1999 Scottish Claymores season

1999 Scottish Claymores season
Head coach	Jim Criner
General manager	Will Wilson
Home field	Murrayfield Stadium Hampden Park
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	5th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1999 Scottish Claymores season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his fifth year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (three) and Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland (two). They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Personnel

Staff

1999 Scottish Claymores staff
	Front office General Manager – Will Wilson Head coaches Head Coach/Offensive Line – Jim Criner Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers – Vince Alcalde Running Backs/Tight Ends – Thomas Coleman			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Myrel Moore Defensive Line – Jim Tomsula Defensive Backs – Richard Kent Special teams coaches National Coach/Special Teams Coordinator – Mike Kenny

Roster

1999 Scottish Claymores roster
	Quarterbacks 19 Ryan Clement  2 Dameyune Craig Running backs 23 Jesse Haynes 44 Jamie Reader FB 22 Emory Smith FB 33 Ben Snell Wide receivers 84 Kevin Drake  1 Mike Jenkins 83 Yo Murphy  4 Donald Sellers Tight ends 88 Shonn Bell		Offensive linemen 68 Brandon Dyson C/G 78 Adam Hernandez G/T 79 Eric Moss G 71 Nathan Parks G 76 Barry Sims T 67 Barry Stokes T 72 Emmett Zitelli C Defensive linemen 90 Aaron DeLaTorre DT 94 KeJaun DuBose DT 92 Brad Keeney DT 93 Emile Palmer DT 99 Shatony Sargeant DE		Linebackers 59 Alan Campos OLB 50 Matt Finkes MLB 53 Jon Hesse OLB 54 Ryan Olson MLB/OLB 52 Terry Rice-Lockett OLB 51 Bernard Russ OLB Defensive backs 43 Joey Eloms CB 24 Clifford Ivory CB 28 Denorse Mosley CB 45 Steve Rosga S 38 Joe Rowe S 20 Cliff Shamburger CB 39 Tony Watkins S 27 Lee Wiggins S Special teams  5 Chris Dolan P		National players 15 Jon Ballantyne P 75 Jermaine Benoit DE 21 Rowelle Blenman WR 89 Jason Byworth WR 81 Scott Couper WR  8 Rob Hart K 91 Tom Tovo DE 12 Haruhito Tsuji QB 55 Emmett Waldron LB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Sunday, 18 April	4:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 21–20	1–0	Murrayfield Stadium	9,086
2	Saturday, 24 April	7:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	W 48–14	2–0	Jahn-Sportpark	9,817
3	Sunday, 2 May	4:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 35–42 (OT)	2–1	Murrayfield Stadium	10,169
4	Sunday, 9 May	4:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 31–21	3–1	Murrayfield Stadium	8,864
5	Saturday, 15 May	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 6–37	3–2	Rheinstadion	22,171
6	Saturday, 22 May	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 42–35	4–2	Waldstadion	33,915
7	Sunday, 30 May	4:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 10–28	4–3	Hampden Park	9,128
8	Sunday, 6 June	7:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 35–42	4–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	10,687
9	Sunday, 13 June	4:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 20–29	4–5	Hampden Park	10,415
10	Saturday, 19 June	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 22–30	4–6	Amsterdam ArenA	12,358

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	7	3	0	.700	263	246	4–1	3–2	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	239	223	3–2	3–2	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	286	149	3–2	3–2	W3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	236	243	3–2	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	270	298	2–3	2–3	L4
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	173	308	2–3	1–4	L3

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Game summaries

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	12	3	14	29
Scotland	7	3	3	7	20

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, 13 June
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 10,415
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Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Ten: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	0	7	7	8	22
Amsterdam	6	7	3	14	30

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, 19 June
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 12,358
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Notes

1. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

1. "Amsterdam 29, Scotland 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. 13 June 1999. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
2. "Amsterdam 30, Scotland 22". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. 19 June 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
3. "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. 20 June 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2013.