1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season

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1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General manager Chris Heyne
Head coach Ernie Stautner
Home stadium Waldstadion
Results
Record6–4
Division place2nd
Playoffs World Bowl '95 champion

The 1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '95, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 26–22. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship.

Contents

Offseason

World League draft

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
12Bryan AddisonDBHawaii
211Dondre OwensCBHoward
314 Clarence Williams TE Washington State
423Frank AdamsCBSouth Carolina
526David WilkinsDEEastern Kentucky
635Toby MillsCArizona State
738Mike KerrDEFlorida
847Mark MontgomeryRBWisconsin
950 Mike Stonebreaker LB Notre Dame
1059Donald ReynoldsDTVirginia
1162Nate DingleLBCincinnati
1271Shawn SmithLBSan Diego State
1374 Shawn Collins WR Northern Arizona
1483Johnny DixonSMississippi
1586Bobby OliveWROhio State
1695 Todd Peat G Northern Illinois
1798 Ronnie Dixon DT Cincinnati
18107John OglesbyRBTexas Christian
19110Lamark ShackerfordDTWisconsin
20119 Chris Hall SEast Carolina
21122 Mario Bailey WR Washington
22131Matt ElliottGNorthern Arizona
23134Franco GrillaKCentral Florida
24143 Cecil Doggette CB West Virginia
25146Keith WilliamsWRSan Diego State
26155Bob BrasherTEArizona State
27158 Keo Coleman LB Mississippi State
28167 Nathaniel Bolton WR Mississippi College
29170Kevin LittleLBNorth Carolina A&T
30179Jerrod WashingtonRBVirginia
31182 Mike Bellamy WR Illinois
32191James SpearsDETemple
33194Marcus LeeFBSyracuse
34203Andrew BeckettDERutgers
35206Dean LytleLBNotre Dame
36215 Greg Briggs S Texas Southern
37218Mike IaquanielloSMichigan State
38227Justin StarckTOregon
39230Curtis LuperRBStephen F. Austin
40239Raymond BatisteGNortheast Louisiana
41242Gary ReidNTCincinnati
42251Jerome SmithWRIndiana (PA)
43254Dwayne DavisSColorado
44263Derick PickettTPenn State
45266Walter CampbellDEEastern Michigan

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NFL allocations

Player namePositionCollegeNFL team
Lemanski Hall LBAlabama Houston Oilers
Sean JacksonRBFlorida StateHouston Oilers
Paul Justin QBArizona State Indianapolis Colts
Jim MillerQBMichigan State Pittsburgh Steelers
Russ McCulloughOTMissouri Los Angeles Raiders
Willie StubbinsOTTexas SouthernLos Angeles Raiders
Kipp Vickers GMiami (FL)Indianapolis Colts

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Personnel

Staff

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Chris Heyne

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark
  • Running Backs/Special Teams – John Cooper
  • Offensive Line – Mark McHale
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ray Willsey
  • Defensive Line – C. L. Whittington
  • National Coach/Defensive Backs – Florian Berrenberg


Roster

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 63 Jon Baker DT
  • 66 Mike Kerr DE
  • 95 Gary Reid DT
  • 90 Don Reynolds DT
  • 74 David Wilkins DE
Linebackers
  • 53 Tom Cavallo ILB
  • 58 Nate Dingle OLB
  • 56 Dean Lytle OLB
  • 55 Shawn Smith OLB
  • 54 Mike Stonebreaker ILB

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 87:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 45–221–0 Waldstadion 28,021
2Saturday, April 157:00 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals L 12–141–1 De Meer Stadion 5,321
3Saturday, April 227:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 14–201–2Waldstadion25,182
4Sunday, April 307:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire L 20–211–3 Rheinstadion 19,181
5Saturday, May 67:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 24–202–3Waldstadion30,598
6Monday, May 157:30 p.m.at London MonarchsW 27–73–3 White Hart Lane 8,912
7Saturday, May 207:00 p.m.Rhein FireL 28–413–4Waldstadion33,112
8Sunday, May 287:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 28–134–4Waldstadion28,368
9Sunday, June 43:00 p.m.at Scottish ClaymoresW 37–245–4 Murrayfield Stadium 6,840
10Saturday, June 105:30 p.m.at Barcelona DragonsW 44–206–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 21,380
World Bowl '95
11Saturday, June 17Amsterdam AdmiralsW 26–227–4 Olympisch Stadion 23,847

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Standings

World League of American Football
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Amsterdam Admirals 910.9002461525–04–1W2
Frankfurt Galaxy 640.6002792023–23–2W3
Barcelona Dragons 550.5002372472–33–2L1
London Monarchs 460.4001742201–43–2L2
Rhein Fire 460.4002212792–32–3L3
Scottish Claymores 280.2001532100–52–3W1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs London Monarchs

Week One: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
London0601622
Frankfurt71424045

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 28,021
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • [3]

Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt700512
Amsterdam0140014

at De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 5,321
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • [4]

Week 3: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Three: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Scotland7001320
Frankfurt007714

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 25,182
  • Referee: Phil Luckett
  • [5]

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Frankfurt0
Rhein0

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,181
  • [6]

Week 5: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Five: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Barcelona3301420
Frankfurt3140724

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 6
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,598
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • [7] [8]

Week 6: at London Monarchs

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt71010027
London70007

at White Hart Lane, London, England

  • Date: Monday, May 15
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 8,912
  • [9]

Week 7: vs Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Rhein0
Frankfurt0

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 33,112
  • [10]

Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Amsterdam037313
Frankfurt777728

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 28,368

Week 9: at Scottish Claymores

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Frankfurt0
Scotland0

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, June 4
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 6,840
  • [11]

Week 10: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt31372144
Barcelona0130720

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Saturday, June 10
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 21,380
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • [12] [13]

Notes

  1. All times local to where the game was played.

References

  1. The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 148–149.
  2. Associated Press (February 23, 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF". European Stars and Stripes . Darmstadt, Germany. p. 27. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Thomsen, Ian (April 10, 1995). "After the Circus, It's Game Time in the WLAF". The New York Times . Manhattan, New York. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Associated Press (April 15, 1995). "Admirals 14, Galaxy 12". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press . Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Associated Press (April 22, 1995). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  6. 1 2 Associated Press (April 30, 1995). "Rhein Fire 21, Galaxy 20". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Cubero, Cristina (May 6, 1995). "Dragons contra el equipo del ex militar". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 44. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  8. 1 2 Cubero, Cristina (May 7, 1995). "Conmoción en los Dragons". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 39. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  9. 1 2 Associated Press (May 15, 1995). "Galaxy 27, Monarchs 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Associated Press (May 20, 1995). "Rhein Fire 41, Galaxy 28". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  11. 1 2 Associated Press (June 4, 1995). "Galaxy 37, Claymores 24". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  12. 1 2 Cubero, Cristina (June 10, 1995). "Los Dragons se juegan la temporada a una carta". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 53. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Cubero, Cristina (June 11, 1995). "Los Dragons no jugarán la final". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 53. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
  14. "1995 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved July 5, 2012.