1997 Amsterdam Admirals season

World League of American Football team season Amsterdam Admirals 1997 5–5 4th Al Luginbill Bill Peterson Amsterdam ArenA Did not qualify Other seasons The 1997 Amsterdam Admirals season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his third year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses. Offseason World League draft + 1997 Amsterdam Admirals World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Brent Moss RB Wisconsin 2 10 Trevor Wilmot LB Indiana 3 15 Bronzell Miller DE Utah 4 22 Larry McSeed LB Delaware 5 27 Curtis Caesar WR Grambling 6 34 Bryan Dickerson RB Eastern Kentucky 7 39 Ronnie Woolfork LB Colorado 8 46 Dion Lambert CB UCLA 9 51 Roosevelt Collins LB Texas Christian 10 58 Jon Heidenreich G Northeast Louisiana 11 63 Lamar Mills DE Indiana 12 70 Charles Gordon CB Eastern Michigan 13 75 Bryan Reeves WR Nevada 14 82 Ron Lewis G Washington State 15 87 Rich Yurkiewicz LB Kent State 16 94 Robert Hall QB Texas Tech 17 99 Ray Forsythe G Central Florida 18 106 Earl Scott G Arkansas 19 111 Steve Hendrickson LB California 20 118 Damon Thomas WR Wayne State 21 122 Reggie Barnes LB Oklahoma 22 126 Jim Ward DT Slippery Rock 23 129 Joe Montford LB South Carolina State 24 130 Richard Fall K None 25 132 Steve Brannon DE Hampton 1997 World League draft http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html WorldLeague.com June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709131348/http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html July 9, 1997 Personnel Staff 1997 Amsterdam Admirals General Manager – Bill Peterson Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Al Luginbill Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark Running Backs – Bob Gambold Offensive Line – Al Tanara National Coach/Tight Ends – Marcus Muler Defensive Line – Willie Jones Linebackers – Chuck Shelton Japanese Coach/Defensive Assistant – Kiyo Mori Roster 1997 Amsterdam Admirals final #002244 white #FF7900 11 Jay Fiedler 10 Mike McCoy American football coach 12 John Sacca no 22 Ralph Dawkins no 26 Bryan Dickerson 35 Brent Moss 80 Johnnie Barnes no 88 Darren Chandler  7 Robert Hall gridiron football no 87 Barry Kloeth 81 Latario Rachal no  1 Dedric Smith 45 John Davis tight end 82 Carlos Etheredge no 62 Matt Brown G 78 Jerry Crafts T no 64 Ryan Leahy G 66 Ron Lewis offensive lineman G no 67 Kenneth McDaniel G/T no 65 Earl Scott C no 71 Clay Williams T 92 Roosevelt Collins DE 97 Mike Evans defensive lineman DT 75 Garry Howe DT 96 Bronzell Miller DE 73 Lamar Mills DT no 99 Troy Ridgley DT 57 Cedric Figaro no 52 Marc Lillibridge no 51 Larry McSeed 56 Trevor Wilmot no 53 Rich Yurkiewicz 21 Ron Carpenter defensive back CB/S no 38 Harvey Franklin CB 25 Tommy Johnson American football CB 23 Tommy Jones defensive back CB 34 Dion Lambert CB 27 Robert O'Neal American football S no 29 Jey Phillips S no 28 Jeff Russell S no 46 Kelly Sims CB no  5 Brian Gragert P  6 Carlos Huerta K (IR) 7px no 90 ARM 12px Avo Avetisyan DE 14 NED 12px Silvio Diliberto y K no 61 NED 12px Jeroen Egge y C no 69 SWE 12px Jorgen Gustafsson T no 86 JPN 12px Masato Itai y WR 55 JPN 12px Masafumi Kawaguchi y LB no  8 DEN 12px Ollie Quass K no 33 NED 12px Frank Temming RB Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 12 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 3–16 0–1 Amsterdam ArenA 16,185 2 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–19 0–2 Waldstadion 31,729 3 Saturday, April 26 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 34–6 1–2 Amsterdam ArenA 13,767 4 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 23–20 2–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,698 5 Sunday, May 11 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 21–28 2–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 14,152 6 Sunday, May 18 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 6–10 2–4 Murrayfield Stadium 9,021 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 21–26 3–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,289 8 Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 13–9 4–4 Stamford Bridge 9,150 9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 0–24 4–5 Rheinstadion 23,697 10 Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 20–7 5–5 Amsterdam ArenA 19,486 The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book 218–222 1997 Season in Review https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1997-04-14/page-26/ Claymores 16, Admirals 3 April 14, 1997 European Stars and Stripes 27 Darmstadt, Germany April 14, 2013 https://apnews.com/21de2605052dce0c3dd6273c1a2f613c Galaxy 19, Admirals 10 Associated Press April 19, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/eac927e3a84bcaf8add0a1b8321d2513 Admirals 23, Fire 20 Associated Press May 3, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/ea45a524199aed54db5db39383e4f750 Admirals 20, Galaxy 7 Associated Press June 14, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 Standings Game summaries Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 12 7:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 0 6 0 10 Amsterdam 0 0 0 3 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 16,185 Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 3 7 0 Frankfurt 10 3 3 3 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 31,729 Mike Pereira Week 3: vs London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 26 7:00 p.m. CEST London 0 6 0 0 Amsterdam 7 13 0 14 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 13,767 Walt Coleman Week 4: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 6 7 7 Amsterdam 10 0 6 7 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 10,698 Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Sunday, May 11 7:30 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 0 14 7 Barcelona 14 7 0 7 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 14,152 Week 6: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, May 18 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 0 3 0 3 Scotland 3 0 0 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 9,021 Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona 7 0 14 0 Amsterdam 0 17 0 9 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 13,289 Week 8: at London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 7 0 0 6 London 0 0 3 6 Stamford Bridge, London, England 9,150 Week 9: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 Rhein 7 10 0 7 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 23,697 Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 7 0 0 Amsterdam 0 7 13 0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 19,486 Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html 1997 All-World League team June 20, 1997 WorldLeague.com June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709130411/http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html July 9, 1997 Amsterdam had only one player selected, defensive tackle Troy Ridgley. 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