1999 Carolina Panthers season

1999 Carolina Panthers season
Owner	Jerry Richardson
Head coach	George Seifert
Home field	Ericsson Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Wesley Walls QB Steve Beuerlein WR Muhsin Muhammad PR Michael Bates
AP All-Pros	ST Michael Bates 1st team TE Wesley Walls 2nd team

The 1999 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League and the 1st and under head coach George Seifert who replaced Dom Capers as head coach. They improved upon their 4–12 record in 1998, and the Panthers went 8–8, their first .500 record in franchise history, but failed to make the playoffs for the fourth time 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.

1999 Carolina Panthers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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

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 assistant – Greg Roman

Defensive coaches Defensive line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Sam Mills Defensive Backs (Secondary) – Bob Valesente Defensive assistant – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special teams – Scott O'Brien Assistant special teams coordinator/assistant strength and conditioning – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Roster

1999 Carolina Panthers roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Steve Beuerlein 12 Steve Bono  2 Dameyune Craig  8 Jeff Lewis Running backs (RB) 24 Michael Bates KR 21 Tim Biakabutuka 40 William Floyd FB 44 Chris Hetherington FB 23 Anthony Johnson 32 Fred Lane Wide receivers (WR) 19 Dialleo Burks 81 Donald Hayes 83 Patrick Jeffers 82 Eric Metcalf PR 87 Muhsin Muhammad Tight ends (TE) 88 Brian Kinchen LS 86 Kris Mangum 85 Wesley Walls

Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Matt Campbell G 76 Norberto Davidds-Garrido T 65 Frank Garcia C 75 Clarence Jones T 63 Jamar Nesbit C/G 61 Anthony Redmon G 60 Clay Shiver C 67 Bryan Stoltenberg G 70 Chris Terry T Defensive linemen (DL) 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 (LB) 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 (DB) 46 Brent Alexander SS 25 Eric Davis CB 33 Doug Evans CB 29 Steve Lofton CB 30 Mike Minter FS 28 Roderick Mullen CB/S 39 Damien Richardson SS 38 Mike Scurlock FS Special teams  3 Richie Cunningham K 13 Ken Walter P

Practice squad 77 Dan Best T 45 Lamont Green LB  9 Matt Lytle QB 16 Sirr Parker WR 68 Alton Weaver DT Reserve 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) Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 reserve, 5 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–19	0–1	Louisiana Superdome	58,166
2	September 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–22	0–2	Ericsson Stadium	64,261
3	September 26	Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–3	1–2	Ericsson Stadium	61,269
4	October 3	at Washington Redskins	L 36–38	1–3	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	76,831
5	Bye
6	October 17	at San Francisco 49ers	W 31–29	2–3	3Com Park	68,151
7	October 24	Detroit Lions	L 9–24	2–4	Ericsson Stadium	64,332
8	October 31	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–27	2–5	Georgia Dome	52,594
9	November 7	Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–7	3–5	Ericsson Stadium	62,569
10	November 14	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–35	3–6	Trans World Dome	65,595
11	November 21	at Cleveland Browns	W 31–17	4–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,818
12	November 28	Atlanta Falcons	W 34–28	5–6	Ericsson Stadium	55,507
13	December 5	St. Louis Rams	L 21–34	5–7	Ericsson Stadium	62,285
14	December 12	at Green Bay Packers	W 33–31	6–7	Lambeau Field	59,869
15	December 18	San Francisco 49ers	W 41–24	7–7	Ericsson Stadium	62,373
16	December 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–30	7–8	Three Rivers Stadium	39,428
17	January 2, 2000	New Orleans Saints	W 45–13	8–8	Ericsson Stadium	56,929
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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