The Scottish Claymores, led by head coach Jim Criner in his second year, finished the regular season in first place with a 7–3 winning record, and beat the Frankfurt Galaxy 32–27 in World Bowl '96.
The victory marked Scotland's first World Bowl championship, in its second active season.
They beat the Galaxy 20–0 at the Waldstadion, taking the World Bowl berth as the midseason leaders.
The 7–3 Scottish Claymores defeated the 6–4 Frankfurt Galaxy (the defending champions) 32–27 and, led by head coach Jim Criner, completed the league's first ever worst to first turnaround.
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.