2001 Amsterdam Admirals season
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The 2001 Amsterdam Admirals
season was the seventh season for the team in the NFL Europe
League.
Amsterdam Admirals
The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-History:The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, to be based entirely in Europe...
season was the seventh season for the team in the NFL Europe
NFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
League.
Free Agent Draft
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | |||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Robert Skapura | T | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 3 | 9 | Donta Kendrick | G | Southern California |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | Donnie Spragan Donnie Spragan Donald Spragan, Jr. is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 1999. Spragan has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills... |
LB | Stanford |
| 4 | 3 | 21 | Clint Bendele | T | Southwest Texas State |
| 5 | 4 | 28 | Jamie Heiner | LB | Northern Colorado |
| 6 | 3 | 33 | Spencer George | RB | Rice |
| 7 | 4 | 40 | Roshaun Matthews | LB | Southern |
| 8 | 3 | 45 | Simod Covington | T | New Jersey City |
| 9 | 4 | 52 | Gerald Harris | WR | Washington |
| 10 | 2 | 56 | Tony Mainella | T | Fairmont State |
Staff
Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff (CEST Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used... ) |
Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire 2001 Rhein Fire season The 2001 Rhein Fire season was the seventh season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
L 20–24 | 0–1 | Rheinstadion Rheinstadion The Rheinstadion was a multi-purpose stadium, in Düsseldorf, Germany. The stadium was built, near the Rhine, in 1926 and held 55,900 people, at the end of its life.... |
31,437 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores 2001 Scottish Claymores season The 2001 Scottish Claymores season was the seventh season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
W 14–10 | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events... |
12,516 |
| 3 | Saturday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy 2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season The 2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the ninth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:... |
W 28–14 | 2–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,268 |
| 4 | Saturday, May 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons 2001 Barcelona Dragons season The 2001 Barcelona Dragons season was the ninth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-World Bowl IX:... |
L 14–31 | 2–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics... |
9,222 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 33–13 | 3–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,873 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 7–17 | 3–3 | Hampden Park Hampden Park Hampden Park is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland. The 52,063 capacity venue serves as the national stadium of football in Scotland... |
15,983 |
| 7 | Saturday, June 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 17–14 | 4–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,823 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 23–28 | 4–4 | Waldstadion Commerzbank-Arena The Commerzbank-Arena is a sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. Commonly known by its original name, Waldstadion , the stadium opened in 1925. The stadium has been upgraded several times since then; the most recent remodelling was its redevelopment as a football-only stadium in preparation... |
29,587 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder 2001 Berlin Thunder season The 2001 Berlin Thunder season was the third season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-World Bowl IX:... |
L 10–41 | 4–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,478 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 28–34 | 4–6 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,812 |