2007_Frankfurt_Galaxy_season
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]
Quick Facts Frankfurt Galaxy season, General manager ...
| 2007 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 | Lost World Bowl XV |
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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 | 6 | Zac Woodfin | LB | UAB |
| 2 | 12 | Edorian McCullough | CB | Texas |
| 3 | 13 | David Jones | TE | LSU |
| 4 | 24 | Craig Bailey | LB | Nevada |
| 5 | 25 | Ben Sobieski | G | Iowa |
| 6 | 36 | Brandon Middleton | WR | Houston |
| 7 | 37 | Bobby Harris | T | Mississippi |
| 8 | 48 | Robert Ortiz | WR | San Diego State |
| 9 | 49 | Kyle Killion | LB | Indiana |
| 10 | 60 | Josh Sewell | C | Nebraska |
| 11 | 61 | Billy Alford | CB | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 72 | Justin Brown | DE | East Central (OK) |
| 13 | 73 | Charles Missant | C | Western Michigan |
| 14 | 84 | Matt Sinclair | LB | Illinois |
| 15 | 85 | Charles Anthony | RB | Tennessee State |
| 16 | 96 | Ron Rockett | S | Wyoming |
| 17 | 97 | Raymond Washington | CB | Fresno State |
| 18 | 108 | Chris Laskowski | S | Florida Atlantic |
| 19 | 109 | Kellen Pruitt | LB | Syracuse |
| 20 | 120 | Roscoe Crosby | WR | Clemson |
| 21 | 121 | Felton Huggins | WR | Southeastern Louisiana |
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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
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National players
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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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| 1 | April 14 | Amsterdam Admirals | W 30–14 | 1–0 | Commerzbank-Arena | 38,125 | Recap |
| 2 | April 21 | at Cologne Centurions | W 18–13 | 2–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,422 | Recap |
| 3 | April 28 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Commerzbank-Arena | 29,091 | Recap |
| 4 | May 6 | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 17–19 | 3–1 | Amsterdam Arena | 10,788 | Recap |
| 5 | May 12 | at Rhein Fire | L 24–27 | 3–2 | LTU arena | 27,349 | Recap |
| 6 | May 20 | Berlin Thunder | W 35–7 | 4–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 30,125 | Recap |
| 7 | May 26 | Rhein Fire | W 23–10 | 5–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,789 | Recap |
| 8 | June 2 | at Berlin Thunder | W 25–22 | 6–2 | Olympiastadion | 11,882 | Recap |
| 9 | June 9 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 31–36 | 6–3 | AOL Arena | 30,528 | Recap |
| 10 | June 16 | Cologne Centurions | W 31–14 | 7–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 35,087 | Recap |
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| Postseason | June 23 | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 48,125 | Recap |
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More information NFL Europa League, Team ...
| NFL Europa League | |||||||||
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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: vs Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
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Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Week 2: at Cologne Centurions
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| 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: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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Week Three: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 29,091
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Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 12
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 27,349
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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 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
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Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 20
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 30,125
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Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
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Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 26
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 32,789
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Week 8: at Berlin Thunder
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 |
| Berlin | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
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Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 2
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 11,882
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Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Hamburg | 10 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
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Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions
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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World Bowl XV
Main article: World Bowl XV
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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World Bowl XV: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 23
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,125
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Bob Papa and Brian Baldinger
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:
- Bobby Harris, offensive tackle
- Rhys Lloyd, placekicker
- Matt McChesney, guard
- Brandon Middleton, wide receiver
- Shirdonya Mitchell, cornerback
- J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback
- Matt Sinclair, linebacker
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]
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