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The 1995 National Football League expansion draft was held on February 15, 1995. [1] The two new expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars , alternated picks from lists of unprotected players from existing franchises.
The Carolina Panthers' history formally dates back to 1993, when the NFL awarded the franchise to Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, began play in the 1995 NFL season as expansion teams. They have played in Charlotte since 1996, winning six division titles and two NFC Championships.
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.
The Carolina Panthers inaugural season was in 1995, where team played as members of the NFC West division. Dom Capers was the franchise's first head coach. In their first season, they recorded a record of 7–9, the best record for an expansion team in NFL history. [4]
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 1995 NFL expansion draft was held on February 15, 1995. [3] The Jacksonville Jaguars held the first pick overall, while the Carolina Panthers were second, alternating picks as the existing teams made six players available for selection. [4] The Panthers ultimately picked 35 players, while the Jaguars picked 31.
Before he became the Carolina Panthers’ head coach, Frank Reich was the team’s first starting QB on the Panthers’ 1995 expansion team.
Steve Beuerlein (1996–2000) Jake Delhomme (2003–2009) Vinny Testaverde (2007) Derek Anderson (2014, 2016) Cam Newton (2011–2019, 2021) Kyle Allen (2018–2019) Teddy Bridgewater (2020)