2006 Cologne Centurions season

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2006 Cologne Centurions season
General manager Hauke Wilkens
Head coach David Duggan
Home stadium RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record4–6
Division place4th
PlayoffsDid not qualify

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.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
14 Darrell Wright DEOregon
210 Reggie Newhouse WRBaylor
315Todd BatesDEAlabama
422 Randee Drew DBNorthern Illinois
527Omar NazelDESouthern California
634 Bryan Save DTColorado State
739Thomas HouchinDEKansas State
846Chase JohnsonCTexas Christian
951Ryan HoffmanDEShippensburg State
1057Matt ClarkCBUCLA

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Cologne Centurions staff
Front office
  • General manager – Hauke Wilkens

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

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 roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players
  • 44 Flag of Mexico.svg Erick CantuLB
  • 47 Flag of France.svg Philippe Gardent OLB
  • 86 Flag of Germany.svg Werner Hippler TE
  • 14 Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Liess WR
  • 96 Flag of Mexico.svg Mauricio Lopez DT
  • 75 Flag of Mexico.svg Cesar Loredo T
  • 51 Flag of Germany.svg David OdenthalC/G
  • 17 Flag of Japan.svg Michihiro Ogawa WR
  • 34 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel SchoberS


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, March 186:00 p.m.at Hamburg Sea Devils W 14–101–0 AOL Arena 15,243
2Sunday, March 264:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 15–201–1 RheinEnergieStadion 17,251
3Sunday, April 24:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 10–201–2RheinEnergieStadion16,961
4Saturday, April 87:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–211–3 Commerzbank-Arena 23,125
5Monday, April 176:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder L 13–241–4 Olympic Stadium 13,559
6Sunday, April 234:00 p.m.Hamburg Sea DevilsW 20–172–4RheinEnergieStadion9,238
7Sunday, April 304:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyL 10–172–5RheinEnergieStadion11,800
8Saturday, May 67:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsW 20–133–5 Amsterdam ArenA 12,228
9Sunday, May 144:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderW 25–74–5RheinEnergieStadion12,438
10Saturday, May 207:00 p.m.at Rhein FireL 10–214–6 LTU arena 28,334

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Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Amsterdam Admirals 730.7002592342–3–05–0–0L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7001721604–1–03–2–0W1
Rhein Fire 640.6002071654–1–02–3–0W1
Cologne Centurions 460.4001511702–3–02–3–0L1
Hamburg Sea Devils 361.3501941931–3–12–3–0W3
Berlin Thunder 271.2501802411–4–01–3–1L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils

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

  • Date: Sunday, May 14
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 12,438
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Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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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:

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

  1. NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  2. NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  5. NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  6. NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  7. NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  8. NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  9. NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  10. NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  11. NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  12. "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  13. "NFL Europe: Rhein Fire verliert Spitze – Cologne unterliegt in Berlin". Rheinische Post. SID. April 17, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  14. Camillo Kluge (April 23, 2006). "Centurions schlagen die Seadevils mit 20:17". Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung . Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  15. "Berlin Thunder verliert bei den Centurions". Berliner Morgenpost. May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  16. 1 2 NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2013.