2012 Carolina Panthers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ron Rivera (7-9)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2012 Carolina Panthers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ron Rivera (7-9)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2012 Carolina Panthers Results
The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
Carolina racked up 357 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 363. Cam Newton led the charge, passing for 3,869 yards. Steve Smith snagged 73 passes for 1,174 yards. Greg Olsen was targeted regularly, too.
Cam Newton carried the ball for a team-best 741 yards for the Panthers, while DeAngelo Williams additionally buoyed the ground attack.
Haruki Nakamura, Charles Godfrey, Luke Kuechly and Captain Munnerlyn each seized 2 opponent throws. Charles Johnson topped pass rushers with 12.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 38 sacks.
Ron Rivera coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Joe Adams | WR | November 22, 1989 | 5'11" | 179 | Arkansas | Little Rock, AR | 9 | 0 |
| 97 | Mario Addison | SLB-RDE | November 30, 1989 | 6'3" | 252 | Troy | Birmingham, AL | 4 | 1 |
| 90 | Frank Alexander | LDE | December 17, 1989 | 6'4" | 270 | Oklahoma | Zachary, LA | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | Derek Anderson | QB | June 15, 1983 | 6'6" | 229 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | James Anderson | SLB | September 26, 1983 | 6'3" | 220 | Virginia Tech | Roanoke Rapids, NC USA | 12 | 11 |
| 93 | Antwan Applewhite | LDE | December 31, 1985 | 6'3" | 246 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 2 |
| 71 | Thomas Austin | C-LOG-ROG | November 14, 1986 | 6'4" | 310 | Clemson | West Point, NY | 4 | 1 |
| 82 | Gary Barnidge | WR | September 22, 1985 | 6'5" | 240 | Louisville | Middleburg, FL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 52 | Jon Beason | MLB | January 14, 1985 | 6'0" | 237 | Miami (FL) | Miramar, FL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 77 | Byron Bell | RT | January 17, 1989 | 6'5" | 339 | East. New Mexico | Greenville, TX | 15 | 15 |
| 72 | Jeremy Bridges | ROG-ROT-LO | April 19, 1980 | 6'4" | 301 | Southern Miss | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Richie Brockel | FB-TE | July 24, 1986 | 6'1" | 251 | Boise State | Phoenix, AZ | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | Jeff Byers | RG | September 7, 1985 | 6'4" | 301 | USC | Fremont, NE | 14 | 7 |
| 73 | Bruce Campbell | LOT-ROT | May 25, 1988 | 6'7" | 310 | Maryland | Hamden, CT USA | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | D.J. Campbell | SS | July 24, 1989 | 6'0" | 201 | California | Las Vegas, NV | 5 | 4 |
| 78 | Nate Chandler | DT | June 1, 1989 | 6'4" | 294 | UCLA | San Diego, CA | 10 | 0 |
| 58 | Thomas Davis | WLB | March 22, 1983 | 6'1" | 231 | Georgia | Shellman, GA USA | 15 | 12 |
| 31 | James Dockery | LCB-RCB | November 9, 1988 | 6'1" | 185 | Oregon State | West Covina, CA | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | Armanti Edwards | WR | March 8, 1988 | 5'11" | 191 | Appalachian St. | Greenwood, SC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 92 | Dwan Edwards | DT | May 16, 1981 | 6'3" | 315 | Oregon St. | Billings, MT USA | 14 | 13 |
| 96 | Ron Edwards | NT | July 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 320 | Texas A&M | Columbus, OH USA | 11 | 11 |
| 94 | Sione Fua | NT | June 15, 1988 | 6'2" | 308 | Stanford | Lodi, CA | 13 | 1 |
| 20 | Chris Gamble | LCB | March 11, 1983 | 6'1" | 200 | Ohio St. | Boston, MA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Graham Gano | K | April 9, 1987 | 6'0" | 192 | Florida St. | Arbroath, Scotland | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | David Gettis | WR | August 17, 1987 | 6'3" | 217 | Baylor | Cherry Point, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Charles Godfrey | SS | November 15, 1985 | 6'0" | 207 | Iowa | Baytown, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 69 | Jordan Gross | LT | July 20, 1980 | 6'4" | 300 | Utah | Fruitland, ID USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Geoff Hangartner | C | April 22, 1982 | 6'5" | 301 | Texas A&M | New Braunfels, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 76 | Greg Hardy | LDE | July 28, 1988 | 6'4" | 279 | Mississippi | Millington, TN USA | 15 | 12 |
| 84 | Ben Hartsock | TE | July 5, 1980 | 6'4" | 264 | Ohio St. | Chillicothe, OH USA | 15 | 4 |
| 55 | Doug Hogue | MLB | February 1, 1989 | 6'2" | 235 | Syracuse | Yonkers, NY | 9 | 1 |
| 44 | J.J. Jansen | LONG | January 20, 1986 | 6'2" | 254 | Notre Dame | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Charles Johnson | RDE | July 10, 1986 | 6'2" | 270 | Georgia | Hawkinsville, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Colin Jones | FS | October 27, 1987 | 6'0" | 201 | TCU | 15 | 0 | |
| 67 | Ryan Kalil | C | March 29, 1985 | 6'3" | 299 | USC | Corona, CA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 99 | Frank Kearse | DT | October 28, 1988 | 6'4" | 315 | Alabama A&M | Savannah, GA | 8 | 5 |
| 98 | Thomas Keiser | LDE | March 28, 1989 | 6'3" | 261 | Stanford | Hollidaysburg, PA | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Luke Kuechly | MLB | April 20, 1991 | 6'3" | 242 | Boston Col. | Cincinnati, OH | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Brandon LaFell | WR | November 4, 1986 | 6'2" | 208 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 23 | Sherrod Martin | FS | October 12, 1984 | 6'0" | 197 | Troy | Griffin, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Justin Medlock | K | October 23, 1983 | 6'0" | 201 | UCLA | Fremont, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 41 | Captain Munnerlyn | LCB | April 10, 1988 | 5'9" | 182 | South Carolina | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 83 | Louis Murphy | TE | May 11, 1987 | 6'2" | 200 | Florida | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 43 | Haruki Nakamura | FS | April 18, 1986 | 5'10" | 190 | Cincinnati | Elyria, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 68 | Andre Neblett | DT-NT | June 7, 1988 | 6'0" | 297 | Temple | Rahway, NJ USA | 11 | 2 |
| 1 | Cam Newton | QB | May 11, 1989 | 6'5" | 248 | Auburn | Savannah, GA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Josh Norman | RCB | December 15, 1987 | 6'0" | 197 | Coastal Carolina | Greenwood, SC | 16 | 12 |
| 8 | Brad Nortman | P | September 12, 1989 | 6'2" | 213 | Wisconsin | St. Francis, WI | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Greg Olsen | TE | March 11, 1985 | 6'6" | 254 | Miami (FL) | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Kenny Onatolu | MLB | October 8, 1982 | 6'1" | 235 | Nebraska-Omaha | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Ron Parker | RCB | August 17, 1987 | 6'0" | 206 | Newberry | Port Royal, SC | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Jason Phillips | SLB-MLB-WL | February 14, 1986 | 6'1" | 236 | TCU | Waller, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 81 | Kealoha Pilares | WR | February 20, 1988 | 5'10" | 199 | Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | 8 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Pollak | LOG-ROG | February 16, 1985 | 6'4" | 299 | Arizona St. | Scottsdale, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Anderson Russell | SS | May 30, 1987 | 6'0" | 205 | Ohio State | Atlanta, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Jordan Senn | SLB | June 11, 1984 | 5'11" | 224 | Portland St. | Beaverton, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Amini Silatolu | LG | September 16, 1988 | 6'4" | 311 | Midwestern St. | Redwood City, CA | 15 | 15 |
| 36 | Armond Smith | RB | May 7, 1986 | 5'9" | 194 | Hutchinson CC | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | 0 |
| 89 | Steve Smith | WR | May 12, 1979 | 5'9" | 185 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | March 21, 1987 | 5'11" | 235 | Oregon | Fort Lewis, WA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 22 | Josh Thomas | CB | May 3, 1989 | 5'10" | 191 | Buffalo | Cedar Hill, TX | 16 | 5 |
| 35 | Mike Tolbert | FB | November 23, 1985 | 5'9" | 243 | Coastal Carolina | Carrollton, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 34 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | April 25, 1983 | 5'8" | 210 | Memphis | Little Rock, AR USA | 16 | 10 |
| 65 | Garry Williams | RG | August 20, 1986 | 6'3" | 296 | Kentucky | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 54 | Jason Williams | SLB | April 23, 1986 | 6'1" | 240 | West. Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 64 | Zack Williams | ROG | December 27, 1988 | 6'3" | 304 | Glendale CC | 3 | 0 |
