2004 Amsterdam Admirals season explained

The 2004 Amsterdam Admirals season was the tenth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fourth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	2	Darrell Wright	DE	Oregon
2	8	Tyler Lender	G	Penn State
3	17	Drew Wahlroos	LB	Colorado
4	20	Ligarius Jennings	CB	Tennessee State
5	29	Rodney Thomas	LB	Clemson
6	32	Todd Howard	CB	Michigan
7	41	Ja'Waren Blair	DT	East Carolina
8	44	Reese Hicks	T	Georgetown
9	53	Tim Argiriadi	DT	Penn State
10	56	Terrance Leftwich	CB	Temple
11	65	Gregg Kellett	TE	Marshall
12	68	Chris Brown	T	Georgia Tech

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Personnel

Roster

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 3	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 11–34	0–1	Waldstadion	21,269
2	Saturday, April 10	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 17–28	0–2	Amsterdam ArenA	10,763
3	Sunday, April 18	2:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 3–0	1–2	Hampden Park	10,971
4	Sunday, April 25	3:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 21–17	2–2	Amsterdam ArenA	10,684
5	Sunday, May 2	4:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 29–33	2–3	Olympic Stadium	12,909
6	Sunday, May 9	4:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 13–20	2–4	Arena AufSchalke	18,790
7	Saturday, May 15	7:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	W 17–10	3–4	Amsterdam ArenA	14,437
8	Friday, May 21	8:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 17–19	3–5	Amsterdam ArenA	10,738
9	Sunday, May 30	4:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	W 23–18	4–5	RheinEnergieStadion	9,056
10	Sunday, June 6	3:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 22–12	5–5	Amsterdam ArenA	15,874

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Standings

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Game summaries

Week 10: vs Rhein Fire

Notes and References

1. Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft . February 8, 2004 . NFL Europe League . February 8, 2013.
2. Champs kick off 12th season . NFL Europe League . March 29, 2004 . March 29, 2013.
3. NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign . NFL Europe League . April 7, 2004 . April 7, 2013.
4. Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3 . NFL Europe League . April 13, 2004 . April 13, 2013.
5. Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack . NFL Europe League . April 20, 2004 . April 20, 2013.
6. Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point . NFL Europe League . April 27, 2004 . April 27, 2013.
7. Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off . NFL Europe League . May 4, 2004 . May 4, 2013.
8. Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth . NFL Europe League . May 11, 2004 . May 11, 2013.
9. Thunder clinches World Bowl berth . NFL Europe League . May 18, 2004 . May 18, 2013.
10. Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time . NFL Europe League . May 25, 2004 . May 25, 2013.
11. World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale . NFL Europe League . June 1, 2004 . June 1, 2013.
12. Web site: 2004 NFLE Standings . The Football Database . February 8, 2013.