1997 Carolina Panthers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dom Capers (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Clifton Abraham | DB | December 9, 1971 | 5’9′ | 184 | Florida St. |
| Carlton Bailey | LB | December 15, 1964 | 6’3′ | 242 | North Carolina |
| Myron Baker | LB | January 6, 1971 | 6’1′ | 232 | Louisiana Tech |
| Micheal Barrow | LB | April 19, 1970 | 6’2′ | 245 | Miami (FL) |
| Michael Bates | RB | December 19, 1969 | 5’10’ | 189 | Arizona |
| Steve Beuerlein | QB | March 7, 1965 | 6’3′ | 220 | Notre Dame |
| Tim Biakabutuka | RB | January 24, 1974 | 6’0′ | 215 | Michigan |
| Blake Brockermeyer | T | April 11, 1973 | 6’4′ | 295 | Texas |
| Matt Campbell | G-T-TE | July 14, 1972 | 6’4′ | 284 | South Carolina |
| Mark Carrier | WR | October 28, 1965 | 6’0′ | 186 | Nicholls St. |
| Rae Carruth | WR | January 20, 1974 | 5’11’ | 194 | Colorado |
| Kerry Collins | QB | December 30, 1972 | 6’5′ | 248 | Penn St. |
| Toi Cook | DB | December 3, 1964 | 5’11’ | 188 | Stanford |
| Chad Cota | DB | August 8, 1971 | 6’1′ | 198 | Oregon |
| Norbert Davidds-Garrido | T | October 4, 1972 | 6’6′ | 315 | USC |
| Eric Davis | DB | January 26, 1968 | 5’11’ | 185 | Jacksonville St. |
| Matt Elliott | G-C | October 1, 1968 | 6’3′ | 288 | Michigan |
| Mike Fox | DE-DT-NT | August 5, 1967 | 6’8′ | 285 | West Virginia |
| Frank Garcia | C-G | January 28, 1972 | 6’2′ | 302 | Washington |
| Percell Gaskins | LB | April 25, 1972 | 6’0′ | 230 | NW Oklahoma St. |
| Bucky Greeley | C | July 30, 1972 | 6’2′ | 285 | Penn St. |
| Scott Greene | RB | June 1, 1972 | 5’11’ | 240 | Michigan St. |
| Rocket Ismail | WR | November 18, 1969 | 5’11’ | 180 | Notre Dame |
| Anthony Johnson | RB | October 25, 1967 | 6’0′ | 225 | Notre Dame |
| John Kasay | K | October 27, 1969 | 5’10’ | 198 | Georgia |
| Shawn King | DE | June 24, 1972 | 6’3′ | 288 | LSU |
| Greg Kragen | NT-DT | March 4, 1962 | 6’3′ | 263 | Utah St. |
| Fred Lane | RB | September 6, 1975 | 5’10’ | 205 | Lane |
| Lamar Lathon | LB-DE | December 23, 1967 | 6’3′ | 260 | Houston |
| Kris Mangum | TE | August 15, 1973 | 6’4′ | 249 | Alabama |
| Les Miller | NT-DE-DT | March 1, 1965 | 6’7′ | 292 | Kansas St. |
| Ernie Mills | WR | October 28, 1968 | 5’11’ | 192 | Florida |
| Sam Mills | LB | June 3, 1959 | 5’9′ | 229 | Montclair St. |
| Mike Minter | DB | January 15, 1974 | 5’10’ | 195 | Nebraska |
| Tim Morabito | DT-NT | October 12, 1973 | 6’3′ | 296 | Boston Col. |
| Muhsin Muhammad | WR | May 5, 1973 | 6’2′ | 217 | Michigan St. |
| Winslow Oliver | RB | March 3, 1973 | 5’7′ | 180 | New Mexico |
| Damon Pieri | DB | September 25, 1970 | 6’0′ | 186 | San Diego St. |
| Tyrone Poole | DB | February 3, 1972 | 5’8′ | 188 | Fort Valley State (GA) |
| Walter Rasby | TE | September 7, 1972 | 6’3′ | 252 | Wake Forest |
| Israel Raybon | DE | February 5, 1973 | 6’6′ | 300 | North Alabama |
| Mark Rodenhauser | C | June 6, 1961 | 6’5′ | 270 | Illinois St. |
| Andre Royal | LB | December 1, 1972 | 6’2′ | 232 | Alabama |
| Tarek Saleh | LB | November 7, 1974 | 6’1′ | 240 | Wisconsin |
| Ray Seals | DE-NT | June 17, 1965 | 6’3′ | 296 | none |
| Greg Skrepenak | T-G | January 31, 1970 | 6’7′ | 316 | Michigan |
| Rod Smith | DB | March 12, 1970 | 5’11’ | 187 | Notre Dame |
| Dwight Stone | WR-RB | January 28, 1964 | 6’0′ | 191 | Middle Tenn. St. |
| Kinnon Tatum | LB | July 19, 1975 | 6’0′ | 222 | Notre Dame |
| Pat Terrell | DB | March 18, 1968 | 6’1′ | 204 | Notre Dame |
| Renaldo Turnbull | DE-LB | January 5, 1966 | 6’4′ | 250 | West Virginia |
| Wesley Walls | TE | February 26, 1966 | 6’5′ | 240 | Mississippi |
| Ken Walter | P | August 15, 1972 | 6’1′ | 207 | Kent St. |
| Gerald Williams | NT-DE-DT | September 8, 1963 | 6’3′ | 290 | Auburn |