2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season

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2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General manager Tilman Engel
Head coach Mike Jones
Home stadium Commerzbank-Arena
Results
Record7–3
Division place2nd
Playoffs World Bowl XIV champion

The 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 14th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his third year, and played its home games at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIV, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 22–7. The victory marked the franchise's fourth World Bowl championship, a league record. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
12 Josh Cooper DEMississippi
28Charles HowardDTFlorida State
317Daryl TownsLBNevada
420 J. R. Niklos RBIllinois
529Butchie WallaceRBMarshall
632 Joselio Hanson CBTexas Tech
741Joseph ScottLBJackson State
844Bill AlfordCBVanderbilt
953Travis HarrisLBFlorida
1055Hannibal ThomasWRCincinnati

[2]

Personnel

Staff

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
  • Quarterbacks – Biff Parson
  • Running Backs – J. J. Smith
  • National Coach/Tight Ends – Markus Grahn
Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Carr

Roster

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, March 187:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire L 6–100–1 LTU arena 22,827
2Saturday, March 257:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 31–141–1 Commerzbank-Arena 26,713
3Saturday, April 17:00 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals L 20–381–2 Amsterdam ArenA 9,917
4Saturday, April 87:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 21–142–2Commerzbank-Arena23,125
5Saturday, April 156:00 p.m.at Hamburg Sea DevilsW 17–133–2 AOL Arena 12,281
6Saturday, April 227:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 18–174–2Commerzbank-Arena26,812
7Sunday, April 304:00 p.m.at Cologne CenturionsW 17–105–2 RheinEnergieStadion 11,800
8Saturday, May 67:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 16–146–2Commerzbank-Arena32,172
9Sunday, May 145:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsL 12–176–3Commerzbank-Arena31,769
10Saturday, May 206:00 p.m.at Berlin ThunderW 14–137–3 Jahn-Sportpark 14,225
World Bowl XIV
11Saturday, May 276:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 22–78–3LTU arena36,286

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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

[15]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 18
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 22,827
  • Referee: Terry Brown
Game information
First quarter
  • Rhein – Juan Wong 45-yard touchdown reception from Chris Samp, Ola Kimrin kick good, 12:43.
  • Frankfurt – 36-yard field goal by David Kimball, 2:59.
Second quarter
  • Rhein – 42-yard field goal by Ola Kimrin, 0:34.
Third quarter
  • Frankfurt – 49-yard field goal by David Kimball, 4:52.
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring.

Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 25
  • Game time: 7:09 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,713
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Amsterdam14107738

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 1
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), roof open, partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 9,917
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 4: vs Cologne Centurions

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 Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 15
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 12,281
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 22
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 26,812
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Cologne Centurions

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: vs Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 6
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 32,172
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 6
  • Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 31,769
  • Referee: Greg Meyer

Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 20
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy with showers, windy
  • Game attendance: 14,225
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

World Bowl XIV

World Bowl XIV: Amsterdam Admirals vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 27
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 36,286
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (NFL Network): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

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, Frankfurt had five players selected. The selections were:

Head coach Mike Jones earned NFL Europe League Coach of the Year honors. [16]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "Frankfurt in another Galaxy with fourth World Bowl title". USA Today. Associated Press. May 27, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. ↑ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  6. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  7. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  8. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  9. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  10. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  11. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  12. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  13. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 22, 2006). "Yello Strom World Bowl XIV preview" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  14. ↑ Carlson, Mike (May 28, 2006). "NFL Europe: Frankfurt runs way to 4th title". The New York Times . Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  15. ↑ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  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.
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