2004 Cologne Centurions season

2004 Cologne Centurions season
Head coach Peter Vaas
General manager Jacques Orthen
Home field RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record 4–6
Division Place 4th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
— 2005

The 2004 Cologne Centurions season was the inaugural season for the team in the NFL Europe League.

Contents

Offseason

Free Agent Draft

2004 Cologne Centurions NFLEL Free Agent Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 3 Demetric Evans DE Georgia
2 9 Will Hunter CB Syracuse
3 16 Richard Newsome S Michigan State
4 21 Byron Hardmon LB Florida
5 28 Robert Doane T Texas
6 33 Marcus Smith DB Memphis
7 40 Erik Totten S Western Washington
8 45 Rodnick Phillips RB Southern Methodist
9 52 Andre Arnold DE Grambling
10 57 Lance Gibson DE Central Washington
11 64 Curt McGill C Georgia
12 69 Chris Smith T Cal-Davis
13 76 Antwon McCray RB Toledo

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Cologne Centurions staff
Front Office
  • General Manager – Jacques Orthen

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

   Defensive Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2004 Cologne Centurions roster
Quarterbacks
  •  7 Rob Adamson
  • 12 Ryan Van Dyke

Running Backs

  • 23 Jeremy Allen
  • 36 Chad Brinker
  •  8 Avon Cobourne
  • 28 Antwon McCray

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

  • 89 Mark Inkrott
 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 National Players
  • 56 Cedric Cotar LB
  • 86 Werner Hippler TE
  • 14 Ola Kimrin K
  •  1 Marco Martos WR
  • 11 Yu Nakajima WR
  •  5 Kentaro Namiki QB
  • 16 Michihiro Ogawa WR
  • 20 Tadanari Sano CB
  • 45 Masaki Tokimoto LB

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (CEST) Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 25–26 0–1 Arena AufSchalke 22,736
2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–20 0–2 RheinEnergieStadion 9,134
3 Sunday, April 18 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 31–35 0–3 Olympic Stadium 12,036
4 Saturday, April 24 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 17–3 1–3 RheinEnergieStadion 8,761
5 Saturday, May 1 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–24 1–4 Waldstadion 24,117
6 Saturday, May 8 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 28–27 2–4 RheinEnergieStadion 10,164
7 Saturday, May 15 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 10–17 2–5 Amsterdam ArenA 14,437
8 Sunday, May 23 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 7–6 3–5 RheinEnergieStadion 20,354
9 Sunday, May 30 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 18–23 3–6 RheinEnergieStadion 9,056
10 Saturday, June 5 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 28–20 4–6 Hampden Park 10,013

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Berlin Thunder 9 1 0 .900 289 195
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 212 192
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 173 191
Cologne Centurions 4 6 0 .400 191 201
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 161 178
Scottish Claymores 2 8 0 .200 128 197

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire 26, Cologne Centurions 25
1 2 3 4 Total
Cologne 10 6 3 6 25
Rhein 14 3 7 2 26

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 4
  • Game time: 4:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 22,736
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 20, Cologne Centurions 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Frankfurt 7 0 0 13 20
Cologne 3 0 0 7 10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,134
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 3: at Berlin Thunder

Berlin Thunder 35, Cologne Centurions 31
1 2 3 4 Total
Cologne 7 14 3 7 31
Berlin 21 7 7 0 35

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 18
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,036
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

Cologne Centurions 17, Scottish Claymores 3
1 2 3 4 Total
Scotland 3 0 0 0 3
Cologne 7 10 0 0 17

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 24
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,761
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 24, Cologne Centurions 17
1 2 3 4 Total
Cologne 3 0 7 7 17
Frankfurt 3 14 0 7 24

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 1
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 24,117
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Cologne Centurions 28, Berlin Thunder 27
1 2 3 4 Total
Berlin 7 7 0 13 27
Cologne 14 0 7 7 28

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 8
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,164
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals

Amsterdam Admirals 17, Cologne Centurions 10
1 2 3 4 Total
Cologne 0 3 7 0 10
Amsterdam 7 7 3 0 17

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 15
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,437
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

Cologne Centurions 7, Rhein Fire 6
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 6 0 0 6
Cologne 0 0 7 0 7

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 23
  • Game time: 4:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,354
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Amsterdam Admirals 23, Cologne Centurions 18
1 2 3 4 Total
Amsterdam 7 7 3 6 23
Cologne 4 0 7 7 18

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 30
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,056
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 10: at Scottish Claymores

Cologne Centurions 28, Scottish Claymores 20
1 2 3 4 Total
Cologne 0 14 0 14 28
Scotland 0 7 13 0 20

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, June 5
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,013
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

References

  1. ^ "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft". OurSports Central. NFL Europe League. February 8, 2004. http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3000873. Retrieved January 15, 2011. 
  2. ^ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2004. Retrieved January 15, 2011.