| 2001 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Ronald Buys |
| Head coach | Bart Andrus |
| Home field | Amsterdam ArenA |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Division place | 5th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2001 Amsterdam Admirals season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his first year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | |||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Robert Skapura | T | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Donta Kendrick | G | Southern California |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Donnie Spragan | LB | Stanford |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | Clint Bendele | T | Southwest Texas State |
| 5 | 4 | 28 | Jamie Heiner | LB | Northern Colorado |
| 6 | 3 | 33 | Spencer George | RB | Rice |
| 7 | 4 | 40 | Roshaun Matthews | LB | Southern |
| 8 | 3 | 45 | Simod Covington | T | New Jersey City |
| 9 | 4 | 52 | Gerald Harris | WR | Washington |
| 10 | 2 | 56 | Tony Mainella | T | Fairmont State |
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| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 20–24 | 0–1 | Rheinstadion | 31,437 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 14–10 | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,516 |
| 3 | Saturday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 28–14 | 2–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,268 |
| 4 | Saturday, May 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 14–31 | 2–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 9,222 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 33–13 | 3–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,873 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 7–17 | 3–3 | Hampden Park | 15,983 |
| 7 | Saturday, June 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 17–14 | 4–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,823 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 23–28 | 4–4 | Waldstadion | 29,587 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 10–41 | 4–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,478 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 28–34 | 4–6 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,812 |
| NFL Europe League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Barcelona Dragons | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 252 | 191 | 5–0 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 270 | 239 | 4–1 | 2–3 | W2 |
| Rhein Fire | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 174 | 179 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 168 | 188 | 4–1 | 0–5 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 226 | 4–1 | 0–5 | L3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 199 | 234 | 3–2 | 0–5 | W1 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Rhein | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
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