2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season
2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
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Head coach | Mike Jones |
General manager | Tilman Engel |
Home field | Commerzbank-Arena |
Results | |
Record | 7–3 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | 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]
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 2 | Josh Cooper | DE | Mississippi |
2 | 8 | Charles Howard | DT | Florida State |
3 | 17 | Daryl Towns | LB | Nevada |
4 | 20 | J. R. Niklos | RB | Illinois |
5 | 29 | Butchie Wallace | RB | Marshall |
6 | 32 | Joselio Hanson | CB | Texas Tech |
7 | 41 | Joseph Scott | LB | Jackson State |
8 | 44 | Bill Alford | CB | Vanderbilt |
9 | 53 | Travis Harris | LB | Florida |
10 | 55 | Hannibal Thomas | WR | Cincinnati |
Personnel
Staff
2006 Frankfurt Galaxy staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
2006 Frankfurt Galaxy roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, March 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 6–10 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 22,827 |
2 | Saturday, March 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 31–14 | 1–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,713 |
3 | Saturday, April 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 20–38 | 1–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 9,917 |
4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 21–14 | 2–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,125 |
5 | Saturday, April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 17–13 | 3–2 | AOL Arena | 12,281 |
6 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 18–17 | 4–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,812 |
7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 17–10 | 5–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 11,800 |
8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 16–14 | 6–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,172 |
9 | Sunday, May 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–17 | 6–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 31,769 |
10 | Saturday, May 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 14–13 | 7–3 | Jahn-Sportpark | 14,225 |
World Bowl XIV | |||||||
11 | Saturday, May 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 22–7 | 8–3 | LTU arena | 36,286 |
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Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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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 |
Game summaries
Week 1: at Rhein Fire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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
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Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hamburg | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Amsterdam | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Berlin | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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: vs Rhein Fire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rhein | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Berlin | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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:
- Brandon Haw, safety
- Aaron Hosack, wide receiver
- Jerome Nichols, defensive tackle
- Roger Robinson, running back
- Will Svitek, tackle
Head coach Mike Jones earned NFL Europe League Coach of the Year honors.[16]
Notes
- ↑ All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.
References
- ↑ Associated Press (May 27, 2006). "Frankfurt in another Galaxy with fourth World Bowl title". USA Today. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ NFL Europe League (May 22, 2006). "Yello Strom World Bowl XIV preview" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ Carlson, Mike (May 28, 2006). "NFL Europe: Frankfurt runs way to 4th title". The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ↑ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- 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.