2004 Scottish Claymores season

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2004 Scottish Claymores season
General managerSteve Livingstone
Head coach Jack Bicknell
Home field Hampden Park
Results
Record2–8
Division place6th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2004 Scottish Claymores season was the tenth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his first year, and played its home games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Scottish Claymores NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
14Ivory McCoyDEMichigan State
210Gerald DixonCBAlabama
315 James Lewis SMiami
422 Andy Bowers DEUtah
527 Gavin Walls LBArkansas
634 Isaac Keys LBMorehouse College
739Don McGeeCBNorth Texas
846Jermaine ChatmanCBArizona
951 J. J. Jones LBArkansas
1058Vic ViloriaLBSouthern Methodist
1163Matt AnderleTMinnesota
1270DeRonnie PittsWRStanford
1375Todd ElstromWRWashington

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Scottish Claymores staff

Front office

  • General manager – Steve Livingstone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Dan Daniel
  • Defensive line – Denauld Brown
  • Linebackers – Charles Jones
  • Assistant defensive backs – Tim Watson

Special teams coaches

  • National coach/special teams coordinator – Stephen McCusker

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Dave Mikel


Roster

2004 Scottish Claymores roster
Quarterbacks
  •  5 Curt Anes

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 85 Aaron Golliday
  • 82 Marcus Helfman
Offensive linemen
  • 77 Reese Hicks T
  • 73 Doug Kaufusi G/T
  • 64 Curt McGill C
  • 65 Jimond Pugh C
  • 71 Todd Wike G

Defensive linemen

  • 90 Ivory McCoy DE
  • 94 Durrand Roundtree DE
Linebackers
  • 56 Howard Clark OLB
  • 59 Ryan Myers OLB

Defensive backs

  • 27 Jermaine Chatman CB
  • 21 Gerald Dixon CB
  • 25 Brad Franklin CB
  • 23 Alphonso Roundtree CB
  • 28 Thomas Wright S

Special teams

National players
  • 29 Flag of France.svg Foad Ajdir CB
  • 91 Flag of England.svg Robert Flickinger DE
  • 33 Flag of England.svg Warren KeenRB
  • 46 Flag of Scotland.svg Jeff Nicolson TE
  • 50 Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Pettersson LB


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Sunday, 4 April4:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder L 14–200–1 Olympic Stadium 14,257
2Saturday, 10 April7:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire L 3–310–2 Arena AufSchalke 17,176
3Sunday, 18 April2:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 0–30–3 Hampden Park 10,971
4Saturday, 24 April7:00 p.m.at Cologne Centurions L 3–170–4 RheinEnergieStadion 8,761
5Sunday, 2 May2:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 13–121–4Hampden Park9,165
6Sunday, 9 May2:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–151–5Hampden Park9,017
7Sunday, 16 May4:00 p.m.at Frankfurt GalaxyL 24–271–6 Waldstadion 26,879
8Friday, 21 May8:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsW 19–172–6 Amsterdam ArenA 10,738
9Saturday, 29 May2:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderL 19–272–7Hampden Park9,153
10Saturday, 5 June2:00 p.m.Cologne CenturionsL 20–282–8Hampden Park10,013

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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 Berlin Thunder

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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Scotland070714
Berlin0107320

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, 4 April
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,257
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: at Rhein Fire

Week Two: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, 10 April
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,176
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals

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

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

Week 4: at Cologne Centurions

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Cologne7100017

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, 24 April
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,761
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
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Rhein306312
Scotland700613

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, 2 May
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,165
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
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Scotland330713

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, 9 May
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,017
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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Scotland377724
Frankfurt1476027

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, 16 May
  • Game time: 4:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 26,879
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Scotland3130319
Amsterdam307717

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
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Berlin0671427
Scotland1033319

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, 29 May
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,153
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
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Cologne01401428
Scotland0713020

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, 5 June
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,013
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes

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

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