The 1997 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 3rd season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coach Dom Capers. They failed to improve upon their 12–4 record in 1996, and make it to the playoffs for the second time in franchise history and finished 7–9. The Panthers appeared on Monday Night Football for the first time in franchise history. After the season, Toi Cook, who had been with the team since 1996, retired.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 31 Washington Redskins L 10–24 0–1 Ericsson Stadium 72,633 2 September 7 at Atlanta Falcons W 9–6 1–1 Georgia Dome 51,829 3 September 14 at San Diego Chargers W 26–7 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium 63,149 4 September 21 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–35 2–2 Ericsson Stadium 67,402 5 September 29 San Francisco 49ers L 21–34 2–3 Ericsson Stadium 70,972 6 Bye 7 October 12 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–21 2–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,625 8 October 19 at New Orleans Saints W 13–0 3–4 Louisiana Superdome 50,963 9 October 26 Atlanta Falcons W 21–12 4–4 Ericsson Stadium 54,675 10 November 2 Oakland Raiders W 38–14 5–4 Ericsson Stadium 71,064 11 November 9 at Denver Broncos L 0–34 5–5 Mile High Stadium 71,408 12 November 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 19–27 5–6 3Com Park 61,500 13 November 23 at St. Louis Rams W 16–10 6–6 Trans World Dome 64,609 14 November 30 New Orleans Saints L 13–16 6–7 Ericsson Stadium 57,957 15 December 8 at Dallas Cowboys W 23–13 7–7 Texas Stadium 63,251 16 December 14 Green Bay Packers L 10–31 7–8 Ericsson Stadium 70,887 17 December 20 St. Louis Rams L 18–30 7–9 Ericsson Stadium 58,101 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
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