1995 Scottish Claymores season

The 1995 Scottish Claymores season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses.

1995 Scottish Claymores season
General managerSandy Waters
Head coachJim Criner
Home fieldMurrayfield Stadium
Results
Record2–8
Division place6th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The Claymores, after a 5–0 record in the preseason, surprisingly fired their head coach, Larry Kuharich, five days before their WLAF kickoff because "his coaching philosophy did not mesh with the make-up of the team".[1] Special teams coordinator Jim Criner became head coach.[1]


Offseason

NFL allocations
Player name Position College NFL team
Matt Blundin QB Virginia Kansas City Chiefs
Jocelyn Borgella CB Cincinnati Detroit Lions
Allen DeGraffenreid WR Ohio State Kansas City Chiefs
Derrell Mitchell WR Texas Tech New Orleans Saints
David Ware T Virginia Kansas City Chiefs
Lee Williamson QB Presbyterian Houston Oilers

[2]

Personnel

Staff
1995 Scottish Claymores staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Sandy Waters

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Doug Williams
  • National Coach – Mike Kenny
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Line – Bill Dutton


Roster
1995 Scottish Claymores roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 83 Dwayne Chandler
 Offensive linemen
  • 67 Rudy Barber G
  • 69 Dennis Dahlke G/C
  • 76 Andre Hewitt T
  • 72 Tommy Holliday G
  • 70 Hesham Ismail G/C/T
  • 68 Ernie Rogers T
  • 64 Tim Ryan C/G

Defensive linemen

  • 95 Michael Brandon DE
  • 99 Jerold Jeffcoat DT
  • 96 Troy Ridgley DT
  • 75 Jose Simon DT
  • 59 David Webb DE
  • 94 Alan Young DE
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  3 Sean Conley K/P
  •  1 Arden Czyzewski K/P
 National players
  • 41 Darren Chapman RB Scotland
  • 81 Scott Couper WR Scotland
  • 84 Andy Meikle WR Scotland
  • 44 Ben Torriero RB Scotland


Rookies in italics

Standings
World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Amsterdam Admirals 9 1 0 .900 246 152 5–0 4–1 W2
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 279 202 3–2 3–2 W3
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 237 247 2–3 3–2 L1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 174 220 1–4 3–2 L2
Rhein Fire 4 6 0 .400 221 279 2–3 2–3 L3
Scottish Claymores 2 8 0 .200 153 210 0–5 2–3 W1

[3]

Game summaries

Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Three: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Scotland 7 0 01320
Frankfurt 0 0 7714

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, 22 April
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 25,182
  • Referee: Phil Luckett

Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Scotland 7 6 0013
Amsterdam 6 7 71030

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, 20 May
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,423

References
  1. Tench, Matt (5 April 1995). "Coach of Claymores is no more". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. Associated Press (23 February 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF". European Stars and Stripes. p. 27. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  3. "1995 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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