1995 Carolina Panthers season

The 1995 Carolina Panthers season was the first season for the team in the US National Football League. They went a surprising 7-9, given their status as an expansion team, and finished 3rd in the NFC West, and would go on to have early success in the NFL. The Panthers were already a playoff team in 1996.

Records

 * Most victories by an expansion team (7)
 * First expansion team to have a winning record at home (5–3)
 * First expansion team to have a four game winning streak
 * First expansion team to defeat a defending Super Bowl champion in its inaugural season (13–7 over the San Francisco 49ers)
 * First expansion team in NFL history to win its inaugural contest (20–14 over the Jacksonville Jaguars).