The Jaguars and Panthers don’t have a long regular-season history, but they’ve built a tidy little series over nine meetings, with Jacksonville holding the edge 5-4. That balance has made the matchup feel like one of those clean, even cross-conference sets where one big day can tilt the tone for a while.
At home, Jacksonville has had some of its best moments against Carolina spread across the decades. The first one in the source came back on September 29, 1996, when the Jaguars beat the Panthers 24-14 in front of 71,537.
Jacksonville controlled the game with 22 first downs, 378 total net yards, and a 34:59 time of possession. James Stewart and Jimmy Smith scored touchdowns, while Mark Brunell went 15 for 27 for 214 yards and took three sacks for a loss of 15 yards.
Stewart led the rushing attack with 96 yards, Keenan McCardell topped the receivers with 67 yards, and Tony Brackens, Eddie Robinson, and Joel Smeenge combined for five sacks on Steve Beuerlein, costing Carolina 46 yards.
The next big home win in the source came on December 9, 2007, and it was a lopsided one. Jacksonville rolled 37-6 before 66,090 fans, piling up 24 first downs, 427 total net yards, and 38:58 of possession.
Carolina was limited to 10 first downs and 149 yards. Reggie Williams, Matt Jones, Clint Ingram, and Fred Taylor all found the end zone.
David Garrard completed 20 of 36 passes for 230 yards, Taylor ran for 132 yards, and Williams led the receivers with 90. Josh Scobee knocked through all three field goal tries, while Ingram added a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Daryl Smith chipped in a sack on Vinny Testaverde and led the Jaguars with six combined tackles.
The most recent home meeting in the source was the kind of game that sticks. On December 31, 2023, Jacksonville blanked Carolina 26-0 in front of 67,215.
The Jaguars finished with 16 first downs, 317 total net yards, and a 33:29 time of possession, while the Panthers managed just 7 first downs and 124 yards. Travis Etienne scored both touchdowns and rushed for 102 yards.
C.J. Beathard completed 17 of 24 passes for 178 yards and was sacked three times for a loss of 16 yards.
Evan Engram led the team with 60 receiving yards, Brandon McManus made all four field goals, and Antonio Johnson had a 27-yard interception. Tyson Campbell led the defense with eight combined tackles, and Bryce Young was under constant pressure with three sacks from Josh Hines-Allen, two from Travon Walker, and one from Roy Robertson-Harris, for a total loss of 45 yards.
The source also lists a full set of players who have worn both uniforms, a reminder that the Jaguars-Panthers connection has stretched well beyond just the scoreboard. That group includes Steve Beuerlein, Ameer Abdullah, A.J.
Bouye, D.J. Chark, Chris Manhertz, Laviska Shenault, and many others across both rosters.
The series results in the source show the full regular-season ledger, including Jacksonville’s 26-10 win at home on 9/7/2025, the 26-0 shutout in 2023, Carolina’s 34-27 home win in 2019, the Panthers’ 20-9 win in Jacksonville in 2015, Carolina’s 16-10 win at home in 2011, the Jaguars’ 37-6 home win in 2007, Carolina’s 24-23 win in 2003, Jacksonville’s 22-20 win in Carolina in 1999, and Jacksonville’s 24-14 home win in 1996.
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