2005_Amsterdam_Admirals_season
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.
Quick Facts Amsterdam Admirals season, General manager ...
| 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 |
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Free agent draft
More information Draft order, Player name ...
| 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 |
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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
| 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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More information Week, Date ...
| 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 |
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| 11 | Saturday, June 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 27–21 | 7–4 | LTU arena | 35,134 |
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More information NFL Europe League, Team ...
| 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 |
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Week 1: vs Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
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Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
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Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Berlin | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
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Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Cologne | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Berlin | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
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Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
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Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, OT ...
| 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 |
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Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
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Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
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Week Nine: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Rhein | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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
Main article: World Bowl XIII
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
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World Bowl XIII: Amsterdam Admirals vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
- 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.