The 1997 Amsterdam Admirals season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Al Luginbill in his third year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.
Offseason World League draft + 1997 Amsterdam Admirals World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Brent Moss RB Wisconsin 2 10 Trevor Wilmot LB Indiana 3 15 Bronzell Miller DE Utah 4 22 Larry McSeed LB Delaware 5 27 Curtis Caesar WR Grambling 6 34 Bryan Dickerson RB Eastern Kentucky 7 39 Ronnie Woolfork LB Colorado 8 46 Dion Lambert CB UCLA 9 51 Roosevelt Collins LB Texas Christian 10 58 Jon Heidenreich G Northeast Louisiana 11 63 Lamar Mills DE Indiana 12 70 Charles Gordon CB Eastern Michigan 13 75 Bryan Reeves WR Nevada 14 82 Ron Lewis G Washington State 15 87 Rich Yurkiewicz LB Kent State 16 94 Robert Hall QB Texas Tech 17 99 Ray Forsythe G Central Florida 18 106 Earl Scott G Arkansas 19 111 Steve Hendrickson LB California 20 118 Damon Thomas WR Wayne State 21 122 Reggie Barnes LB Oklahoma 22 126 Jim Ward DT Slippery Rock 23 129 Joe Montford LB South Carolina State 24 130 Richard Fall K None 25 132 Steve Brannon DE Hampton
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 12 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 3–16 0–1 Amsterdam ArenA 16,185 2 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–19 0–2 Waldstadion 31,729 3 Saturday, April 26 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 34–6 1–2 Amsterdam ArenA 13,767 4 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 23–20 2–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,698 5 Sunday, May 11 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 21–28 2–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 14,152 6 Sunday, May 18 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 6–10 2–4 Murrayfield Stadium 9,021 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 21–26 3–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,289 8 Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 13–9 4–4 Stamford Bridge 9,150 9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 0–24 4–5 Rheinstadion 23,697 10 Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 20–7 5–5 Amsterdam ArenA 19,486
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 3: vs London Monarchs
Week 4: vs Rhein Fire
Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 6: at Scottish Claymores
Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 8: at London Monarchs
Week 9: at Rhein Fire
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media. Amsterdam had only one player selected, defensive tackle Troy Ridgley.
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