1996 Amsterdam Admirals season explained
| Team: | Amsterdam Admirals |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Division Place: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Al Luginbill |
| General Manager: | Bill Peterson |
| Stadium: | Olympisch Stadion |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Other seasons |
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 |
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| Round | Choice |
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| 1 | 5 | Jerry Crafts | T | Louisville |
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| 2 | 11 | Willie Williams | T | Louisiana State |
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| 3 | 14 | Rico Mack | LB | Appalachian State |
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| 4 | 23 | Ed Stewart | LB | Nebraska |
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| 5 | 26 | Carlos Etheredge | TE | Miami |
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| 6 | 35 | Jim Hanna | DT | Louisville |
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| 7 | 38 | Rodney Harris | WR | Kansas |
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| 8 | 47 | Kelvin Anderson | RB | Southeast Missouri State |
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| 9 | 50 | Alex Shell | WR | Arkansas State |
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| 10 | 59 | Mark Caesar | DT | Miami |
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| 11 | 62 | Jason Childs | T | North Dakota |
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| 12 | 71 | Beno Bryant | RB | Washington |
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| 13 | 76 | Brian Gelzheiser | LB | Penn State |
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| 14 | 85 | Adam Vinatieri | K | South Dakota State |
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| 15 | 88 | Joe Smigiel | T | Arizona |
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| 16 | 97 | Alonza Barnett | DB | North Carolina A&T |
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| 17 | 100 | William Pollard | WR | Notre Dame |
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| 18 | 109 | Corey Barlow | DB | Auburn |
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| 19 | 112 | Randall Evans | WR | St. Augustine's |
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| 20 | 120 | Derrick Farrell | DE | Louisiana State |
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| 21 | 123 | Joey Ellis | DB | Texas |
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| 22 | 130 | Dedric Smith | WR | Savannah State |
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| 23 | 133 | Darrell Asberry | QB | Jackson State | |
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[1] Personnel
Staff
[2] [3]
Roster
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance |
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| Final score | Team record |
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| 1 | Sunday, April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 27–34 | 0–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,300 |
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| 2 | Saturday, April 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 17–7 | 1–1 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,492 |
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| 3 | Sunday, April 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 14–21 | 1–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,070 |
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| 4 | Sunday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 28–40 | 1–3 | Waldstadion | 28,627 |
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| 5 | Saturday, May 11 | 6:30 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 28–9 | 2–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,327 |
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| 6 | Saturday, May 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 48–14 | 3–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,712 |
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| 7 | Monday, May 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 13–16 | 3–4 | White Hart Lane | 11,048 |
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| 8 | Saturday, June 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 31–27 | 4–4 | Olympisch Stadion | 10,501 |
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| 9 | Sunday, June 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 24–14 | 5–4 | Rheinstadion | 20,103 |
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| 10 | Saturday, June 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–28 | 5–5 | Olympisch Stadion | 14,062 | |
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[2] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Standings
[4] [12]
Game summaries
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Notes and References
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 146–147 . 1996 Round by Round Draft.
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 12–19 . Amsterdam Admirals.
- Book: 1996 Amsterdam Admirals Media Guide . 10–12 . Coaching Staff.
- Book: The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book . 71–75 . 1996 Season In Review.
- Web site: Admirals 17, Fire 7 . Associated Press . April 20, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830191150/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-17-Fire-7/id-ba95ca16c980d08fb0798121ff8c8fd0 . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: Claymores 21, Admirals 14 . Associated Press . April 28, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830191953/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Claymores-21-Admirals-14/id-3f65eb2712ec7b8eeaed258052f16d03 . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: Galaxy 40, Admirals 28 . Associated Press . May 5, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830192344/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Galaxy-40-Admirals-28/id-09d00d8a48366050f2a8897fa5042f5d . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: Admirals 28, Monarchs 9 . Associated Press . May 11, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830192642/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-28-Monarchs-9/id-61a133168f379e0f1595788299c5568c . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: Monarchs 16, Admirals 13 . Associated Press . May 27, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830194631/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Monarchs-16-Admirals-13/id-9628ddc96c6cd3c59b7533cfd60da989 . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: Admirals 31, Claymores 27 . Associated Press . June 1, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830194409/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-31-Claymores-31-27/id-6b5ec3b9bc3cbfcb72b8a168445fdd03 . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14 . Associated Press . June 9, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193639/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-24-Rhein-Fire-14/id-981989524d9111a0b584816016a6ce1d . August 30, 2014 . August 30, 2014.
- Web site: 1996 WLAF Standings . The Football Database . June 6, 2010.
