The 1997 Scottish Claymores season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jim Criner in his third year, and played its home games at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
General manager Mike Keller resigned at the end of the season, wanting to pursue opportunities in the United States.
Offseason World League draft + 1997 Scottish Claymores World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 Troy Bailey DE Oregon 2 12 Keith Powe DE UTEP 3 13 Jaime Fields LB Washington 4 24 Ervin Collier NT Florida A&M 5 25 Ron Childs LB Washington State 6 36 Rickey Brady TE Oklahoma 7 37 Sean Holcomb DE Texas A&M–Kingsville 8 48 Ahmani Johnson LB Oregon State 9 49 Kevin Scott CB Stanford 10 60 Jeff Cummins DE Oregon 11 61 Ron Moran LB Southern Illinois 12 72 Cedric Saunders TE Ohio State 13 73 Robert Bass LB Miami (Fla.) 14 84 Burnell Roques WR Claremont 15 85 Doug Terry S Kansas 16 96 Larry Williams DT Mississippi State 17 97 Demetrice Martin CB Michigan State 18 108 Mu Tagoai C Arizona 19 109 Steve Papin RB Penn State 20 120 Chris Dausin C Texas A&M
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, 12 April 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 16–3 1–0 Amsterdam ArenA 16,185 2 Sunday, 20 April 3:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 7–20 1–1 Murrayfield Stadium 14,877 3 Sunday, 27 April 3:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 10–23 1–2 Murrayfield Stadium 11,166 4 Saturday, 3 May 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 9–3 2–2 Waldstadion 32,690 5 Sunday, 11 May 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 8–16 2–3 Stamford Bridge 11,210 6 Sunday, 18 May 3:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 10–6 3–3 Murrayfield Stadium 9,021 7 Sunday, 25 May 3:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 23–20 4–3 Rheinstadion 20,498 8 Sunday, 1 June 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 24–7 5–3 Murrayfield Stadium 11,618 9 Sunday, 8 June 3:00 p.m. London Monarchs L 9–10 5–4 Murrayfield Stadium 16,115 10 Saturday, 14 June 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 18–46 5–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,523
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 3: vs Rhein Fire
Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 7: at Rhein Fire
Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media. Overall, Scotland had five players selected. The selections were:
George Coghill, safety Scott Couper, offensive national player Wayne Lammle, punter Jason Simmons, defensive end Siran Stacy, running back
Additionally, Simmons was selected defensive MVP by the six World League head coaches.
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