2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season

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2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season
General managerKathrin Platz
Head coach Jack Bicknell
Home field AOL Arena
Results
Record5–5
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Hamburg Sea Devils NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
11 Ron Johnson DE Shippensburg
27Shawn LynchC Duke
318Ivory McCoyDE Michigan State
419Lawrence RichardsonCB Arkansas
530Sean MulcahyTE Connecticut
631 Sacha Lancaster DEArkansas
742Jason WatersCB Tennessee

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General manager – Kathrin Platz

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Vince Martino
  • Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Sam Rutigliano
  • National coach/running backs/special teams – Patrick Esume
  • Assistant Wide Receivers – Marvin Marshall
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Dan Daniel
  • Defensive line – Denauld Brown
  • Linebackers – Charles Jones
  • Assistant linebackers – Joe Bowden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Joe Makovec

Roster

2005 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 11 Cedric Bonner
  • 81 Ricky Bryant
  • 83 Chris Collins
  • 84 Derek McCoy
  • 86 Terrance Metcalf

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players
  • 51Shurendy Concetion LB Flag of the Netherlands.svg
  • 54 Aden Durde MLB Flag of England.svg
  • 99 Bastian Lano DT Flag of Germany.svg
  • 33Patrik Lundqvist S Flag of Sweden.svg
  • 80Cristian Malm WR Flag of Sweden.svg
  • 87 Scott McCready WR Flag of England.svg
  • 30Claudius Osei S Flag of Germany.svg
  • 72Julian Pjanic T Flag of Germany.svg
  • 71Philipp Stursberg DE Flag of Germany.svg
  • 38Patrick Wischnewski RB Flag of Germany.svg


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 26:00 p.m.at Cologne Centurions L 23–240–1 RheinEnergieStadion 9,468
2Sunday, April 104:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder L 13–150–2 Olympic Stadium 14,312
3Saturday, April 167:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 31–241–2 AOL Arena 19,865
4Saturday, April 237:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy W 30–102–2 Waldstadion 22,347
5Saturday, April 307:00 p.m.Cologne CenturionsW 23–63–2AOL Arena15,228
6Saturday, May 77:00 p.m.at Rhein FireL 19–243–3 LTU arena 18,632
7Saturday, May 147:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 30–24 OT 4–3AOL Arena16,415
8Sunday, May 224:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderL 17–274–4AOL Arena16,889
9Sunday, May 293:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsL 10–274–5 Amsterdam ArenA 16,371
10Saturday, June 47:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 17–155–5AOL Arena21,204

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 Cologne Centurions

Week One: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Hamburg7331023
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 Berlin Thunder

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period1234Total
Hamburg330713
Berlin507315

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 10
  • Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 14,312
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Rhein0071724
Hamburg10210031

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 16
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), clear skies
  • Game attendance: 19,865
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

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 Cologne Centurions

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Hamburg0601723

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: at Rhein Fire

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period1234Total
Hamburg067619
Rhein7710024

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 7
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7.28 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 18,632
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Amsterdam14307024
Hamburg01338630

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 14
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,415
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 8: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period1234Total
Berlin777627
Hamburg773017

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 22
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,889
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 9: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Nine: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Hamburg030710
Amsterdam3314727

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 29
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 16,371
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

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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