2005 Amsterdam Admirals season

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2005 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coach Bart Andrus
Home field Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record6–4
Division place2nd
Playoff finish World Bowl XIII champions

The 2005 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XIII, Amsterdam defeated the Berlin Thunder 27–21. The victory marked the franchise's first and only World Bowl championship.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
14Andy KingG Illinois State
210Jeremy CaudillDT Kentucky
315 Clint Mitchell DE Florida
422Tyler LendaG Penn State
527Dewitt EllerbeCB South Carolina State
634Derrius MonroeDE Virginia Tech
739Phil ArcherLB Western Illinois
843Greg CarothersLB Washington

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Darryl Sims
  • Defensive Line – Rex Norris
  • National Coach/Linebackers – John Leijten
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Richard Kent
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Antonio Banks

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes

Roster

2005 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 87 Tony Donald
  • 83 Mike Gomez
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 45 Phil Archer MLB
  • 44 Derrick Ballard OLB
  • 52 Josh Buhl OLB
  • 43 Greg Carothers OLB
  • 55 Travis Carroll OLB
  • 57 John Garrett OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  8 Ryan Dutton P
  •  9 Chris Snyder K
National players
  • 50 Carl-Johan Björk LB Flag of Sweden.svg
  • 52Shurendy Concetion LB Flag of the Netherlands.svg
  • 35Amilcar Grot CB Flag of the Netherlands.svg
  • 18 Noriaki Kinoshita WR Flag of Japan.svg
  • 97Mauricio Lopez DT Flag of Mexico.svg
  • 79Cesar Loredo T Flag of Mexico.svg
  • 22 Sandino Octobre RB Flag of France.svg
  • 88 Yoan Schnee TE Flag of France.svg
  • 86Satoshi Shimizu WR Flag of Japan.svg


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 27:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 24–141–0 Amsterdam ArenA 10,234
2Saturday, April 97:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–231–1 Waldstadion 31,644
3Saturday, April 167:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 31–272–1Amsterdam ArenA10,131
4Saturday, April 236:00 p.m.at Cologne Centurions W 37–243–1 RheinEnergieStadion 8,863
5Saturday, April 306:00 p.m.at Berlin ThunderL 16–273–2 Olympic Stadium 16,109
6Sunday, May 83:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 48–104–2Amsterdam ArenA13,227
7Saturday, May 147:00 p.m.at Hamburg Sea Devils L 24–30 OT 4–3 AOL Arena 16,415
8Monday, May 238:00 p.m.Cologne CenturionsW 30–125–3Amsterdam ArenA14,423
9Sunday, May 293:00 p.m.Hamburg Sea DevilsW 27–106–3Amsterdam ArenA16,371
10Saturday, June 47:00 p.m.at Rhein FireL 14–276–4 LTU arena 20,203
World Bowl XIII
11Saturday, June 115:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderW 27–217–4LTU arena35,134

Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Berlin Thunder 730.7002411914–13–2L1
Amsterdam Admirals 640.6002652045–01–4L1
Cologne Centurions 640.6001882123–23–2W1
Hamburg Sea Devils 550.5002131964–11–4W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 370.3001632462–31–4L2
Rhein Fire 370.3002032242–31–4W2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Rhein Fire

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rhein033814
Amsterdam7031424

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 2
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), roof open, clear skies
  • Game attendance: 10,234
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam1400014
Frankfurt0713323

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 9
  • Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 31,644
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Berlin3371427
Amsterdam03141431

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 16
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 10,131
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 4: at Cologne Centurions

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam7207337
Cologne1070724

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 23
  • Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,863
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam373316
Berlin7371027

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 30
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,109
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt307010
Amsterdam72414348

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 8
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,227
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers

Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Amsterdam14307024
Hamburg01338630

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 14
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,415
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 8: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cologne660012
Amsterdam0177630

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Monday, May 23
  • Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,423
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Nine: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Hamburg030710
Amsterdam3314727

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 29
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 16,371
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam0001414
Rhein01031427

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 4
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20.16 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 20,203
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

World Bowl XIII

World Bowl XIII: Amsterdam Admirals vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam7107327
Berlin0701421

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Notes

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

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References

  1. NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.