2004 Carolina Panthers season

2004 Carolina Panthers season
Head coach	John Fox
General manager	Marty Hurney
Owner	Jerry Richardson
Home field	Bank of America Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2004 Carolina Panthers season was the tenth season for the team in the National Football League. They tried to improve upon their record in 2003, a year when they finished the regular season 11–5 and ultimately fell 29–32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII to the New England Patriots. The Panthers would be decimated by injuries, which led them to a 1–7 record after eight games. Despite a late season charge, they finished 7–9, narrowly missing the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2004 NFL Draft

2004 Carolina Panthers draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	28	Chris Gamble	Cornerback	Ohio State
2	62	Keary Colbert	Wide receiver	BYU
3	94	Travelle Wharton	Offensive tackle	South Carolina
5	163	Drew Carter	Wide receiver	Ohio State
6	196	Sean Tufts	Linebacker	Colorado
7	232	Michael Gaines	Tight end	Central Florida
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

2004 Carolina Panthers staff
	Front office Owner/Founder – Jerry Richardson President – Mark Richardson General Manager – Marty Hurney Head coaches Head Coach – John Fox Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dan Henning Quarterbacks/Offensive Assistant – Mike McCoy Running Backs – Jim Skipper Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson Tight Ends – Dave Magazu Offensive Line – Mike Maser			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Trgovac Defensive Line – Sal Sunseri Linebackers – Ken Flajole Secondary – Rod Perry Secondary/Defensive Assistant – Mike Gillhamer Special teams coaches Special Teams Assistant – Danny Crossman Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Danny Crossman

Roster

2004 Carolina Panthers final roster
	Quarterbacks 17 Jake Delhomme  9 Rodney Peete 12 Rod Rutherford 16 Chris Weinke Running backs 48 Stephen Davis 26 Deshaun Foster 27 Nick Goings 45 Brad Hoover Wide receivers 89 Steve Smith 87 Muhsin Muhammad 83 Keary Colbert 81 Ricky Proehl 88 Karl Hankton Tight ends 86 Kris Mangum 15 Michael Gaines		Offensive linemen 69 Jordan Gross 70 Travelle Wharton 60 Jeff Mitchell 71 Matt Willig 76 Tutan Reyes Defensive linemen 90 Julius Peppers 77 Kris Jenkins 93 Mike Rucker 99 Brentson Buckner 94 Kindal Moorehead		Linebackers 55 Dan Morgan 54 Will Witherspoon 58 Mark Fields Defensive backs 20 Chris Gamble 24 Ricky Manning 30 Mike Minter 40 Jarrod Cooper 28 Colin Branch Special teams 4 John Kasay 10 Todd Sauerbrun		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
			Final score	Team record
1	September 13	Green Bay Packers	L 14–24	0–1	Bank of America Stadium	73,656
2	September 19	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–17	1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	78,136
3	Bye
4	October 3	Atlanta Falcons	L 10–27	1–2	Bank of America Stadium	73,461
5	October 10	at Denver Broncos	L 17–20	1–3	Invesco Field at Mile High	75,072
6	October 17	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 8–30	1–4	Lincoln Financial Field	67,707
7	October 24	San Diego Chargers	L 6–17	1–5	Bank of America Stadium	73,096
8	October 31	at Seattle Seahawks	L 17–23	1–6	Qwest Field	66,214
9	November 7	Oakland Raiders	L 24–27	1–7	Bank of America Stadium	73,518
10	November 14	at San Francisco 49ers	W 37–27	2–7	Monster Park	63,618
11	November 21	Arizona Cardinals	W 35–10	3–7	Bank of America Stadium	72,796
12	November 28	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–14	4–7	Bank of America Stadium	73,124
13	December 5	at New Orleans Saints	W 32–21	5–7	Louisiana Superdome	58,878
14	December 12	St. Louis Rams	W 20–7	6–7	Bank of America Stadium	73,306
15	December 18	at Atlanta Falcons	L 31–34 (OT)	6–8	Georgia Dome	70,845
16	December 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 37–20	7–8	Raymond James Stadium	65,380
17	January 2	New Orleans Saints	L 18–21	7–9	Bank of America Stadium	73,302

Standings

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Atlanta Falcons	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	340	337	L2
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	348	405	W4
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	335	339	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	301	304	L4