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. This ended an eight-game winning streak from 1995–96 for the Galaxy.
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
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, 14 April 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 24–21 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
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at London Monarchs
Week 2: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 4: at Rhein Fire
Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 6: vs Rhein Fire
Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 9: vs London Monarchs
Week 10: at Barcelona Dragons
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