The 1999 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League and the 1st and under head coach George Seifert who replaced Dom Capers as head coach. They improved upon their 4–12 record in 1998, and the Panthers went 8–8, their first .500 record in franchise history, but failed to make the playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history.
| 1999 Carolina Panthers season | |
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| Owner | Jerry Richardson |
| Head coach | George Seifert |
| Home field | Ericsson Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | TEWesley Walls QBSteve Beuerlein WRMuhsin Muhammad PRMichael Bates |
| AP All-Pros | STMichael Bates 1st team TEWesley Walls 2nd team |
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The 1999 NFL Draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 17 and April 18, 1999. The Panthers selected five players in seven rounds. They traded their first-round pick to the Washington Redskins in partial payment for the signing of Sean Gilbert.
| 1999 Carolina Panthers draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 2 | 34 | Chris Terry | Offensive tackle | Georgia | |
| 2 | 38 | Mike Rucker * | Defensive end | Nebraska | |
| 4 | 100 | Hannibal Navies | Linebacker | Colorado | |
| 6 | 175 | Robert Daniel | Defensive end | Northwestern State | |
| 7 | 211 | Tony Booth | Safety | James Madison | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 12 | atNew Orleans Saints | L 10–19 | 0–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 58,166 |
| 2 | September 19 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 20–22 | 0–2 | Ericsson Stadium | 64,261 |
| 3 | September 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–3 | 1–2 | Ericsson Stadium | 61,269 |
| 4 | October 3 | atWashington Redskins | L 36–38 | 1–3 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 76,831 |
| 5 | Bye | |||||
| 6 | October 17 | atSan Francisco 49ers | W 31–29 | 2–3 | 3Com Park | 68,151 |
| 7 | October 24 | Detroit Lions | L 9–24 | 2–4 | Ericsson Stadium | 64,332 |
| 8 | October 31 | atAtlanta Falcons | L 20–27 | 2–5 | Georgia Dome | 52,594 |
| 9 | November 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–7 | 3–5 | Ericsson Stadium | 62,569 |
| 10 | November 14 | atSt. Louis Rams | L 10–35 | 3–6 | Trans World Dome | 65,595 |
| 11 | November 21 | atCleveland Browns | W 31–17 | 4–6 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,818 |
| 12 | November 28 | Atlanta Falcons | W 34–28 | 5–6 | Ericsson Stadium | 55,507 |
| 13 | December 5 | St. Louis Rams | L 21–34 | 5–7 | Ericsson Stadium | 62,285 |
| 14 | December 12 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 33–31 | 6–7 | Lambeau Field | 59,869 |
| 15 | December 18 | San Francisco 49ers | W 41–24 | 7–7 | Ericsson Stadium | 62,373 |
| 16 | December 26 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 20–30 | 7–8 | Three Rivers Stadium | 39,428 |
| 17 | January 2, 2000 | New Orleans Saints | W 45–13 | 8–8 | Ericsson Stadium | 56,929 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||
| NFC West | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| (1) St. Louis Rams | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 526 | 242 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 421 | 381 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 285 | 380 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 295 | 453 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 260 | 434 | L1 |
