2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season

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2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General managerTilman Engel
Head coach Mike Jones
Home field Waldstadion
Results
Record3–7
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 13th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
15Brock EdwardsTE Texas
211Michael LandryDT Southern
314Ronald JonesDE Southern Mississippi
423William HenryT Clemson
526Jon PendergrassCB Southern Illinois
635Alex NguaeLB Washington State
738Doug GoodwinDT Boston College
844 Anthony Oakley G Western Kentucky

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
  • Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt
  • Running Backs – Steve Smith
  • Wide Receivers – Milton Wynn
  • National Coach/Tight Ends – Markus Grahn
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ed O'Neil
  • Defensive Line – Richard Wood
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Ken Stills
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – James Rooths

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – George Bardis

Roster

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 50 Kellen Brantley MLB
  • 57 Kevin DeRonde OLB
  • 42 Matt Farrior OLB
  • 59 Alex Ngaue MLB
  • 58 Howard Hodges OLB
  • 43 Maurice Jones OLB
  • 53 Fred Pagac MLB
  • 51 Grant Steen OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 26:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder L 7–300–1 Olympic Stadium 16,199
2Saturday, April 97:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 23–141–1 Waldstadion 31,644
3Saturday, April 166:00 p.m.at Cologne Centurions L 14–231–2 RheinEnergieStadion 10,821
4Saturday, April 237:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 10–301–3Waldstadion22,347
5Saturday, April 307:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 23–202–3Waldstadion27,439
6Sunday, May 83:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsL 10–482–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,227
7Saturday, May 147:00 p.m.Cologne CenturionsL 17–20 OT 2–5Waldstadion25,347
8Saturday, May 217:00 p.m.at Rhein FireW 20–133–5 LTU arena 28,124
9Saturday, May 287:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderL 24–313–6Waldstadion40,109
10Saturday, June 47:00 p.m.at Hamburg Sea DevilsL 15–173–7 AOL Arena 21,204

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: at Berlin Thunder

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt00077
Berlin31431030

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,199
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam1400014
Frankfurt0713323

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 9
  • Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 31,644
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Cologne Centurions

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt770014
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 Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Four: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Hamburg977730
Frankfurt030710

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 23
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,347
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rhein760720
Frankfurt079723

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 30
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 27,439
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt307010
Amsterdam72414348

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 8
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,227
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Cologne01007320
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 Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt7103020
Rhein0031013

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 21
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 28,124
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Berlin7731431
Frankfurt7140324

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 28
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 40,109
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 10: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt060915
Hamburg0140317

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 4
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,204
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes

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

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References

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  2. "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.