2002 Carolina Panthers season
2002 Carolina Panthers season | |
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Head coach | John Fox |
Owner | Jerry Richardson |
Home field | Ericsson Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 4th NFC South |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | DT Kris Jenkins P Todd Sauerbrun |
The 2002 Carolina Panthers season was the eighth season for the team in the National Football League. They tried to improve upon their 1–15 record in 2001, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.
The Panthers would improve six games, but they still failed to make the playoffs, despite moving from the NFC West to the more geographically accurate NFC South, finishing 7–9, five games behind the division champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Offseason
Additions | Subtractions |
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DE Shane Burton (Jets) | WR Donald Hayes (Patriots) |
CB Terry Cousin (Dolphins) | FB Chris Hetherington (Rams) |
LB Mark Fields (Rams) | DE Jay Williams (Dolphins) |
NFL Draft
The 2002 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 15 and April 16, 2002. The Panthers selected nine players in seven rounds.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
1 | 2 | Julius Peppers | Defensive End | North Carolina |
2 | 34 | DeShaun Foster | Running Back | UCLA |
3 | 73 | Will Witherspoon | Linebacker | Georgia |
4 | 100 | Dante Wesley | Cornerback | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
5 | 137 | Randy Fasani | Quarterback | Stanford |
5 | 145 | Kyle Johnson | Fullback | Syracuse |
6 | 174 | Keith Heinrich | Tight End | Sam Houston State |
7 | 213 | Pete Campion | Guard | North Dakota State |
7 | 258 | Brad Franklin | Cornerback | Louisiana-Lafayette |
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Schedule
Date | Week | Opponent | Result | TV Time | TV Commentators | Stadium | Record | Attendance |
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9/8/2002 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens | W 10–7 | CBS 1:00pm | Gus Johnson & Brent Jones | Ericsson Stadium | 1–0 | |
9/15/2002 | 2 | Detroit Lions | W 31–7 | FOX 1:00pm | Kenny Albert & Tim Green | Ericsson Stadium | 2–0 | |
9/22/2002 | 3 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 21–14 | FOX 1:00pm | Curt Menefee & Tim Ryan | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 3–0 | |
9/29/2002 | 4 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–17 | FOX 1:00pm | Pat Summerall & Brian Baldinger | Lambeau Field | 3–1 | |
10/6/2002 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals | L 13–16 | FOX 1:00pm | Curt Menefee & Tim Ryan | Ericsson Stadium | 3–2 | |
10/13/2002 | 6 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 13–14 | FOX 1:00pm | Pat Summerall & Brian Baldinger | Texas Stadium | 3–3 | |
10/20/2002 | 7 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 0–30 | FOX 1:00pm | Ron Pitts & Marv Levy | Georgia Dome | 3–4 | |
10/27/2002 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 9–12 | FOX 1:00pm | Dick Stockton, Troy Aikman & Cris Collinsworth | Ericsson Stadium | 3–5 | |
11/3/2002 | 9 | Bye | ||||||
11/10/2002 | 10 | New Orleans Saints | L 24–34 | FOX 1:00pm | Kenny Albert & Tim Green | Ericsson Stadium | 3–6 | |
11/17/2002 | 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–23 | FOX 4:05pm | Curt Menefee & Tim Ryan | Raymond James Stadium | 3–7 | |
11/24/2002 | 12 | Atlanta Falcons | L 0–41 | FOX 1:00pm | Curt Menefee & Tim Ryan | Ericsson Stadium | 3–8 | |
12/1/2002 | 13 | at Cleveland Browns | W 13–6 | FOX 1:00pm | Curt Menefee & Tim Ryan | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 4–8 | |
12/8/2002 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 52–31 | CBS 1:00pm | Bill Macatee & Craig James | Ericsson Stadium | 5–8 | |
12/15/2002 | 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–30 | FOX 1:00pm | Sam Rosen & Bill Maas | Heinz Field | 5–9 | |
12/22/2002 | 16 | Chicago Bears | W 24–14 | FOX 1:00pm | Pat Summerall & Brian Baldinger | Ericsson Stadium | 6–9 | |
12/29/2002 | 17 | at New Orleans Saints | W 10–6 | FOX 1:00pm | Sam Rosen & Bill Maas | Louisiana Superdome | 7–9 |
Standings
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 346 | 196 | W1 |
(6) Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 402 | 314 | L1 |
New Orleans Saints | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 432 | 388 | L3 |
Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 258 | 302 | W2 |
References
- ↑ "Assistant Coaches". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2014.