1996 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerBill Peterson
Head coachAl Luginbill
Home fieldOlympisch Stadion
Results
Record5–5
Division place3rd
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1996 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Bill Peterson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark
  • Running Backs – Louis Clark
  • Offensive Line – Mark McHale
  • National Coach/Tight Ends – Marcus Muler
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Line – Al Tanara
  • Linebackers/Secondary – Tim Prukop


[2] [3]

Roster

1996 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 81 Phillip Bobo
  • -- Darren Chandler
  • 87 Derek Hill
  •  1 Dedric Smith

Tight ends

  • 82 Carlos Etheredge
  • 80 David Jones
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 29 Alonza Barnett S
  • 32 Torey Hunter CB
  • 34 Tommy Jones CB
  • 27 Robert O'Neal S
  • 30 Jey Phillips S
  • 28 John Reece CB
  • 46 Kelly Sims CB
  • 24 Claudius Wright CB

Special teams

National players
  • 52 Takuro Abe LB Japan
  • 21 Reyhan Agaoglu S Netherlands
  • 84 Arnold Galesloot TE Netherlands
  • 69 Jurgen Gustafsson OT Sweden
  • 99 Leo Molly DE Netherlands
  • 33 Frank Temming RB Netherlands
  • 10 Hans Werdekker K Netherlands


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] 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

[2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Standings

World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Scottish Claymores 7 3 0 .700 233 190 5–0 2–3 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 221 220 3–2 3–2 W2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 250 210 4–1 1–4 L1
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 192 230 4–1 1–4 W1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 161 192 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 176 191 2–3 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Amsterdam 14 7 06027
Barcelona 7 7 76734

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, April 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,300

Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 0 077
Amsterdam 3 0 7717

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 20
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,492
  • [5]

Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 0 7014
Scotland 7 7 0721

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, April 28
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 13,070
  • [6]

Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 14 14028
Frankfurt 14 20 0640

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 28,627
  • [7]

Week 5: vs London Monarchs

Week Five: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
London 3 0 609
Amsterdam 14 0 14028

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 11
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,327
  • [8]

Week 6: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Six: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 0 7 7014
Amsterdam 14 20 7748

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 18
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,712

Week 7: at London Monarchs

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 0 6713
London 0 3 6716

at White Hart Lane, London, England

  • Date: Monday, May 27
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 11,048
  • [9]

Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Scotland 0 0 21627
Amsterdam 0 10 71431

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, June 1
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,501
  • [10]

Week 9: at Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 10 01424
Rhein 7 0 7014

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,103
  • [11]

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 13 8 7028
Amsterdam 7 7 0620

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, June 15
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,062

Notes

  1. ^ All times local to where the game was played.

References

  1. ^ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
  2. ^ a b c "Amsterdam Admirals". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 12–19.
  3. ^ "Coaching Staff". 1996 Amsterdam Admirals Media Guide. pp. 10–12.
  4. ^ a b "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
  5. ^ a b Associated Press (April 20, 1996). "Admirals 17, Fire 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Associated Press (April 28, 1996). "Claymores 21, Admirals 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Associated Press (May 5, 1996). "Galaxy 40, Admirals 28". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Associated Press (May 11, 1996). "Admirals 28, Monarchs 9". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Associated Press (May 27, 1996). "Monarchs 16, Admirals 13". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Associated Press (June 1, 1996). "Admirals 31, Claymores 27". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  11. ^ a b Associated Press (June 9, 1996). "Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  12. ^ "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
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