2002 Amsterdam Admirals season

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2002 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coach Bart Andrus
Home field Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2002 Amsterdam Admirals season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his second 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.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2002 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoiceOverall
122 Mike Sutton DELouisiana State
228Jeremy BeutlerLBOhio
3517Brandon GodseyCBMiami (Ohio)
4220Rick CrowellLBColorado State
5529Wes HinesGMcNeese State
6232Ryan KalichGFlorida
7541Jim StullTDelaware
8244 Geroy Simon WRMaryland

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Personnel

Staff

2002 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • National Coach/Running Backs – John Leijten
  • Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Harry Justvig
  • Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Larry Owens
  • Defensive Line – Darryl Sims
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold


Roster

2002 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 22 Morgan Kane
  • 27 Jerry Westbrooks

Wide receivers

  • 84 Corey Nelson

Tight ends

  • 82 Bryan Walker
Offensive linemen
  • 78 Adam Davis G
  • 68 Rob Gatrell G
  • 62 Ryan Kalich G
  • 75 Damon Nivens T
  • 74 Chase Raynock T
  • 71 Jim Stull T

Defensive linemen

  • 92 John Gilmore DT
  • 90 Reggie Hargrove DT
  • 93 Terrell Jurineack DE
  • 96 Jermaine Miles DE
  • 91 Scott Pospisil DT
  • 95 Jesse Warren DE
Linebackers
  • 52 Rick Crowell
  • 59 Dwan Epps
  • 50 Eric Guenther
  • 51 Kevin Rollins

Defensive backs

  • 28 Brandon Godsey CB
  • 24 Ontei Jones S
  • 21 Josh Phillips S

Special teams

  • 16 Jay O'Donnell K
National players
  • 98 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Patrick BloklandDE
  • 73 Flag of Sweden.svg Michael JonssonG
  • 18 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Meijer WR
  • 86 Flag of Japan.svg Takao MizuguchiWR
  • 94 Flag of Croatia.svg Bernard Rozic DT
  • 81 Flag of Japan.svg Kashino ShinsukeWR


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 137:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 27–101–0 Amsterdam ArenA 13,743
2Saturday, April 206:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder W 24–192–0 Jahn-Sportpark 10,699
3Saturday, April 275:30 p.m.at Barcelona Dragons L 27–302–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 8,200
4Friday, May 38:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 9–282–2Amsterdam ArenA10,207
5Saturday, May 117:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 13–162–3Amsterdam ArenA9,243
6Sunday, May 197:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 19–212–4 Waldstadion 27,456
7Sunday, May 264:00 p.m.at Scottish Claymores L 13–172–5 Hampden Park 10,373
8Saturday, June 17:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–202–6Amsterdam ArenA11,983
9Saturday, June 87:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 45–313–6Amsterdam ArenA13,146
10Saturday, June 157:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire W 28–104–6 Rheinstadion 33,486

Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Rhein Fire 730.7001661564–13–2L1
Berlin Thunder 640.6002311883–23–2W3
Frankfurt Galaxy 640.6001891743–23–2L2
Scottish Claymores 550.5001971723–22–3W1
Amsterdam Admirals 460.4002182022–32–3W2
FC Barcelona Dragons 280.2002023111–41–4L3

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Rhein Fire

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 13
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,743
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Statistics

Passing

PlayerCompAttPctYardsTDINTLongSackRating
Kevin Daft 17830159.11,981159592182.9
Ken Mastrole 122842.91471227541.9
David Dinkins11100.01001079.2

Notes

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

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