1996_Frankfurt_Galaxy_season
The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '96, Frankfurt lost to the Scottish Claymores 32–27.
Quick Facts Frankfurt Galaxy season, General manager ...
| 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
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| General manager | Chris Heyne |
| Head coach | Ernie Stautner |
| Home field | Waldstadion |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–4 |
| Division place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | Lost World Bowl '96 |
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World League draft
More information Draft order, Player name ...
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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| Round | Choice | |||
| 1 | 6 | Mark Byers | LB | UNLV |
| 2 | 12 | Jay Kearney | WR | West Virginia |
| 3 | 13 | Lance Gunn | DB | Texas |
| 4 | 24 | Marquel Fleetwood | QB | Minnesota |
| 5 | 25 | Fred Foggie | DB | Boise State |
| 6 | 36 | Charles Hope | G | Central State |
| 7 | 37 | Ed Robinson | LB | Florida |
| 8 | 48 | Ron Collins | T | Fresno State |
| 9 | 49 | Garry Pay | C | BYU |
| 10 | 60 | Reginald Lee | LB | Youngstown State |
| 11 | 61 | Thomas Baskin | DT | Texas |
| 12 | 72 | Eric Jonassen | T | Bloomsburg |
| 13 | 75 | Hillary Butler | LB | Washington |
| 14 | 86 | Ronnie Woolfolk | LB | Colorado |
| 15 | 87 | Wes Bender | RB | USC |
| 16 | 98 | Donald Toomer | DB | Utah State |
| 17 | 99 | Steve Brooks | TE | Occidental College |
| 18 | 110 | Vernon Edwards | DE | SMU |
| 19 | 111 | Theo Adams | T | Hawaii |
| 20 | 121 | John Paci | QB | Indiana |
| 21 | 122 | Jerrick Bledsoe | DB | Texas Southern |
| 22 | 131 | Eric Gant | RB | Grambling State |
| 23 | 132 | Tirrell Greene | G | Miami |
| 23 | 134 | Curtis Shearer | WR | San Diego State |
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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
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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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 27–21 | 1–0 | Rheinstadion | 32,092 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 37–3 | 2–0 | Waldstadion | 34,186 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 33–29 | 3–0 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,503 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 40–28 | 4–0 | Waldstadion | 28,627 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 0–20 | 4–1 | Waldstadion | 32,126 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 7–27 | 4–2 | White Hart Lane | 10,764 |
| 7 | Sunday, May 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 17–20 | 4–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,116 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 8–31 | 4–4 | Waldstadion | 38,798 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 24–21 | 5–4 | Waldstadion | 33,115 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 28–20 | 6–4 | Olympisch Stadion | 14,062 |
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| 11 | Sunday, June 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 27–32 | 6–5 | Murrayfield Stadium | 38,982 |
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More information World League of American Football, Team ...
| World League of American Football | |||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
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Week 1: at Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
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Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Week 2: vs London Monarchs
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| London | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
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Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 20
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 34,186
Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 29 |
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Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
- Date: Sunday, April 28
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 17,503
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Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
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Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 5
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 28,627
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Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week Five: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 11
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 32,126
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Week 6: at London Monarchs
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| London | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
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Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
at White Hart Lane, London, England
Week 7: at Scottish Claymores
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
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Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date: Sunday, May 26
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 13,116
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Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 1
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 38,798
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Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Barcelona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
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Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 33,115
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Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
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Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, June 15
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 14,062
- All times local to where the game was played.
- "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
- "Frankfurt Galaxy". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 28–35.
- "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
- Associated Press (April 13, 1996). "Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (April 28, 1996). "Frankfurt Galaxy sink Barcelona Dragons 33–29". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (May 5, 1996). "Galaxy 40, Admirals 28". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (May 11, 1996). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 0". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (May 19, 1996). "Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (May 26, 1996). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 17". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (June 1, 1996). "Rhein Fire 31, Galaxy 8". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (June 8, 1996). "Galaxy 24, Dragons 21". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- Associated Press (June 23, 1996). "Claymores 32, Galaxy 27". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 22, 2013.