2005 Amsterdam Admirals season
2005 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
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General manager | Ronald Buys |
Head coach | Bart Andrus |
Home field | Amsterdam ArenA |
Results | |
Record | 6–4 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | World Bowl XIII champions |
The 2005 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XIII, Amsterdam defeated the Berlin Thunder 27–21. The victory marked the franchise's first and only World Bowl championship.
Offseason
[edit]Free agent draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 4 | Andy King | G | Illinois State |
2 | 10 | Jeremy Caudill | DT | Kentucky |
3 | 15 | Clint Mitchell | DE | Florida |
4 | 22 | Tyler Lenda | G | Penn State |
5 | 27 | Dewitt Ellerbe | CB | South Carolina State |
6 | 34 | Derrius Monroe | DE | Virginia Tech |
7 | 39 | Phil Archer | LB | Western Illinois |
8 | 43 | Greg Carothers | LB | Washington |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit]Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 24–14 | 1–0 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,234 |
2 | Saturday, April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–23 | 1–1 | Waldstadion | 31,644 |
3 | Saturday, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 31–27 | 2–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,131 |
4 | Saturday, April 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 37–24 | 3–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,863 |
5 | Saturday, April 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 16–27 | 3–2 | Olympic Stadium | 16,109 |
6 | Sunday, May 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 48–10 | 4–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,227 |
7 | Saturday, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 24–30 OT | 4–3 | AOL Arena | 16,415 |
8 | Monday, May 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 30–12 | 5–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,423 |
9 | Sunday, May 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 27–10 | 6–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,371 |
10 | Saturday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 14–27 | 6–4 | LTU arena | 20,203 |
World Bowl XIII | |||||||
11 | Saturday, June 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 27–21 | 7–4 | LTU arena | 35,134 |
Standings
[edit]NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 241 | 191 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 265 | 204 | 5–0 | 1–4 | L1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 188 | 212 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W1 |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 213 | 196 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 163 | 246 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 203 | 224 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: vs Rhein Fire
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 2
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), roof open, clear skies
- Game attendance: 10,234
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 9
- Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
- Game attendance: 31,644
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 16
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 10,131
- Referee: John Parry
Week 4: at Cologne Centurions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
Cologne | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 23
- Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 8,863
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 5: at Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Berlin | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 30
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,109
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 8
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 13,227
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Amsterdam | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Hamburg | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 14
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,415
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Week 8: vs Cologne Centurions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Monday, May 23
- Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
- Game attendance: 14,423
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 9: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 29
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 16,371
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 10: at Rhein Fire
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Rhein | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 4
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20.16 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 20,203
- Referee: Gene Steratore
World Bowl XIII
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 11
- Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 35,134
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
Notes
[edit]- ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
References
[edit]- ^ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.