1997 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerBill Peterson
Head coachAl Luginbill
Home fieldAmsterdam ArenA
Results
Record5–5
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

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Personnel

Staff

1997 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Bill Peterson

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark
  • Running Backs – Bob Gambold
  • Offensive Line – Al Tanara
  • National Coach/Tight Ends – Marcus Muler
 Defensive coaches


Roster

1997 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 78 Jerry Crafts T
  • 64 Ryan Leahy G
  • 66 Ron Lewis G
  • 67 Kenneth McDaniel T
  • 65 Earl Scott C

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 57 Cedric Figaro
  • 52 Marc Lillibridge MLB
  • 51 Larry McSeed OLB
  • 56 Trevor Wilmot OLB
  • 53 Rich Yurkiewicz

Defensive backs

  • 21 Ron Carpenter CB
  • 25 Tommy Johnson CB
  • 23 Tommy Jones CB
  • 27 Robert O'Neal S
  • 29 Jey Phillips S
  • 28 Jeff Russell S

Special teams

  •  5 Brian Gragert P
 National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] 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

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Standings

World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Rhein Fire 7 3 0 .700 206 146 3–2 4–1 W3
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 236 209 2–3 3–2 W1
Scottish Claymores 5 5 0 .500 134 154 2–3 3–2 L2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 156 160 4–1 1–4 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 4 6 0 .400 147 142 3–2 1–4 L1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 116 184 2–3 2–3 L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Scotland 0 6 01016
Amsterdam 0 0 033

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 16,185
  • [3]

Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 3 7010
Frankfurt 10 3 3319

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 31,729
  • Referee: Mike Pereira
  • [4]

Week 3: vs London Monarchs

Week Three: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
London 0 6 006
Amsterdam 7 13 01434

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 26
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,767
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 4: vs Rhein Fire

Week Four: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 6 7720
Amsterdam 10 0 6723

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,698
  • [5]

Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 0 14721
Barcelona 14 7 0728

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, May 11
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,152

Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 3 036
Scotland 3 0 0710

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, May 18
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,021

Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 7 0 14021
Amsterdam 0 17 0926

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,289

Week 8: at London Monarchs

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 0 0613
London 0 0 369

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, June 1
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,150

Week 9: at Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 0 000
Rhein 7 10 0724

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 23,697

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 7 007
Amsterdam 0 7 13020

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,486
  • [6]

Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[7] Amsterdam had only one player selected, defensive tackle Troy Ridgley.[7]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "1997 World League draft". WorldLeague.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "1997 Season in Review". The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book. pp. 218–222.
  3. ^ a b "Claymores 16, Admirals 3". European Stars and Stripes. Darmstadt, Germany. April 14, 1997. p. 27. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Associated Press (April 19, 1997). "Galaxy 19, Admirals 10". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Associated Press (May 3, 1997). "Admirals 23, Fire 20". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Associated Press (June 14, 1997). "Admirals 20, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "1997 All-World League team". WorldLeague.com. June 20, 1997. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
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