1999 Carolina Panthers season

1999 Carolina Panthers season
Head coach	George Seifert
Owner	Jerry Richardson
Home field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1999 Carolina Panthers season was the fifth season for the team in the National Football League. They tried to improve upon their 4–12 record in 1998, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.

On January 4, 1999, George Seifert was hired as the second head coach in Panthers history.^[1] Under George Seifert, who replaced Dom Capers as head coach, the Panthers went 8–8, their first exactly .500 record in franchise history.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1999 NFL Draft

The 1999 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 17 and April 18, 1999. The Panthers selected five players in seven rounds. They traded their first round pick to the Washington Redskins in partial payment for the signing of Sean Gilbert.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1999 Carolina Panthers draft
2	34	Chris Terry	Offensive tackle	Georgia
2	38	Mike Rucker *	Defensive end	Nebraska
4	100	Hannibal Navies	Linebacker	Colorado
6	175	Robert Daniel	Defensive end	Northwestern State
7	211	Tony Booth	Safety	James Madison
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[2]

Personnel

Staff

1999 Carolina Panthers staff

Front office

Owner/Founder – Jerry Richardson
President – Mark Richardson
Director of Football Operations – Marty Hurney
Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky

Head coaches

Head Coach – George Seifert
Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – John Marshall

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Gil Haskell
Quarterbacks – Bill Musgrave
Running Backs – Chick Harris
Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson
Tight Ends – Don Breaux
Offensive Line – Tony Wise
Offensive Quality Control – Greg Roman

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Jacob Burney
Linebackers – Sam Mills
Defensive Backs – Bob Valesente
Defensive Quality Control – Alvin Reynolds

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Scott O'Brien
Special Teams Quality Control – Darrin Simmons

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darrin Simmons

^[3]

Roster

1999 Carolina Panthers final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

74 Antonio Dingle DT
96 Antonio Edwards DE
94 Sean Gilbert DT
59 Ernest Jones DE
79 Vili Maumau DT
90 Tim Morabito DT
97 Jason Peter DE
93 Mike Rucker DE
99 Chuck Wiley DE

Linebackers

56 Micheal Barrow OLB
91 Kevin Greene OLB
54 Donta Jones OLB
52 Kory Minor OLB
53 Hannibal Navies OLB
55 Steve Tovar MLB
95 Dean Wells MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

3 Richie Cunningham K
13 Ken Walter P

Reserve lists

31 Tony Booth S (IR)
72 Robert Daniel DE (IR)
–– Jerry Jensen LB (IR)
4 John Kasay K (IR)
73 Nate Newton G (IR)
26 Michael Swift CB (IR)
98 Esera Tuaolo DT (IR)
15 Jim Turner WR (IR)
37 Leonard Wheeler CB (IR)

Practice squad

77 Dan Best T
9 Matt Lytle QB
–– Sirr Parker WR

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 9 Inactive, 3 Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		TV Time	Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Team record	TV Time	Game site	Attendance
1	September 12	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–19	0–1	FOX 1:00 pm	Louisiana Superdome	58,166
2	September 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–22	0–2	CBS 1:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	64,261
3	September 26	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–3	1–2	CBS 1:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	61,269
4	October 3	at Washington Redskins	L 36–38	1–3	FOX 1:00 pm	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	76,831
5	Bye
6	October 17	at San Francisco 49ers	W 31–29	2–3	FOX 4:00 pm	3Com Park	68,151
7	October 24	Detroit Lions	L 9–24	2–4	FOX 1:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	64,332
8	October 31	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–27	2–5	FOX 1:00 pm	Georgia Dome	52,594
9	November 7	Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–7	3–5	FOX 1:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	62,569
10	November 14	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–35	3–6	FOX 1:00 pm	Trans World Dome	65,595
11	November 21	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–17	4–6	FOX 1:00 pm	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,818
12	November 28	Atlanta Falcons	W 34–28	5–6	ESPN 8:30 pm	Ericsson Stadium	55,507
13	December 5	St. Louis Rams	L 21–34	5–7	FOX 1:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	62,285
14	December 12	at Green Bay Packers	W 33–31	6–7	FOX 1:00 pm	Lambeau Field	59,869
15	December 18	San Francisco 49ers	W 41–24	7–7	FOX 4:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	62,373
16	December 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–30	7–8	FOX 1:00 pm	Three Rivers Stadium	39,428
17	January 2	New Orleans Saints	W 45–13	8–8	FOX 1:00 pm	Ericsson Stadium	56,929

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ St. Louis Rams	13	3	0	.813	526	242	L1
Carolina Panthers	8	8	0	.500	421	381	W1
Atlanta Falcons	5	11	0	.313	285	380	W2
San Francisco 49ers	4	12	0	.250	295	453	L3
New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	260	434	L1

References

↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 105
↑ "1999 Carolina Panthers draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
↑ "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

Carolina Panthers

Founded in 1995 Based and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Coaches Players Expansion draft First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Records and statistics Broadcasters

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium (Clemson) Bank of America Stadium

Culture and lore	Jerry Richardson Sir Purr Cardiac Cats Carolina Topcats "Sweet Caroline" (song)

Rivalries	Atlanta Falcons Tampa Bay Buccaneers Seattle Seahawks

Hall of Honor	Mike McCormack Sam Mills PSL Owners

Playoff appearances (7)	1996 2003 2005 2008 2013 2014 2015

Division championships (6)	1996 2003 2008 2013 2014 2015

Conference championships (2)	2003 2015

Retired numbers	51

Media	Mick Mixon Eugene Robinson Bill Rosinski TV: WCCB Radio: WBT

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (21)	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Carolina Panthers seasons

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1999 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Cleveland	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Jacksonville	San Diego	Philadelphia	Minnesota	St. Louis
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay	San Francisco
	Tennessee

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