# 2003 Amsterdam Admirals season

The 2003 Amsterdam Admirals season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his third year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2003 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 2 | Jonathan Brown | DE | Tennessee |
| 2 | 8 | Marcel Howard | T | Iowa State |
| 3 | 17 | Mawuko Tugbenyoh | LB | California |
| 4 | 20 | Damonte McKenzie | DE | Clemson |
| 5 | 29 | Kenny Jackson | LB | Nevada |
| 6 | 32 | Jordan Younger | CB | Connecticut |
| 7 | 41 | Seneca McMillan | CB | Nicholls State |
| 8 | 44 | Tony Ortiz | LB | Nebraska |
| 9 | 53 | Bennitte Waddell | T | Tuskegee |
| 10 | 56 | Ryan Collins | TE | St. Thomas |
| 11 | 65 | Rob Gatrell | G | Fresno State |
| 12 | 68 | Troy Grant | CB | Tennessee Tech |
| 13 | 77 | Carey Clayton | C | UTEP |
| 14 | 80 | Larry Austin | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 15 | 89 | Tito Simpson | DT | North Carolina |
| 16 | 92 | Damion Wright | G | Weber State |
| 17 | 101 | Pernell Griffin | LB | East Carolina |
| 18 | 104 | Dwan Epps | LB | Texas Southern |
| 19 | 113 | Billy Newman | S | Washington State |
| 20 | 116 | Matthew Hatchette | WR | Langston |
| 21 | 120 | Romaro Miller | QB | Mississippi |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 17–15 | 1–0 | Arena AufSchalke | 28,206 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 7–10 | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,386 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 19 | 5:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 17–35 | 1–2 | Mini Estadi | 4,716 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–16 | 2–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,684 |
| 5 | Sunday, May 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 30–34 | 2–3 | Olympic Stadium | 8,934 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 27–34 | 2–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,672 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 27–24 | 3–4 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,129 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 20–31 | 3–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,259 |
| 9 | Saturday, May 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 51–43 | 4–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,207 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 14–31 | 4–6 | Hampden Park | 10,497 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 252 | 182 | 4–1 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Rhein Fire | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 189 | 188 | 4–1 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 303 | 190 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W4 |
| FC Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 150 | 221 | 2–3 | 3–2 | L3 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 230 | 273 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 248 | 318 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W1 |