2001 Scottish Claymores season

2001 Scottish Claymores season
General manager	Steve Livingstone
Head coach	Gene Dahlquist
Home stadium	Hampden Park
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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The 2001 Scottish Claymores season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Gene Dahlquist in his first year, and played its home games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2001 Scottish Claymores NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall
1	5	5	Damon Nivens	OL	Southern
2	5	11	Chris Watton	G	Baylor
3	2	14	Jamal Brooks	LB	Hampton
4	5	23	Brian Connolly	G	US Military Academy
5	2	26	Renard Cox	CB	Maryland
6	5	35	Jim Stull	T	Delaware
7	2	38	Tony Ortiz	LB	Nebraska
8	5	47	Stevan Fontana	TE	Northern Arizona
9	2	50	Montee Foote	LB	Hampton
10	4	58	Lionel Hayes	QB	Grambling State

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Scottish Claymores staff

	Front office General manager – Steve Livingstone Head coaches Head coach – Gene Dahlquist Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Mike Deal Wide receivers – Kevin O’Neal National coach/tight ends – Stephen McCusker			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Ray Woodard Defensive line – Jim Tomsula Defensive backs/special teams – Richard Kent Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Tom Bender

Roster

2001 Scottish Claymores roster

	Quarterbacks  2 Lionel Hayes  7 Gus Ornstein 14 Clint Stoerner Running backs 35 Omar Bacon 27 Anthony Gray 33 Vaughn Sanders Wide receivers 83 Corey Allen  1 Dante Hall 19 Lonny Mitchell 84 Joe Perez 15 Gerald Williams Tight ends 88 Stevan Fontana 85 Randy Palmer 87 James Whalen		Offensive linemen 73Mark GrivnaT 67 Jay Humphrey 68 John Jacobs G 65 Eric King G/C 66 Kendell Mack G 75 Damon Nivens T 72 Craig Robeen T 77 Jim Stull T 61 Chris Watton G Defensive linemen 74 Antonio Dingle NT 96 Doug Miller DT 98 Bryant Shaw DE 92 Jabbar Threats DE 99 Chris Ward DE		Linebackers 55 Jamal Brooks ILB 54 London Dunlap OLB 57 Montee Foote ILB 53 Keith Miller ILB 52 Tony Ortiz OLB 44 Dusty Renfro ILB 50 Casey Tisdale OLB Defensive backs 38 Renard Cox CB 43 Brian Gray CB 45 Reggie Hunt S 29 Central McClellion CB 46 Earl Riley S 25 Jermaine Smith CB 28 Nate Terry CB 36 Eric Whitfield S Special teams 12 Brad Costello P 13 Chad Holleman K 11 Don Icsman P		National players 21 Rowelle Blenman DB 89 Jason Byworth WR 81 Scott Couper WR 91 Robert Flickinger DE  8 Rob Hart K 51 Shingo HirumaLB 26 Stephen Hutchinson RB 30 Kohei Satomi DB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, 21 April	3:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 24–21	1–0	Hampden Park	16,387
2	Saturday, 28 April	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 10–14	1–1	Amsterdam ArenA	12,516
3	Sunday, 6 May	4:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 28–21	2–1	Hampden Park	10,419
4	Saturday, 12 May	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–27	2–2	Waldstadion	33,437
5	Sunday, 20 May	4:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 3–10	2–3	Rheinstadion	30,211
6	Sunday, 27 May	4:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 17–7	3–3	Hampden Park	15,983
7	Saturday, 2 June	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 19–27	3–4	Jahn-Sportpark	8,917
8	Saturday, 10 June	4:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 9–14	3–5	Hampden Park	14,483
9	Saturday, 16 June	5:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 7–26	3–6	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	10,180
10	Saturday, 23 June	4:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 34–21	4–6	Hampden Park	12,251

Standings

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

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	7	7	21
Scotland	7	3	14	0	24

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

• Date: Saturday, 21 April
• Game time: 3:07 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 16,387
• Referee: Mark Baltz

Notes

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

References

1. "Linemen dominate free agent draft". NFL Europe League. 20 February 2001. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
2. "2001 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on 18 August 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2011.