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1995 Carolina Panthers season

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The 1995 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's inaugural season in the National Football League and the first under head coach Dom Capers. They went 7–9, the best debut year for any expansion franchise since the NFL's inception. The Panthers played their first season's home games at Clemson University because what would become Ericsson Stadium was still under construction after a deadline point in 1995 for scheduling Carolina's first set of NFL games.

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Offseason

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The Panthers were jokingly called "Buffalo Bills South" because of the large number of former Bills on the roster. Quarterback Frank Reich, wide receiver Don Beebe, tight end Pete Metzelaars and linebacker Carlton Bailey had played key roles in the Bills' run of four consecutive Super Bowls earlier in the 1990s and were on the Panthers' inaugural roster. Furthermore, the team's general manager was longtime Bills GM and executive Bill Polian. (See also the 2001 San Diego Chargers season, in which a similar situation arose when John Butler brought several former Bills with him to San Diego after being fired.)

Expansion draft

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NFL draft

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Draft trades

  1. The Panthers traded a first-round selection (1st overall) to Cincinnati in exchange for first- and second-round selections (5th and 36th overall).
  2. The Panthers traded first-, third-, and sixth-round selections (32nd, 65th, and 173rd overall) to Green Bay in exchange for first- and sixth-round selections (22nd and 191st overall).
  3. The Panthers traded second-, third-, and fourth-round selections (34th, 98th, and 100th overall) to San Diego in exchange for a first-round selection (29th overall).
  4. The Panthers traded a 1996 sixth-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for a sixth-round selection (191st overall).

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Personnel

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Staff

1995 Carolina Panthers staff

Front office

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Offensive coaches

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Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton

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Roster

1995 Carolina Panthers roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad
  • -- Paul Burke TE
  • -- Kevin Farkas T
  • -- Marvin Ham S
  • -- Lorenzo Clark CB

53 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad Reserve

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Preseason

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Week 1: at Atlanta Falcons

Week One: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
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at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

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Week 2: at Buffalo Bills

Week Two: Carolina Panthers at Buffalo Bills
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at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

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Week 3: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,060
  • TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz
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Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Five: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,076
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Week 6: at Chicago Bears

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears
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at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 59,668
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Week 7: vs New York Jets

Week Seven: New York Jets at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,613
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV: NBC
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Players dumped Gatorade on Dom Capers after the win.[4]

Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 55,484
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Week 9: at New England Patriots

Week Nine: Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots
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at Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,064
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Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Ten: Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers
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at 3Com Park, San Francisco, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 PST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 61,722
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Week 11: at St. Louis Rams

Week Eleven: Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams
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at TWA Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 65,598
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Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,582
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Week 13: at New Orleans Saints

Week Thirteen: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
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at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

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Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Fifteen: San Francisco 49ers at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: December 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 76,136
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Week 16: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Sixteen: Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
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at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 53,833
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Week 17: at Washington Redskins

Week Seventeen: Carolina Panthers at Washington Redskins
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at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: December 24
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,903
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Records

  • Most victories by an expansion team (7)[5]
  • First expansion team to have a winning record at home (5–3)[5]
  • First expansion team to have a four-game winning streak (weeks 7–10)[5]
  • First expansion team to defeat a defending Super Bowl champion in its inaugural season (13–7 over the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco)[5]

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