1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the newly created World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Elway, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the ten game season with a record of seven wins and three losses, the third best record in the league well ahead of some 5-5 teams, but unfortunately also third place in the dominant European Division, so no play-off berth for Frankfurt while the other two Euro teams advanced to the World Bowl.

1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Owner	World League
General manager	Oliver Luck
Head coach	Jack Elway
Home field	Waldstadion
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	3rd European Division
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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Personnel

Staff

1991 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

	Front office General Manager – Oliver Luck Assistant General Manager – John Workman Head coaches Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Jack Elway Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Beers Running Backs/Tight Ends – Joe Burke Wide Receivers – Tony Adams			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Claude Gilbert Defensive Line – Dan Geyer Defensive Backs – Kevin Clark

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Roster

1991 Frankfurt Galaxy roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Alex Espinoza 11 Mike Perez Running Backs 33 Tony Baker 25 Steve Bartalo 45 Harry Jackson FB Wide Receivers 88 Cedric Gordon 85 Jason Johnson 89 Alvin Lee 86 Craig Morton Tight Ends 81 Chad Fortune 80 Todd Young		Offensive Linemen 65 Garry Frank G 75 Ken Hackemack T 63 David Diaz-Infante C 60 Rod Mounts G 67 Billy Poe G 58 Eric Still T Defensive Linemen 78 Kevin Hendrix DE 62 Ray Huckestein DT 90 Lee Jones DE 72 Mark Mraz DE 76 Mike Teeter DT/DE 96 Chris Williams DT		Linebackers 53 Chris Alexander 59 Terry Fleming 54 Todd Gatlin 55 Pat Moorer 57 Yepi Pau'u 50 Kevin Wolfolk Defensive Backs 46 Timothy Broady S 20 Lonnie Finch CB 28 Joe Greenwood CB 43 Scott James CB 40 Keith McCoy CB 31 Charles McCree CB 22 Mark Seals S 27 Cedric Stallworth CB Special Teams  1 Tom Whelihan K/P		Operation Discovery 82 Keith L. Craig WR   70 Olaf Hampel DT    9 Stephan Maslo K   77 Gerald Olszewski G   Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^[n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, March 23	8:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	L 11–24	0–1	Waldstadion	23,169
2	Monday, April 1	7:00 p.m.	at San Antonio Riders	W 10–3	1–1	Alamo Stadium	18,432
3	Saturday, April 6	8:00 p.m.	at New York/New Jersey Knights	W 27–17	2–1	Giants Stadium	36,546
4	Saturday, April 13	5:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Surge	L 10–16	2–2	Hughes Stadium	17,065
5	Saturday, April 20	8:00 p.m.	Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks	W 30–28	3–2	Waldstadion	21,065
6	Saturday, April 27	8:00 p.m.	Montreal Machine	W 17–7	4–2	Waldstadion	25,269
7	Saturday, May 4	8:00 p.m.	at Orlando Thunder	W 17–14	5–2	Florida Citrus Bowl	11,270
8	Sunday, May 12	7:00 p.m.	Birmingham Fire	W 10–3	6–2	Waldstadion	28,127
9	Sunday, May 19	3:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 10–3	7–2	Montjuic Stadium	29,753
10	Saturday, May 25	8:00 p.m.	Sacramento Surge	L 13–24	7–3	Waldstadion	51,653

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Standings

European Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	STK
London Monarchs	9	1	0	.900	310	121	1–1	L1
Barcelona Dragons	8	2	0	.800	206	126	1–1	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	155	139	1–1	L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs London Monarchs

Week One: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
London	0	7	17	0	24
Frankfurt	2	3	0	6	11

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, March 23
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CET
• Game attendance: 23,169
• Referee: Stan Kemp
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Week 6: vs Montreal Machine

Week Six: Montreal Machine at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Montreal	0	0	0	7	7
Frankfurt	0	7	7	3	17

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 27
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 25,269
• Referee: Stan Kemp
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Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by the league's ten head coaches.^[8] Overall, Frankfurt had five players selected, with three on the first team and two on the second team.^[8] The five selections were:

• Tony Baker, running back (first team)
• Tim Broady, strong safety (second team)
• Garry Frank, guard (first team)
• Mark Mraz, defensive end (first team)
• Mike Teeter, nose tackle (second team)

Notes

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

References

1. "Frankfurt Galaxy". The Official 1991 World League of American Football Media Guide. pp. 80–99.
2. "1991 Final Stats". 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide. pp. 56–57.
3. "1991 Game Summaries". 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide. pp. 96–105.
4. "American Football Kicks-Off In Germany". Deseret News. March 24, 1991. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
5. Associated Press (April 27, 1991). "Galaxy 17, Machine 7". Associated Press News Archive. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
6. Associated Press (May 28, 1991). "WLAF standings". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. p. 4B. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
7. "1991 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
8. "1991 All-World League Team". The News. Boca Raton, Florida. May 25, 1991. p. 5D. Retrieved July 31, 2012.