2006_Frankfurt_Galaxy_season
2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season
14th season for franchise in NFL Europe League
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]
Quick Facts Frankfurt Galaxy season, General manager ...
| 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
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| General manager | Tilman Engel |
| Head coach | Mike Jones |
| Home field | Commerzbank-Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Division place | 2nd |
| Playoff finish | World Bowl XIV champion |
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Free agent draft
More information Draft order, Player name ...
| 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 |
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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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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, 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 |
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| 11 | Saturday, May 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 22–7 | 8–3 | LTU arena | 36,286 |
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More information NFL Europe League, Team ...
| 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 |
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Week 1: at Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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More information Game information ...
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Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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
Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
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Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
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Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
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Week Four: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
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Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cologne | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
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Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
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Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Berlin | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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
Main article: World Bowl XIV
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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World Bowl XIV: Amsterdam Admirals vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
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]
- All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.
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- 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.