1998 Scottish Claymores season
| 1998 Scottish Claymores season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Dick Regan |
| Head coach | Jim Criner |
| Home field | Murrayfield Stadium Hampden Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–8 |
| Division place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1998 Scottish Claymores season was the fourth year of competition for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his fourth year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (four) and Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland (one). They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses.
Offseason
[edit]NFL Europe League draft
[edit]| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | |||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | J. J. Smith | RB | Kansas State |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | Kerry Hicks | DT | Colorado |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Sam Manuel | LB | New Mexico State |
| 3 | 6 | 18 | Kerry Mock | LB | North Carolina |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Eddie Cade | S | Arizona State |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Miles Macik | WR | Pennsylvania |
| 6 | 4 | 34 | Tim Scharf | LB | Northwestern |
| 7 | 3 | 39 | Eric Lynch | RB | Grand Valley State |
| 8 | 4 | 46 | Cedric Samuel | CB | Alabama |
| 9 | 3 | 51 | Phillip Riley | WR | Florida State |
| 10 | 4 | 58 | Shea Little | WR | Eastern Oregon |
| 11 | 3 | 63 | Andy Jacobs | LB | California |
| 12 | 4 | 70 | Chris Brantley | WR | Rutgers |
| 13 | 3 | 75 | Matt Calhoun | RB | Ohio State |
| 14 | 4 | 82 | Ken Brown | LB | Virginia Tech |
| 15 | 3 | 87 | Sean Boyd | CB | North Carolina |
| 16 | 4 | 94 | Devin Kendall | TE | Arizona State |
| 17 | 3 | 99 | Paul McCallum | K | None |
| 18 | 4 | 106 | Carey Bender | RB | Coe College |
| 19 | 3 | 111 | Larry Echols | LB | Stephen F. Austin |
| 20 | 4 | 118 | Mike Ivey | DT | Wisconsin–LaCrosse |
| 21 | 3 | 123 | James Williams | CB | Texas Southern |
| 22 | 4 | 130 | Tom Beck | QB | Northern Colorado |
| 23 | 3 | 135 | Adrian Ioja | LB | San Diego State |
| 24 | 4 | 142 | James Johnson | S | Nevada |
| 25 | 3 | 149 | Barry Sims | OT | Utah |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Standings
[edit]| NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 177 | 163 | 3–2 | 4–1 | W4 |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 198 | 142 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 205 | 174 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W3 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 185 | 200 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L3 |
| England Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 158 | 205 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |
| Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 153 | 192 | 2–3 | 0–5 | L3 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Week Nine: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, 31 May
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 35,264
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sporting Digest: American football". The Independent. 18 December 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book.
- ^ Associated Press (31 May 1998). "Galaxy 21, Claymores 10". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.