2006 Cologne Centurions season

2006 Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) season
Head coach	David Duggan
General manager	Hauke Wilkens
Home field	RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach David Duggan in his first year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	4	Darrell Wright	DE	Oregon
2	10	Reggie Newhouse	WR	Baylor
3	15	Todd Bates	DE	Alabama
4	22	Randee Drew	DB	Northern Illinois
5	27	Omar Nazel	DE	Southern California
6	34	Bryan Save	DT	Colorado State
7	39	Thomas Houchin	DE	Kansas State
8	46	Chase Johnson	C	Texas Christian
9	51	Ryan Hoffman	DE	Shippensburg State
10	57	Matt Clark	CB	UCLA

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) staff

	Front office General Manager – Hauke Wilkens Head coaches Head Coach – David Duggan Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich National Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams – Marco Knorr Wide Receivers – Ken Oxendine Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Tim Grunhard			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – John Lyons Defensive Line – Chris Ward Assistant Defensive Backs – Sam Garnes Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2006 Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) roster

	Quarterbacks  7 Shane Boyd 16 Kliff Kingsbury  5 Tory Woodbury Running backs 32 Jamaal Branch 27 Terry Butler 25 Alex Haynes 22 Fred Russell Wide receivers 13 Jamall Broussard 19 Brian Bratton 80 Michael Gasperson 81 Reggie Newhouse Tight ends 88 Mario Jackson 89 Calen Powell 87 Trent Smith		Offensive linemen 79 Jon Doty T 54 Phil Hawkins G 76 Carlos Joseph T 77 Daniel Martz G 72 William Obeng T 74 Erik Pears G 57 Dave Pearson C 73 Jared Peck T 52 Kyle Schmitt C 54 Brandon Torrey T Defensive linemen 95 Arrion Dixon DT 78 Eddie Freeman DT 99 Otis Grigsby DE 92 Alain Kashama DE 94 Tyler King DE 56 Omar Nazel DE 98 Bryan Save DT 91 Darrell Wright DE		Linebackers 55 Andrew Battle OLB 48 David Bergeron OLB 42 Josh Dean OLB 58 Thomas Houchin MLB 40 Jonathan Pollard MLB 55 Robert Rodriguez MLB Defensive backs 26 Matt Clark CB 31 Kevin Curtis S 23 Mark Estelle CB 30 Lance Frazier CB 20 Brandon Pinderhughes S 41 Ray Ventrone S 21 Aric Williams CB Special teams 15 Tim Duncan K  9 Gabe Lindstrom P  1 Nick Setta K		National players 44Erick Cantu LB 47 Philippe Gardent OLB 86 Werner Hippler TE 14 Christopher Liess WR 96 Mauricio Lopez DT 75 Cesar Loredo T 51David Odenthal C/G 17 Michihiro Ogawa WR 34Daniel Schober S Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, March 18	6:00 p.m.	at Hamburg Sea Devils	W 14–10	1–0	AOL Arena	15,243
2	Sunday, March 26	4:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 15–20	1–1	RheinEnergieStadion	17,251
3	Sunday, April 2	4:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 10–20	1–2	RheinEnergieStadion	16,961
4	Saturday, April 8	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 14–21	1–3	Commerzbank-Arena	23,125
5	Monday, April 17	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 13–24	1–4	Olympic Stadium	13,559
6	Sunday, April 23	4:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	W 20–17	2–4	RheinEnergieStadion	9,238
7	Sunday, April 30	4:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 10–17	2–5	RheinEnergieStadion	11,800
8	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 20–13	3–5	Amsterdam ArenA	12,228
9	Sunday, May 14	4:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 25–7	4–5	RheinEnergieStadion	12,438
10	Saturday, May 20	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 10–21	4–6	LTU arena	28,334

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	259	234	2–3–0	5–0–0	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	172	160	4–1–0	3–2–0	W1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	207	165	4–1–0	2–3–0	W1
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	151	170	2–3–0	2–3–0	L1
Hamburg Sea Devils	3	6	1	.350	194	193	1–3–1	2–3–0	W3
Berlin Thunder	2	7	1	.250	180	241	1–4–0	1–3–1	L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	7	0	7	0	14
Hamburg	10	0	0	0	10

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

• Date: Saturday, March 18
• Game time: 6:08 p.m. CET
• Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,243
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	7	10	0	20
Cologne	0	13	0	2	15

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, March 26
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), mostly clouded
• Game attendance: 17,251
• Referee: Terry Brown

Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	3	7	3	20
Cologne	0	10	0	0	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, April 2
• Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), partly cloudly
• Game attendance: 16,961
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	7	0	7	14
Frankfurt	0	14	0	7	21

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 8
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 23,125
• Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	0	7	6	13
Berlin	0	10	7	7	24

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Monday, April 17
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 13,559
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Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions– Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	0	3	7	7	17
Cologne	3	0	3	14	20

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, April 23
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 9,238
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Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	10	0	7	17
Cologne	7	0	3	0	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, April 30
• Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), mostly cloudly
• Game attendance: 11,800
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	3	10	7	0	20
Amsterdam	3	0	0	10	13

at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 6
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), roof open, clear skies, fair
• Game attendance: 12,228
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	0	7	0	7
Cologne	14	3	2	6	25

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 14
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game attendance: 12,438
• ^[15]

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	7	3	0	0	10
Rhein	7	0	14	0	21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 20
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C)
• Game attendance: 28,334
• Referee: Greg Meyer

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. ^[16] Overall, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:

• Philippe Gardent, linebacker
• Gabe Lindstrom, punter
• Erik Pears, guard
• Bryan Save, defensive tackle

Additionally, Gardent was named co-defensive MVP, sharing the award with Amsterdam Admirals' defensive tackle Tony Brown. The French, who was in his fourth season in the NFLEL and second with Cologne, became the first national player to win MVP honors after leading the league with 70 tackles. ^[16]

Notes

1. All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

References

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