The 1996 Amsterdam Admirals season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his second year, and played its home games at Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
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
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 14 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 27–34 0–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,300 2 Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. Rhein Fire W 17–7 1–1 Olympisch Stadion 8,492 3 Sunday, April 28 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 14–21 1–2 Murrayfield Stadium 13,070 4 Sunday, May 5 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 28–40 1–3 Waldstadion 28,627 5 Saturday, May 11 6:30 p.m. London Monarchs W 28–9 2–3 Olympisch Stadion 8,327 6 Saturday, May 18 6:30 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 48–14 3–3 Olympisch Stadion 8,712 7 Monday, May 27 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 13–16 3–4 White Hart Lane 11,048 8 Saturday, June 1 6:30 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 31–27 4–4 Olympisch Stadion 10,501 9 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 24–14 5–4 Rheinstadion 20,103 10 Saturday, June 15 6:30 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 20–28 5–5 Olympisch Stadion 14,062
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 2: vs Rhein Fire
Week 3: at Scottish Claymores
Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 5: vs London Monarchs
Week 6: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 7: at London Monarchs
Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 9: at Rhein Fire
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
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