2012 Carolina Panthers season
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2012 Carolina Panthers season
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| Head coach | Ron Rivera | ||||||
| Home field | Bank of America Stadium | ||||||
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| Division Place | |||||||
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The 2012 Carolina Panthers season will be the franchise's upcoming 18th season in the National Football League and the second under head coach Ron Rivera.
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Offseason
Logo change
On January 30, 2012, the Panthers unveiled an updated version of the team's logo, the team's first (and only) logo change since the Panthers entered the NFL in 1995.[1]
2012 draft board
Main article: 2012 NFL Draft
The Panthers do not have a 3rd round selection.[a]
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | 9[b] | Luke Kuechly | LB | Boston College |
| 2 | 42[c] | Amini Silatolu | G | Midwestern State |
| 4 | 103[d] | Frank Alexander | DE | Oklahoma |
| 104 | Joe Adams | WR | Arkansas | |
| 5 | 143 | Josh Norman | CB | Coastal Carolina |
| 6 | 207[e] | Brad Nortman | P | Wisconsin |
| 7 | 216 | D.J. Campbell | S | California |
NOTES:
- ^[a] The team traded its third-round selection to the Chicago Bears in exchange for TE Greg Olsen.
- ^[b] The Panthers finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Miami Dolphins. This selection is the 9th, based on a coin toss at the NFL Scouting Combine won by Miami in March.
- ^[c] The Panthers finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Miami Dolphins. This selection is the 40th, based on a coin toss at the NFL Scouting Combine in March won by the Miami Dolphins.
- ^[d] The team traded its sixth-round selection (#180) and their third-round selection in 2013 to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their fourth-round selection (#103).
- ^{e } The Panthers received one compensatory pick for the 207 pick overall.
- Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined after compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL owners' meetings in late March.[2]
Preseason
Schedule
The Panthers' preseason schedule was announced on April 4, 2012.
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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| 1 | TBD (August 9–13) | Houston Texans | Bank of America Stadium | |||||
| 2 | TBD (August 16–20) | Miami Dolphins | Bank of America Stadium | |||||
| 3 | August 26 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | NBC | |||
| 4 | TBD (August 29–30) | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Heinz Field | |||||
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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| 1 | September 9 | 4:15 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | Fox | |||
| 2 | September 16 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | New Orleans Saints | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
| 3 | September 20 | 8:20 p.m. EDT | New York Giants | Bank of America Stadium | NFLN | |||
| 4 | September 30 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Atlanta Falcons | Georgia Dome | Fox | |||
| 5 | October 7 | 4:05 p.m. EDT | Seattle Seahawks | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | October 21 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Dallas Cowboys | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
| 8 | October 28 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field | Fox | |||
| 9 | November 4 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Washington Redskins | FedEx Field | Fox | |||
| 10 | November 11 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Denver Broncos | Bank of America Stadium | CBS | |||
| 11 | November 18 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Bank of America Stadium | Fox * | |||
| 12 | November 26 | 8:30 p.m. EST | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | ESPN | |||
| 13 | December 2 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | Fox * | |||
| 14 | December 9 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | Atlanta Falcons | Bank of America Stadium | Fox * | |||
| 15 | December 16 | 4:05 p.m. EST * | at San Diego Chargers | Qualcomm Stadium | Fox * | |||
| 16 | December 23 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | Oakland Raiders | Bank of America Stadium | CBS * | |||
| 17 | December 30 | 1:00 p.m. EST * | at New Orleans Saints | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Fox * | |||
LEGEND:
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- * Indicates that the game time and network are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
Current staff
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Carolina Panthers staff
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Current roster
Notes and references
- ^ http://www.panthers.com/news/article-2/Panthers-introduce-refined-logo/22b44075-6ab5-477d-ac6d-7d29733deea0 Panthers introduce refined logo
- ^ "2012 NFL key dates". espn.com. February 29, 2012. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3818981. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
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