2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season

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2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General managerTilman Engel
Head coach Mike Jones
Home field Commerzbank-Arena
Results
Record7–3
Division place2nd
Playoff finishLost World Bowl XV
Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils - Frankfurt Galaxy.jpg
Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007

The 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 15th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his fourth 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 XV, Frankfurt lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils 37–28. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2007 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
16 Zac Woodfin LB UAB
212 Edorian McCullough CB Texas
313David JonesTE LSU
424Craig BaileyLB Nevada
525 Ben Sobieski G Iowa
636 Brandon Middleton WR Houston
737 Bobby Harris T Mississippi
848 Robert Ortiz WR San Diego State
949 Kyle Killion LB Indiana
1060 Josh Sewell C Nebraska
1161 Billy Alford CB Vanderbilt
1272 Justin Brown DE East Central (OK)
1373Charles MissantC Western Michigan
1484 Matt Sinclair LB Illinois
1585Charles AnthonyRB Tennessee State
1696Ron RockettS Wyoming
1797Raymond WashingtonCB Fresno State
18108 Chris Laskowski S Florida Atlantic
19109Kellen PruittLB Syracuse
20120Roscoe CrosbyWR Clemson
21121Felton HugginsWR Southeastern Louisiana

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Personnel

Staff

2007 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Whitey Jordan
  • Quarterbacks – Biff Parson
  • National coach/running backs – Markus Grahn
  • Tight ends – Dwayne Ledford
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • National coach/special teams coordinator – Markus Grahn
  • Special teams assistant – Ken Stills

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Adam Baucher

Roster

2007 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players
  • 70 Emmanuel Akah G Flag of England.svg
  • 75 Kevin Ansu-Yeboah G Flag of Germany.svg
  • 90 Daniel Benetka DT Flag of Germany.svg
  • 35 Leonard Greene S Flag of Germany.svg
  • 51 Rikiya Ishida LB Flag of Japan.svg
  • 81Yuji Ohtaki WR Flag of Japan.svg
  • 83 Florian Pawlik TE Flag of Germany.svg
  • 95 Ulrich Winkler DE Flag of Germany.svg


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1April 14 Amsterdam Admirals W 30–141–0 Commerzbank-Arena 38,125 Recap
2April 21at Cologne Centurions W 18–132–0 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422 Recap
3April 28 Hamburg Sea Devils W 20–173–0Commerzbank-Arena29,091 Recap
4May 6at Amsterdam AdmiralsL 17–193–1 Amsterdam Arena 10,788 Recap
5May 12at Rhein Fire L 24–273–2 LTU arena 27,349 Recap
6May 20 Berlin Thunder W 35–74–2Commerzbank-Arena30,125 Recap
7May 26Rhein FireW 23–105–2Commerzbank-Arena32,789 Recap
8June 2at Berlin ThunderW 25–226–2 Olympiastadion 11,882 Recap
9June 9at Hamburg Sea DevilsL 31–366–3 AOL Arena 30,528 Recap
10June 16Cologne CenturionsW 31–147–3Commerzbank-Arena35,087 Recap
World Bowl XV
Postseason June 23Hamburg Sea DevilsL 28–370–1Commerzbank-Arena48,125 Recap

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Standings

NFL Europa League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Hamburg Sea Devils 730.7002311764–13–2W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7002541795–02–3W1
Cologne Centurions 640.6002051722–34–1L1
Rhein Fire 460.4001662122–32–3L1
Amsterdam Admirals 460.4001942503–21–4W1
Berlin Thunder 280.2001462070–52–3L6

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Amsterdam860014
Frankfurt71013030

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 14
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 38,125
  • Referee: Don Carey

Week 2: at Cologne Centurions

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt747018
Cologne730313

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 21
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 16,422
  • [17]

Week 3: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Three: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Hamburg0061117
Frankfurt7301020

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 29,091
  • [18]

Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt0014317
Amsterdam7120019

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 6
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,788
  • Referee: Tom Symonette

Week 5: at Rhein Fire

Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rhein7071327
Frankfurt773724

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 27,349
  • [19]

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Berlin07007
Frankfurt14147035

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 20
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,125
  • [20]

Week 7: vs Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rhein0100010
Frankfurt3371023

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 26
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 32,789
  • [21]

Week 8: at Berlin Thunder

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt3002225
Berlin708722

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 11,882
  • [22]

Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period1234Total
Frankfurt1473731
Hamburg10143936

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,528
  • [23]

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cologne007714
Frankfurt31014431

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 35,087
  • [24]

World Bowl XV

World Bowl XV: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period1234Total
Hamburg13107737
Frankfurt01414028

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. [25] Overall, Frankfurt had seven players selected. The selections were:

Additionally, O'Sullivan was named offensive co-MVP alongside running back Derrick Ross of the Cologne Centurions. O'Sullivan started all ten games and led the league in passer rating (104.8), and passing yards (2,201) while tying for the lead with 16 touchdown passes. He completed 174 of 254 passes with seven interceptions and also rushed 31 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns. [25]

Notes

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