1996 Amsterdam Admirals season

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.

1996 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Bill Peterson
Head coach	Al Luginbill
Home field	Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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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

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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 T 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
				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

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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

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

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

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

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

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

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

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

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

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

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

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

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

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

Week Five: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

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

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

Week Six: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

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

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

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary

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

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

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

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

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

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

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

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

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

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

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