1996 Amsterdam Admirals season

1996 Amsterdam Admirals season
Head coach	Al Luginbill
General manager	Bill Peterson
Home field	Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did 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	Player name	Position	College
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

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Personnel

Staff

1996 Amsterdam Admirals staff

Front office

General Manager – Bill Peterson

Head coaches

Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Al Luginbill

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

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Roster

1996 Amsterdam Admirals roster

Quarterbacks

7 Will Furrer
12 John Sacca

Running backs

23 Beno Bryant
22 Trevor Cobb
26 T. C. Wright

Wide receivers

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

Tight ends

82 Carlos Etheredge
80 David Jones

Offensive linemen

76 Jason Childs G
78 Jerry Crafts T
71 Mario Cristobal C
79 Kevin Farkas T
74 Zev Lumelski G
72 Marcus Spears G
73 Willie Williams G/T
66 Donald Willis C

Defensive linemen

97 Mike Evans DE/DT
98 Bobby Hamilton DE
93 Jim Hanna DT
75 Garry Howe DT
-- Troy Ridgley DT
95 Malcolm Showell DE/DT
77 Jay Williams DT/DE

Linebackers

58 Paschall Davis
54 Keith Franklin
53 Brian Gelzheiser
55 Rico Mack
57 Ed Stewart

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

5 Adam Vinatieri K/P

National players

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

Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
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

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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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Amsterdam	14	7	0	6	0	27
Barcelona	7	7	7	6	7	34

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	0	0	7	7
Amsterdam	3	0	7	7	17

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, April 20
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 8,492
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Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	0	7	0	14
Scotland	7	7	0	7	21

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date: Sunday, April 28
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 13,070
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Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	14	14	0	28
Frankfurt	14	20	0	6	40

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 5
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 28,627
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Week 5: vs London Monarchs

Week Five: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
London	3	0	6	0	9
Amsterdam	14	0	14	0	28

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, May 11
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 8,327
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Week 6: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Six: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	7	7	0	14
Amsterdam	14	20	7	7	48

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	0	6	7	13
London	0	3	6	7	16

at White Hart Lane, London, England

Date: Monday, May 27
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 11,048
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Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	0	0	21	6	27
Amsterdam	0	10	7	14	31

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, June 1
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 10,501
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Week 9: at Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	10	0	14	24
Rhein	7	0	7	0	14

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Sunday, June 9
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 20,103
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Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	13	8	7	0	28
Amsterdam	7	7	0	6	20

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
1 2 3 "Amsterdam Admirals". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 12–19.
↑ "Coaching Staff". 1996 Amsterdam Admirals Media Guide. pp. 10–12.
1 2 "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
1 2 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.
↑ "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 6, 2010.

Amsterdam Admirals

Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Franchise	Franchise Coaches

Stadiums	Olympisch Stadion De Meer Stadion Amsterdam ArenA

Head coaches	Al Luginbill Bart Andrus

World Bowl appearances (3)	'95 XIII XIV

League championships (1)	2005

Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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