1997 Scottish Claymores season

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1997 Scottish Claymores season
General manager Mike Keller
Head coach Jim Criner
Home field Murrayfield Stadium
Results
Record5–5
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid 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.

Contents

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 orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
16Troy BaileyDEOregon
212 Keith Powe DEUTEP
313 Jaime Fields LBWashington
424Ervin CollierNTFlorida A&M
525Ron ChildsLBWashington State
636 Rickey Brady TEOklahoma
737Sean HolcombDETexas A&M–Kingsville
848Ahmani JohnsonLBOregon State
949 Kevin Scott CBStanford
1060 Jeff Cummins DEOregon
1161Ron MoranLBSouthern Illinois
1272 Cedric Saunders TEOhio State
1373 Robert Bass LBMiami (Fla.)
1484Burnell RoquesWRClaremont
1585 Doug Terry SKansas
1696Larry WilliamsDTMississippi State
1797 Demetrice Martin CBMichigan State
18108Mu TagoaiCArizona
19109 Steve Papin RBPenn State
20120Chris DausinCTexas A&M

[2]

Personnel

Staff

1997 Scottish Claymores staff
Front office

Head coaches

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
  • 14 Spence Fischer

Running backs

  • 35 Jared Kaaiohelo FB
  • 40 Markus Thomas

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 72 Randy Bierman T
  • 79 Purvis Hunt G
  • 75 Leslie Ratliffe T

Defensive linemen

  • 94 Troy Bailey DE
  • 96 David Barnard DT
  • 94 Wilky Bazile DE
  • 95 Jason Simmons DE
  • 99 Cornell Thomas DE
  • 90 Larry Williams DT
Linebackers
  • 58 Ron Childs OLB

Defensive backs

  • 46 Fredric Ford CB

Special teams

  •  5 Wayne Lammle P/K
National players
  • 88 Flag of Japan.svg Nachi AbeTE
  • 84 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven BranscombeWR
  • 91 Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Flickinger DE
  •  3 Flag of Scotland.svg Kari GronroosK
  • 11 Flag of Scotland.svg Gary ParkerK
  • 57 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail SloutskyLB
  • 51 Flag of Ireland.svg Emmett Waldron LB


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, 12 April7:00 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals W 16–31–0 Amsterdam ArenA 16,185
2Sunday, 20 April3:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 7–201–1 Murrayfield Stadium 14,877
3Sunday, 27 April3:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 10–231–2Murrayfield Stadium11,166
4Saturday, 3 May7:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy W 9–32–2 Waldstadion 32,690
5Sunday, 11 May3:00 p.m.at London Monarchs L 8–162–3 Stamford Bridge 11,210
6Sunday, 18 May3:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 10–63–3Murrayfield Stadium9,021
7Sunday, 25 May3:00 p.m.at Rhein FireW 23–204–3 Rheinstadion 20,498
8Sunday, 1 June3:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 24–75–3Murrayfield Stadium11,618
9Sunday, 8 June3:00 p.m.London MonarchsL 9–105–4Murrayfield Stadium16,115
10Saturday, 14 June7:30 p.m.at Barcelona DragonsL 18–465–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,523

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

Standings

World League of American Football
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Rhein Fire 730.7002061463–24–1W3
Barcelona Dragons 550.5002362092–33–2W1
Scottish Claymores 550.5001341542–33–2L2
Amsterdam Admirals 550.5001561604–11–4W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 460.4001471423–21–4L1
London Monarchs 460.4001161842–32–3L1

[3]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Amsterdam00033

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
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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
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Frankfurt03003

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
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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
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Scotland7001623
Rhein3107020

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
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Scotland0314724

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:

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

Notes

  1. All times local to where the game was played.

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References

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  5. 1 2 Associated Press (3 May 1997). "Claymores 9, Galaxy 3". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 Associated Press (1 June 1997). "Claymores 24, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 "1997 All-World League team". WorldLeague.com. 20 June 1997. Archived from the original on 9 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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