World Bowl '96
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| Date | Sunday, June 23, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Referee Walt Coleman | | |||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,982 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Fox | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kevin Harlan, Matt Millen and Bill Maas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP for his 163 receiving yards and three touchdowns. 38,982 fans were in attendance that day, the highest in Claymores history and the largest crowd ever assembled for an American football game in Scotland.
Background
The Claymores won the regular season series against the Galaxy, 20โ0 in Frankfurt and 20โ17 in Edinburgh.
Game summary
The game got off to a fast start as Claymore safety
Paul McCallum's 46-yard field goal to their score. However, the Galaxy would respond with a four-play, 74-yard drive that ended with a 32-yard pass to Mario Bailey, but failed on the two-point conversion. The Claymores would respond with a 71-yard touchdown pass from Ballard to Murphy. The point after touchdown failed. In the fourth quarter, the Claymores would get four points on a 50-yard field goal by McCallum. With the Galaxy down 32โ20, they needed points and they needed them fast. They would manage a seven-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a five-yard pass from Steve Pelluer to Mike Bellamy
. After the Galaxy managed to get the ball back, they had less than a minute to get a touchdown and defend their title. Some quick passes helped Frankfurt get past midfield, but when the Galaxy reached a fourth and short situation, the mood throughout Murrayfield Stadium was tension. When the ball was snapped, the hand-off to Ingo Seibert was fumbled. Steve Pelluer managed to recover the ball and pick up the first down, but then, a flag was thrown. The referees stated that the fourth down rule was in effect. Since another player recovered the ball, the play was blown dead. It was that play and that rule that preserved the Claymores lead, giving them their 1996 World Bowl title.
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