Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

2002 Amsterdam Admirals season

2002 Amsterdam Admirals season
General managerRonald Buys
Head coachBart Andrus
Home fieldAmsterdam ArenA
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2002 Amsterdam Admirals season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his second 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

2002 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice Overall
1 2 2 Mike Sutton DE Louisiana State
2 2 8 Jeremy Beutler LB Ohio
3 5 17 Brandon Godsey CB Miami (Ohio)
4 2 20 Rick Crowell LB Colorado State
5 5 29 Wes Hines G McNeese State
6 2 32 Ryan Kalich G Florida
7 5 41 Jim Stull T Delaware
8 2 44 Geroy Simon WR Maryland

[1]

Personnel

Staff

2002 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Ronald Buys

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • National Coach/Running Backs – John Leijten
  • Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Harry Justvig
  • Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Larry Owens
  • Defensive Line – Darryl Sims
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold


Roster

2002 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 22 Morgan Kane
  • 27 Jerry Westbrooks

Wide receivers

  • 84 Corey Nelson

Tight ends

  • 82 Bryan Walker
Offensive linemen
  • 78 Adam Davis G
  • 68 Rob Gatrell G
  • 62 Ryan Kalich G
  • 75 Damon Nivens T
  • 74 Chase Raynock T
  • 71 Jim Stull T

Defensive linemen

  • 92 John Gilmore DT
  • 90 Reggie Hargrove DT
  • 93 Terrell Jurineack DE
  • 96 Jermaine Miles DE
  • 91 Scott Pospisil DT
  • 95 Jesse Warren DE
Linebackers
  • 52 Rick Crowell
  • 59 Dwan Epps
  • 50 Eric Guenther
  • 51 Kevin Rollins

Defensive backs

  • 28 Brandon Godsey CB
  • 24 Ontei Jones S
  • 21 Josh Phillips S

Special teams

  • 16 Jay O'Donnell K
National players
  • 98 Netherlands Patrick Blokland DE
  • 73 Sweden Michael Jonsson G
  • 18 Netherlands Niels Meijer WR
  • 86 Japan Takao Mizuguchi WR
  • 94 Croatia Bernard Rozic DT
  • 81 Japan Kashino Shinsuke WR


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 27–10 1–0 Amsterdam ArenA 13,743
2 Saturday, April 20 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 24–19 2–0 Jahn-Sportpark 10,699
3 Saturday, April 27 5:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 27–30 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 8,200
4 Friday, May 3 8:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 9–28 2–2 Amsterdam ArenA 10,207
5 Saturday, May 11 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 13–16 2–3 Amsterdam ArenA 9,243
6 Sunday, May 19 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 19–21 2–4 Waldstadion 27,456
7 Sunday, May 26 4:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 13–17 2–5 Hampden Park 10,373
8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–20 2–6 Amsterdam ArenA 11,983
9 Saturday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 45–31 3–6 Amsterdam ArenA 13,146
10 Saturday, June 15 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 28–10 4–6 Rheinstadion 33,486

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Rhein Fire 7 3 0 .700 166 156 4–1 3–2 L1
Berlin Thunder 6 4 0 .600 231 188 3–2 3–2 W3
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 189 174 3–2 3–2 L2
Scottish Claymores 5 5 0 .500 197 172 3–2 2–3 W1
Amsterdam Admirals 4 6 0 .400 218 202 2–3 2–3 W2
FC Barcelona Dragons 2 8 0 .200 202 311 1–4 1–4 L3

[2]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Rhein Fire

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 3 0710
Amsterdam 3 17 7027

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 13
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,743
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Statistics

Passing

Player Comp Att Pct Yards TD INT Long Sack Rating
Kevin Daft 178 301 59.1 1,981 15 9 59 21 82.9
Ken Mastrole 12 28 42.9 147 1 2 27 5 41.9
David Dinkins 1 1 100.0 1 0 0 1 0 79.2

Notes

  1. ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

  1. ^ "NFL Europe League Free Agent Draft 2002". NFL Europe League. February 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "2002 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.