| 2001 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Tilman Engel |
| Head coach | Doug Graber |
| Home field | Waldstadion |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–7 |
| Division place | 6th |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | |||
| 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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| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Scotland | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
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