# 1996 Scottish Claymores season

The 1996 Scottish Claymores season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his second year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl '96, Scotland defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 32–27. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship, in its second active season.
The Claymores had gained the right to play as home team in the World Bowl in week 5. They beat the Galaxy 20–0 at the Waldstadion, taking the World Bowl berth as the midseason leaders. This ended an eight-game winning streak from 1995–96 for the Galaxy.

## Offseason
### World League draft

1996 Scottish Claymores World League draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | Ty Parten | DT | Arizona |
| 2 | 7 | Shannon Jones | LB | USC |
| 3 | 18 | Yo Murphy | WR | Idaho |
| 4 | 19 | John DeWitt | DE | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | 30 | Mazio Royster | RB | USC |
| 6 | 31 | Frank Robinson | DB | Boise State |
| 7 | 42 | Arnold Ale | LB | UCLA |
| 8 | 43 | Steve Shine | LB | Northwestern |
| 9 | 54 | Tyrone Johnson | WR | Western State |
| 10 | 55 | Chris Williams | DT | Hampton |
| 11 | 66 | Basil Proctor | LB | West Virginia |
| 12 | 67 | Ron Dickerson, Jr. | WR | Arkansas |
| 12 | 73 | Ken Grace | WR | USC |
| 13 | 80 | Kris Pollack | G | USC |
| 14 | 81 | Jessie Cox | LB | Texas Southern |
| 15 | 92 | Lee Gissendaner | WR | Northwestern |
| 16 | 93 | Brian White | DB | Dartmouth |
| 17 | 104 | Scott Tyner | P/K | Oklahoma State |
| 18 | 105 | Herman Carroll | DE | Mississippi State |
| 19 | 116 | Joe O'Brien | DT | Boise State |
| 20 | 117 | Mike Lee | WR | Utah State |
| 21 | 126 | Aaron Bennetts | TE | UC Davis |
| 22 | 127 | Jared Kaaiohelo | RB | Missouri Southern |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, 14 April | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | W 24–21 (OT) | 1–0 | White Hart Lane | 16,258 |
| 2 | Sunday, 21 April | 3:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 23–13 | 2–0 | Murrayfield Stadium | 12,928 |
| 3 | Sunday, 28 April | 3:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 21–14 | 3–0 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,070 |
| 4 | Saturday, 4 May | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 14–15 | 3–1 | Rheinstadion | 11,395 |
| 5 | Saturday, 11 May | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–0 | 4–1 | Waldstadion | 32,126 |
| 6 | Sunday, 19 May | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 24–19 | 5–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 12,419 |
| 7 | Sunday, 26 May | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–17 | 6–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,116 |
| 8 | Saturday, 1 June | 6:30 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 27–31 | 6–2 | Olympisch Stadion | 10,501 |
| 9 | Sunday, 9 June | 3:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 33–28 | 7–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 15,461 |
| 10 | Sunday, 16 June | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 27–32 | 7–3 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 16,124 |
| World Bowl '96 ||||||||
| 11 | Sunday, 23 June | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 32–27 | 8–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 38,982 |

## Standings

World League of American Football :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Scotland | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| London | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Sunday, 14 April
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 16,258

### Week 2: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
| Scotland | | | 0 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 21 April
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 12,928

### Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Scotland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 28 April
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 13,070

### Week 4: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rhein | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, 4 May
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 11,395

### Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, 11 May
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 32,126

### Week 6: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Scotland | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 19 May
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 12,419

### Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 26 May
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 13,116

### Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, 1 June
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 10,501

### Week 9: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Scotland | 4 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 33 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, 9 June
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 15,461

### Week 10: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Scotland | | | 0 |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, 16 June
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 16,124