1996 Amsterdam Admirals season

The 1996 Amsterdam Admirals season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football.

1996 Amsterdam Admirals season
Head Coach	Al Luginbill
General Manager	Bill Peterson
Home Field	Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record	5–5
Place	3rd
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

Offseason

World League Draft

1996 Amsterdam Admirals World League Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	5	Jerry Crafts	T	Louisville
2	11	Willie Williams	T	Louisiana State
3	14	Rico Mack	LB	Appalachian State
4	23	Ed Stewart	LB	Nebraska
5	26	Carlos Etheredge	TE	Miami
6	35	Jim Hanna	DT	Louisville
7	38	Rodney Harris	WR	Kansas
8	47	Kelvin Anderson	RB	Southeast Missouri State
9	50	Alex Shell	WR	Arkansas State
10	59	Mark Caesar	DT	Miami
11	62	Jason Childs	T	North Dakota
12	71	Beno Bryant	RB	Washington
13	76	Brian Gelzheiser	LB	Penn State
14	85	Adam Vinatieri	K	South Dakota State
15	88	Joe Smigiel	T	Arizona
16	97	Alonza Barnett	DB	North Carolina A&T
17	100	William Pollard	WR	Notre Dame
18	109	Corey Barlow	DB	Auburn
19	112	Randall Evans	WR	St. Augustine's
20	120	Derrick Farrell	DE	Louisiana State
21	123	Joey Ellis	DB	Texas
22	130	Dedric Smith	WR	Savannah State
23	133	Darrell Asberry	QB	Jackson State

Personnel

Staff

1996 {{{team}}} staff
	Front office General Manager – Bill Peterson Head coaches Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Al Luginbill Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark Running Backs – Louis Clark Offensive Line – Mark McHale National Coach/Tight Ends – Marcus Muler			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Al Tanara Linebackers/Secondary – Tim Prukop

Roster

1996 Amsterdam Admirals roster
	Quarterbacks  7 Will Furrer 12 John Sacca Running Backs 23 Beno Bryant 22 Trevor Cobb 26 T. C. Wright Wide Receivers 81 Phillip Bobo -- Darren Chandler 87 Derek Hill  1 Dedric Smith Tight Ends 82 Carlos Etheredge 80 David Jones		Offensive Linemen 78 Jerry Crafts T 76 Jason Childs G 71 Mario Cristobal C 79 Kevin Farkas T 74 Zev Lumelski G 72 Marcus Spears G 89 Willie Williams T 66 Donald Willis C/G Defensive Linemen 97 Mike Evans DT/DE 98 Bobby Hamilton DE 93 Jim Hanna DT 75 Garry Howe DT -- Troy Ridgley DT 95 Malcolm Showell DE 77 Jay Williams DE		Linebackers 58 Paschall Davis 54 Keith Franklin 53 Brian Gelzheiser 55 Rico Mack 57 Ed Stewart Defensive Backs 29 Alonza Barnett S 32 Torey Hunter CB 34 Tommy Jones CB 27 Robert O'Neal S 30 Jey Phillips S 28 John Reece CB 46 Kelly Sims CB 24 Claudius Wright CB Special Teams  5 Adam Vinatieri K/P		National Players 52 Takuro Abe LB 21 Reyhan Agaoglu S 84 Arnold Galesloot TE 69 Jurgen Gustafsson OL 33 Frank Temming RB 10 Hans Werdekker K Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Sunday, April 14	6:00 p.m. CET	at Barcelona Dragons	L 27–34 (OT)	0–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	17,300
2	Saturday, April 20	6:30 p.m. CET	Rhein Fire	W 17–7	1–1	Olympisch Stadion	8,492
3	Sunday, April 28	3:00 p.m. BST	at Scottish Claymores	L 14–21	1–2	Murrayfield Stadium	13,070
4	Sunday, May 5	7:00 p.m. CET	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 28–40	1–3	Waldstadion	28,627
5	Saturday, May 11	6:30 p.m. CET	London Monarchs	W 28–9	2–3	Olympisch Stadion	8,327
6	Saturday, May 18	6:30 p.m. CET	Barcelona Dragons	W 48–14	3–3	Olympisch Stadion	8,712
7	Monday, May 27	3:00 p.m. BST	at London Monarchs	L 13–16	3–4	White Hart Lane	11,048
8	Saturday, June 1	6:30 p.m. CET	Scottish Claymores	W 31–27	4–4	Olympisch Stadion	10,501
9	Sunday, June 9	3:00 p.m. CET	at Rhein Fire	W 24–14	5–4	Rheinstadion	20,103
10	Saturday, June 15	6:30 p.m. CET	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 20–28	5–5	Olympisch Stadion	14,062

Standings

World League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Scottish Claymores	7	3	0	.700	233	190	5–0	2–3	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	221	220	3–2	3–2	W2
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	250	210	4–1	1–4	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	192	230	4–1	1–4	W1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	161	192	3–2	1–4	W1
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	176	191	2–3	1–4	L2

Game summaries

Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons

Barcelona Dragons 34, Amsterdam Admirals 27 (OT) 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 Barcelona 0 at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain Date: Sunday, April 14 Game time: 6:00 p.m. CET Game attendance: 17,300

Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

Amsterdam Admirals 17, Rhein Fire 7 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 0 Amsterdam 0 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Saturday, April 20 Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET Game attendance: 8,492

Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

Scottish Claymores 21, Amsterdam Admirals 14 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 Scotland 0 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: Sunday, April 28 Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST Game attendance: 13,070

Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 40, Amsterdam Admirals 28 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 Frankfurt 0 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Sunday, May 5 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET Game attendance: 28,627

Week 5: vs London Monarchs

Amsterdam Admirals 28, London Monarchs 9 1 2 3 4 Total London 0 Amsterdam 0 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Saturday, May 11 Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET Game attendance: 8,327

Week 6: vs Barcelona Dragons

Amsterdam Admirals 48, Barcelona Dragons 14 1 2 3 4 Total Barcelona 0 Amsterdam 0 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Saturday, May 18 Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET Game attendance: 8,712

Week 7: at London Monarchs

London Monarchs 16, Amsterdam Admirals 13 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 London 0 at White Hart Lane, London, England Date: Monday, May 27 Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST Game attendance: 11,048

Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores

Amsterdam Admirals 31, Scottish Claymores 27 1 2 3 4 Total Scotland 0 Amsterdam 0 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Saturday, June 1 Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET Game attendance: 10,501

Week 9: at Rhein Fire

Amsterdam Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 Rhein 0 at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany Date: Sunday, June 9 Game time: 3:00 p.m. CET Game attendance: 20,103

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 28, Amsterdam Admirals 20 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 0 Amsterdam 0 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Saturday, June 15 Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET Game attendance: 14,062