2007_Cologne_Centurions_season
The 2007 Cologne Centurions season was the fourth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team were led by head coach David Duggan in his second year and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. When Duggan gave up coaching after week nine due to health issues, defensive coordinator John Lyons was elevated to the position of interim head coach for the final game.[1] They finished the season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.[2]
Quick Facts Cologne Centurions season, General manager ...
| 2007 Cologne Centurions season | |
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| General manager | Hauke Wilkens |
| Head coach | David Duggan John Lyons (interim) |
| Home field | RheinEnergieStadion |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–4 |
| Division place | 3rd |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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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 | 3 | Jon Alston | G | South Carolina |
| 2 | 9 | George Gause | DE | South Carolina |
| 3 | 16 | Cedrick Holt | CB | North Carolina |
| 4 | 21 | C. J. Brooks | G | Maryland |
| 5 | 28 | Bobby Blizzard | TE | North Carolina |
| 6 | 33 | A. J. Harris | RB | Northern Illinois |
| 7 | 40 | Devan Long | DE | Oregon |
| 8 | 45 | Kellen Davis | T | Oklahoma State |
| 9 | 52 | Rod Olds | C | Jacksonville State |
| 10 | 57 | Martin Patterson | LB | Texas Christian |
| 11 | 64 | Tyler King | DE | Connecticut |
| 12 | 69 | Ernest Jones | DT | Tennessee State |
| 13 | 76 | Mario Hill | WR | Mississippi |
| 14 | 81 | Jon Simmons | DE | South Florida |
| 15 | 88 | Kenton Johnson | T | Georgia Tech |
| 16 | 93 | Burl Toler | WR | California |
| 17 | 100 | Victor Phillips | CB | Southern |
| 18 | 105 | Jamar Enzor | LB | Cincinnati |
| 19 | 112 | Mike Douglas | TE | Massachusetts |
| 20 | 117 | Antwann Carter | RB | Boise State |
| 21 | 124 | Trenton Jordan | DE | Central Florida |
| 22 | 129 | Terrance Butler | CB | Wyoming |
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Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams 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, April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 24–18 | 1–0 | AOL Arena | 20,887 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–18 | 1–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,422 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 14–6 | 2–1 | LTU arena | 21,347 |
| 4 | Saturday, May 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 28–31 | 2–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,084 |
| 5 | Sunday, May 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 24–10 | 3–2 | Olympic Stadium | 11,995 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 20–17 | 4–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 22,154 |
| 7 | Friday, May 25 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 30–7 | 5–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 11,714 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 7–21 | 5–3 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,221 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 31–13 | 6–3 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,878 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–31 | 6–4 | Commerzbank-Arena | 35,087 |
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More information NFL Europa League, Team ...
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W4 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | 2–3 | 4–1 | L1 |
| Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | 0–5 | 2–3 | L6 |
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Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Hamburg | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Cologne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
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Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 21
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 16,422
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Week 3: at Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rhein | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
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Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 21,347
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Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Berlin | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Cologne | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 5
- Game time: 6:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 10,084
- Referee: John Parry
Week 5: at Berlin Thunder
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Berlin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 13
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 11.995
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Week 6: vs Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Cologne | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
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Week Six: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 19
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 22,154
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Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Friday, May 25
- Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 11,714
- Referee: Don Carey
Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 2
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 10,221
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Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cologne | 0 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
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Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 9
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 12,878
- Referee: John Hussey
Week 10: at Frankfurt Galaxy
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
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Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 16
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 35,087
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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.[23] Overall, Cologne had eight players selected, tying for the most with Hamburg. The selections were:
- Bobby Blizzard, tight end
- Greg Eslinger, center
- Philippe Gardent, linebacker
- Jason Hall, defensive end
- Kevin House, cornerback
- Chris Reis, safety
- Derrick Ross, running back
- Kevin Vickerson, defensive tackle
Additionally, Hall and Ross were named defensive and co-offensive MVPs, respectively. Hall set a franchise record with 12 sacks and anchored the Centurions defense which ranked first in total yards allowed (2,561) and total points allowed (172). He also tied a league record by recording a sack in seven consecutive games. Ross, who shared the award with Frankfurt's quarterback J. T. O'Sullivan, was the NFLEL's leading rusher with 802 yards and four 100-yard games. He also totaled a league-best 933 yards from scrimmage (802 rushing, 131 receiving) and scored five touchdowns.[23]
- All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST).
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