1996 Scottish Claymores season

1996 Scottish Claymores season
Head coach	Jim Criner
General manager	Mike Keller
Home field	Murrayfield Stadium
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	World Bowl '96 champions

The 1996 Scottish Claymores season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his second year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl '96, Scotland defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 32–27. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship, in its second active season.

The Claymores had gained the right to play as home team in the World Bowl in week 5. They beat the Galaxy 20–0 at the Waldstadion, taking the World Bowl berth as the midseason leaders.^[1] This ended an eight-game winning streak from 1995–96 for the Galaxy.^[1]

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

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Personnel

Staff

1996 Scottish Claymores staff
	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

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Roster

1996 Scottish Claymores roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Jim Ballard  7 Khari Jones  4 Terry Karg 12 Steve Matthews Running backs 23 Ron Dickerson, Jr. FB 31 Jared Kaaiohelo FB 27 Siran Stacy 40 Markus Thomas Wide receivers 89 Aaron Bennetts  1 Lee Gissandaner 84 Derek Hill 88 Sean LaChapelle 83 Yo Murphy Tight ends 85 Willy Tate		Offensive linemen 72 Randy Bierman T 71 Tom Barndt G 65 Chris Dausin C/G 79 Purvis Hunt G 68 Matt Storm G 78 Keith Wagner T 61 Lance Zeno C Defensive linemen 74 Herman Carroll DE 97 John DeWitt DE 99 Jerold Jeffcoat DT 90 Joe O'Brien DT 95 Ty Parten DT 67 Bryan Proby DE 96 Troy Ridgley DT 59 David Webb DE		Linebackers 56 Arnold Ale OLB 58 Shannon Jones OLB 52 Karmeeleyah McGill OLB 54 Mark Sander MLB Defensive backs 34 George Coghill S 42 Forey Duckett CB 30 James Fuller S 46 Marvin Goodwin S 43 Frank Robinson CB 22 James Williams CB 25 David Wilson S Special teams  5 Paul McCallum K/P		National players 81 Scott Couper WR 91 Robert Flickinger DE 15 Gavin Hastings K 26 Jukka-Pekka Nummi CB 44 Ben Torriero RB 51 Emmett Waldron MLB Rookies in italics

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Schedule

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

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Standings

World League of American Football
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

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Game summaries

Week 1: at London Monarchs

Week One: Scottish Claymores at London Monarchs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Scotland	7	0	7	7	3	24
London	7	14	0	0	0	21

at White Hart Lane, London, England

• Date: Sunday, 14 April
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 16,258
• ^[5]

Week 2: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Two: Barcelona Dragons at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Barcelona			0
Scotland			0

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, 21 April
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 12,928

Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	0	7	0	14
Scotland	7	7	0	7	21

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, 28 April
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 13,070
• ^[6]

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	7	0	0	7	14
Rhein	6	3	3	3	15

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, 4 May
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 11,395
• ^[7]

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Five: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	3	0	3	14	20
Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, 11 May
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 32,126
• ^[8]

Week 6: vs Rhein Fire

Week Six: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	3	7	6	19
Scotland	13	11	0	0	24

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, 19 May
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 12,419
• ^[9]

Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	3	7	17
Scotland	0	3	14	3	20

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, 26 May
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 13,116
• ^[10]

Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	0	0	21	6	27
Amsterdam	0	10	7	14	31

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, 1 June
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,501
• ^[11]

Week 9: vs London Monarchs

Week Nine: London Monarchs at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
London	7	0	7	14	28
Scotland	4	13	0	16	33

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, 9 June
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 15,461
• ^[12]

Week 10: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Ten: Scottish Claymores at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	Total
Scotland			0
Barcelona			0

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

• Date: Sunday, 16 June
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 16,124

Notes

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

References

1. "Claymores to host World Bowl". The Independent. 12 May 1996. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
2. "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
3. "Scottish Claymores". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 52–59.
4. "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
5. Associated Press (14 April 1996). "Claymores 24, Monarchs 21, OT". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
6. Associated Press (28 April 1996). "Claymores 21, Admirals 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
7. Associated Press (4 May 1996). "Rhein Fire 15, Claymores 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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9. Associated Press (19 May 1996). "Claymores 24, Rhein Fire 19". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
10. Associated Press (26 May 1996). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 17". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
11. Associated Press (1 June 1996). "Admirals 31, Claymores 27". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
12. Livingstone, Steve (10 June 1996). "Monarchs are cut down to size". The Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
13. "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved 22 June 2013.