1997 Scottish Claymores season

1997 Scottish Claymores season
General manager	Mike Keller
Head coach	Jim Criner
Home stadium	Murrayfield Stadium
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	3rd
Playoffs	did not qualify
←  1996 Scottish Claymores 1998  →

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
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

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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 AbeTE 84 Steven BranscombeWR 81 Scott Couper WR 91 Robert Flickinger DE  3 Kari GronroosK 11 Gary ParkerK 57 Mikhail SloutskyLB 51 Emmett Waldron LB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
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

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

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

References

1. "Keller resigns at Claymores". The Independent. 21 June 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
2. "1997 World League draft". WorldLeague.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
3. "1997 Season in Review". The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book. pp. 218–222.
4. "Claymores 16, Admirals 3". European Stars and Stripes . Darmstadt, Germany. 14 April 1997. p. 27. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
5. Associated Press (3 May 1997). "Claymores 9, Galaxy 3". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
6. Associated Press (1 June 1997). "Claymores 24, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
7. "1997 All-World League team". WorldLeague.com. 20 June 1997. Archived from the original on 9 July 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
8. "Rubley and Simmons Honored". The New York Times . Manhattan, New York. 21 June 1997. Retrieved 30 June 2013.