2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season

2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season
2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General manager	Tilman Engel
Head coach	Doug Graber
Home stadium	Waldstadion
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	6th
Playoffs	Did not qualify
	← 2000 ; Frankfurt Galaxy ; 2002 →;

Last updated December 29, 2025

The 2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Doug Graber in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2001 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	2	2	James Grier	DT	Mississippi State
2	2	8	Donald Broomfield	DT	Clemson
3	5	17	Eric Thomas	C	Florida State
4	2	20	Marvin Coley	DE	North Alabama
5	5	29	Gregory Studdard	T	Sam Houston State
6	2	32	Corey Gaines	CB	Tennessee
7	5	41	Jim Beverly	C	East Tennessee State
8	2	44	Jeremy Beutler	LB	Ohio
9	5	53	Chris Cummings	CB	Louisiana State
10	1	55	Julius Jackson	LB	Nebraska
11	3	62	Dan Robinson	QB	Hawaii
12	1	63	Bill Powell	WR	Rutgers

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Personnel

Staff

**2001 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff**

	Front office General manager – Tilman Engel Head coaches Head Coach/Defensive Backs – Doug Graber Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers – Dwain Painter Running Backs/special teams – Brian Jenkins National Coach/tight ends – Alessandro Cinelli Offensive line – Roger French			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive line – Charles Jones Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mike Berezowski

Roster

**2001 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster**

	Quarterbacks 13 Neo Aoga 7 Michael Bishop 14 Lionel Hayes 16 Kevin Thompson Running backs 21 Brian Edwards 22 Jabari Jackson 33 Denvis Manns 44 Kevin McLeod FB 26 Rashon Spikes Wide receivers 82 Ricky Hall 1 Andy McCullough 87 Damon Savage 81 Kofi Shuck Tight ends 89 Rodrick Monroe 84 Pete Muther		Offensive linemen 64 Robert Barr G 74 Wilbert Brown G/C 73 Josh Rawlings T 79 Reggie Nelson T 78 Terrance Simmons G 57 Eric Thomas C 71 Josh Tucker G/T Defensive linemen 59 Jeremy Beutler DE 93 Marvin Coley DE 96 James Grier DT 91 David Hoelscher DE 92 Dwight Johnson DT 94 Richard Seals DT 95 Paul Spicer DE		Linebackers 45 Eric Guenther MLB 58 Kelvin Moses OLB 55 Gary Stills OLB 53 Ryland Wickman 54 Calvin Wilkinson OLB Defensive backs 27 Chris Cummings CB 30 Cory Gaines S 36 Tony George S 31 Todd McMilion CB 28 Terrance Parrish CB 38 Gary Thompkins S 20 Corey Walker CB 29 Jerard White CB Special teams 18 Andrew Bayes P 15 Jim Tarle K		National players 11 Stephan BauerK 90 Daniel Benetka DT 50 Marcus BlekerLB 8 Patrice KancelRB 66 Andreas KempchenLS 2 Ola Kimrin K 75 Marcus Richter DE 19 Marc SoumahWR 46 Cüneyt TopcuLB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 21	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 21–24	0–1	Hampden Park	16,387
2	Saturday, April 28	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 20–28	0–2	Waldstadion	27,928
3	Saturday, May 5	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 14–28	0–3	Amsterdam ArenA	14,268
4	Saturday, May 12	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 27–17	1–3	Waldstadion	33,437
5	Saturday, May 19	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 25–34	1–4	Jahn-Sportpark	9,559
6	Sunday, May 27	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 5–22	1–5	Waldstadion	30,512
7	Saturday, June 2	5:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 20–31	1–6	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,851
8	Saturday, June 9	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–23	2–6	Waldstadion	29,587
9	Saturday, June 16	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 13–17	2–7	Rheinstadion	51,719
10	Saturday, June 23	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 26–10	3–7	Waldstadion	31,215

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	8	2	0	.800	252	191	5–0	3–2	L1
Berlin Thunder	6	4	0	.600	270	239	4–1	2–3	W2
Rhein Fire	5	5	0	.500	174	179	4–1	1–4	L1
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	168	188	4–1	0–5	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	194	226	4–1	0–5	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	199	234	3–2	0–5	W1

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Scottish Claymores

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	7	7	21
Scotland	7	3	14	0	24

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Date: Saturday, April 21
Game time: 3:07 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 16,387
Referee: Mark Baltz

Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ "Linemen dominate free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 20, 2001. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ "2001 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

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[2] All times local to where the game was played.

[1] "Linemen dominate free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 20, 2001. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2011.

[3] "2001 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved January 18, 2011.

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v t e Frankfurt Galaxy
Founded in 1991 Folded in 2007 Based in Frankfurt, Germany
Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Waldstadion (Commerzbank-Arena)
Head coaches	Jack Elway Ernie Stautner Dick Curl Doug Graber Mike Jones
World Bowl appearances (8)	'95 '96 '98 '99 XI XII XIV XV
League championships (4)	1995 1999 2003 2006
Seasons	1991 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007