1996 Amsterdam Admirals season

World League of American Football team season Amsterdam Admirals 1996 5–5 3rd Al Luginbill Bill Peterson Olympisch Stadion Did not qualify Other seasons The 1996 Amsterdam Admirals season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his second year, and played its home games at Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses. Offseason World League draft + 1996 Amsterdam Admirals World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 Jerry Crafts T Louisville 2 11 Willie Williams T Louisiana State 3 14 Rico Mack LB Appalachian State 4 23 Ed Stewart LB Nebraska 5 26 Carlos Etheredge TE Miami 6 35 Jim Hanna DT Louisville 7 38 Rodney Harris WR Kansas 8 47 Kelvin Anderson RB Southeast Missouri State 9 50 Alex Shell WR Arkansas State 10 59 Mark Caesar DT Miami 11 62 Jason Childs T North Dakota 12 71 Beno Bryant RB Washington 13 76 Brian Gelzheiser LB Penn State 14 85 Adam Vinatieri K South Dakota State 15 88 Joe Smigiel T Arizona 16 97 Alonza Barnett DB North Carolina A&T 17 100 William Pollard WR Notre Dame 18 109 Corey Barlow DB Auburn 19 112 Randall Evans WR St. Augustine's 20 120 Derrick Farrell DE Louisiana State 21 123 Joey Ellis DB Texas 22 130 Dedric Smith WR Savannah State 23 133 Darrell Asberry QB Jackson State The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 146–147 1996 Round by Round Draft Personnel Staff 1996 Amsterdam Admirals General Manager – Bill Peterson Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Al Luginbill Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark Running Backs – Louis Clark Offensive Line – Mark McHale National Coach/Tight Ends – Marcus Muler Defensive Line – Al Tanara Linebackers/Secondary – Tim Prukop The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 12–19 Amsterdam Admirals 1996 Amsterdam Admirals Media Guide 10–12 Coaching Staff Roster 1996 Amsterdam Admirals final #002244 white #FF7900  7 Will Furrer 10 Mike McCoy American football coach 12 John Sacca 11 Erik White Canadian football 23 Beno Bryant 22 Trevor Cobb no 26 T. 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Wright no 81 Phillip Bobo no 88 Darren Chandler 87 Tony Jones wide receiver no  1 Dedric Smith 82 Carlos Etheredge 80 David Jones tight end no 76 Jason Childs G 78 Jerry Crafts T 71 Mario Cristobal C no 79 Kevin Farkas T no 74 Zev Lumelski T 72 Marcus Spears offensive tackle G 73 Willie Williams offensive tackle G/T 66 Donald Willis G/C 97 Mike Evans defensive lineman DT 98 Bobby Hamilton American football DE no 93 Jim Hanna DT 75 Garry Howe DT no 96 Troy Ridgley DT no 95 Malcolm Showell DE 77 Jay Williams American football DE 58 Paschall Davis 90 Brian Forde 54 Keith Franklin no 53 Brian Gelzheiser no 55 Rico Mack 57 Ed Stewart American football no 29 Alonza Barnett S no 38 Darrick Davis CB no 35 Derric Griggs CB 32 Torey Hunter CB 34 Tommy Jones defensive back CB 27 Robert O'Neal American football S no 30 Jey Phillips S no 28 John Reece CB no 46 Kelly Sims CB no 24 Claudius Wright CB  5 Adam Vinatieri K/P no 52 JPN 12px Takuro Abe LB no 21 NED 12px Rey Agaoglu S no 86 SWE 12px Theo Blanco WR no 84 NED 12px Arnold Galesloot TE no 69 SWE 12px Jorgen Gustafsson T no 99 NED 12px Leo Molly DE no 33 NED 12px Frank Temming RB no 10 NED 12px Hans Werdekker K Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 14 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 27–34 OT 0–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,300 2 Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. Rhein Fire W 17–7 1–1 Olympisch Stadion 8,492 3 Sunday, April 28 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 14–21 1–2 Murrayfield Stadium 13,070 4 Sunday, May 5 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 28–40 1–3 Waldstadion 28,627 5 Saturday, May 11 6:30 p.m. London Monarchs W 28–9 2–3 Olympisch Stadion 8,327 6 Saturday, May 18 6:30 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 48–14 3–3 Olympisch Stadion 8,712 7 Monday, May 27 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 13–16 3–4 White Hart Lane 11,048 8 Saturday, June 1 6:30 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 31–27 4–4 Olympisch Stadion 10,501 9 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 24–14 5–4 Rheinstadion 20,103 10 Saturday, June 15 6:30 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 20–28 5–5 Olympisch Stadion 14,062 The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book 71–75 1996 Season In Review https://apnews.com/ba95ca16c980d08fb0798121ff8c8fd0 Admirals 17, Fire 7 Associated Press April 20, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830191150/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-17-Fire-7/id-ba95ca16c980d08fb0798121ff8c8fd0 August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/3f65eb2712ec7b8eeaed258052f16d03 Claymores 21, Admirals 14 Associated Press April 28, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830191953/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Claymores-21-Admirals-14/id-3f65eb2712ec7b8eeaed258052f16d03 August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/09d00d8a48366050f2a8897fa5042f5d Galaxy 40, Admirals 28 Associated Press May 5, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830192344/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Galaxy-40-Admirals-28/id-09d00d8a48366050f2a8897fa5042f5d August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/61a133168f379e0f1595788299c5568c Admirals 28, Monarchs 9 Associated Press May 11, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830192642/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-28-Monarchs-9/id-61a133168f379e0f1595788299c5568c August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/9628ddc96c6cd3c59b7533cfd60da989 Monarchs 16, Admirals 13 Associated Press May 27, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830194631/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Monarchs-16-Admirals-13/id-9628ddc96c6cd3c59b7533cfd60da989 August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/6b5ec3b9bc3cbfcb72b8a168445fdd03 Admirals 31, Claymores 27 Associated Press June 1, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830194409/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-31-Claymores-31-27/id-6b5ec3b9bc3cbfcb72b8a168445fdd03 August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/981989524d9111a0b584816016a6ce1d Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14 Associated Press June 9, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193639/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-24-Rhein-Fire-14/id-981989524d9111a0b584816016a6ce1d August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 Standings 1996 WLAF Standings http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1996 The Football Database June 6, 2010 Game summaries Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Sunday, April 14 6:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 14 7 0 6 0 Barcelona 7 7 7 6 7 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 17,300 Week 2: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 0 0 7 Amsterdam 3 0 7 7 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,492 Week 3: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, April 28 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 7 0 7 0 Scotland 7 7 0 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 13,070 Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Sunday, May 5 7:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 14 14 0 Frankfurt 14 20 0 6 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 28,627 Week 5: vs London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 11 6:30 p.m. CEST London 3 0 6 0 Amsterdam 14 0 14 0 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,327 Week 6: vs Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 18 6:30 p.m. CEST Barcelona 0 7 7 0 Amsterdam 14 20 7 7 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,712 Week 7: at London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary Monday, May 27 3:00 p.m. BST Amsterdam 0 0 6 7 London 0 3 6 7 White Hart Lane, London, England 11,048 Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, June 1 6:30 p.m. CEST Scotland 0 0 21 6 Amsterdam 0 10 7 14 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 10,501 Week 9: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 10 0 14 Rhein 7 0 7 0 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 20,103 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 15 6:30 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 13 8 7 0 Amsterdam 7 7 0 6 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 14,062 Notes "n" References 30em Category:Amsterdam Admirals seasons