2006_Cologne_Centurions_season
The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach David Duggan in his first year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
Quick Facts Cologne Centurions season, General manager ...
| 2006 Cologne Centurions season | |
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| General manager | Hauke Wilkens |
| Head coach | David Duggan |
| Home field | RheinEnergieStadion |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Division place | 4th |
| 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 | 4 | Darrell Wright | DE | Oregon |
| 2 | 10 | Reggie Newhouse | WR | Baylor |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Bates | DE | Alabama |
| 4 | 22 | Randee Drew | DB | Northern Illinois |
| 5 | 27 | Omar Nazel | DE | Southern California |
| 6 | 34 | Bryan Save | DT | Colorado State |
| 7 | 39 | Thomas Houchin | DE | Kansas State |
| 8 | 46 | Chase Johnson | C | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 51 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State |
| 10 | 57 | Matt Clark | CB | UCLA |
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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 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 14–10 | 1–0 | AOL Arena | 15,243 |
| 2 | Sunday, March 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 15–20 | 1–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 17,251 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 10–20 | 1–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,961 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–21 | 1–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,125 |
| 5 | Monday, April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 13–24 | 1–4 | Olympic Stadium | 13,559 |
| 6 | Sunday, April 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,238 |
| 7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–17 | 2–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 11,800 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 20–13 | 3–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,228 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 25–7 | 4–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,438 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–21 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 28,334 |
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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 Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Hamburg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, March 18
- Game time: 6:08 p.m. CET
- Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 15,243
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cologne | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
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Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, March 26
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), mostly clouded
- Game attendance: 17,251
- Referee: Terry Brown
Week 3: vs Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Cologne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 2
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), partly cloudly
- Game attendance: 16,961
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy
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 Berlin Thunder
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Berlin | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Monday, April 17
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 13,559
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Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
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Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions– Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 23
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 9,238
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Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
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: at Amsterdam Admirals
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
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Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, May 6
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), roof open, clear skies, fair
- Game attendance: 12,228
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Berlin | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cologne | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
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Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 14
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 12,438
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Week 10: at Rhein Fire
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
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Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 20
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C)
- Game attendance: 28,334
- Referee: Greg Meyer
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, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:
- Philippe Gardent, linebacker
- Gabe Lindstrom, punter
- Erik Pears, guard
- Bryan Save, defensive tackle
Additionally, Gardent was named co-defensive MVP, sharing the award with Amsterdam Admirals' defensive tackle Tony Brown. The French, who was in his fourth season in the NFLEL and second with Cologne, became the first national player to win MVP honors after leading the league with 70 tackles.[16]
- All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.
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- "NFL Europe: Rhein Fire verliert Spitze – Cologne unterliegt in Berlin". Rheinische Post. SID. April 17, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- Camillo Kluge (April 23, 2006). "Centurions schlagen die Seadevils mit 20:17". Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- "Berlin Thunder verliert bei den Centurions". Berliner Morgenpost. May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- 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.