2004 Carolina Panthers season

The 2004 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coach John Fox. It was also the team's 8th season at Bank of America Stadium. They failed 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 and they finished 7–9. Their collapse to a 1–7 record start was because of key injuries to their starters including wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., through the first eight games. Despite their late-season rally, they failed to make the playoffs since 2002. They would suffer another collapse in 2016 to a 6–10 record that year after appearing in Super Bowl 50 the previous season.

2004 Carolina Panthers season
OwnerJerry Richardson
Head coachJohn Fox
General managerMarty Hurney
Home fieldEricsson Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place3rd NFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Muhsin Muhammad
DE Julius Peppers
LB Mark Fields
LB Dan Morgan

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 USC
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  

[1]

Personnel

Staff
2004 Carolina Panthers staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons

[2]

Roster
2004 Carolina Panthers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 13 Green Bay Packers L 14–24 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap
2 September 19 at Kansas City Chiefs W 28–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
3 Bye
4 October 3 Atlanta Falcons L 10–27 1–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap
5 October 10 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 1–3 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap
6 October 17 at Philadelphia Eagles L 8–30 1–4 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
7 October 24 San Diego Chargers L 6–17 1–5 Bank of America Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–23 1–6 Qwest Field Recap
9 November 7 Oakland Raiders L 24–27 1–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap
10 November 14 at San Francisco 49ers W 37–27 2–7 Monster Park Recap
11 November 21 Arizona Cardinals W 35–10 3–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap
12 November 28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–14 4–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap
13 December 5 at New Orleans Saints W 32–21 5–7 Louisiana Superdome Recap
14 December 12 St. Louis Rams W 20–7 6–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap
15 December 18 at Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 (OT) 6–8 Georgia Dome Recap
16 December 26 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 37–20 7–8 Raymond James Stadium Recap
17 January 2 New Orleans Saints L 18–21 7–9 Bank of America Stadium Recap

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

References
  1. "2004 Carolina Panthers Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
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