1997 Scottish Claymores season

World League of American Football team season July 2015 July 2015 Scottish Claymores 1997 5–5 3rd Jim Criner Mike Keller Murrayfield Stadium did not qualify 1996 1998 The 1997 Scottish Claymores season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his third year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses. General manager Mike Keller resigned at the end of the season, wanting to pursue opportunities in the United States.Keller resigns at Claymores https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/american-football-keller-resigns-at-claymores-1257188.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/american-football-keller-resigns-at-claymores-1257188.html 1 May 2022 subscription 29 May 2014 The Independent 21 June 1997 Offseason World League draft + 1997 Scottish Claymores World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 Troy Bailey DE Oregon 2 12 Keith Powe DE UTEP 3 13 Jaime Fields LB Washington 4 24 Ervin Collier NT Florida A&M 5 25 Ron Childs LB Washington State 6 36 Rickey Brady TE Oklahoma 7 37 Sean Holcomb DE Texas A&M–Kingsville 8 48 Ahmani Johnson LB Oregon State 9 49 Kevin Scott CB Stanford 10 60 Jeff Cummins DE Oregon 11 61 Ron Moran LB Southern Illinois 12 72 Cedric Saunders TE Ohio State 13 73 Robert Bass LB Miami (Fla.) 14 84 Burnell Roques WR Claremont 15 85 Doug Terry S Kansas 16 96 Larry Williams DT Mississippi State 17 97 Demetrice Martin CB Michigan State 18 108 Mu Tagoai C Arizona 19 109 Steve Papin RB Penn State 20 120 Chris Dausin C Texas A&M 1997 World League draft http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html WorldLeague.com 30 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709131348/http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html 9 July 1997 Personnel Staff 1997 Scottish Claymores General Manager – Mike Keller Head Coach/Offensive Line – Jim Criner Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jim Sochor Receivers – Vince Alcalde National Coach – Mike Kenny Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Jimmy Carr Defensive Line – Bill Dutton Linebackers – Larry Owens Roster 1997 Scottish Claymores final #002244 white #A5ACAF 12 Dave Barr American football 14 Spence Fischer 10 Mark Hartsell no 35 Jared Kaaiohelo 21 Steve Papin 33 Mazio Royster (IR) 7px 27 Siran Stacy no 40 Markus Thomas 80 Allen DeGraffenreid wide receiver 82 Eric Smith wide receiver 83 Yo Murphy 89 Rickey Brady 85 Cedric Saunders no 72 Randy Bierman T 70 Ron Florine T no 79 Purvis Hunt G 77 Matt Joyce American football T 63 Marco Rivera G 71 Bill Schultz American football G 76 Jeff Smith offensive lineman C no 94 Troy Bailey DT no 96 David Barnard DT no 94 Wilky Bazile DE 92 Brad Keeney DT 98 Keith Powe DE no 95 Jason Simmons DE no 99 Cornell Thomas DE no 90 Larry Williams DT (IR) 7px no 58 Ron Childs OLB 55 Jaime Fields OLB 56 James Logan American football OLB no 59 Ron Moran OLB 53 Eric Unverzagt MLB 34 George Coghill American football S no 46 Fredric Ford CB 30 Demetrice Martin S 38 Kevin Scott American football CB 26 Charles Swann American football CB 28 Doug Terry S no  5 Wayne Lammle P/K no 88 JPN 12px Nachi Abe TE no 84 SCO 12px Steven Branscombe WR 81 SCO 12px Scott Couper WR no 91 ENG 12px Robert Flickinger DE no  3 FIN 12px Kari Gronroos K no 11 SCO 12px Gary Parker K no 57 RUS 12px Mikhail Sloutsky OLB no 51 IRE 12px Emmett Waldron MLB 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, 12 April 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 16–3 1–0 Amsterdam ArenA 16,185 2 Sunday, 20 April 3:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 7–20 1–1 Murrayfield Stadium 14,877 3 Sunday, 27 April 3:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 10–23 1–2 Murrayfield Stadium 11,166 4 Saturday, 3 May 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 9–3 2–2 Waldstadion 32,690 5 Sunday, 11 May 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 8–16 2–3 Stamford Bridge 11,210 6 Sunday, 18 May 3:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 10–6 3–3 Murrayfield Stadium 9,021 7 Sunday, 25 May 3:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 23–20 4–3 Rheinstadion 20,498 8 Sunday, 1 June 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 24–7 5–3 Murrayfield Stadium 11,618 9 Sunday, 8 June 3:00 p.m. London Monarchs L 9–10 5–4 Murrayfield Stadium 16,115 10 Saturday, 14 June 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 18–46 5–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,523 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 14 April 1997 European Stars and Stripes 27 Darmstadt, Germany 14 April 2013 https://apnews.com/39a1766adfe6ba02c6106278a250739e Claymores 9, Galaxy 3 Associated Press 3 May 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press 30 June 2013 https://apnews.com/60d7b0b2b78a2052ecde49b352f5e4c5 Claymores 24, Galaxy 7 Associated Press 1 June 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press 30 June 2013 Standings Game summaries Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, 12 April 7:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 0 6 0 10 Amsterdam 0 0 0 3 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 16,185 Week 3: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, 27 April 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 13 0 7 3 Scotland 0 0 3 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 11,166 Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, 3 May 7:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 3 0 0 6 Frankfurt 0 3 0 0 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 32,690 Walt Coleman Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, 18 May 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 0 3 0 3 Scotland 3 0 0 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 9,021 Week 7: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary Sunday, 25 May 3:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 7 0 0 16 Rhein 3 10 7 0 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 20,498 Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, 1 June 3:00 p.m. BST Frankfurt 0 0 0 7 Scotland 0 3 14 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 11,618 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 20 June 1997 WorldLeague.com 30 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709130411/http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html 9 July 1997 Overall, Scotland had five players selected. The selections were: George Coghill, safety Scott Couper, offensive national player Wayne Lammle, punter Jason Simmons, defensive end Siran Stacy, running back Additionally, Simmons was selected defensive MVP by the six World League head coaches.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/21/sports/rubley-and-simmons-honored.html Rubley and Simmons Honored 21 June 1997 The New York Times 30 June 2013 Manhattan, New York Notes "n" References 30em Category:Scottish Claymores seasons