2004 Scottish Claymores season

2004 Scottish Claymores season
Head coach Jack Bicknell
General manager Steve Livingstone
Home field Hampden Park
Results
Record 2–8
Division place 6th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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< 2003 —

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

Free agent draft

2004 Scottish Claymores NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
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

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Personnel

Staff

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Front office
  • General Manager – Steve Livingstone

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dan Daniel
  • Defensive Line – Denauld Brown
  • Linebackers – Charles Jones
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Tim Watson

Special teams coaches

  • National Coach/Special Teams Coordinator – Stephen McCusker

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dave Mikel

Roster

colspan="10" style="background-color: #002244; color: white; border:2px solid #A5ACAF;" text-align: center;" |2004 Scottish Claymores roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 85 Aaron Golliday
  • 82 Marcus Helfman
 Offensive linemen
  • 77 Reese Hicks T
  • 73 Doug Kaufusi G/T
  • 64 Curt McGill C
  • 72 Marques Ogden T
  • 70 Morgan Pears G
  • 65 Jimond Pugh C
  • 76 Chad Ward G/T
  • 71 Todd Wike G

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 56 Howard Clark OLB
  • 52 J. J. Jones OLB
  • 55 Jimmy McClain MLB
  • 59 Ryan Myers OLB

Defensive backs

  • 26 Khalil Carter S
  • 27 Jermaine Chatman CB
  • 21 Gerald Dixon CB
  • 25 Brad Franklin CB
  • 20 James Lewis S
  • 23 Alphonso Roundtree CB
  • 28 Thomas Wright S

Special teams

 National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 14–20 0–1 Olympic Stadium 14,257
2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 3–31 0–2 Arena AufSchalke 17,176
3 Sunday, April 18 2:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 0–3 0–3 Hampden Park 10,971
4 Saturday, April 24 7:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 3–17 0–4 RheinEnergieStadion 8,761
5 Sunday, May 2 2:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 13–12 1–4 Hampden Park 9,165
6 Sunday, May 9 2:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–15 1–5 Hampden Park 9,017
7 Sunday, May 16 4:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 24–27 1–6 Waldstadion 26,879
8 Friday, May 21 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 19–17 2–6 Amsterdam ArenA 10,738
9 Saturday, May 29 2:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 19–27 2–7 Hampden Park 9,153
10 Saturday, June 5 2:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 20–28 2–8 Hampden Park 10,013

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Standings

NFL Europe League
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

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 0 7 0714
Berlin 0 10 7320

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 4
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,257
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: at Rhein Fire

Week Two: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 0 003
Rhein 0 10 14731

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,176
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 0 003
Scotland 0 0 000

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: at Cologne Centurions

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 0 003
Cologne 7 10 0017

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 24
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,761
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rhein 3 0 6312
Scotland 7 0 0613

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, May 2
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,165
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 9 3315
Scotland 3 3 0713

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, May 9
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,017
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 7 7724
Frankfurt 14 7 6027

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 16
  • Game time: 4:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 26,879
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 13 0319
Amsterdam 3 0 7717

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: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Berlin 0 6 71427
Scotland 10 3 3319

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, May 29
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,153
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 0 14 01428
Scotland 0 7 13020

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, June 5
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,013
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes

  1. ↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

  1. ↑ NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.