2003 Amsterdam Admirals season
2003 Amsterdam Admirals season General manager Ronald Buys Head coach Bart Andrus Home field Amsterdam ArenA Record 4–6 Division place 5th Playoff finish Did not qualify
The 2003 Amsterdam Admirals season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his third 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
2003 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Choice
1
2
Jonathan Brown
DE
Tennessee
2
8
Marcel Howard
T
Iowa State
3
17
Mawuko Tugbenyoh
LB
California
4
20
Damonte McKenzie
DE
Clemson
5
29
Kenny Jackson
LB
Nevada
6
32
Jordan Younger
CB
Connecticut
7
41
Seneca McMillan
CB
Nicholls State
8
44
Tony Ortiz
LB
Nebraska
9
53
Bennitte Waddell
T
Tuskegee
10
56
Ryan Collins
TE
St. Thomas
11
65
Rob Gatrell
G
Fresno State
12
68
Troy Grant
CB
Tennessee Tech
13
77
Carey Clayton
C
UTEP
14
80
Larry Austin
CB
Virginia Tech
15
89
Tito Simpson
DT
North Carolina
16
92
Damion Wright
G
Weber State
17
101
Pernell Griffin
LB
East Carolina
18
104
Dwan Epps
LB
Texas Southern
19
113
Billy Newman
S
Washington State
20
116
Matthew Hatchette
WR
Langston
21
120
Romaro Miller
QB
Mississippi
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Personnel
Staff
2003 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
General Manager – Ronald Buys
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Running Backs – Amp Lee
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends/Special Teams – Harry Justvig
Offensive Line – Jeff Lewis
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers – Larry Owens
Defensive Line – Darryl Sims
National Coach/Outside Linebackers – John Leijten
Defensive Backs – Martin Bayless
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Joseph Benes
Roster
2003 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
68 Rob Gatrell G
65 Jeff Grzeskowiak T
72 Thomas Moody G
71 Craig Osika C
75 Lawrence Smith T
Defensive linemen
93 Jonathan Brown DE
92 Mike Cecere DE
99 Damonte McKenzie DT
91 Scott Pospisil DT
Linebackers
59 Dwan Epps OLB
57 Louis Green OLB
56 Josh Hotchkiss ILB
52 Tony Ortiz ILB
53 Mawuko Tugbenyoh ILB
Defensive backs
Special teams
11 Jeff Crowell P
16 Jay O'Donnell K
National players
Rookies in italics
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Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff [ n 1]
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
Saturday, April 5
7:00 p.m.
at Rhein Fire
W 17–15
1–0
Arena AufSchalke
28,206
2
Saturday, April 12
7:00 p.m.
Barcelona Dragons
L 7–10
1–1
Amsterdam ArenA
11,386
3
Saturday, April 19
5:30 p.m.
at Barcelona Dragons
L 17–35
1–2
Mini Estadi
4,716
4
Saturday, April 26
5:00 p.m.
Frankfurt Galaxy
W 20–16
2–2
Amsterdam ArenA
10,684
5
Sunday, May 4
4:00 p.m.
at Berlin Thunder
L 30–34
2–3
Olympic Stadium
8,934
6
Saturday, May 10
7:00 p.m.
Rhein Fire
L 27–34
2–4
Amsterdam ArenA
11,672
7
Saturday, May 17
7:00 p.m.
at Frankfurt Galaxy
W 27–24
3–4
Commerzbank-Arena
23,129
8
Saturday, May 24
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Claymores
L 20–31
3–5
Amsterdam ArenA
11,259
9
Saturday, May 31
7:00 p.m.
Berlin Thunder
W 51–43
4–5
Amsterdam ArenA
12,207
10
Sunday, June 8
3:00 p.m.
at Scottish Claymores
L 14–31
4–6
Hampden Park
10,497
Standings
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Notes
^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
The Franchise Stadiums Head coaches World Bowl appearances (3) League championships (1) Seasons