Frankfurt Galaxy
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| Year Founded | 1991 | ||||
| Home Field | Commerzbank-Arena | ||||
| City | Frankfurt, Germany | ||||
| Team Colors | Purple, Orange | ||||
| Head Coach | Mike Jones | ||||
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World Bowls (4)
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The Frankfurt Galaxy is an American football team based in Frankfurt, Germany. Currently, they are the defending champions of NFL Europa.
In 1991, the Galaxy was a founding member of the World League of American Football (WLAF). They hosted the first ever WLAF game against the London Monarchs at Waldstadion on March 23, 1991 and scored the first ever WLAF points with a Safety, which they lost.
When the World League resumed in 1995, the Galaxy, the London Monarchs, and Barcelona Dragons were the only former WLAF teams that continued playing. Both of these other have since folded, making the Galaxy the oldest pro football team outside of the NFL and CFL.
Frankfurt has won the World Bowl four times in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2006, but has not yet able to defend it, as they lost also three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2004.
The Galaxy head coaches:
- 1991-1992 Jack Elway (John Elway's father)
- 1995-1997 Ernie Stautner
- 1998-2000 Dick Curl
- 2001-2003 Doug Graber
- 2004- Mike Jones
[edit] Season-By-Season
Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt Galaxy (WLAF) | |||||
| 1991 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3rd European Division | -- |
| 1992 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2nd European Division | -- |
| 1993 | Did Not Play | ||||
| 1994 | |||||
| Frankfurt Galaxy (World League) | |||||
| 1995 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl III (Admirals) |
| 1996 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl IV (Claymores) |
| Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) | |||||
| 1997 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6th League | -- |
| 1998 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl VI (Fire) |
| 1999 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl VII (Dragons) |
| 2000 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5th League | -- |
| 2001 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6th League | -- |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd League | -- |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1st League | Won World Bowl XI (Fire) |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Lost World Bowl XII (Thunder) |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5th League | -- |
| 2006 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2nd League | Won World Bowl XIV (Admirals) |
| Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europa) | |||||
| 2007 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 79 | 68 | 0 | (including playoffs) | |
1991 Results
Week 1: London Monarchs 24, Frankfurt 11
Week 2: Frankfurt 10, San Antonio Riders 3
Week 3: Frankfurt 27, New York/New Jersey Knights 17
Week 4: Sacramento Surge 16, Frankfurt 10
Week 5: Frankfurt 30, Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 28
Week 6: Frankfurt 17, Montreal Machine 7
Week 7: Frankfurt 17, Orlando Thunder 14
Week 8:Frankfurt 17, Birmingham Fire 3
Week 9: Frankfurt 10, Barcelona Dragons 3
Week 10: Sacramento Surge 24, Frankfurt 13
1992 Results
Week 1: Frankfurt 17, Barcelona Dragons 0
Week 2: Frankfurt 31, London Monarchs 28
Week 3: Birmingham Fire 17, Frankfurt 7
Week 4: Barcelona Dragons 20, Frankfurt 17
Week 5: New York/New Jersey Knights 24, Frankfurt 21
Week 6: Orlando Thunder 38, Frankfurt 0
Week 7: Ohio Glory 20, Frankfurt 17
Week 8: Sacramento Surge 15, Frankfurt 7
Week 9: San Antonio Riders 43, Frankfurt 14
Week 10: Frankfurt 19, London Monarchs 16
[edit] Notable Players
Jake Delhomme - QB (1999)- Mark Dixon - G (1998)
Patrick Gerigk - WR (1999)- Lewis Kelly - T (2002)
- Martin Latka - RB (2004-present)
- Paul Spicer - DE (2001)
- James Taylor - CB (2005-present)
- Craig Ochs - QB (2006)
[edit] External links
- Frankfurt Galaxy web site (German)
- NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy (English)
- Through My Lens - Photos of the Frankfurt Galaxy (English)
| World League of American Football (WLAF) |
| North American West: Birmingham Fire | Sacramento Surge | San Antonio Riders North American East: Montreal Machine | New York/New Jersey Knights | Orlando Thunder | Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (1991) | Ohio Glory (1992 |
| NFL Europa |
| Amsterdam Admirals | Berlin Thunder | Cologne Centurions | Frankfurt Galaxy | Hamburg Sea Devils | Rhein Fire Former teams: Barcelona Dragons | London/England Monarchs| Scottish Claymores See also: World Bowl | Stadiums | WLAF |
