2000 Scottish Claymores season

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

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 – Myrel Moore 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	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
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

Game summaries

World Bowl 2000

Main article: World Bowl 2000

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

Period	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.