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 franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas 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.

The Centurions replaced the Barcelona Dragons for this season, keeping only two members from Barcelona's 2003 roster: linebacker Cedric Cotar and receiver Marco Martos.

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 UC Davis
13 76 Antwon McCray RB Toledo

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Personnel

Staff

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Front office
  • General Manager – Jacques Orthen

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

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Quarterbacks

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 France
  • 86 Werner Hippler TE Germany
  • 14 Ola Kimrin K Sweden
  •  1 Marco Martos WR Mexico
  • 11 Yu Nakajima WR Japan
  •  5 Kentaro Namiki QB Japan
  • 16 Michihiro Ogawa WR Japan
  • 20 Tadanari Sano CB Japan
  • 45 Masaki Tokimoto LB Japan


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] 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 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 28–20 4–6 Hampden Park 10,013

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Berlin Thunder 9 1 0 .900 289 195 5–0 4–1 W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 212 192 4–1 3–2 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 173 191 3–2 2–3 W2
Cologne Centurions 4 6 0 .400 191 201 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 161 178 3–2 0–5 L4
Scottish Claymores 2 8 0 .200 128 197 1–4 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week One: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 10 6 3625
Rhein 14 3 7226

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

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 0 01320
Cologne 3 0 0710

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

Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 7 14 3731
Berlin 21 7 7035

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

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 0 003
Cologne 7 10 0017

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

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 3 0 7717
Frankfurt 3 14 0724

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

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Berlin 7 7 01327
Cologne 14 0 7728

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

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 0 3 7010
Amsterdam 7 7 3017

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

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 6 006
Cologne 0 0 707

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

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 7 3623
Cologne 4 0 7718

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

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 0 14 01428
Scotland 0 7 13020

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, June 5
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,013
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 7, 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. ↑ NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 4, 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. ↑ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.