# 2005 Amsterdam Admirals season

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
### Free agent draft

2005 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 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 | 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

NFL Europe League :
| 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
### Week 1: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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