2000 Scottish Claymores season

2000 Scottish Claymores season
2000 Scottish Claymores season
Head coach	Jim Criner
General manager	Will Wilson
Home field	Murrayfield Stadium; Hampden Park
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost World Bowl 2000
	← 1999; Scottish Claymores; 2001 →;

The 2000 Scottish Claymores season was the sixth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The Claymores were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Criner and played their home games at the Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (three) and the Hampden Park in Glasgow (two). Scotland finished the regular season in second place with a record of 6–4, qualifying for the league final for the second time in team history. The Claymores lost 10–13 to the Rhein Fire in World Bowl 2000.

Personnel[]

Staff[]

**2000 Scottish Claymores staff**

	Front office General Manager – Will Wilson Head coaches Head Coach/Offensive Line – Jim Criner Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers – Vince Alcalde Running Backs – Kevin O'Neal National Coach/Tight Ends – Stephen McCusker			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Defensive Line – Jim Tomsula Defensive Backs – Richard Kent

Roster[]

**2000 Scottish Claymores roster**

	Quarterbacks 5 Marcus Crandell 13 Kevin Daft Running backs 33 Ben Snell 28 Siran Stacy 27 Aaron Stecker Wide receivers 84 Damon Gibson 19 Deon Mitchell 80 Sulecio Sanford 4 Donald Sellers Tight ends 86 Tremayne Allen 89 Rickey Brady 85 Willy Tate		Offensive linemen 62 Ben Cavil G 65 Scott Curry T 63 Jason Gamble G 67 Cornell Green T 64 Mike Newell C 77 Jason Tenner T Defensive linemen 74 Antonio Dingle DT 90 Michael Mason DE 97 Noel Scarlett DT 92 Jabbar Threats DE 99 Chris Ward DE		Linebackers 50 Matt Finkes MLB 54 Phil Glover OLB 53 Jon Hesse OLB Defensive backs 36 Kory Blackwell CB 38 Duane Hawthorne CB 45 Blaine McElmurry S 29 Marcus Ray S		National players 88 Nachi Abe TE 15 Jon Ballantyne P 21 Rowelle Blenman WR 81 Scott Couper WR 8 Rob Hart K 7 Takayuki Sunaga QB Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Sunday, 16 April	3:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–9	1–0	Murrayfield Stadium	8,726
2	Saturday, 22 April	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 17–14	2–0	Waldstadion	32,459
3	Saturday, 29 April	7:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 20–24	2–1	Jahn-Sportpark	7,913
4	Sunday, 7 May	3:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 42–3	3–1	Murrayfield Stadium	8,912
5	Saturday, 13 May	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 10–22	3–2	Rheinstadion	30,537
6	Sunday, 21 May	3:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 30–31 ^OT	3–3	Murrayfield Stadium	9,127
7	Saturday, 27 May	3:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 28–0	4–3	Hampden Park	8,827
8	Saturday, 3 June	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 42–10	5–3	Olympisch Stadion	10,867
9	Saturday, 10 June	3:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 31–24	6–4	Hampden Park	10,196
10	Sunday, 18 June	7:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 25–28	6–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	8,200
World Bowl 2000
11	Sunday, 25 June	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 10–13	6–5	Waldstadion	35,860

Standings[]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	279	209	5–0	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	273	165	4–1	2–3	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	194	212	2–3	3–2	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	206	243	3–2	1–4	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	206	269	1–4	3–2	W2
Berlin Thunder	4	6	0	.400	189	249	3–2	1–4	L1

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Game summaries[]

World Bowl 2000[]

World Bowl 2000: Rhein Fire vs Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	3	0	7	13
Scotland	7	3	0	0	10

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, 25 June
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Game attendance: 35,860
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas

Game information

First quarter

Rhein – 21-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 9:48.
Scotland – Aaron Stecker 36-yard touchdown run, Rob Hart kick good, 8:38.

Second quarter

Scotland – 32-yard field goal by Rob Hart, 9:03.
Rhein – 23-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 4:59.

Third quarter

No scoring.

4th Quarter

Rhein – Pepe Pearson 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:12.

Leading passers

Rhein – Danny Wuerffel – 12/30, 90 yards, 2 interceptions.
Scotland – Kevin Daft – 16/29, 177 yards, 1 interception.

Leading rushers

Rhein – Pepe Pearson – 14 rushes, 61 yards, 1 touchdown.
Scotland – Aaron Stecker – 13 rushes, 92 yards, 1 touchdown.

Leading receivers

Rhein – Jeff Ogden – 3 receptions, 26 yards.
Scotland – Donald Sellers – 4 receptions, 56 yards.

Notes[]

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References[]

^ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[1] All times local to where the game was played.

[2] "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on 15 August 2000. Retrieved 11 January 2011.

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v t Scottish Claymores
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2004 Based in Glasgow, Scotland
The Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	Murrayfield Stadium Hampden Park
Head coaches	Jim Criner Gene Dahlquist Jack Bicknell
World Bowl appearances (2)	'96 2000
League championships (1)	1996
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004