2003 Amsterdam Admirals season

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2003 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coach Bart Andrus
Home field Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2003 Amsterdam Admirals season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his third 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

2003 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
12 Jonathan Brown DETennessee
28Marcel HowardTIowa State
317Mawuko TugbenyohLBCalifornia
420Damonte McKenzieDEClemson
529Kenny JacksonLBNevada
632 Jordan Younger CBConnecticut
741Seneca McMillanCBNicholls State
844Tony OrtizLBNebraska
953Bennitte WaddellTTuskegee
1056Ryan CollinsTESt. Thomas
1165Rob GatrellGFresno State
1268Troy GrantCBTennessee Tech
1377Carey ClaytonCUTEP
1480Larry AustinCBVirginia Tech
1589Tito SimpsonDTNorth Carolina
1692Damion WrightGWeber State
17101Pernell GriffinLBEast Carolina
18104Dwan EppsLBTexas Southern
19113Billy NewmanSWashington State
20116 Matthew Hatchette WRLangston
21120 Romaro Miller QBMississippi

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Personnel

Staff

2003 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

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

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes

Roster

2003 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 68 Rob Gatrell G
  • 65 Jeff Grzeskowiak T
  • 72 Thomas Moody G
  • 71 Craig Osika C
  • 75 Lawrence Smith T

Defensive linemen

  • 93 Jonathan Brown DE
  • 92 Mike Cecere DE
  • 99 Damonte McKenzie DT
  • 91 Scott Pospisil DT
Linebackers
  • 59 Dwan Epps OLB
  • 57 Louis Green OLB
  • 56 Josh Hotchkiss ILB
  • 52 Tony Ortiz ILB
  • 53 Mawuko Tugbenyoh ILB

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 11 Jeff Crowell P
  • 16 Jay O'Donnell K
National players


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 57:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire W 17–151–0 Arena AufSchalke 28,206
2Saturday, April 127:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 7–101–1 Amsterdam ArenA 11,386
3Saturday, April 195:30 p.m.at Barcelona DragonsL 17–351–2 Mini Estadi 4,716
4Saturday, April 265:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 20–162–2Amsterdam ArenA10,684
5Sunday, May 44:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder L 30–342–3 Olympic Stadium 8,934
6Saturday, May 107:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 27–342–4Amsterdam ArenA11,672
7Saturday, May 177:00 p.m.at Frankfurt GalaxyW 27–243–4 Commerzbank-Arena 23,129
8Saturday, May 247:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 20–313–5Amsterdam ArenA11,259
9Saturday, May 317:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderW 51–434–5Amsterdam ArenA12,207
10Sunday, June 83:00 p.m.at Scottish ClaymoresL 14–314–6 Hampden Park 10,497

Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Frankfurt Galaxy 640.6002521824–12–3L1
Rhein Fire 640.6001891884–12–3W1
Scottish Claymores 640.6003031903–23–2W4
FC Barcelona Dragons 550.5001502212–33–2L3
Amsterdam Admirals 460.4002302732–32–3L1
Berlin Thunder 370.3002483182–31–4W1

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Notes

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

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