The 2005 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his fifth year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XIII, Amsterdam defeated the Berlin Thunder 27–21. The victory marked the franchise's first and only World Bowl championship.
2005 Amsterdam Admirals season | |
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General manager | Ronald Buys |
Head coach | Bart Andrus |
Home field | Amsterdam ArenA |
Results | |
Record | 6–4 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | World Bowl XIII champions |
Offseason edit
Free agent draft edit
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 4 | Andy King | G | Illinois State |
2 | 10 | Jeremy Caudill | DT | Kentucky |
3 | 15 | Clint Mitchell | DE | Florida |
4 | 22 | Tyler Lenda | G | Penn State |
5 | 27 | Dewitt Ellerbe | CB | South Carolina State |
6 | 34 | Derrius Monroe | DE | Virginia Tech |
7 | 39 | Phil Archer | LB | Western Illinois |
8 | 43 | Greg Carothers | LB | Washington |
Personnel edit
Staff edit
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster edit
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule edit
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 24–14 | 1–0 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,234 |
2 | Saturday, April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–23 | 1–1 | Waldstadion | 31,644 |
3 | Saturday, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 31–27 | 2–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,131 |
4 | Saturday, April 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 37–24 | 3–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,863 |
5 | Saturday, April 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 16–27 | 3–2 | Olympic Stadium | 16,109 |
6 | Sunday, May 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 48–10 | 4–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,227 |
7 | Saturday, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 24–30 OT | 4–3 | AOL Arena | 16,415 |
8 | Monday, May 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 30–12 | 5–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,423 |
9 | Sunday, May 29 | 3:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 27–10 | 6–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,371 |
10 | Saturday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 14–27 | 6–4 | LTU arena | 20,203 |
World Bowl XIII | |||||||
11 | Saturday, June 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 27–21 | 7–4 | LTU arena | 35,134 |
Standings edit
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 241 | 191 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 265 | 204 | 5–0 | 1–4 | L1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 188 | 212 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W1 |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 213 | 196 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 163 | 246 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 203 | 224 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |
Game summaries edit
Week 1: vs Rhein Fire edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 2
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), roof open, clear skies
- Game attendance: 10,234
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 9
- Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
- Game attendance: 31,644
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 16
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 10,131
- Referee: John Parry
Week 4: at Cologne Centurions edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
Cologne | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 23
- Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 8,863
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 5: at Berlin Thunder edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Berlin | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 30
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,109
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 6: vs Frankfurt Galaxy edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 8
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 13,227
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
Week 7: at Hamburg Sea Devils edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Amsterdam | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Hamburg | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 14
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,415
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Week 8: vs Cologne Centurions edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Monday, May 23
- Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
- Game attendance: 14,423
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 9: vs Hamburg Sea Devils edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 29
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 16,371
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 10: at Rhein Fire edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Rhein | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 4
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20.16 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 20,203
- Referee: Gene Steratore
World Bowl XIII edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 11
- Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 35,134
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
Notes edit
- ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
References edit
- ^ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.