1997 Scottish Claymores season

1997 Scottish Claymores season
Head coach	Jim Criner
General manager	Mike Keller
Home field	Murrayfield Stadium
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1997 Scottish Claymores season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his third year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.

General manager Mike Keller resigned at the end of the season, wanting to pursue opportunities in the United States.^[1]

Offseason

World League draft

1997 Scottish Claymores World League draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	6	Troy Bailey	DE	Oregon
2	12	Keith Powe	DE	UTEP
3	13	Jaime Fields	LB	Washington
4	24	Ervin Collier	NT	Florida A&M
5	25	Ron Childs	LB	Washington State
6	36	Rickey Brady	TE	Oklahoma
7	37	Sean Holcomb	DE	Texas A&M–Kingsville
8	48	Ahmani Johnson	LB	Oregon State
9	49	Kevin Scott	CB	Stanford
10	60	Jeff Cummins	DE	Oregon
11	61	Ron Moran	LB	Southern Illinois
12	72	Cedric Saunders	TE	Ohio State
13	73	Robert Bass	LB	Miami (Fla.)
14	84	Burnell Roques	WR	Claremont
15	85	Doug Terry	S	Kansas
16	96	Larry Williams	DT	Mississippi State
17	97	Demetrice Martin	CB	Michigan State
18	108	Mu Tagoai	C	Arizona
19	109	Steve Papin	RB	Penn State
20	120	Chris Dausin	C	Texas A&M

^[2]

Personnel

Staff

1997 Scottish Claymores staff

Front office

General Manager – Mike Keller

Head coaches

Head Coach/Offensive Line – Jim Criner

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jim Sochor
Receivers – Vince Alcalde
National Coach – Mike Kenny

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Jimmy Carr
Defensive Line – Bill Dutton
Linebackers – Larry Owens

Roster

1997 Scottish Claymores roster

Quarterbacks

12 Dave Barr
14 Spence Fischer
10 Mark Hartsell

Running backs

23 Ron Dickerson, Jr.
35 Jared Kaaiohelo FB
21 Steve Papin
33 Mazio Royster
27 Siran Stacy
40 Markus Thomas

Wide receivers

80 Allen DeGraffenreid
83 Yo Murphy
82 Eric Smith

Tight ends

89 Rickey Brady
85 Cedric Saunders

Offensive linemen

72 Randy Bierman T
70 Ron Florine T
79 Purvis Hunt G
77 Matt Joyce G/T
75 Leslie Ratliffe T
63 Marco Rivera G
71 Bill Schultz G
76 Jeff Smith C

Defensive linemen

94 Troy Bailey DE
96 David Barnard DT
94 Wilky Bazile DE
92 Brad Keeney DT
95 Jason Simmons DE
98 Keith Powe DE
99 Cornell Thomas DE
90 Larry Williams DT

Linebackers

58 Ron Childs OLB
55 Jaime Fields OLB
56 James Logan OLB
53 Eric Unverzagt MLB

Defensive backs

45 Israel Byrd CB
34 George Coghill S
46 Fredric Ford CB
30 Demetrice Martin CB/S
38 Kevin Scott CB
26 Charles Swann CB
28 Doug Terry S

Special teams

5 Wayne Lammle P/K

National players

88 Nachi Abe TE
84 Steven Branscombe WR
81 Scott Couper WR
91 Robert Flickinger DE
3 Kari Gronroos K
11 Gary Parker K
57 Mikhail Sloutsky LB
51 Emmett Waldron LB

Rookies in italics

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	Saturday, 12 April	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 16–3	1–0	Amsterdam ArenA	16,185
2	Sunday, 20 April	3:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 7–20	1–1	Murrayfield Stadium	14,877
3	Sunday, 27 April	3:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 10–23	1–2	Murrayfield Stadium	11,166
4	Saturday, 3 May	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 9–3	2–2	Waldstadion	32,690
5	Sunday, 11 May	3:00 p.m.	at London Monarchs	L 8–16	2–3	Stamford Bridge	11,210
6	Sunday, 18 May	3:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 10–6	3–3	Murrayfield Stadium	9,021
7	Sunday, 25 May	3:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 23–20	4–3	Rheinstadion	20,498
8	Sunday, 1 June	3:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 24–7	5–3	Murrayfield Stadium	11,618
9	Sunday, 8 June	3:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	L 9–10	5–4	Murrayfield Stadium	16,115
10	Saturday, 14 June	7:30 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 18–46	5–5	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	10,523

^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Standings

World League of American Football
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	206	146	3–2	4–1	W3
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	236	209	2–3	3–2	W1
Scottish Claymores	5	5	0	.500	134	154	2–3	3–2	L2
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	156	160	4–1	1–4	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	147	142	3–2	1–4	L1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	116	184	2–3	2–3	L1

^[3]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	0	6	0	10	16
Amsterdam	0	0	0	3	3

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, 12 April
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 16,185
^[4]

Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	13	0	7	3	23
Scotland	0	0	3	7	10

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date: Sunday, 27 April
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 11,166

Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	3	0	0	6	9
Frankfurt	0	3	0	0	3

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, 3 May
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 32,690
Referee: Walt Coleman
^[5]

Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	3	0	3	6
Scotland	3	0	0	7	10

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date: Sunday, 18 May
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 9,021

Week 7: at Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	7	0	0	16	23
Rhein	3	10	7	0	20

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Sunday, 25 May
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 20,498

Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	0	0	7	7
Scotland	0	3	14	7	24

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date: Sunday, 1 June
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 11,618
^[6]

Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.^[7] Overall, Scotland had five players selected.^[7] The selections were:

George Coghill, safety
Scott Couper, offensive national player
Wayne Lammle, punter
Jason Simmons, defensive end
Siran Stacy, running back

Additionally, Simmons was selected defensive MVP by the six World League head coaches.^[8]

Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ "Keller resigns at Claymores". The Independent. 21 June 1997. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
↑ "1997 World League draft". WorldLeague.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
1 2 "1997 Season in Review". The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book. pp. 218–222.
1 2 "Claymores 16, Admirals 3". European Stars and Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany). 14 April 1997. p. 27. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
1 2 Associated Press (3 May 1997). "Claymores 9, Galaxy 3". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
1 2 Associated Press (1 June 1997). "Claymores 24, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
1 2 "1997 All-World League team". WorldLeague.com. 20 June 1997. Archived from the original on 9 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
↑ "Rubley and Simmons Honored". The New York Times (Manhattan, New York). 21 June 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

Scottish Claymores

Founded in 1995 Folded in 2004 Based in Glasgow, Scotland

The Franchise	Franchise

Stadiums	Murrayfield Stadium Hampden Park

Head coaches	Jim Criner Gene Dahlquist Jack Bicknell

World Bowl appearances (2)	'96 2000

League championships (1)	1996

Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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