Scott Couper #81
 Scoops looks relaxed at practice before the season opener against Berlin Photo: Steve Dalgleish |
In his last final game, Scott caught a touchdown that took him over 100 catches, 1000 yards and 10 touchdowns in his career - not inconsiderable milestones. However, this year, he's gonna blow past those marks. There's no reason why Scott can't catch for 500 yards this year, he's got the talent and seems as fit as ever, all he needs is the opportunity.
He's not the fastest bloke on two legs, but his soft hands more than make up for this. Scott got his NFL chance in a preseason game for the Chicago Bears in Dublin in 1997. He got on the field but unfortunately didn't make a catch. It was a remarkable achievement for the scrawny boy from the west coast.
In recent years, Scott has been the driving force behind the grassroots development of the sport in Scotland getting the sport into schools around the country and setting up a flourishing junior scene which, in time will develop to success in the senior game.
The boy is back, it's time to get behind him and the whole team - SCOOOOOOOPS!
| Game | Stats | Photo |
| Week 1 vs Berlin 6th April 62 - 31 W | Recieve: 1-35-0TD Scoops chose a good game to return in! His only catch of the yard was a 35 yarder that was the Claymores longest of the day. It came on first down mid way through the third quarter putting the Claymores into field goal range which Brian Holmes converted for 3 points |  |
| Week 2 vs Frankfurt 13th April 17 - 13 L | Recieve: 1-5-0TD Another catch for Scoops this week in a poor overall team performance. But perhaps the catch this week will be overshadowed by the one he dropped, which i'm sure he'll even say he should have hauled in. Never mind lets hope for better things next week! |  |
| Week 3 @ Rhein 19th April 34 - 17 L | No stats for Scott this week despite actually making 1 catch that was nullified by a penalty. Lets get a TD next week and break out the old TD dance again! | |
| Week 4 @ Berlin 27th April 34 - 17 W | No stats for Scott this week either although he did record a miscellaneous tackle. Shame it was after a ball thrown to him that was picked that he really should have caught | |
| Week 5 vs Barcelona 4th May 10 - 17 L | Receive: 2-17-1TD Scoops got in the endzone for the first time this season and his two catches leave him just 2 shy of his 100th career reception. Good job Scottie! |  |
| Week 6 @ Frankfurt 10th May 27 - 33 L OT | Scott didn't make any receptions this week but missed getting on the stats sheet dropping one pass | |
| Week 7 vs Rhein 18th May 33 - 0 W | Recieve: 1-4-0TD Just 1 catch short of the ton | |
| Week 8 @ Amsterdam 24th May 31 - 24 W | Quiet week for Scoops, not stats to report | |
| Week 9 @ Barcelona 31st May 45 - 7 W | Recieve: 2-26-1TD Scoops made his 100th career catch, and how fitting it was that it came on a touchdown. He added 101 for good measure in the second half | |
| Week 10 vs Amsterdam 8th June 31 - 14 W | No stats to report from Scott this week |  |
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So who's this Couper bloke and what's he done? Here's his bio: Number: 81 Position: Wide Reciever Date of Birth: January 6, 1970 (Glasgow, Scotland) Height: 6-0/183 Weight: 170/77 College: Strathclyde University, Glasgow How Acquired: National/Scotland
COLLEGE/ AMATEUR: Set numerous records in eight seasons with the Glasgow Lions amateur American football team playing in the British amateur league. At Lions notched up 410 career points (67 touchdowns, four two-point conversions), 295 career first downs, 5,428 career receiving yards averaging 16.3 yards per catch ... Career receiving yards and touchdown records place him second on all-time British amateur charts (British American Football Association) for receiving. 1991 - Played one season with Strathclyde University Hawks in British Collegiate American Football League where he returned to coach receivers. PERSONAL: Only seven-year national veteran on Claymores squad ... Holds Ph.D. in Organo Metallic & Polymer Chemistry from Strathclyde University completed during 1996 season ... Nicknamed Dr. Scoops by former Claymores wide receiver Allen DeGraffenreid ... Spends off-season coordinating Claymores Grassroots programme taking Claymores Festivals, coaching clinincs and schools visits around towns and cities throughout Scotland ... Outside of American football plans to follow a career in research chemistry ... Sporting heroes Michael Jordan and Jerry Rice ... Serves as Glaswegian dialect translator for American team-mates … ambition is to win another World Bowl ring. |
