# 1996 Amsterdam Admirals season

The 1996 Amsterdam Admirals season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his second year, and played its home games at Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.

## Offseason
### World League draft

1996 Amsterdam Admirals World League draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | Jerry Crafts | T | Louisville |
| 2 | 11 | Willie Williams | T | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 14 | Rico Mack | LB | Appalachian State |
| 4 | 23 | Ed Stewart | LB | Nebraska |
| 5 | 26 | Carlos Etheredge | TE | Miami |
| 6 | 35 | Jim Hanna | DT | Louisville |
| 7 | 38 | Rodney Harris | WR | Kansas |
| 8 | 47 | Kelvin Anderson | RB | Southeast Missouri State |
| 9 | 50 | Alex Shell | WR | Arkansas State |
| 10 | 59 | Mark Caesar | DT | Miami |
| 11 | 62 | Jason Childs | T | North Dakota |
| 12 | 71 | Beno Bryant | RB | Washington |
| 13 | 76 | Brian Gelzheiser | LB | Penn State |
| 14 | 85 | Adam Vinatieri | K | South Dakota State |
| 15 | 88 | Joe Smigiel | T | Arizona |
| 16 | 97 | Alonza Barnett | DB | North Carolina A&T |
| 17 | 100 | William Pollard | WR | Notre Dame |
| 18 | 109 | Corey Barlow | DB | Auburn |
| 19 | 112 | Randall Evans | WR | St. Augustine's |
| 20 | 120 | Derrick Farrell | DE | Louisiana State |
| 21 | 123 | Joey Ellis | DB | Texas |
| 22 | 130 | Dedric Smith | WR | Savannah State |
| 23 | 133 | Darrell Asberry | QB | Jackson State |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Sunday, April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 27–34 | 0–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,300 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 17–7 | 1–1 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,492 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 28 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 14–21 | 1–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,070 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 28–40 | 1–3 | Waldstadion | 28,627 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 11 | 6:30 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 28–9 | 2–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,327 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 48–14 | 3–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,712 |
| 7 | Monday, May 27 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 13–16 | 3–4 | White Hart Lane | 11,048 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 31–27 | 4–4 | Olympisch Stadion | 10,501 |
| 9 | Sunday, June 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 24–14 | 5–4 | Rheinstadion | 20,103 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–28 | 5–5 | Olympisch Stadion | 14,062 |

## 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 Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, April 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 17,300

### Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, April 20
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,492

### Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

| 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, April 28
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 13,070

### Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Sunday, May 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 28,627

### Week 5: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, May 11
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,327

### Week 6: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, May 18
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,712

### Week 7: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| London | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Monday, May 27
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 11,048

### Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores

| 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, June 1
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 10,501

### Week 9: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Sunday, June 9
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 20,103

### Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, June 15
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 14,062