# 2004 Scottish Claymores season

The 2004 Scottish Claymores season was the tenth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his first year, and played its home games at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2004 Scottish Claymores NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Ivory McCoy | DE | Michigan State |
| 2 | 10 | Gerald Dixon | CB | Alabama |
| 3 | 15 | James Lewis | S | Miami |
| 4 | 22 | Andy Bowers | DE | Utah |
| 5 | 27 | Gavin Walls | LB | Arkansas |
| 6 | 34 | Isaac Keys | LB | Morehouse College |
| 7 | 39 | Don McGee | CB | North Texas |
| 8 | 46 | Jermaine Chatman | CB | Arizona |
| 9 | 51 | J. J. Jones | LB | Arkansas |
| 10 | 58 | Vic Viloria | LB | Southern Methodist |
| 11 | 63 | Matt Anderle | T | Minnesota |
| 12 | 70 | DeRonnie Pitts | WR | Stanford |
| 13 | 75 | Todd Elstrom | WR | Washington |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, 4 April | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 14–20 | 0–1 | Olympic Stadium | 14,257 |
| 2 | Saturday, 10 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 3–31 | 0–2 | Arena AufSchalke | 17,176 |
| 3 | Sunday, 18 April | 2:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 0–3 | 0–3 | Hampden Park | 10,971 |
| 4 | Saturday, 24 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 3–17 | 0–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,761 |
| 5 | Sunday, 2 May | 2:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 13–12 | 1–4 | Hampden Park | 9,165 |
| 6 | Sunday, 9 May | 2:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–15 | 1–5 | Hampden Park | 9,017 |
| 7 | Sunday, 16 May | 4:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 24–27 | 1–6 | Waldstadion | 26,879 |
| 8 | Friday, 21 May | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 19–17 | 2–6 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,738 |
| 9 | Saturday, 29 May | 2:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 19–27 | 2–7 | Hampden Park | 9,153 |
| 10 | Saturday, 5 June | 2:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 20–28 | 2–8 | Hampden Park | 10,013 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Berlin Thunder | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 289 | 195 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W4 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 212 | 192 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 173 | 191 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W2 |
| Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 191 | 201 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 161 | 178 | 3–2 | 0–5 | L4 |
| Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 128 | 197 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Berlin | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
* Date: Sunday, 4 April
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 14,257
* Referee: Gerald Austin

### Week 2: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Rhein | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
* Date: Saturday, 10 April
* Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 17,176
* Referee: Walt Coleman

### Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 18 April
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 10,971
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 4: at Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Cologne | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
* Date: Saturday, 24 April
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,761
* Referee: Walt Anderson

### Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 2 May
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 9,165
* Referee: John Parry

### Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 9 May
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 9,017
* Referee: Alberto Riveron

### Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Sunday, 16 May
* Game time: 4:10 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 26,879
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Friday, 21 May
* Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 10,738
* Referee: Carl Cheffers

### Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Berlin | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Scotland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
* Date: Saturday, 29 May
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 9,153
* Referee: Walt Anderson

### Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cologne | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Scotland | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
* Date: Saturday, 5 June
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 10,013
* Referee: Walt Coleman