2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 14th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his third year, and played its home games at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIV, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 22–7. The victory marked the franchise's fourth World Bowl championship, a league record.^[1]

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General manager	Tilman Engel
Head coach	Mike Jones
Home field	Commerzbank-Arena
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	World Bowl XIV champion
← 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy 2007 →

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	2	Josh Cooper	DE	Mississippi
2	8	Charles Howard	DT	Florida State
3	17	Daryl Towns	LB	Nevada
4	20	J. R. Niklos	RB	Illinois
5	29	Butchie Wallace	RB	Marshall
6	32	Joselio Hanson	CB	Texas Tech
7	41	Joseph Scott	LB	Jackson State
8	44	Bill Alford	CB	Vanderbilt
9	53	Travis Harris	LB	Florida
10	55	Hannibal Thomas	WR	Cincinnati

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

	Front office General Manager – Tilman Engel Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Jones Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan Quarterbacks – Biff Parson Running Backs – J. J. Smith National Coach/Tight Ends – Markus Grahn			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ed O'Neil Defensive Line – Cornell Brown Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Ken Stills Assistant Defensive Backs – Corey Chamblin Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Carr

Roster

2006 Frankfurt Galaxy roster

	Quarterbacks 9 Craig Ochs 5 Jeff Otis 6 Bryson Spinner Running backs 33 J. R. Niklos FB 32 Roger Robinson 34 Butchie Wallace Wide receivers 81 Jason Anderson 15 Tom Crowder 16 Adam Herzing 89 Aaron Hosack 19 Walter Young Tight ends 83 Sean McHugh 84 Keith Willis		Offensive linemen 76 Rob Droege T 71 Matt McGhghy G 69 Charles Missant C 72 Qasim Mitchell G 73 Jason Nerys C 65 Isaac Snell G 75 Will Svitek T Defensive linemen 91 Justin Brown DE 99 Josh Cooper DE 74 David Harley DT 98 Elliot Harris DE 77 Anttaj Hawthorne DT 93 Jerome Nichols DT		Linebackers 53 Sarth Benoit OLB 58 Matt Farrior OLB 56 Travis Harris MLB 57 Jared Newberry OLB 44 Matt Sinclair OLB Defensive backs 31 Billy Alford CB 21 Joselio Hanson CB 37 Brandon Haw S 36 Rob Lee S 42 DeMario Williams S 22 Lenny Williams CB 28 James Taylor CB Special teams  7 Matt Barr P  1 David Kimball K		National players 70 Emmanuel Akah G   85 Marvin Allen WR   90 Daniel Benetka DT   25 Jeff Brown S   51 Shurendy Concetion LB   66 Samuel Gutekunst T   20 Martin Latka FB/TE   82 Liro Luoto TE   95 Ulrich Winkler DE   80 Juan Wong WR   Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^[n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, March 18	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 6–10	0–1	LTU arena	22,827
2	Saturday, March 25	7:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	W 31–14	1–1	Commerzbank-Arena	26,713
3	Saturday, April 1	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 20–38	1–2	Amsterdam ArenA	9,917
4	Saturday, April 8	7:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	W 21–14	2–2	Commerzbank-Arena	23,125
5	Saturday, April 15	6:00 p.m.	at Hamburg Sea Devils	W 17–13	3–2	AOL Arena	12,281
6	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 18–17	4–2	Commerzbank-Arena	26,812
7	Sunday, April 30	4:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	W 17–10	5–2	RheinEnergieStadion	11,800
8	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 16–14	6–2	Commerzbank-Arena	32,172
9	Sunday, May 14	5:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 12–17	6–3	Commerzbank-Arena	31,769
10	Saturday, May 20	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	W 14–13	7–3	Jahn-Sportpark	14,225
World Bowl XIV
11	Saturday, May 27	6:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 22–7	8–3	LTU arena	36,286

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	259	234	2–3–0	5–0–0	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	172	160	4–1–0	3–2–0	W1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	207	165	4–1–0	2–3–0	W1
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	151	170	2–3–0	2–3–0	L1
Hamburg Sea Devils	3	6	1	.350	194	193	1–3–1	2–3–0	W3
Berlin Thunder	2	7	1	.250	180	241	1–4–0	1–3–1	L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	0	3	0	6
Rhein	7	3	0	0	10

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, March 18
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 22,827
• Referee: Terry Brown

Game information
First quarter Rhein – Juan Wong 45-yard touchdown reception from Chris Samp, Ola Kimrin kick good, 12:43. Frankfurt – 36-yard field goal by David Kimball, 2:59. Second quarter Rhein – 42-yard field goal by Ola Kimrin, 0:34. Third quarter Frankfurt – 49-yard field goal by David Kimball, 4:52. Fourth quarter No scoring.

Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	0	7	7	0	14
Frankfurt	7	14	3	7	31

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, March 25
• Game time: 7:09 p.m. CET
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 26,713
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	3	3	7	20
Amsterdam	14	10	7	7	38

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 1
• Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), roof open, partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 9,917
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 4: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Four: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	7	0	7	14
Frankfurt	0	14	0	7	21

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 8
• Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 23,125
• Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	7	3	7	17
Hamburg	0	10	0	3	13

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 15
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 12,281
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	7	3	7	17
Frankfurt	0	3	6	9	18

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 22
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 26,812
• Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	10	0	7	17
Cologne	7	0	3	0	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, April 30
• Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), mostly cloudly
• Game attendance: 11,800
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	7	0	7	14
Frankfurt	3	3	7	3	16

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 6
• Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 32,172
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	3	7	7	17
Frankfurt	3	3	0	6	12

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 6
• Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 31,769
• Referee: Greg Meyer

Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	7	7	0	14
Berlin	6	7	0	0	13

at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 20
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), cloudy with showers, windy
• Game attendance: 14,225
• Referee: Alberto Riveron

World Bowl XIV

Main article: World Bowl XIV

World Bowl XIV: Amsterdam Admirals vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	2	0	10	10	22
Amsterdam	0	7	0	0	7

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 27
• Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 36,286
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (NFL Network): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.^[16] Overall, Frankfurt had five players selected. The selections were:

• Brandon Haw, safety
• Aaron Hosack, wide receiver
• Jerome Nichols, defensive tackle
• Roger Robinson, running back
• Will Svitek, tackle

Head coach Mike Jones earned NFL Europe League Coach of the Year honors.^[16]

Notes

1. All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

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