2000 Scottish Claymores season
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| Head coach | Jim Criner | ||||||
| General manager | Will Wilson | ||||||
| Home field |
Murrayfield Stadium Hampden Park | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 6–4 | ||||||
| Division place | 2nd | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost World Bowl 2000 | ||||||
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The 2000 Scottish Claymores season was the sixth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The Claymores were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Criner and played their home games at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (three) and the Hampden Park in Glasgow (two). Scotland finished the regular season in second place with a record of 6–4, qualifying for the league final for the second time in team history. The Claymores lost 10–13 to the Rhein Fire in World Bowl 2000.
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
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National players
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Sunday, April 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 28–9 | 1–0 | Murrayfield Stadium | 8,726 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Waldstadion | 32,459 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 20–24 | 2–1 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,913 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 42–3 | 3–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 8,912 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–22 | 3–2 | Rheinstadion | 30,537 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 30–31 OT | 3–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 9,127 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 28–0 | 4–3 | Hampden Park | 8,827 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 42–10 | 5–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 10,867 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 31–24 | 6–4 | Hampden Park | 10,196 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 25–28 | 6–4 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 8,200 |
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| 11 | Sunday, June 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 10–13 | 6–5 | Waldstadion | 35,860 |
Standings
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 279 | 209 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 273 | 165 | 4–1 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 194 | 212 | 2–3 | 3–2 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 206 | 243 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 206 | 269 | 1–4 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Berlin Thunder | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 189 | 249 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L1 |
Game summaries
World Bowl 2000
Main article: World Bowl 2000
World Bowl 2000: Rhein Fire vs Scottish Claymores – Game summary
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| Rhein | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Scotland | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, June 25
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
- Game attendance: 35,860
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas
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Notes
- ↑ All times local to where the game was played.
References
- ↑ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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