1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season
The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the team in the World League of American Football.
Offseason
World League Draft
1996 Frankfurt Galaxy World League Draft selections
| Draft order |
Player name |
Position |
College |
| Round |
Choice |
| 1 |
6 |
Mark Byers |
LB |
UNLV |
| 2 |
12 |
Jay Kearney |
WR |
West Virginia |
| 3 |
13 |
Lance Gunn |
DB |
Texas |
| 4 |
24 |
Marquel Fleetwood |
QB |
Minnesota |
| 5 |
25 |
Fred Foggie |
DB |
Boise State |
| 6 |
36 |
Charles Hope |
G |
Central State |
| 7 |
37 |
Ed Robinson |
LB |
Florida |
| 8 |
48 |
Ron Collins |
T |
Fresno State |
| 9 |
49 |
Garry Pay |
C |
BYU |
| 10 |
60 |
Reginald Lee |
LB |
Youngstown State |
| 11 |
61 |
Thomas Baskin |
DT |
Texas |
| 12 |
72 |
Eric Jonassen |
T |
Bloomsburg |
| 13 |
75 |
Hillary Butler |
LB |
Washington |
| 14 |
86 |
Ronnie Woolfolk |
LB |
Colorado |
| 15 |
87 |
Wes Bender |
RB |
USC |
| 16 |
98 |
Donald Toomer |
DB |
Utah State |
| 17 |
99 |
Steve Brooks |
TE |
Occidental College |
| 18 |
110 |
Vernon Edwards |
DE |
SMU |
| 19 |
111 |
Theo Adams |
T |
Hawaii |
| 20 |
121 |
John Paci |
QB |
Indiana |
| 21 |
122 |
Jerrick Bledsoe |
DB |
Texas Southern |
| 22 |
131 |
Eric Gant |
RB |
Grambling State |
| 23 |
132 |
Tirrell Greene |
G |
Miami |
| 23 |
134 |
Curtis Shearer |
WR |
San Diego State |
[1]
Personnel
Staff
| 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy staff |
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Front Office
- General Manager – Chris Heyne
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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Roster
| 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
- 20 Wes Bender
- 7 Nathaniel Bolton
- 30 Bobby Phillips
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
- 57 Hillary Butler
- 58 Mark Byers
- 50 Bernard Carter
- 53 Tom Cavallo
- 51 Ed Robinson
Defensive Backs
- 42 Johnny Dixon
- 22 Cecil Doggette
- 36 Fred Foggie
- 39 Lance Gunn
- 32 Chris Hall
Special Teams
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National Players
Rookies in italics
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Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Kickoff |
Opponent |
Results |
Game site |
Attendance |
| Final score |
Team record |
| 1 |
Saturday, April 13 |
7:00 p.m. CET |
at Rhein Fire |
W 27–21 |
1–0 |
Rheinstadion |
32,092 |
| 2 |
Saturday, April 20 |
7:00 p.m. CET |
London Monarchs |
W 37–3 |
2–0 |
Waldstadion |
34,186 |
| 3 |
Sunday, April 28 |
6:00 p.m. CET |
at Barcelona Dragons |
W 33–29 |
3–0 |
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc |
17,503 |
| 4 |
Sunday, May 5 |
7:00 p.m. CET |
Amsterdam Admirals |
W 40–28 |
4–0 |
Waldstadion |
28,627 |
| 5 |
Saturday, May 11 |
7:00 p.m. CET |
Scottish Claymores |
L 0–20 |
4–1 |
Waldstadion |
32,126 |
| 6 |
Sunday, May 19 |
3:00 p.m. BST |
at London Monarchs |
L 7–27 |
4–2 |
White Hart Lane |
10,764 |
| 7 |
Sunday, May 26 |
3:00 p.m. BST |
at Scottish Claymores |
L 17–20 |
4–3 |
Murrayfield Stadium |
13,116 |
| 8 |
Saturday, June 1 |
7:00 p.m. CET |
Rhein Fire |
L 8–31 |
4–4 |
Waldstadion |
38,798 |
| 9 |
Saturday, June 8 |
7:00 p.m. CET |
Barcelona Dragons |
W 24–21 |
5–4 |
Waldstadion |
33,115 |
| 10 |
Saturday, June 15 |
6:30 p.m. CET |
at Amsterdam Admirals |
W 28–20 |
6–4 |
Olympisch Stadion |
14,062 |
| World Bowl '96 |
| 11 |
Sunday, June 23 |
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at Scottish Claymores |
L 27–32 |
6–5 |
Murrayfield Stadium |
38,982 |
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Standings
[3] [4]
Game summaries
Week 1: at Rhein Fire
| Frankfurt Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Frankfurt |
10 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
27 |
| Rhein |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 13
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 32,092
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Week 2: vs London Monarchs
| Frankfurt Galaxy 37, London Monarchs 3 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| London |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Frankfurt |
7 |
14 |
13 |
3 |
37 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 20
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 34,186
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Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
| Frankfurt Galaxy 33, Barcelona Dragons 29 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Frankfurt |
7 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
33 |
| Barcelona |
6 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
29 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
- Date: Sunday, April 28
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 17,503
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Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals
| Frankfurt Galaxy 40, Amsterdam Admirals 28 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Amsterdam |
0 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
| Frankfurt |
14 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
40 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 5
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 28,627
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Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores
| Scottish Claymores 20, Frankfurt Galaxy 0 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Scotland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
20 |
| Frankfurt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 11
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 32,126
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Week 6: at London Monarchs
| London Monarchs 27, Frankfurt Galaxy 7 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Frankfurt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| London |
14 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
27 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
- Date: Sunday, May 19
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 10,764
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Week 7: at Scottish Claymores
| Scottish Claymores 20, Frankfurt Galaxy 17 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Frankfurt |
7 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
| Scotland |
0 |
3 |
14 |
3 |
20 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date: Sunday, May 26
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 13,116
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Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
| Rhein Fire 31, Frankfurt Galaxy 8 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Rhein |
21 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
31 |
| Frankfurt |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 1
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 38,798
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Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
| Frankfurt Galaxy 24, Barcelona Dragons 21 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Barcelona |
14 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| Frankfurt |
0 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
24 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 8
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 33,115
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Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
| Frankfurt Galaxy 28, Amsterdam Admirals 20 |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Frankfurt |
13 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
| Amsterdam |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, June 15
- Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET
- Game attendance: 14,062
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Statistics
Team statistics
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Frankfurt |
Opponents |
| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS |
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| Rushing |
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| Passing |
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| Penalty |
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| 3rd Down: Made / Attempts |
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| 3rd Down Percentage |
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| 4th Down: Made / Attempts |
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| 4th Down Percentage |
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| POSSESSION AVERAGE |
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| TOTAL NET YARDS |
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| Average Per Game |
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| Total Plays |
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| Average Per Play |
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| NET YARDS RUSHING |
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| Average Per Game |
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| Total Rushes |
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| NET YARDS PASSING |
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| Average Per Game |
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| Sacked / Yards Lost |
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| Gross Yards |
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| Attempts / Completions |
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| Completion Percentage |
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| Had Intercepted |
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| PUNTS / AVERAGE |
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| NET PUNTING AVERAGE |
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| PENALTIES / YARDS |
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| FUMBLES / BALL LOST |
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| TOUCHDOWNS |
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| Rushing |
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| Passing |
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| Returns |
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| SCORE BY PERIODS |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
OT |
Points |
| TEAM |
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| OPPONENTS |
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References
- ^ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
- ^ a b c "Frankfurt Galaxy". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 28–35.
- ^ a b "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
- ^ "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1996. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
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