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.
2004 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
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General manager | Ronald Buys |
Head coach | Bart Andrus |
Home field | Amsterdam ArenA |
Results | |
Record | 5–5 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Offseason
editFree agent draft
editDraft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 2 | Darrell Wright | DE | Oregon |
2 | 8 | Tyler Lender | G | Penn State |
3 | 17 | Drew Wahlroos | LB | Colorado |
4 | 20 | Ligarius Jennings | CB | Tennessee State |
5 | 29 | Rodney Thomas | LB | Clemson |
6 | 32 | Todd Howard | CB | Michigan |
7 | 41 | Ja'Waren Blair | DT | East Carolina |
8 | 44 | Reese Hicks | T | Georgetown |
9 | 53 | Tim Argiriadi | DT | Penn State |
10 | 56 | Terrance Leftwich | CB | Temple |
11 | 65 | Gregg Kellett | TE | Marshall |
12 | 68 | Chris Brown | T | Georgia Tech |
Personnel
editStaff
editFront office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
editQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
editWeek | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 11–34 | 0–1 | Waldstadion | 21,269 |
2 | Saturday, April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 17–28 | 0–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,763 |
3 | Sunday, April 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 3–0 | 1–2 | Hampden Park | 10,971 |
4 | Sunday, April 25 | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 21–17 OT | 2–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,684 |
5 | Sunday, May 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 29–33 | 2–3 | Olympic Stadium | 12,909 |
6 | Sunday, May 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 13–20 | 2–4 | Arena AufSchalke | 18,790 |
7 | Saturday, May 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 17–10 | 3–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,437 |
8 | Friday, May 21 | 8:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 17–19 | 3–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,738 |
9 | Sunday, May 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 23–18 | 4–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,056 |
10 | Sunday, June 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 22–12 | 5–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 15,874 |
Standings
editNFL 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
editWeek 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
Berlin | 0 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Rhein | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Scotland | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Cologne | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
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
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, June 6
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 15,874
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Notes
edit- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
edit- ^ NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 7, 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 4, 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.