1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season

1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Head coach Ernie Stautner
General manager Chris Heyne
Home field Waldstadion
Results
Record 6–4
Division place 2nd
Playoff finish Lost World Bowl '96
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1995 1997

The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '96, Frankfurt lost to the Scottish Claymores 32–27.

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

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Personnel

Staff

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Front office
  • General Manager – Chris Heyne

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

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Roster

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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 63 Jon Baker
  • 91 Thomas Baskin DT
  • 66 Mike Kerr DE
  • 90 Don Reynolds DT
  • 59 Ronnie Woolfork DE
 Linebackers
  • 57 Hillary Butler
  • 58 Mark Byers OLB
  • 50 Bernard Carter OLB
  • 53 Tom Cavallo MLB
  • -- Reginald Lee
  • 51 Ed Robinson OLB

Defensive backs

  • 21 Curtis Cotton S
  • 42 Johnny Dixon S
  • 22 Cecil Doggette CB
  • 36 Fred Foggie CB
  • 39 Lance Gunn S
  • 32 Chris Hall CB
  • 27 Greg Patrick S

Special teams

  •  3 Kevin Feighery P
 National players
  • 83 Martin Driever TE Germany
  • 67 Stefan Gamlin DL Germany
  •  9 Ralf Kleinmann K Germany
  • 80 Daniel Koenner WR Germany
  • 99 Frank Messmer DT Germany
  • 24 Ingo Seibert RB Germany


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 27–21 1–0 Rheinstadion 32,092
2 Saturday, April 20 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 37–3 2–0 Waldstadion 34,186
3 Sunday, April 28 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 33–29 3–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,503
4 Sunday, May 5 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 40–28 4–0 Waldstadion 28,627
5 Saturday, May 11 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 0–20 4–1 Waldstadion 32,126
6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 7–27 4–2 White Hart Lane 10,764
7 Sunday, May 26 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 17–20 4–3 Murrayfield Stadium 13,116
8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 8–31 4–4 Waldstadion 38,798
9 Saturday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 24–21 5–4 Waldstadion 33,115
10 Saturday, June 15 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 28–20 6–4 Olympisch Stadion 14,062
World Bowl '96
11 Sunday, June 23 6:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 27–32 6–5 Murrayfield Stadium 38,982

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Standings

World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Scottish Claymores 7 3 0 .700 233 190 5–0 2–3 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 221 220 3–2 3–2 W2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 250 210 4–1 1–4 L1
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 192 230 4–1 1–4 W1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 161 192 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 176 191 2–3 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 10 0 71027
Rhein 0 0 71421

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 32,092
  • [4]

Week 2: vs London Monarchs

Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
London 0 3 003
Frankfurt 7 14 13337

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 20
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 34,186

Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 3 71633
Barcelona 6 3 02029

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, April 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,503
  • [5]

Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 14 14028
Frankfurt 14 20 0640

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 28,627
  • [6]

Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Five: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 0 31420
Frankfurt 0 0 000

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 11
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 32,126
  • [7]

Week 6: at London Monarchs

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 077
London 14 6 0727

at White Hart Lane, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, May 19
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,764
  • [8]

Week 7: at Scottish Claymores

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 0 3717
Scotland 0 3 14320

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, May 26
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 13,116
  • [9]

Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rhein 21 7 0331
Frankfurt 0 0 088

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 38,798
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Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Barcelona 14 0 0721
Frankfurt 0 7 71024

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 33,115
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Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 13 8 7028
Amsterdam 7 7 0620

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, June 15
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,062

Notes

  1. ↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

  1. ↑ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Frankfurt Galaxy". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 28–35.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press (April 13, 1996). "Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Associated Press (April 28, 1996). "Frankfurt Galaxy sink Barcelona Dragons 33–29". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Associated Press (May 5, 1996). "Galaxy 40, Admirals 28". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Associated Press (May 11, 1996). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 0". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Associated Press (May 19, 1996). "Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Associated Press (May 26, 1996). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 17". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Associated Press (June 1, 1996). "Rhein Fire 31, Galaxy 8". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Associated Press (June 8, 1996). "Galaxy 24, Dragons 21". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  12. ↑ Associated Press (June 23, 1996). "Claymores 32, Galaxy 27". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
  13. ↑ "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 22, 2013.