant each picked off 3 opponent throws. Mike Rucker topped pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 39 sacks.

John Fox coached the team. The 2003 Carolina Panthers lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jake Delhomme	449	266	59.2	3219	7.2	19	4.2	16	3.6	67	23	168	80.6
Rodney Peete	10	4	40.0	19	1.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	8	3	20	47.9
Todd Sauerbrun	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	460	270	58.7	3238	7.0	19	4.1	16	3.5	67	26	188

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stephen Davis	318	1444	4.5	40	8
DeShaun Foster	113	429	3.8	21	0
Nick Goings	10	69	6.9	17	0
Rod Smart	20	49	2.4	6	0
Steve Smith	11	42	3.8	14	0
Jake Delhomme	42	39	0.9	9	1
Brad Hoover	6	21	3.5	5	0
Muhsin Muhammad	2	-2	-1.0	0	0
Totals	522	2091	4.0	40	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Smith	88	1110	12.6	67	7
Muhsin Muhammad	54	837	15.5	60	3
Ricky Proehl	27	389	14.4	66	4
DeShaun Foster	26	207	8.0	47	2
Kris Mangum	17	199	11.7	34	0
Stephen Davis	14	159	11.4	25	0
Nick Goings	12	97	8.1	14	1
Brad Hoover	12	72	6.0	17	1
Jermaine Wiggins	8	80	10.0	23	1
Mike Seidman	5	35	7.0	14	0
Rod Smart	3	11	3.7	5	0
Karl Hankton	2	27	13.5	15	0
Kevin Dyson	2	15	7.5	9	0
Totals	270	3238	12.0	67	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Kasay	30	29	96.7	38	32	84.2	125
Totals	30	29	96.7	38	32	84.2	125

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Todd Sauerbrun	77	3433	44.6	64
John Kasay	1	33	33.0	33
Totals	78	3466	44.4	64

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Smith	44	439	10.0	53	1
Kevin Dyson	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	45	453	10.1	53	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rod Smart	41	947	23.1	100	1
Steve Smith	11	309	28.1	42	0
Ricky Proehl	2	34	17.0	19	0
Mike Seidman	2	24	12.0	17	0
Kemp Rasmussen	1	16	16.0	16	0
Al Wallace	1	13	13.0	13	0
Muhsin Muhammad	1	2	2.0	2	0
Brad Hoover	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	60	1345	22.4	100	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Minter	3	100	33.3	35	2
Ricky Manning	3	33	11.0	27	1
Deon Grant	3	25	8.3	25	0
Al Wallace	2	58	29.0	53	0
Reggie Howard	2	2	1.0	2	0
Will Witherspoon	1	10	10.0	10	0
Shane Burton	1	10	10.0	10	0
Mike Rucker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	16	238	14.9	53	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Mike Rucker	12.0
Julius Peppers	7.0
Kris Jenkins	5.0
Al Wallace	5.0
Terry Cousin	2.0
Shane Burton	2.0
Dante Wesley	1.0
Will Witherspoon	1.0
Deon Grant	1.0
Kemp Rasmussen	1.0
Brian Allen	1.0
Reggie Howard	0.5
Brentson Buckner	0.5
Totals	39.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike Minter	87	77	20	8
Will Witherspoon	86.5	74	25	5
Deon Grant	71	65	12	12	0	1	0	0	0
Greg Favors	66	56	20	1	0	0	0	0	1
Reggie Howard	57	52	10	12	0	0	0	0	1
Ricky Manning	56	52	8	7	0	1	0		2
Mike Rucker	53.5	48	11	6	0	0	0	0	1
Dan Morgan	56	46	20	1	0	2	0	0	0
Terry Cousin	47	45	4	4
Kris Jenkins	42.5	39	7	4	0	1	0	0	1
Julius Peppers	42.5	39	7	3	0	0	0	0	3
Al Wallace	34	30	8	5	1	1	0	0	0
Brian Allen	27	22	10	2	0	1	0	0	0
Brentson Buckner	21.5	20	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Kemp Rasmussen	16.5	16	1		0	0	0	0	1
Dante Wesley	15	14	2	3	0	1	0	0	1
Shane Burton	14.5	12	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lester Towns	13	11	4
Jarrod Cooper	7	7	0
Kindal Moorehead	8	6	4	2
Travares Tillman	5	5	0
Mike Caldwell	2	2	0		0	1	0	0	0
Colin Branch	2	2	0
William Hampton	2	2	0
Jason Kyle	1	1	0
Steve Smith					5	4	0		0
Jake Delhomme					15	3	-21		0
Muhsin Muhammad					3	2	0		0
Todd Steussie					0	2	0	0	0
DeShaun Foster					3	1	0		0
Karl Hankton					0	1	0	0	0
Rod Smart					2	1	0		0
Kevin Donnalley					0	1	0	0	0
Kris Mangum					0	1	0	0	0
Brad Hoover					1	0	0		0
Stephen Davis					3	0	0		0
Totals	833.5	743	181	81	33	26	-21	0	12

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Kasay									32	29	0			125
Stephen Davis	8	0							0	0	0			48
Steve Smith	0	7	1	0					0	0	0			48
Ricky Proehl		4		0					0	0	0			24
Muhsin Muhammad	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Mike Minter						2			0	0	0			12
DeShaun Foster	0	2							0	0	0			12
Rod Smart	0	0		1					0	0	0			6
Nick Goings	0	1							0	0	0			6
Brad Hoover	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Jermaine Wiggins		1							0	0	0			6
Jake Delhomme	1								0	0	0			6
Ricky Manning						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	9	19	1	1	0	3	0	0	32	29	0	0	0	323