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Carolina Panthers Team History

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Carolina Panthers




  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1996
  • 2015
  • 29th NFL Franchise - 1993

    Carolina Panthers Team Formation

    On December 15, 1987, entrepreneur Jerry Richardson announced his bid for an NFL expansion franchise in the Carolinas. A native of North Carolina, Richardson was a former wide receiver on the Baltimore Colts who had used his 1958 league championship bonus to co-found the Hardee’s chain of restaurants and served as president and CEO of TW Services. Richardson drew his ...
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    Panther Name and Colors

    In choosing the team name, the Richardsons did not run focus groups with potential fans. Their intention had always been the ‘Panthers’; Jerry Richardson began driving a car with the license plate ‘PNTHRS’ near the end of 1989. By the time they had been announced as the 29th NFL team in October 1993, the Panthers’ logo and helmet design had ...
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  • Clemson University’s Memorial Stadium

    One Year at Memorial Stadium

    The Panthers played their inaugural season at Clemson University’s Memorial Stadium while the new stadium was being completed. The Panthers played their first game at the stadium on September 14, 1996. Frank Howard Field at Clemson Memorial Stadium, popularly known as “Death Valley”, is home to the Clemson Tigers, an NCAA Division I FBS football team, located in Clemson, South ...
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  • Bank of America Stadium

    Bank of America Stadium

    Bank of America Stadium (formerly known as Carolinas Stadium and Ericsson Stadium) is a 74,455-seat football stadium located on 33 acres (13 ha) of land in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. The largest crowd to ever attend a football game at the stadium was November 18, 2013, when a ...
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  • Super Bowl 2015 - Denver vs Carolina

    14 – 0 Start

    Carolina started the season 14–0, not only setting franchise records for the best start and the longest single-season winning streak but also posting the best start to a season by an NFC team since the NFL–AFL merger, breaking the 13–0 record previously shared with the 2009 New Orleans Saints and the aforementioned 2011 Packers. They joined the 1972 Miami Dolphins, ...
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History of the Panthers

The Carolina Panthers are an iconic NFL team that has been around since 1995. The Panthers have a long and storied history, having made the playoffs 11 times in their 25-year existence. This includes two Super Bowl appearances and one championship win in 2003. Over the years, they have had some of the best players to ever play in the NFL, including Hall of Famers Steve Smith Sr., Julius Peppers, and DeAngelo Williams.

The Carolina Panthers were founded by Jerry Richardson on October 26th, 1993 as part of an expansion draft with the Jacksonville Jaguars to become members of the National Football League (NFL). They began to play during the 1995 season as part of the NFC West division but moved over to NFC South following the 2002 season realignment due to Houston Texans joining the league at the same time meaning there would be six teams per conference instead five previously existing ones. On January 30th, 2004 franchise won its first-ever Super Bowl after defeating New England Patriots 32–29 under head coach John Fox who was hired before the 2003 campaign started; this victory saw them become only second team since the merger between American Football League (AFL) & National Football League (NFL) 1970 achieve such feat within 10 seasons entering the league.

During the 2008 off-season, the team signed quarterback Jake Delhomme by the free agency which proved a pivotal move for the organization’s success going forward; he led them all way through playoffs eventually losing 23–20 against Arizona Cardinals' 2009 Divisional round despite being favorites to enter the game. Following the 2010 campaign however, things went downhill quickly when Delhomme suffered a serious injury in early 2011 preseason games leaving rookie Cam Newton starting the QB role much earlier than expected – even though his debut year ended up being successful overall thanks to strong performances throughout the regular season & postseason alike it wasn’t enough to get past eventual champions New York Giants 2012 Wild Card contest where they lost 24–2 resulting end their playoff run that particular year.

Overall while there may not be many championships or memorable moments associated with Carolina Panthers yet still remains one of the most interesting franchises out today given how far they've come in a relatively short period of time making sure to stay relevant both domestically and internationally well into the future!





Established
1995

City
Charlotte

League History
1995 - Present / National Football League

Team History
1995 - Present / Charlotte Panthers

Nickname
Panthers - Team owner Jerry Richardson’s son Mark is responsible for the selection of Panthers as the team name. Mark, who felt that there should be some “synergy” between the name and the team colors also suggested the team colors of black, blue and silver.

Championship
Super Bowl 0

Stadium
1996 - Present / Bank of America Stadium
1995 / Memorial Stadium

Owner
2018 - Present / David Tepper
1995 - 2018 / Jerry Richardson

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Retired Number
51 / Sam Mills

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