1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season

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1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General managerChris Heyne
Head coach Dick Curl
Home field Waldstadion
Results
Record7–3
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost World Bowl '98

The 1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Dick Curl in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl '98, Frankfurt lost to the Rhein Fire 34–10.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Europe League draft

1998 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoiceOverall
122 Ben Lynch CCalifornia
228Robert BarrOTRutgers
3517 Alundis Brice CBMississippi
4220James BurtonCBFresno State
5529 Mel Agee DEIllinois
6232Sylvester WrightLBKansas
7541 Dana Howard LBIllinois
8244Billy WilliamsWRTennessee
9553Jamie VanderveltGWisconsin
10256 Marquis Walker CBSoutheast Missouri State
11565Harold GraggDEWake Forest
12268Mike FredenburgOTGeorgia
13577 K. D. Williams LBHenderson State
14280Demetrius AllenWRVirginia
15589 Sedric Clark LBTulsa
16292J InaGMiami
175101 Tony Corbin QBSacramento State
182104Don ReynoldsDTVirginia
195113Marcellus MostellaLBAuburn
202116 Paul Lacoste LBMississippi State
215125Jermaine ChaneyRBIndiana
222128David BaileyOTJames Madison
235137 Michael Blair RBBall State
242140Todd HunterOTTulane
255149Byron CapersCBFlorida State
262152Juan DanielsWRGeorgia
274159Pete DiMarioOTAlabama
281161 Moses Regular TEMissouri Valley State

NFL allocations

Player namePositionCollegeNFL team
Patrick AugafaCIowa State Washington Redskins
Darrick BranchWRHawaii Denver Broncos
Kenyan BranscombWROregon State Oakland Raiders
Hillary Butler LBWashingtonDenver Broncos
Anthony CobbsCBUCLA New Orleans Saints
Scott CurryOTAmherst CollegeOakland Raiders
Jerome Davis DEMinnesota Detroit Lions
Chris DittoeQBIndianaDetroit Lions
Mitchell GallowayWREast Carolina Buffalo Bills
Aaron HenneGMaryland Pittsburgh Steelers
Damon Huard QBWashington Miami Dolphins
Bill KushnerP/KBoston College Cincinnati Bengals
Curtis McGeeOTGeorgia Tech New England Patriots
Reynard RutherfordRBCalifornia San Francisco 49ers
Artie Ulmer LBValdosta State Minnesota Vikings
Vann WashingtonSWest Virginia Kansas City Chiefs

Personnel

Staff

1998 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Chris Heyne
  • Deputy General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Wes Chandler
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Alessandro Cinelli
  • Offensive Line – Bob Lord
Defensive coaches


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Roster

1998 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks
  • 13 Chris Dittoe

Running backs

  • 22 Jermaine Chaney
  • 33 Reynard Rutherford

Wide receivers

  •  8 Darrick Branch
  • 82 Mitchell Galloway

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 65 Patrick Augafa G
  • 70 David Bailey G/T
  • 64 Robert Barr T
  • 74 Pete DiMario T
  • 69 Curtis McGee T
  • 66 Jamie Vanderveldt G

Defensive linemen

  • 96 Harold Gragg DE
  • 90 Israel Stanley DE
Linebackers
  • 50 Shawn Banks ILB
  • 55 Sylvester Wright OLB

Defensive backs

  • 21 Kenyan Branscomb S
  • 27 Anthony Cobbs CB
  • 26 Alonzo Hampton CB

Special teams

  • 10 Bill Kushner P
National players
  • 67 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Gamlin DL
  • 94 Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Graetz LB
  • 11 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Heckenbach WR
  • 75 Flag of Germany.svg Marcus Richter DE
  • 24 Flag of Germany.svg Ingo Seibert RB


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7001771633–24–1W4
Rhein Fire 730.7001981424–13–2L2
Amsterdam Admirals 730.7002051744–13–2W3
Barcelona Dragons 460.4001852003–21–4L3
England Monarchs 370.3001582052–31–4W2
Scottish Claymores 280.2001531922–30–5L3

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Game summaries

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 2
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 41,123
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • Reference: [2]
Game information
First quarter
  • Rhein – 28-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 6:06.
Second quarter
  • Rhein – Marcus Robinson 58-yard touchdown reception from Mike Quinn, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:45.
Third quarter
  • Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 6:08.
  • Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 0:46.
Fourth quarter
  • Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 7-yard touchdown reception from Damon Huard, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 9:30.
  • Rhein – Derrick Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 4:59.
  • Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 22-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dittoe, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 0:02.

Week 6: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
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at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Monday, May 11
  • Game attendance: 6,800

Week 9: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Nine: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 35,264
  • [3]

World Bowl '98

World Bowl '98: Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

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References

  1. 1998 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide.
  2. 1 2 "NFL Europe League". European Stars and Stripes. May 4, 1998. p. 26. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. 1 2 Associated Press (May 31, 1998). "Galaxy 21, Claymores 10". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 31, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  4. The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book.