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

1999 expansion draft

+ Panthers selected during the expansion draft Pick Name Position Expansion team6 Tarek Saleh Linebacker Cleveland Browns

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.

Staff

Roster

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

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