2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XII, Frankfurt lost to the Berlin Thunder 30–24.

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General manager	Tilman Engel
Head coach	Mike Jones
Home field	Waldstadion
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost World Bowl XII
← 2003 Frankfurt Galaxy 2005 →

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	6	Chris Edmonds	TE	West Virginia
2	12	Bary Holleyman	DE	Oklahoma
3	13	Sean O'Connor	G	Syracuse
4	24	Chad Hayes	TE	Maine
5	25	Drew Haddad	WR	Buffalo
6	36	Corey McIntyre	FB	West Virginia
7	37	Dustin Cohen	LB	Miami (Ohio)
8	48	John Schlecht	DT	Minnesota
9	49	Tim Stuber	G	Colorado State
10	60	Ralph Parent	S	Boston College
11	61	Josh McKibben	DT	Central Florida
12	72	Brian Mance	CB	Clemson
13	73	Al Jackson	G	Louisiana State

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff

	Front office General manager – Tilman Engel Head coaches Head coach – Mike Jones Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers – Dwain Painter National coach/running backs – Patrick Esume Offensive line – Don Lawrence Tight ends – Ben Coates			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Ed O'Neil Defensive line – Richard Wood Defensive backs/special teams – Ken Stills Assistant linebackers – Dwight Hollier Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – George Bardis

Roster

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Kirk Farmer  4 J. T. O'Sullivan 10 David Priestley Running backs 29 Jeff Chaney 33 Leonard Henry 42 Skip Hicks 44 Corey McIntyre FB Wide receivers  2 Drew Haddad 87 Derrick Lewis 82 Jermaine Lewis 84 Jason Willis Tight ends 81 Chris Edmonds 80 Chad Hayes 88 Leonard Stephens		Offensive linemen 72 Konrad Dean G 64 Jasen Esposito G/C 50 Johnathan Ingram C 75 Jason Jimenez T 52 Ben Nowland C/G 74 David Pruce T 63 Tim Stuber G Defensive linemen 99 Clenton Ballard DT 91 Aubrayo Franklin DT 92 Jeff Hazuga DE 98 Corey Jackson DE 96 Radell Lockhart DE 95 Merceda Perry DE 93 John Schlecht DT 94 Bobby Setzer DE		Linebackers 58 Robert Chapman OLB 56 Dustin Cohen OLB 54 Asa Francis OLB/DE 57 Jason McWilliams OLB 45 Shawn Price OLB 53 Mason Unck MLB Defensive backs 21 Allan Amundson CB 35 Ahmad Brooks CB 31 Chris Brown S 26 Lynaris Elpheage CB 27 Chris Kern CB 30 Ralph Parent S 23 Ricky Sharpe S Special teams  7 Mike Barr P  8 Jamie Rheem K		National players 22 Foad Ajdir DB   90 Daniel Benetka DT    9 Ralf Kleinmann K   20 Martin Latka FB   85 Hugo Lira WR   76 Andre Mathes OL   59 Guillermo Ruiz LB   19 Marc Soumah WR   46 Cüneyt Topcu LB   60 Patrick Venzke T   Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^[n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 3	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 34–11	1–0	Waldstadion	21,269
2	Saturday, April 10	7:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	W 20–10	2–0	RheinEnergieStadion	9,134
3	Saturday, April 17	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 28–10	3–0	Waldstadion	27,213
4	Sunday, April 25	3:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 17–21 ^OT	3–1	Amsterdam ArenA	10,684
5	Saturday, May 1	7:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	W 24–17	4–1	Waldstadion	24,117
6	Sunday, May 9	2:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 15–13	5–1	Hampden Park	9,017
7	Sunday, May 16	4:00 p.m	Scottish Claymores	W 27–24	6–1	Waldstadion	26,879
8	Saturday, May 22	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 27–31	6–2	Waldstadion	30,812
9	Saturday, May 29	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 20–14 ^OT	7–2	Arena AufSchalke	26,417
10	Sunday, June 6	4:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 0–41	7–3	Olympic Stadium	19,175
World Bowl XII
11	Saturday, June 12	6:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 24–30	7–4	Arena AufSchalke	35,413

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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: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	0	0	8	11
Frankfurt	0	17	7	10	34

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 3
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 21,269
• Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: at Cologne Centurions

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	0	13	20
Cologne	3	0	0	7	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 10
• Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 9,134
• Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	3	0	0	10
Frankfurt	7	14	7	0	28

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 17
• Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 27,213
• Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Frankfurt	7	3	7	0	0	17
Amsterdam	0	7	3	7	4	21

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Sunday, April 25
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,684
• Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	3	0	7	7	17
Frankfurt	3	14	0	7	24

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 1
• Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 24,117
• Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	9	3	3	15
Scotland	3	3	0	7	13

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, May 9
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 9,017
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	3	7	7	7	24
Frankfurt	14	7	6	0	27

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 16
• Game time: 4:10 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 26,879
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	10	7	7	7	31
Frankfurt	0	20	7	0	27

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 22
• Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 30,812
• Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 9: at Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Frankfurt	0	7	0	7	6	20
Rhein	7	0	7	0	0	14

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 29
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 26,417
• Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0
Berlin	3	17	7	14	41

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Sunday, June 6
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 19,175
• Referee: Bill Vinovich

World Bowl XII

Main article: World Bowl XII

World Bowl XII: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	7	0	14	24
Berlin	7	3	13	7	30

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

• Date: Saturday, June 12
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 35,413
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Notes

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

References

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