| 2002 Scottish Claymores season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Steve Livingstone |
| Head coach | Gene Dahlquist |
| Home field | Hampden Park Murrayfield Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–5 |
| Division place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2002 Scottish Claymores season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Gene Dahlquist in his second year, and played four of its home games at Hampden Park in Glasgow and one at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | |||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Terrell Jurineack | DE | Missouri |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Matt O'Neal | C | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Cedric Pittman | DE | Nevada |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | Yubrenal Isabelle | LB | Virginia |
| 5 | 4 | 28 | Antoine Simpson | DT | Houston |
| 6 | 3 | 33 | Caleb Moore | G | Dartmouth |
| 7 | 4 | 40 | Moses Moreno | QB | Colorado State |
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| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, 14 April | 3:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 45–17 | 1–0 | Hampden Park | 11,808 |
| 2 | Saturday, 20 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–13 | 1–1 | Rheinstadion | 30,117 |
| 3 | Saturday, 27 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 9–16 | 1–2 | Waldstadion | 31,215 |
| 4 | Sunday, 5 May | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–14 | 1–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 9,197 |
| 5 | Saturday, 11 May | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–13 | 2–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 9,243 |
| 6 | Sunday, 19 May | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 17–7 | 3–3 | Hampden Park | 12,843 |
| 7 | Sunday, 26 May | 3:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 17–13 | 4–3 | Hampden Park | 10,373 |
| 8 | Sunday, 2 June | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 23–31 | 4–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 8,696 |
| 9 | Sunday, 9 June | 3:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 23–24 | 4–5 | Hampden Park | 11,722 |
| 10 | Saturday, 15 June | 5:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 27–24 | 5–5 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 8,119 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 166 | 156 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 231 | 188 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 189 | 174 | 3–2 | 3–2 | L2 |
| Scottish Claymores | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 197 | 172 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 218 | 202 | 2–3 | 2–3 | W2 |
| FC Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 202 | 311 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L3 |
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