2004 Scottish Claymores season
2004 Scottish Claymores season | |
---|---|
General manager | Steve Livingstone |
Head coach | Jack Bicknell |
Home field | Hampden Park |
Results | |
Record | 2–8 |
Division place | 6th |
Playoff finish | Did 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.
Offseason
[edit]Free agent draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 4 | Ivory McCoy | DE | Michigan State |
2 | 10 | Gerald Dixon | CB | Alabama |
3 | 15 | James Lewis | S | Miami |
4 | 22 | Andy Bowers | DE | Utah |
5 | 27 | Gavin Walls | LB | Arkansas |
6 | 34 | Isaac Keys | LB | Morehouse College |
7 | 39 | Don McGee | CB | North Texas |
8 | 46 | Jermaine Chatman | CB | Arizona |
9 | 51 | J. J. Jones | LB | Arkansas |
10 | 58 | Vic Viloria | LB | Southern Methodist |
11 | 63 | Matt Anderle | T | Minnesota |
12 | 70 | DeRonnie Pitts | WR | Stanford |
13 | 75 | Todd Elstrom | WR | Washington |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
|
Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
|
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Sunday, 4 April | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 14–20 | 0–1 | Olympic Stadium | 14,257 |
2 | Saturday, 10 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 3–31 | 0–2 | Arena AufSchalke | 17,176 |
3 | Sunday, 18 April | 2:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 0–3 | 0–3 | Hampden Park | 10,971 |
4 | Saturday, 24 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 3–17 | 0–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,761 |
5 | Sunday, 2 May | 2:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 13–12 | 1–4 | Hampden Park | 9,165 |
6 | Sunday, 9 May | 2:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–15 | 1–5 | Hampden Park | 9,017 |
7 | Sunday, 16 May | 4:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 24–27 | 1–6 | Waldstadion | 26,879 |
8 | Friday, 21 May | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 19–17 | 2–6 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,738 |
9 | Saturday, 29 May | 2:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 19–27 | 2–7 | Hampden Park | 9,153 |
10 | Saturday, 5 June | 2:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 20–28 | 2–8 | Hampden Park | 10,013 |
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Standings
[edit]NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 289 | 195 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W4 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 212 | 192 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 173 | 191 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W2 |
Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 191 | 201 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 161 | 178 | 3–2 | 0–5 | L4 |
Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 128 | 197 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L2 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: at Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Scotland | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Berlin | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rhein | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cologne | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurt | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Scotland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
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
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cologne | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Scotland | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- Date: Saturday, 5 June
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 10,013
- Referee: Walt Coleman
Notes
[edit]- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
[edit]- ^ NFL Europe League (8 February 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (29 March 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (7 April 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (13 April 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (20 April 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (27 April 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (4 May 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (11 May 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (18 May 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (25 May 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (1 June 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved 8 February 2013.