2003 Amsterdam Admirals season

2003 Amsterdam Admirals season
2003 Amsterdam Admirals season
General manager	Ronald Buys
Head coach	Bart Andrus
Home field	Amsterdam ArenA
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	5th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 2002; Other seasons; 2004 →;

The 2003 Amsterdam Admirals season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his third year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2003 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	2	Jonathan Brown	DE	Tennessee
2	8	Marcel Howard	T	Iowa State
3	17	Mawuko Tugbenyoh	LB	California
4	20	Damonte McKenzie	DE	Clemson
5	29	Kenny Jackson	LB	Nevada
6	32	Jordan Younger	CB	Connecticut
7	41	Seneca McMillan	CB	Nicholls State
8	44	Tony Ortiz	LB	Nebraska
9	53	Bennitte Waddell	T	Tuskegee
10	56	Ryan Collins	TE	St. Thomas
11	65	Rob Gatrell	G	Fresno State
12	68	Troy Grant	CB	Tennessee Tech
13	77	Carey Clayton	C	UTEP
14	80	Larry Austin	CB	Virginia Tech
15	89	Tito Simpson	DT	North Carolina
16	92	Damion Wright	G	Weber State
17	101	Pernell Griffin	LB	East Carolina
18	104	Dwan Epps	LB	Texas Southern
19	113	Billy Newman	S	Washington State
20	116	Matthew Hatchette	WR	Langston
21	120	Romaro Miller	QB	Mississippi

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Personnel

Staff

**2003 Amsterdam Admirals staff**

	Front office General Manager – Ronald Buys Head coaches Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator – Bart Andrus Offensive coaches Running Backs – Amp Lee Wide Receivers/Tight Ends/Special Teams – Harry Justvig Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Larry Owens Defensive Line – Darryl Sims National Coach/Outside Linebackers – John Leijten Defensive Backs – Martin Bayless Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes

Roster

**2003 Amsterdam Admirals roster**

	Quarterbacks 13 Shaun Hill 9 David Priestley 12 David Rivers Running backs 23 Raymonn Adams 33 Tellis Redmon 25 Jonathan Reese Wide receivers 19 Eugene Baker 1 Matthew Hatchette 2 Kerry Hood 82 Darcey Levy 80 Justin Skaggs 89 Travis Williams Tight ends 85 Taman Bryant 87 Ryan Collins 88 Kirk McMullen		Offensive linemen 68 Rob Gatrell G 65 Jeff Grzeskowiak T 72 Thomas Moody G 71 Craig Osika C 75 Lawrence Smith T Defensive linemen 93 Jonathan Brown DE 92 Mike Cecere DE 99 Damonte McKenzie DT 91 Scott Pospisil DT		Linebackers 59 Dwan Epps OLB 57 Louis Green OLB 56 Josh Hotchkiss ILB 52 Tony Ortiz ILB 53 Mawuko Tugbenyoh ILB Defensive backs 21 Fred Booker CB 35 Troy Grant CB 26 Todd Howard CB 28 Than Merrill S 20 Keon Moore S 24 Glen Sumter S 27 Jordan Younger S Special teams 11 Jeff Crowell P 16 Jay O'Donnell K		National players 14 Silvio Diliberto K 7 Yoshinobu Imoto WR 51 Rikiya Ishida LB 55 Masafumi Kawaguchi LB 22 Sandino Octobre RB 83 Carlos Rosado WR 84 Yoan Schnee TE 53 Shinzo Yamada LB Rookies in italics

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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	Saturday, April 5	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 17–15	1–0	Arena AufSchalke	28,206
2	Saturday, April 12	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 7–10	1–1	Amsterdam ArenA	11,386
3	Saturday, April 19	5:30 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 17–35	1–2	Mini Estadi	4,716
4	Saturday, April 26	5:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 20–16	2–2	Amsterdam ArenA	10,684
5	Sunday, May 4	4:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 30–34	2–3	Olympic Stadium	8,934
6	Saturday, May 10	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 27–34	2–4	Amsterdam ArenA	11,672
7	Saturday, May 17	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 27–24	3–4	Commerzbank-Arena	23,129
8	Saturday, May 24	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 20–31	3–5	Amsterdam ArenA	11,259
9	Saturday, May 31	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 51–43	4–5	Amsterdam ArenA	12,207
10	Sunday, June 8	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 14–31	4–6	Hampden Park	10,497

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	252	182	4–1	2–3	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	189	188	4–1	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	303	190	3–2	3–2	W4
FC Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	150	221	2–3	3–2	L3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	230	273	2–3	2–3	L1
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	248	318	2–3	1–4	W1

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Notes

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References

^ "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^ "2003 Amsterdam Admirals roster". SI.com. June 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^ "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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

[1] "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

[2] "2003 Amsterdam Admirals roster". SI.com. June 6, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

[4] "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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v t e Amsterdam Admirals
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Olympisch Stadion De Meer Stadion Johan Cruyff Arena
Head coaches	Al Luginbill Bart Andrus
World Bowl appearances (3)	'95 XIII XIV
League championships (1)	2005
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007