2 6 – 3 0 0 ▁since ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁Pan thers ▁have ▁won ▁two ▁region ▁champion ships , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁They ▁have ▁made ▁five ▁state ▁play off ▁appearances , ▁most ▁recently ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Union ▁County ▁tied ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁with ▁nine ▁wins , ▁matching ▁win ▁tot als ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Co aches ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁years ▁Pan ther ▁football ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁under ▁Co ach ▁Dave ▁Hard in , ▁who ▁won ▁six ▁games ▁in ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁giving ▁way ▁to ▁Bill ▁McG raw . ▁McG raw ▁co ached ▁three ▁seasons , ▁going ▁ 1 5 – 1 1 – 4 ▁and ▁leading ▁U C ▁to ▁a ▁seven - win ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁his ▁final ▁season . ▁ ▁Bobby ▁Fran ks ▁took ▁over ▁for ▁two ▁seasons , ▁going ▁ 9 – 6 – 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Bill ▁Thompson ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁hel m , ▁leading ▁the ▁Pan thers ▁to ▁back - to - back ▁seven - win ▁seasons ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Thompson ▁won ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁during ▁his