1995 Amsterdam Admirals season

The 1995 Amsterdam Admirals season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill, and played its home games at Olympisch Stadion and De Meer Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of nine wins and one loss. In World Bowl '95, Amsterdam lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy 26–22.

1995 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Darrell Roland
Head coach	Al Luginbill
Home field	Olympisch Stadion De Meer Stadion
Results
Record	9–1
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost World Bowl '95
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Offseason

World League draft

1995 Amsterdam Admirals World League draft selections

Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall
1	3	3	Mike Evans	DT	Michigan
2	4	10	Kelly Sims	CB	Cincinnati
3	3	15	Chuck Dukes	RB	Boston College
4	4	22	Ron Carpenter	S	Miami (OH)
5	3	27	Cedric Figaro	LB	Notre Dame
6	4	34	Shawn Harper	T	Indiana
7	3	39	Peter Pale	G	Hawaii
8	4	46	Jon Kirksey	DT	Sacramento State
9	3	51	Anthony McClanahan	LB	Washington State
10	4	58	Trumane Bell	TE	Nebraska
11	3	63	Sanjay Beach	WR	Colorado State
12	4	70	Robert Baxley	G	Iowa
13	3	75	Robert O'Neal	S	Clemson
14	4	82	Garry Howe	NT	Colorado
15	3	87	Keith Franklin	LB	South Carolina
16	4	94	Malcolm Showell	DE	Delaware State
17	3	99	Sean Washington	CB	Rice
18	4	106	Ernie Rogers	T	California
19	3	111	Karmeeleyah McGill	LB	Notre Dame
20	4	118	Curvin Richards	RB	Pittsburgh
21	3	123	Jey Phillips	CB	Arizona
22	4	130	Eddie Small	WR	Mississippi
23	3	135	Bret Kwarta	G	UC Davis
24	4	142	David Hollie	DT	Jackson State
25	3	147	Tim Walton	LB	Ball State
26	4	154	David Jones	TE	Delaware State
27	3	159	Chuck Carswell	DB	Georgia
28	4	166	John Bock	G	Indiana State
29	3	171	A. J. Jenkins	DE	Cal State Fullerton
30	4	178	Brice Adams	FB	Michigan State
31	3	183	Ernie Jones	WR	Indiana
32	4	190	Joey Smith	WR	Louisville
33	3	195	Latish Kinsley	S	Cincinnati
34	4	202	Paul Duckworth	LB	Connecticut
35	3	207	Tommy Jones	S	Fresno State
36	4	214	Melvin Aldridge	S	Murray State
37	3	219	Chris Luneburg	T	West Chester (PA)
38	4	226	Alonzo Barnett	S	North Carolina A&T
39	3	231	Chad Lindsey	WR	Cincinnati
40	4	238	Mario Cristobal	T	Miami (FL)
41	3	243	Craig McEwen	TE	Utah
42	4	250	Blaine Berger	DT	Utah
43	3	255	Dedric Smith	WR	Savannah State
44	4	262	Terry Belden	P/K	Northern Arizona
45	3	267	Brad Lebo	QB	Montana
46	4	274	Fredrick Washington	TE	Mississippi Valley State

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NFL allocations

Player name	Position	College	NFL team
Darren Bennett	P	None	San Diego Chargers
Ralph Dawkins	RB	Louisville	New Orleans Saints
Will Furrer	QB	Virginia Tech	Denver Broncos
Bobby Hamilton	DE	Southern Mississippi	Seattle Seahawks
Jamie Martin	QB	Weber State	Los Angeles Rams
Jim Reid	T	Virginia	Houston Oilers
Dexter Seigler	DB	Miami (FL)	Miami Dolphins

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Personnel

Staff

1995 Amsterdam Admirals staff

	Front office General Manager – Darrell Roland Head coaches Head Coach/Linebackers – Al Luginbill Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Beers Offensive Assistant – Bob Gambold Offensive Assistant – Norb Hecker National Coach/Tight Ends – Marcus Muler			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Jimmy Carr Defensive Line – Thurmond Moore

Roster

1995 Amsterdam Admirals roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Will Furrer 14 Brad Lebo 10 Jamie Martin Running backs 22 Ralph Dawkins 23 Troy Stradford 26 T. C. Wright Wide receivers 84 Sanjay Beach 80 David Jones 83 Ernie Jones 81 Dedric Smith Tight ends 88 Trumane Bell 45 Craig McEwen		Offensive linemen 62 Rob Baxley T 67 John Bock C 71 Mario Cristobal G 56 Kelvin Harris G 64 Bret Kwarta G 73 Shawn Harper T 68 Peter Pale G Defensive linemen 78 Blaine Berger DT 97 Mike Evans DE 98 Bobby Hamilton DE 75 Garry Howe DT 95 Jon Kirksey DT 93 Malcolm Showell DT/DE		Linebackers 58 Mike Anderson MLB 52 Cedric Figaro OLB 54 Keith Franklin OLB 90 Karmeeleyah McGill MLB Defensive backs 31 Melvin Aldridge S 29 Alonza Barnett S 21 Ron Carpenter CB 34 Tommy Jones CB 27 Robert O'Neal S 30 Jey Phillips S 46 Kelly Sims CB 28 Sean Washington CB Special teams  3 Terry Belden K  2 Darren Bennett P		National players 86 Theo Blanco WR 86 Jesper Johansson OL 35 Rick Koulen DB 55 Markku Makinen OL 99 Leo Molly DL 33 Frank Temming RB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 8	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 17–13	1–0	Olympisch Stadion	7,168
2	Saturday, April 15	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 14–12	2–0	De Meer Stadion	5,321
3	Sunday, April 23	3:00 p.m.	at London Monarchs	W 17–10	3–0	White Hart Lane	8,763
4	Sunday, April 30	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 31–0	4–0	Murrayfield Stadium	9,306
5	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 30–10	5–0	Olympisch Stadion	8,153
6	Saturday, May 13	5:30 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 40–34 OT	6–0	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	18,369
7	Saturday, May 20	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 30–13	7–0	Olympisch Stadion	10,423
8	Sunday, May 28	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 13–28	7–1	Waldstadion	28,368
9	Saturday, June 3	7:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	W 17–7	8–1	De Meer Stadion	8,469
10	Saturday, June 10	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 37–25	9–1	Rheinstadion	7,961

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Standings

World League of American Football
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	9	1	0	.900	246	152	5–0	4–1	W2
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	279	202	3–2	3–2	W3
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	237	247	2–3	3–2	L1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	174	220	1–4	3–2	L2
Rhein Fire	4	6	0	.400	221	279	2–3	2–3	L3
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	153	210	0–5	2–3	W1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Barcelona Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	3	7	3	13
Amsterdam	7	10	0	0	17

Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 7,168
• ^[3][15]

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	0	5	12
Amsterdam	0	14	0	0	14

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 5,321
• Referee: Mike Carey
• ^[5]

Week 3: at London Monarchs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	3	7	0	17
London	7	3	0	0	10

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at London Monarchs – Game summary

at White Hart Lane, London, England

• Date: Sunday, April 23
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 8,763
• ^[6]

Week 4: at Scottish Claymores

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	6	15	3	31
Scotland	0	0	0	0	0

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Saturday, April 30
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 9,306
• ^[7]

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	0	7	0	10
Amsterdam	6	21	3	0	30

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 8,153
• ^[8]

Week 6: at Barcelona Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Amsterdam	0	20	0	14	6	40
Barcelona	6	9	11	8	0	34

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

• Date: Saturday, May 13
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 18,369
• ^[9][10]

Week 7: vs Scottish Claymores

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	7	6	0	0	13
Amsterdam	6	7	7	10	30

Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 20
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,423
• ^[11]

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

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

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 28,368

Week 9: vs London Monarchs

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

Week Nine: London Monarchs at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, June 3
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 8,469
• ^[12]

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	0	7	23	37
Rhein	0	6	0	19	25

Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, June 10
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 7,961
• ^[13]

Notes

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

References

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