1996 Scottish Claymores season

The 1996 Scottish Claymores season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football, and their sole World Bowl championship.

1996 Scottish Claymores season
Head Coach	Jim Criner
General Manager	Mike Keller
Home Field	Murrayfield Stadium
Results
Record	7–3
Place	1st
Playoff Finish	W World Bowl '96
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

Offseason

World League Draft

1996 Scottish Claymores World League Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	1	Ty Parten	DT	Arizona
2	7	Shannon Jones	LB	USC
3	18	Yo Murphy	WR	Idaho
4	19	John DeWitt	DE	Vanderbilt
5	30	Mazio Royster	RB	USC
6	31	Frank Robinson	DB	Boise State
7	42	Arnold Ale	LB	UCLA
8	43	Steve Shine	LB	Northwestern
9	54	Tyrone Johnson	WR	Western State
10	55	Chris Williams	DT	Hampton
11	66	Basil Proctor	LB	West Virginia
12	67	Ron Dickerson, Jr.	WR	Arkansas
12	73	Ken Grace	WR	USC
13	80	Kris Pollack	G	USC
14	81	Jessie Cox	LB	Texas Southern
15	92	Lee Gissendaner	WR	Northwestern
16	93	Brian White	DB	Dartmouth
17	104	Scott Tyner	P/K	Oklahoma State
18	105	Herman Carroll	DE	Mississippi State
19	116	Joe O'Brien	DT	Boise State
20	117	Mike Lee	WR	Utah State
21	126	Aaron Bennetts	TE	UC Davis
22	127	Jared Kaaiohelo	RB	Missouri Southern

Personnel

Staff

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	Front office General Manager – Mike Keller Head coaches Head Coach/Offensive Line – Jim Criner Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jim Sochor National Coach/Running Backs – Mike Kenny Receivers – Vince Alcalde			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Ray Willsey Defensive Line – Bill Dutton Linebackers – Larry Owens

Roster

1996 Scottish Claymores roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Jim Ballard 12 Steve Matthews Running Backs 23 Ron Dickerson, Jr. 35 Jared Kaaiohelo FB 27 Siran Stacy 40 Markus Thomas Wide Receivers 89 Aaron Bennetts 88 Sean LaChapelle  1 Lee Gissandaner 83 Yo Murphy Tight Ends 85 Willy Tate		Offensive Linemen 72 Randy Bierman T Defensive Linemen 97 John DeWitt DE 99 Jerold Jeffcoat DT 90 Joe O'Brien DT 59 David Webb DE		Linebackers Defensive Backs 34 George Coghill S 22 James Williams CB Special Teams  5 Paul McCallum K/P		National Players 81 Scott Couper WR File:Flag of Scotland.svg 15 Gavin Hastings K File:Flag of Scotland.svg Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Sunday, April 14	3:00 p.m. BST	at London Monarchs	W 24–21 (OT)	1–0	White Hart Lane	16,258
2	Sunday, April 21	3:00 p.m. BST	Barcelona Dragons	W 23–13	2–0	Murrayfield Stadium	12,928
3	Sunday, April 28	3:00 p.m. BST	Amsterdam Admirals	W 21–14	3–0	Murrayfield Stadium	13,070
4	Saturday, May 4	7:00 p.m. CET	at Rhein Fire	L 14–15	3–1	Rheinstadion	11,395
5	Saturday, May 11	7:00 p.m. CET	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 20–0	4–1	Waldstadion	32,126
6	Sunday, May 19	3:00 p.m. BST	Rhein Fire	W 24–19	5–1	Murrayfield Stadium	12,419
7	Sunday, May 26	3:00 p.m. BST	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 20–17	6–1	Murrayfield Stadium	13,116
8	Saturday, June 1	6:30 p.m. CET	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 27–31	6–2	Olympisch Stadion	10,501
9	Sunday, June 9	3:00 p.m. BST	London Monarchs	W 33–28	7–2	Murrayfield Stadium	15,461
10	Sunday, June 16	6:00 p.m. CET	at Barcelona Dragons	L 27–32	7–3	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	16,124
World Bowl '96
11	Sunday, June 23		Frankfurt Galaxy	W 32–27	8–3	Murrayfield Stadium	38,982

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