2007 Cologne Centurions season

2007 Cologne Centurions season
Head coach David Duggan
John Lyons (interim)
General manager Hauke Wilkens
Home field RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record 6–4
Division place 3rd
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season Next season
2006 —

The 2007 Cologne Centurions season was the fourth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team were led by head coach David Duggan in his second year and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. When Duggan gave up coaching after week nine due to health issues, defensive coordinator John Lyons was elevated to the position of interim head coach for the final game.[1] They finished the season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.[2]

Offseason

Free agent draft

2007 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 3 Jon Alston G South Carolina
2 9 George Gause DE South Carolina
3 16 Cedrick Holt CB North Carolina
4 21 C. J. Brooks G Maryland
5 28 Bobby Blizzard TE North Carolina
6 33 A. J. Harris RB Northern Illinois
7 40 Devan Long DE Oregon
8 45 Kellen Davis T Oklahoma State
9 52 Rod Olds C Jacksonville State
10 57 Martin Patterson LB Texas Christian
11 64 Tyler King DE Connecticut
12 69 Ernest Jones DT Tennessee State
13 76 Mario Hill WR Mississippi
14 81 Jon Simmons DE South Florida
15 88 Kenton Johnson T Georgia Tech
16 93 Burl Toler WR California
17 100 Victor Phillips CB Southern
18 105 Jamar Enzor LB Cincinnati
19 112 Mike Douglas TE Massachusetts
20 117 Antwann Carter RB Boise State
21 124 Trenton Jordan DE Central Florida
22 129 Terrance Butler CB Wyoming

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Personnel

Staff

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Front office
  • General Manager – Hauke Wilkens

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Jeff Filkovski
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Lee Rowland
  • Wide Receivers – Don Holmes
  • Tight Ends – Wendell Davis
  • Offensive Line – Tom Lovat
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – John Lyons
  • Defensive Line – Tracy Simien
  • Linebackers – Mark Sander

Special teams coaches

  • National Coach/Special Teams – Lee Rowland

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

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Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 24–18 1–0 AOL Arena 20,887
2 Saturday, April 21 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–18 1–1 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422
3 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 14–6 2–1 LTU arena 21,347
4 Saturday, May 5 6:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 28–31 2–2 RheinEnergieStadion 10,084
5 Sunday, May 13 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 24–10 3–2 Olympic Stadium 11,995
6 Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 20–17 4–2 RheinEnergieStadion 22,154
7 Friday, May 25 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 30–7 5–2 Amsterdam ArenA 11,714
8 Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 7–21 5–3 RheinEnergieStadion 10,221
9 Saturday, June 9 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 31–13 6–3 RheinEnergieStadion 12,878
10 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–31 6–4 Commerzbank-Arena 35,087

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Standings

NFL Europa League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Hamburg Sea Devils 7 3 0 .700 231 176 4–1 3–2 W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 254 179 5–0 2–3 W1
Cologne Centurions 6 4 0 .600 205 172 2–3 4–1 L1
Rhein Fire 4 6 0 .400 166 212 2–3 2–3 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 4 6 0 .400 194 250 3–2 1–4 W1
Berlin Thunder 2 8 0 .200 146 207 0–5 2–3 L6

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Game summaries

Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Berlin 0 14 31431
Cologne 14 14 0028

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 5
  • Game time: 6:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,084
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cologne 7 9 14030
Amsterdam 0 0 077

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 25
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,714
  • Referee: Don Carey

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 7 3013
Cologne 0 14 31431

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 9
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,878
  • Referee: John Hessey

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.[16] Overall, Cologne had eight players selected, tying for the most with Hamburg. The selections were:

Additionally, Hall and Ross were named defensive and co-offensive MVPs, respectively. Hall set a franchise record with 12 sacks and anchored the Centurions defense which ranked first in total yards allowed (2,561) and total points allowed (172). He also tied a league record by recording a sack in seven consecutive games. Ross, who shared the award with Frankfurt's quarterback J. T. O'Sullivan, was the NFLEL's leading rusher with 802 yards and four 100-yard games. He also totaled a league-best 933 yards from scrimmage (802 rushing, 131 receiving) and scored five touchdowns.[16]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Duggan to give up coaching for remainder of season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ NFL Europa League (February 26, 2007). "Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  4. ↑ NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  9. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  12. ↑ NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  13. ↑ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  14. ↑ Sport-Informations-Dienst (June 17, 2007). "Centurions verpassen Finaleinzug" (in German). Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  15. ↑ "NFL Europa At A Glance". USA Today. June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Honors handed out". NFLEurope.com. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved January 22, 2012.