2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Head coach Mike Jones
General manager Tilman Engel
Home field Waldstadion
Results
Record 3–7
Division place 5th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2004 2006

The 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 13th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 5 Brock Edwards TE Texas
2 11 Michael Landry DT Southern
3 14 Ronald Jones DE Southern Mississippi
4 23 William Henry T Clemson
5 26 Jon Pendergrass CB Southern Illinois
6 35 Alex Nguae LB Washington State
7 38 Doug Goodwin DT Boston College
8 44 Anthony Oakley G Western Kentucky

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Personnel

Staff

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Front office
  • General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
  • Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt
  • Running Backs – Steve Smith
  • Wide Receivers – Milton Wynn
  • National Coach/Tight Ends – Markus Grahn
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ed O'Neil
  • Defensive Line – Richard Wood
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Ken Stills
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – James Rooths

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – George Bardis

Roster

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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 50 Kellen Brantley MLB
  • 57 Kevin DeRonde OLB
  • 42 Matt Farrior OLB
  • 59 Alex Ngaue MLB
  • 58 Howard Hodges OLB
  • 43 Maurice Jones OLB
  • 53 Fred Pagac MLB
  • 51 Grant Steen OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  7 Matt Barr P
  •  5 Owen Pochman K
  • 10 Stephen Scaldaferri K
 National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 2 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 7–30 0–1 Olympic Stadium 16,199
2 Saturday, April 9 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 23–14 1–1 Waldstadion 31,644
3 Saturday, April 16 6:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 14–23 1–2 RheinEnergieStadion 10,821
4 Saturday, April 23 7:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 10–30 1–3 Waldstadion 22,347
5 Saturday, April 30 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 23–20 2–3 Waldstadion 27,439
6 Sunday, May 8 3:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 10–48 2–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,227
7 Saturday, May 14 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 17–20 OT 2–5 Waldstadion 25,347
8 Saturday, May 21 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 20–13 3–5 LTU arena 28,124
9 Saturday, May 28 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 24–31 3–6 Waldstadion 40,109
10 Saturday, June 4 7:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils L 15–17 3–7 AOL Arena 21,204

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Berlin Thunder 7 3 0 .700 241 191 4–1 3–2 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 6 4 0 .600 265 204 5–0 1–4 L1
Cologne Centurions 6 4 0 .600 188 212 3–2 3–2 W1
Hamburg Sea Devils 5 5 0 .500 213 196 4–1 1–4 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 3 7 0 .300 163 246 2–3 1–4 L2
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 203 224 2–3 1–4 W2

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 077
Berlin 3 14 31030

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,199
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 14 0 0014
Frankfurt 0 7 13323

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 9
  • Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 31,644
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Cologne Centurions

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 7 0014
Cologne 3 7 10323

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 16
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), cloudly
  • Game attendance: 10,821
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 4: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Four: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Hamburg 9 7 7730
Frankfurt 0 3 0710

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 23
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,347
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rhein 7 6 0720
Frankfurt 0 7 9723

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 30
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 27,439
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 3 0 7010
Amsterdam 7 24 14348

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 8
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,227
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Cologne 0 10 07320
Frankfurt 7 7 03017

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 14
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 25,347
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 8: at Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 10 3020
Rhein 0 0 31013

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 21
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 28,124
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Berlin 7 7 31431
Frankfurt 7 14 0324

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 28
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 40,109
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 10: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 6 0915
Hamburg 0 14 0317

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 4
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 21,204
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes

  1. ↑ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

  1. ↑ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.