2004 Amsterdam Admirals season

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2004 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coach Bart Andrus
Home field Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record5–5
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2004 Amsterdam Admirals season was the tenth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fourth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
12 Darrell Wright DEOregon
28Tyler LenderGPenn State
317 Drew Wahlroos LBColorado
420Ligarius JenningsCBTennessee State
529Rodney ThomasLBClemson
632Todd HowardCBMichigan
741Ja'Waren BlairDTEast Carolina
844Reese HicksTGeorgetown
953Tim ArgiriadiDTPenn State
1056Terrance LeftwichCBTemple
1165Gregg KellettTEMarshall
1268Chris BrownTGeorgia Tech

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – John Allen
  • Wide Receivers – Willie Davis
  • Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis
  • Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Ron Heller
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Darryl Sims
  • Defensive Line – Rex Norris
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold
  • National Coach/Assistant Linebackers – John Leijten

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes

Roster

2004 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 20 Chris Downs
  • 28 Mike Malan

Wide receivers

  •  7 Andre Forde
  •  1 Chris Taylor
  • 84 Wilson Thomas

Tight ends

  • 89 Kane Anderson
  • 87 Tony Donald
Offensive linemen
  • 65 Thomas Barnett T
  • 70 Chris Brown G
  • 76 Josh Burr T
  • 66 Joey Hollenbeck C
  • 72 Tyler Lenda C/G
  • 75 Justin Sands T
  • 73 Dave Volk G
  • 62 Brady Washburn G

Defensive linemen

  • 97 Charles Alston DE
  • 90 Ja'Waren Blair DT
  • 93 Thomas Pittman DT
  • 91 Buck Rasmussen DT/DE
  • 96 Alonzo Shuler DT
Linebackers
  • 55 Kenny Jackson MLB
  • 44 Jerry Schumacher MLB

Defensive backs

  • 38 Nashville Dyer CB
  • 23 Brian Mance CB
  • 24 Don McGee CB

Special teams

  • 15 Nate Fikse P
  • 16 Todd Sievers K
National players
  • 85 Flag of Japan.svg Sumitaka Ando WR
  • 88 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Gamez WR
  • 51 Flag of Japan.svg Rikiya Ishida LB
  • 22 Flag of France.svg Sandino Octobre RB
  • 54 Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Rodriguez LB
  • 83 Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Rosado WR
  • 27 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Satomi S


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 37:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 11–340–1 Waldstadion 21,269
2Saturday, April 107:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 17–280–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,763
3Sunday, April 182:00 p.m.at Scottish Claymores W 3–01–2 Hampden Park 10,971
4Sunday, April 253:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 21–17 OT 2–2Amsterdam ArenA10,684
5Sunday, May 24:00 p.m.at Berlin ThunderL 29–332–3 Olympic Stadium 12,909
6Sunday, May 94:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire L 13–202–4 Arena AufSchalke 18,790
7Saturday, May 157:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 17–103–4Amsterdam ArenA14,437
8Friday, May 218:00 p.m.Scottish ClaymoresL 17–193–5Amsterdam ArenA10,738
9Sunday, May 304:00 p.m.at Cologne CenturionsW 23–184–5 RheinEnergieStadion 9,056
10Sunday, June 63:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 22–125–5Amsterdam ArenA15,874

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Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Berlin Thunder 910.9002891955–04–1W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7002121924–13–2L1
Amsterdam Admirals 550.5001731913–22–3W2
Cologne Centurions 460.4001912013–21–4W1
Rhein Fire 370.3001611783–20–5L4
Scottish Claymores 280.2001281971–41–4L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 3
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 21,269
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Two: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,763
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
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at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, April 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,971
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, April 25
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,684
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 2
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,909
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: at Rhein Fire

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 9
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 18,790
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 15
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,437
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 21
  • Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,738
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 30
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,056
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 10: vs Rhein Fire

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

  • Date: Sunday, June 6
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,874
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Notes

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

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