# 1997 Scottish Claymores season

The 1997 Scottish Claymores season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his third year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
General manager Mike Keller resigned at the end of the season, wanting to pursue opportunities in the United States.

## Offseason
### World League draft

1997 Scottish Claymores World League draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | Troy Bailey | DE | Oregon |
| 2 | 12 | Keith Powe | DE | UTEP |
| 3 | 13 | Jaime Fields | LB | Washington |
| 4 | 24 | Ervin Collier | NT | Florida A&M |
| 5 | 25 | Ron Childs | LB | Washington State |
| 6 | 36 | Rickey Brady | TE | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 37 | Sean Holcomb | DE | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
| 8 | 48 | Ahmani Johnson | LB | Oregon State |
| 9 | 49 | Kevin Scott | CB | Stanford |
| 10 | 60 | Jeff Cummins | DE | Oregon |
| 11 | 61 | Ron Moran | LB | Southern Illinois |
| 12 | 72 | Cedric Saunders | TE | Ohio State |
| 13 | 73 | Robert Bass | LB | Miami (Fla.) |
| 14 | 84 | Burnell Roques | WR | Claremont |
| 15 | 85 | Doug Terry | S | Kansas |
| 16 | 96 | Larry Williams | DT | Mississippi State |
| 17 | 97 | Demetrice Martin | CB | Michigan State |
| 18 | 108 | Mu Tagoai | C | Arizona |
| 19 | 109 | Steve Papin | RB | Penn State |
| 20 | 120 | Chris Dausin | C | Texas A&M |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, 12 April | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–3 | 1–0 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,185 |
| 2 | Sunday, 20 April | 3:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 7–20 | 1–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 14,877 |
| 3 | Sunday, 27 April | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 10–23 | 1–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 11,166 |
| 4 | Saturday, 3 May | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 9–3 | 2–2 | Waldstadion | 32,690 |
| 5 | Sunday, 11 May | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 8–16 | 2–3 | Stamford Bridge | 11,210 |
| 6 | Sunday, 18 May | 3:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 10–6 | 3–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 9,021 |
| 7 | Sunday, 25 May | 3:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 23–20 | 4–3 | Rheinstadion | 20,498 |
| 8 | Sunday, 1 June | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 24–7 | 5–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 11,618 |
| 9 | Sunday, 8 June | 3:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 9–10 | 5–4 | Murrayfield Stadium | 16,115 |
| 10 | Saturday, 14 June | 7:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 18–46 | 5–5 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 10,523 |

## Standings

World League of American Football :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 206 | 146 | 3–2 | 4–1 | W3 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 236 | 209 | 2–3 | 3–2 | W1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 134 | 154 | 2–3 | 3–2 | L2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 156 | 160 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 147 | 142 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 116 | 184 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, 12 April
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 16,185

### Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 13 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 27 April
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 11,166

### Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, 3 May
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 32,690
* Referee: Walt Coleman

### Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 18 May
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 9,021

### Week 7: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 |
| Rhein | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Sunday, 25 May
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 20,498

### Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 1 June
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 11,618

## Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media. Overall, Scotland had five players selected. The selections were:
* George Coghill, safety
* Scott Couper, offensive national player
* Wayne Lammle, punter
* Jason Simmons, defensive end
* Siran Stacy, running back
Additionally, Simmons was selected defensive MVP by the six World League head coaches.