2005 Cologne Centurions season

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2005 Cologne Centurions season
General managerJacques Orthen
Head coach Peter Vaas
Home field RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record6–4
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2005 Cologne Centurions season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
13Omar NazelDE Southern California
29Ryan WingroveDE Bowling Green
316Bobby BrooksLB Fresno State
421 Eric Powell DE Florida State
528Zach WilsonGSouthern California
633Tam HopkinsG Ohio State
740Hart TurnerTE South Carolina

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Cologne Centurions staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Jacques Orthen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
  • National Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams – Marco Knorr
  • Wide Receivers – Dwaune Jones
  • Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Jay Hagood
Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2005 Cologne Centurions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 19 Carl Morris
  • 82 James Newson

Tight ends

  • 49 Hart Turner
Offensive linemen
  • 60 Steve Cully T
  • 68 Brandon Evans G
  • 67 Brent Swaggert G
  • 69 Zach Wilson T

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Javor Mills DE
  • 56 Omar Nazel DE
Linebackers
  • 55 Bobby Brooks OLB
  • 58 Anthony Dunn OLB
  • 50 Dave Moretti OLB

Defensive backs

  • 10 Eddie Canonico S
  • 32 Kevin House CB
  • 21 Tyrone Sanders CB
  • 36 Art Smith CB

Special teams

  • 18 Steve Baker P
  • 14 Jimmy Kibble K
  • 15 Cody Scates P
National players
  • 27 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Loliki Bongo-WangaRB
  • 38 Flag of France.svg Philippe Gardent LB
  • 35 Flag of Germany.svg Leonard Greene S
  •  5 Flag of Japan.svg Kentaro Namiki QB
  •  1 Flag of Japan.svg Yu Nakajima WR
  • 17 Flag of Japan.svg Michihiro Ogawa WR
  • 28 Flag of Japan.svg Kohei Satomi S


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 26:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 24–231–0 RheinEnergieStadion 9,468
2Sunday, April 104:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire W 23–102–0 LTU arena 25,304
3Saturday, April 166:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 23–143–0RheinEnergieStadion10,821
4Saturday, April 236:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 24–373–1RheinEnergieStadion8,863
5Saturday, April 307:00 p.m.at Hamburg Sea DevilsL 6–233–2 AOL Arena 15,228
6Sunday, May 84:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 23–174–2RheinEnergieStadion9,485
7Saturday, May 147:00 p.m.at Frankfurt GalaxyW 20–17 OT 5–2 Waldstadion 25,347
8Monday, May 238:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsL 12–305–3 Amsterdam ArenA 14,423
9Sunday, May 294:00 p.m.Rhein FireL 16–285–4RheinEnergieStadion32,521
10Sunday, June 54:00 p.m.at Berlin ThunderW 17–136–4 Olympic Stadium 20,927

Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Berlin Thunder 730.7002411914–13–2L1
Amsterdam Admirals 640.6002652045–01–4L1
Cologne Centurions 640.6001882123–23–2W1
Hamburg Sea Devils 550.5002131964–11–4W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 370.3001632462–31–4L2
Rhein Fire 370.3002032242–31–4W2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week One: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Cologne773724

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 2
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 9,468
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 2: at Rhein Fire

Week Two: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 10
  • Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 25,304
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Cologne3710323

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 16
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), cloudly
  • Game attendance: 10,821
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Amsterdam7207337
Cologne1070724

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 23
  • Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,863
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 30
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,228
  • Referee: Scott Green

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Cologne10001323

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 8
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), showers
  • Game attendance: 9,485
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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Frankfurt7703017

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 14
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,347
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Amsterdam0177630

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Monday, May 23
  • Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
  • Game attendance: 14,423
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Cologne007916

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 29
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.4 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 32,521
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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Cologne307717
Berlin373013

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 5
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,927
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Notes

  1. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

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