Carolina Panthers played their first season in 1995 as an expansion team along with the Jacksonville Jaguars to bring the NFL to 30 teams. The team was originally owned by North Carolina native Jerry Richardson who was a former wide receiver of the Baltimore Colts and had used his 1959 NFL Championship bonus to co-found the Hardee's restaurant chain and would later become the president and CEO of TW Services. Carolina was chosen as it would represent both North and South Carolinas rather than a single city like Charlotte where the team is based.

Whilst their current stadium was being built, the team played at Memorial Stadium, home of the Clemson Tigers college football team in Clemson, SC. The Panthers have yet to win a Super Bowl but have appeared in two (XXXVIII and more recently 50 in the 2015 season).

Panthers was chosen as the team name as it signified what Mark Richardson, president of the team and son of team owner Jerry Richardson, thought a pro football team should be which is powerful, sleek and strong just like a panther.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

NAMES

Carolina Panthers(1995-PRESENT)

LOCATION

Clemson,SC(1995)
Charlotte,NC(1996-PRESENT)

AFFILIATIONS

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE(1995-)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE(1995-)
West Division(1995-2001)
NFC South (2002-)

SEASONS

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Franchise records according to Pro-Football-Reference.com

SEASON LEAGUE CONF DIVISION FINISH W L T PLAYOFFS
1995 NFL NFC WEST 4TH 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1996 NFL NFC WEST 1ST 12 4 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (COWBOYS) 26-17
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (PACKERS) 13-30
1997 NFL NFC WEST 2ND 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1998 NFL NFC WEST 4TH 4 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
1999 NFL NFC WEST 2ND 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2000 NFL NFC WEST 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2001 NFL NFC WEST 5th 1 15 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2002 NFL NFC SOUTH 4TH 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2003 NFL NFC SOUTH 1ST 11 5 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (COWBOYS) 29-10
WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (Rams) 29-23 (2OT)
WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Eagles) 14-3
LOST SUPER BOWL XXXVIII (PATRIOTS) 29-32
2004 NFL NFC SOUTH 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2005 NFL NFC SOUTH 2ND 11 5 0 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS  (GIANTS) 23-0
WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (BEARS)) 29-21
LOST NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (SEAHAWKS) 14-34
2006 NFL NFC SOUTH 2ND 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2007 NFL NFC SOUTH 2ND 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2008 NFL NFC SOUTH 1ST 12 4 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (Cardinals) 13-33
2009 NFL NFC SOUTH 3RD 8 8 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2010 NFL NFC SOUTH 4TH 2 14 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2011 NFL NFC SOUTH 3RD 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2012 NFL NFC SOUTH 2ND 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2013 NFL NFC SOUTH 1ST 12 4 0 LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS (49ERS) 10-23
2014 NFL NFC SOUTH 1st 7 8 1 WON WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (Cardinals) 27-16
LOST DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (SEAHAWKS) 17-31
2015 NFL NFC SOUTH 1ST 15 1 0 WON DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS  (SEAHAWKS) 31-24
WON NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (Cardinals) 49-15
LOST SUPER BOWL 50 (Broncos) 10-24
2016 NFL NFC SOUTH 4TH 6 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2017 NFL NFC SOUTH 2ND 11 5 0 LOST WILD CARD PLAYOFFS (SAINTS) 26-31
2018 NFL NFC SOUTH 3RD 7 9 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2019 NFL NFC SOUTH 4TH 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2020 NFL NFC SOUTH 3RD 5 11 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2021 NFL NFC SOUTH 4TH 5 12 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2022 NFL NFC SOUTH 2ND 7 10 0 DID NOT QUALIFY
2023 NFL NFC SOUTH 4TH 2 15 0 DID NOT QUALIFY

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES

SUPER BOWL SEASON W/L OPPONENT SCORE HOST CITY VICTORY APP
XXXVIII 2003 L
NEW ENGLAND
PATRIOTS		 32-29 HOUSTON - 1
50 2015 L
DENVER
BRONCOS		 24-10 SANTA CLARA - 2

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

NFC22003, 2015

DIVISION TITLES

6
NFC WEST11996
NFC South52003, 2008, 2013-2015

PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES

81996, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013-2015, 2017
LOGOS
(1995-2011) (2012-)

HELMETS

(1995-2011) (2012-)

STADIUMS

MEMORIAL STADIUM
(CLEMSON, SC)
(1995)
 BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM
(CHARLOTTE, NC)
(1996-)