# List of Carolina Panthers team records

The Carolina Panthers are an American professional football club based in Charlotte, North Carolina and representing the Carolinas. The team, which plays in the South division of the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL), began play in 1995 as an expansion team. From 1995-2001, the team was a member of the West division of the NFC.
This list encompasses the major honors won by the Carolina Panthers as well as records set by the team, its coaches, and its players. Attendance records at Bank of America Stadium, the team's home stadium since 1996, are also included in this list. All records are accurate as of the end of the 2017 season.

## Honors

* NFC championship games
** Winners (2): 2003, 2015
** Losers (2): 1996, 2005
* Division championships
** Winners (6): 1996, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
** Runners-up (6): 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012
* Playoff appearances
** Appearances (8): 1996, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017

### Retired numbers

Carolina Panthers retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure |
| 51 | Sam Mills | LB | 1995–1997 |

## Player records

Key :
| Symbol | Meaning |
| No. | nth highest rank |
| XPM | Extra points made |
| XPA | Extra points attempted |
| FGM | Field goals made |
| FGA | Field goals attempted |
| 2PT | Two-point conversions |
| Rtg. | Quarterback rating |
| † | Current player for the Carolina Panthers |
| $^*$ | Active player for another NFL team |
| Bolded text | League-leader in statistical category for the season |

### Top scorers (season)

| No. | Player | Position | Season | Touchdowns | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PT | Points |
| 1 | Graham Gano | K | 2015 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 146 |
| 2 | John Kasay | K | 1996 | 0 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 45 | 0 | 145 |
| 3 | John Kasay | K | 2008 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 130 |
| 4 | John Kasay | K | 2003 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 125 |
| 5 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | 2008 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122 |

### Top scorers (career)

| No. | Player | Position | Years | Touchdowns | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | 2PT | Points |
| 1 | John Kasay | K | 1995-2010 | 0 | 429 | 438 | 351 | 424 | 0 | 1,482 |
| 2 | Graham Gano$^*$ | K | 2012–2019 | 0 | 247 | 260 | 165 | 193 | 0 | 742 |
| 3 | Steve Smith | WR | 2001-2013 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 454 |
| 4 | Cam Newton$^*$ | QB | 2011-2019 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 352 |
| 5 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | 2008-2017 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 |

### Passing (season)

| No. | Player | Season | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Rtg. |
| 1 | Steve Beuerlein | 1999 | 343 | 571 | 4,436 | 36 | 15 | 94.6 |
| 2 | Cam Newton$^*$ | 2011 | 310 | 517 | 4,051 | 21 | 17 | 84.5 |
| 3 | Jake Delhomme | 2004 | 310 | 533 | 3,886 | 29 | 15 | 87.3 |
| 4 | Cam Newton$^*$ | 2012 | 280 | 485 | 3,869 | 19 | 12 | 86.2 |
| 5 | Cam Newton$^*$ | 2015 | 296 | 495 | 3,837 | 35 | 10 | 99.7 |

### Passing (career)

| No. | Player | Years | Completions | Attempts | Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions | Rtg. |
| 1 | Cam Newton$^*$ | 2011-2019 2021 | 2,371 | 3,980 | 29,041 | 182 | 108 | 86.1 |
| 2 | Jake Delhomme | 2003-2009 | 1,580 | 2,669 | 19,258 | 120 | 89 | 82.6 |
| 3 | Steve Beuerlein | 1996-2000 | 1,041 | 1,723 | 12,690 | 86 | 50 | 87.7 |
| 4 | Kerry Collins | 1995-98 | 694 | 1,340 | 8,306 | 47 | 54 | 66.0 |
| 5 | Chris Weinke | 2001-06 | 373 | 687 | 3,800 | 14 | 26 | 61.4 |

### Rushing (season)

| No. | Player | Season | Attempts | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 1 | DeAngelo Williams | 2008 | 273 | 1,515 | 5.5 | 18 |
| 2 | Stephen Davis | 2003 | 318 | 1,444 | 4.5 | 8 |
| 3 | Christian McCaffrey† | 2019 | 287 | 1,387 | 4.8 | 15 |
| 4 | Jonathan Stewart | 2009 | 221 | 1,133 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 5 | Anthony Johnson | 1996 | 300 | 1,120 | 3.7 | 6 |

### Rushing (career)

| No. | Player | Years | Attempts | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Jonathan Stewart | 2008–2017 | 1,669 | 7,318 | 4.3 | 51 |
| 2 | DeAngelo Williams | 2006–2014 | 1,432 | 6,846 | 4.8 | 46 |
| 3 | Cam Newton$^*$ | 2011-2019 | 934 | 4,806 | 5.1 | 58 |
| 4 | DeShaun Foster | 2002-2007 | 851 | 3,336 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 5 | Christian McCaffrey† | 2017-present | 682 | 3,145 | 4.6 | 24 |

### Receiving (season)

| No. | Player | Season | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Steve Smith | 2005 | 103 | 1,563 | 15.2 | 12 |
| 2 | Steve Smith | 2008 | 78 | 1,421 | 18.1 | 6 |
| 3 | Muhsin Muhammad | 2004 | 93 | 1,405 | 15.1 | 16 |
| 4 | Steve Smith | 2011 | 79 | 1,394 | 17.6 | 7 |
| 5 | Muhsin Muhammad | 1999 | 96 | 1,253 | 13.1 | 8 |

### Receiving (career)

| No. | Player | Position | Years | Receptions | Yards | Average | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Steve Smith | WR | 2001-2013 | 836 | 12,197 | 14.6 | 67 |
| 2 | Muhsin Muhammad | WR | 1996-2004 2008–09 | 696 | 9,255 | 13.3 | 50 |
| 3 | Greg Olsen$^*$ | TE | 2011–2019 | 524 | 6,463 | 12.3 | 39 |
| 4 | Wesley Walls | TE | 1996-2002 | 324 | 3,902 | 12.0 | 44 |
| 5 | D. J. Moore† | WR | 2018-2022 | 208 | 3,156 | 15.2 | 10 |

### Sacks (season)

| No. | Player | Position | Season | Sacks |
| 1 | Kevin Greene | OLB | 1998 | 15 |
| 1 | Greg Hardy | DE | 2013 | 15 |
| 3 | Kevin Greene | OLB | 1996 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Julius Peppers | DE | 2008 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Lamar Lathon | OLB | 1996 | 13.5 |

### Sacks (career)

| No. | Player | Position | Years | Sacks |
| 1 | Julius Peppers | DE | 2002-09 2017–2018 | 97.0 |
| 2 | Charles Johnson | DE | 2007–2017 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Mike Rucker | DE | 1999-2007 | 55.5 |
| 4 | Mario Addison$^*$ | DE | 2012–2019 | 55.0 |
| 5 | Kevin Greene | OLB | 1996, 1998–99 | 41.5 |

### Interceptions (season)

| No. | Player | Position | Season | Interceptions | Yards | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Doug Evans | CB | 2001 | 8 | 126 | 1 |
| 2 | Chris Gamble | CB | 2005 | 7 | 157 | 1 |
| 2 | Kurt Coleman | CB | 2015 | 7 | 79 | 1 |
| 3 | Brett Maxie | S | 1995 | 6 | 59 | 0 |
| 3 | Chris Gamble | CB | 2004 | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| 3 | Ken Lucas | CB | 2005 | 6 | 70 | 0 |

### Interceptions (career)

| No. | Player | Position | Years | Interceptions | Yards | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Chris Gamble | CB | 2004–2012 | 27 | 326 | 2 |
| 2 | Eric Davis | CB | 1996-2000 | 25 | 226 | 2 |
| 3 | Luke Kuechly | LB | 2012-2019 | 18 | 168 | 1 |
| 4 | Mike Minter | S | 1997-2006 | 17 | 421 | 4 |
| 5 | Richard Marshall | CB | 2006-2010 | 14 | 315 | 2 |
| 5 | Doug Evans | CB | 1998-2001 | 14 | 162 | 1 |

### Single-game records

* Most passing yards in a game: 432 (Cam Newton, September 18, 2011 vs. Green Bay Packers)
* Most rushing yards in a game: 210 (DeAngelo Williams, December 30, 2012 at New Orleans Saints)
* Most receiving yards in a game: 218 (Steve Smith, January 15, 2006 at Chicago Bears)

## Coaching records

* First head coach: Dom Capers (1995-98)
* Longest-serving head coach: John Fox (2002-2010)
* Most regular season games as head coach: John Fox - 144 Games
* Most regular season wins for a head coach: Ron Rivera - 76 Wins
* Best regular season winning % for a head coach: Ron Rivera - .546
* Most playoff appearances as head coach: Ron Rivera - 4 Appearances
* Most playoff games as head coach: John Fox - 8 Games
* Most playoff wins for a head coach: John Fox - 5 Wins
* Best playoff winning % for a head coach: John Fox - .625

## Team records
### Overall

Carolina Panthers all-time record :
| | Regular season | Playoffs | Total |
| Games | 416 | 17 | 433 |
| Record | 200–215–1 | 9–8 | 209–223–1 |
| Percentage | .482 | .529 | .484 |

### Games

* First game: 20-14 win over Jacksonville (July 29, 1995; preseason, Pro Football Hall of Fame Game)
* First regular-season game: 23-20 OT loss to Atlanta (September 3, 1995)
* First playoff game: 26-17 win over Dallas (January 5, 1997)
* First Super Bowl: 32-29 loss to New England (February 1, 2004; Super Bowl XXXVIII)

### Record results

* Record win: 38-0 vs. Atlanta (December 13, 2015)
* Record regular-season win: 38-0 vs. Atlanta (December 13, 2015)
* Record playoff win: 23-0 at New York Giants (January 8, 2006)
* Record loss: 9-52 at Oakland (December 24, 2000)
* Record regular-season loss: 9-52 at Oakland (December 24, 2000)
* Record playoff loss: 14-34 at Seattle (January 22, 2006)

### Streaks

* Longest winning streak (within one season): 14 (2015)
* Longest winning streak (excluding playoffs): 17 (2014 - 2015)
* Longest winning streak (Start of season): 14 (2015)
* Longest losing streak (regular season): 15 (2001)
* Longest losing streak (start of season): 7 (1998)

### Wins/losses/ties in a seasons

* Most wins (single regular season): 15 (2015)
* Most losses (single regular season): 15 (2001)
* Most ties (single regular season): 1 (2014)
* Fewest wins (single regular season): 1 (2001)
* Fewest losses (single regular season): 1 (2015)

### Points

* Most points scored in a season: 500 (2015)
* Least points scored in a season: 196 (2010)
* Most points allowed in a season: 429 (2011)
* Least points allowed in a season: 218 (1996)
* Most points scored in a game: 52 vs. Cincinnati (December 8, 2002)
* Most points conceded in a game: 52 at Oakland (December 24, 2000)
* Highest points differential in a season: +192 (2015)
* Lowest points differential in a season: -212 (2010)

### Attendances

* Largest home attendance (regular season): 592,454 (2015)
* Largest home attendance (single game):
    76,136 vs. San Francisco, December 10, 1995 (Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina)
    74,461 vs. Green Bay, November 8, 2015 (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina)
* Largest road attendance (single game): 90,588 at Dallas, September 28, 2009 (AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas)