La stagione dei Carolina Panthers è stata la 3ª della franchigia nella National Football League. La squadra fece la sua prima apparizione nel Monday Night Football della sua storia, dove batté i Dallas Cowboys per 23–13.
Scelte nel Draft 1997
Giro Scelta Giocatore Ruolo College 1 27 Rae CarruthWide receiverColorado 2 56 Mike MinterFree safetyNebraska 3 87 Kinnon TatumLinebackerNotre Dame 4 122 Tarek SalehLinebackerWisconsin6 187 Matt FinkesDefensive endOhio State 7 228 Kris MangumTight endMississippi
Calendario Turno Data Avversario Risultato Stadio Pubblico Punteggio Record 1 31/8 Washington Redskins S 10–24 0–1 Ericsson Stadium 72,633 2 7/9 at Atlanta Falcons V 9–6 1–1 Georgia Dome 51,829 3 14/9 at San Diego Chargers V 26–7 2–1 Qualcomm Stadium 63,149 4 21/9 Kansas City Chiefs V 14–35 2–2 Ericsson Stadium 67,402 5 29/9 San Francisco 49ers S 21–34 2–3 Ericsson Stadium 70,972 6 Settimana di pausa 7 12/10 at Minnesota Vikings S 14–21 2–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 62,625 8 19/10 at New Orleans Saints V 13–0 3–4 Louisiana Superdome 50,963 9 26/10 Atlanta Falcons V 21–12 4–4 Ericsson Stadium 54,675 10 2/11 Oakland Raiders V 38–14 5–4 Ericsson Stadium 71,064 11 9/11 at Denver Broncos S 0–34 5–5 Mile High Stadium 71,408 12 16/11 at San Francisco 49ers S 19–27 5–6 3Com Park 61,500 13 23/11 at St. Louis Rams V 16–10 6–6 Trans World Dome 64,609 14 30/11 New Orleans Saints S 13–16 6–7 Ericsson Stadium 57,957 15 8/12 at Dallas Cowboys V 23–13 7–7 Texas Stadium 63,251 16 14/12 Green Bay Packers S 10–31 7–8 Stadium 70,887 17 20/12 St. Louis Rams S 18–30 7–9 Ericsson Stadium 58,101
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Collegamenti esterni
1997