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2004 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coachBart Andrus
Home fieldAmsterdam ArenA
Results
Record5–5
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2004 Amsterdam Admirals season was the tenth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fourth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.

Offseason

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Free agent draft

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2004 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 2 Darrell Wright DE Oregon
2 8 Tyler Lender G Penn State
3 17 Drew Wahlroos LB Colorado
4 20 Ligarius Jennings CB Tennessee State
5 29 Rodney Thomas LB Clemson
6 32 Todd Howard CB Michigan
7 41 Ja'Waren Blair DT East Carolina
8 44 Reese Hicks T Georgetown
9 53 Tim Argiriadi DT Penn State
10 56 Terrance Leftwich CB Temple
11 65 Gregg Kellett TE Marshall
12 68 Chris Brown T Georgia Tech

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Personnel

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Staff

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2004 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs – John Allen
  • Wide Receivers – Willie Davis
  • Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis
  • Assistant Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Ron Heller
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Darryl Sims
  • Defensive Line – Rex Norris
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold
  • National Coach/Assistant Linebackers – John Leijten

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes

Roster

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2004 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 20 Chris Downs
  • 28 Mike Malan

Wide receivers

  •  7 Andre Forde
  •  1 Chris Taylor
  • 84 Wilson Thomas

Tight ends

  • 89 Kane Anderson
  • 87 Tony Donald
 Offensive linemen
  • 65 Thomas Barnett T
  • 70 Chris Brown G
  • 76 Josh Burr T
  • 66 Joey Hollenbeck C
  • 72 Tyler Lenda C/G
  • 75 Justin Sands T
  • 73 Dave Volk G
  • 62 Brady Washburn G

Defensive linemen

  • 97 Charles Alston DE
  • 90 Ja'Waren Blair DT
  • 93 Thomas Pittman DT
  • 91 Buck Rasmussen DT/DE
  • 96 Alonzo Shuler DT
 Linebackers
  • 55 Kenny Jackson MLB
  • 44 Jerry Schumacher MLB

Defensive backs

  • 38 Nashville Dyer CB
  • 23 Brian Mance CB
  • 24 Don McGee CB

Special teams

  • 15 Nate Fikse P
  • 16 Todd Sievers K
 National players
  • 85 Japan Sumitaka Ando WR
  • 88 Mexico Alejandro Gamez WR
  • 51 Japan Rikiya Ishida LB
  • 22 France Sandino Octobre RB
  • 54 Mexico Antonio Rodriguez LB
  • 83 Mexico Carlos Rosado WR
  • 27 Japan Kohei Satomi S


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 3 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 11–34 0–1 Waldstadion 21,269
2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 17–28 0–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,763
3 Sunday, April 18 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 3–0 1–2 Hampden Park 10,971
4 Sunday, April 25 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 21–17 OT 2–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,684
5 Sunday, May 2 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 29–33 2–3 Olympic Stadium 12,909
6 Sunday, May 9 4:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 13–20 2–4 Arena AufSchalke 18,790
7 Saturday, May 15 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 17–10 3–4 Amsterdam ArenA 14,437
8 Friday, May 21 8:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 17–19 3–5 Amsterdam ArenA 10,738
9 Sunday, May 30 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 23–18 4–5 RheinEnergieStadion 9,056
10 Sunday, June 6 3:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 22–12 5–5 Amsterdam ArenA 15,874

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Standings

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NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Berlin Thunder 9 1 0 .900 289 195 5–0 4–1 W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 212 192 4–1 3–2 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 173 191 3–2 2–3 W2
Cologne Centurions 4 6 0 .400 191 201 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 161 178 3–2 0–5 L4
Scottish Claymores 2 8 0 .200 128 197 1–4 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

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Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy

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Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 0 0811
Frankfurt 0 17 71034

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 3
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 21,269
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: vs Berlin Thunder

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Week Two: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Berlin 0 7 14728
Amsterdam 0 10 0717

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,763
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

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Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 0 003
Scotland 0 0 000

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, April 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,971
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

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Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Frankfurt 7 3 70017
Amsterdam 0 7 37421

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, April 25
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,684
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

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Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 7 71529
Berlin 0 12 71433

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 2
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,909
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: at Rhein Fire

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Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 3 7313
Rhein 14 0 3320

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 9
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 18,790
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

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Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cologne 0 3 7010
Amsterdam 7 7 3017

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 15
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,437
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 8: vs Scottish Claymores

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Week Eight: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 13 0319
Amsterdam 3 0 7717

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 21
  • Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,738
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

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Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 7 3623
Cologne 4 0 7718

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 30
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,056
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 10: vs Rhein Fire

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Week Ten: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 6 6012
Amsterdam 7 0 8722

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, June 6
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,874
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Notes

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  1. ^ All times local to where the game was played.

References

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  1. ^ NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. ^ NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. ^ NFL Europe League (April 7, 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. ^ NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. ^ NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. ^ NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  7. ^ NFL Europe League (May 4, 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. ^ NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ^ NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  10. ^ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. ^ NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. ^ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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