1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Head Coach	Ernie Stautner
General Manager	Chris Heyne
Home Field	Waldstadion
Results
Record	6–4
Place	2nd
Playoff Finish	World Bowl '95 champion
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1992	1996

The 1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner 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 six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '95, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 26–22. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship.

Offseason[]

World League draft[]

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	2	Bryan Addison	DB	Hawaii
2	11	Dondre Owens	CB	Howard
3	14	Clarence Williams	TE	Washington State
4	23	Frank Adams	CB	South Carolina
5	26	David Wilkins	DE	Eastern Kentucky
6	35	Toby Mills	C	Arizona State
7	38	Mike Kerr	DE	Florida
8	47	Mark Montgomery	RB	Wisconsin
9	50	Mike Stonebreaker	LB	Notre Dame
10	59	Donald Reynolds	DT	Virginia
11	62	Nate Dingle	LB	Cincinnati
12	71	Shawn Smith	LB	San Diego State
13	74	Shawn Collins	WR	Northern Arizona
14	83	Johnny Dixon	S	Mississippi
15	86	Bobby Olive	WR	Ohio State
16	95	Todd Peat	G	Northern Illinois
17	98	Ronnie Dixon	DT	Cincinnati
18	107	John Oglesby	RB	Texas Christian
19	110	Lamark Shackerford	DT	Wisconsin
20	119	Chris Hall	S	East Carolina
21	122	Mario Bailey	WR	Washington
22	131	Matt Elliott	G	Northern Arizona
23	134	Franco Grilla	K	Central Florida
24	143	Cecil Doggette	CB	West Virginia
25	146	Keith Williams	WR	San Diego State
26	155	Bob Brasher	TE	Arizona State
27	158	Keo Coleman	LB	Mississippi State
28	167	Nathaniel Bolton	WR	Mississippi College
29	170	Kevin Little	LB	North Carolina A&T
30	179	Jerrod Washington	RB	Virginia
31	182	Mike Bellamy	WR	Illinois
32	191	James Spears	DE	Temple
33	194	Marcus Lee	FB	Syracuse
34	203	Andrew Beckett	DE	Rutgers
35	206	Dean Lytle	LB	Notre Dame
36	215	Greg Briggs	S	Texas Southern
37	218	Mike Iaquaniello	S	Michigan State
38	227	Justin Starck	T	Oregon
39	230	Curtis Luper	RB	Stephen F. Austin
40	239	Raymond Batiste	G	Northeast Louisiana
41	242	Gary Reid	NT	Cincinnati
42	251	Jerome Smith	WR	Indiana (PA)
43	254	Dwayne Davis	S	Colorado
44	263	Derick Pickett	T	Penn State
45	266	Walter Campbell	DE	Eastern Michigan

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NFL allocations[]

Player name	Position	College	NFL team
Lemanski Hall	LB	Alabama	Houston Oilers
Sean Jackson	RB	Florida State	Houston Oilers
Paul Justin	QB	Arizona State	Indianapolis Colts
Russ McCullough	OT	Missouri	Los Angeles Raiders
Willie Stubbins	OT	Texas Southern	Los Angeles Raiders
Kipp Vickers	G	Miami (FL)	Indianapolis Colts

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

Front office

General Manager – Chris Heyne

Head coaches

Head Coach – Ernie Stautner

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark
Running Backs/Special Teams – John Cooper
Offensive Line – Mark McHale

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ray Willsey
Defensive Line – C. L. Whittington
National Coach/Defensive Backs – Florian Berrenberg

Roster[]

1995 Frankfurt Galaxy roster

Quarterbacks

14 Brad Bretz
8 Bryan Fortay
11 Paul Justin
14 Jim Miller

Running Backs

7 Nathaniel Bolton
35 Keith Jones
33 Craig Thomas
43 Kevin Williams

Wide Receivers

81 Mario Bailey
84 Mike Bellamy
82 Shawn Collins
2 Tony Harrison
1 Bobby Olive

Tight Ends

87 Bob Brasher
88 Clarence Williams

Offensive Linemen

68 Mark Dixon G
79 Russ McCullough T
62 Toby Mills C
69 Todd Peat G/T
60 Justin Starck T
73 Willie Stubbins T
71 Kipp Vickers G/T

Defensive Linemen

63 Jon Baker DT
66 Mike Kerr DE
95 Gary Reid DT
90 Don Reynolds DT
74 David Wilkins DE

Linebackers

53 Tom Cavallo ILB
58 Nate Dingle OLB
56 Dean Lytle OLB
55 Shawn Smith OLB
54 Mike Stonebreaker ILB

Defensive Backs

29 Greg Briggs S
42 Johnny Dixon S
22 Cecil Doggette DB
32 Chris Hall CB
21 Jackie Kellogg CB

Special Teams

5 Daron Alcorn K/P

National Players

83 Martin Driever TE
23 Markus Finke RB
77 Olaf Hampel G
86 Werner Hippler TE
9 Ralf Kleinmann K
99 Frank Messmer DL
24 Ingo Seibert RB

Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 8	7:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	W 45–22	1–0	Waldstadion	28,021
2	Saturday, April 15	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 12–14	1–1	De Meer Stadion	5,321
3	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 14–20	1–2	Waldstadion	25,182
4	Sunday, April 30	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 20–21	1–3	Rheinstadion	19,181
5	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 24–20	2–3	Waldstadion	30,598
6	Monday, May 15	7:30 p.m.	at London Monarchs	W 27–7	3–3	White Hart Lane	8,912
7	Saturday, May 20	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 28–41	3–4	Waldstadion	33,112
8	Sunday, May 28	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–13	4–4	Waldstadion	28,368
9	Sunday, June 4	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 37–24	5–4	Murrayfield Stadium	6,840
10	Saturday, June 10	5:30 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 44–20	6–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	21,380
World Bowl '95
11	Saturday, June 17		Amsterdam Admirals	W 26–22	7–4	Olympisch Stadion	23,847

^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13]

Standings[]

World League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	9	1	0	.900	246	152	5–0	4–1	W2
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	279	202	3–2	3–2	W3
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	237	247	2–3	3–2	L1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	174	220	1–4	3–2	L2
Rhein Fire	4	6	0	.400	221	279	2–3	2–3	L3
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	153	210	0–5	2–3	W1

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Game summaries[]

Week 1: vs London Monarchs[]

Week One: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
London	0	6	0	16	22
Frankfurt	7	14	24	0	45

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 8
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 28,021
Referee: Mike Carey
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Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals[]

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	0	5	12
Amsterdam	0	14	0	0	14

at De Meer Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, April 15
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 5,321
Referee: Mike Carey
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Week 3: vs Scottish Claymores[]

Week Three: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	7	0	0	13	20
Frankfurt	0	0	7	7	14

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 22
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 25,182
Referee: Phil Luckett
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Week 4: at Rhein Fire[]

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt					0
Rhein					0

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 30
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 19,181
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Week 5: vs Barcelona Dragons[]

Week Five: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	3	3	0	14	20
Frankfurt	3	14	0	7	24

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 6
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 30,598
Referee: Larry Nemmers
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Week 6: at London Monarchs[]

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	10	10	0	27
London	7	0	0	0	7

at White Hart Lane, London, England

Date: Monday, May 15
Game time: 7:30 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 8,912
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Week 7: vs Rhein Fire[]

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein					0
Frankfurt					0

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 20
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 33,112
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Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals[]

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	3	7	3	13
Frankfurt	7	7	7	7	28

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 28
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 28,368

Week 9: at Scottish Claymores[]

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt					0
Scotland					0

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Date: Sunday, June 4
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 6,840
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Week 10: at Barcelona Dragons[]

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	13	7	21	44
Barcelona	0	13	0	7	20

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, June 10
Game time: 5:30 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 21,380
Referee: Larry Nemmers
^[12] ^[13]

Notes[]

↑ The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 148–149.
↑ Associated Press (February 23, 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF". European Stars and Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany): p. 27. https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1995-02-23/page-27. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Thomsen, Ian (April 10, 1995). "After the Circus, It's Game Time in the WLAF". The New York Times (Manhattan, New York). https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/10/sports/10iht-wlaf_0.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Associated Press (April 15, 1995). "Admirals 14, Galaxy 12". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Admirals-14-Galaxy-12/id-78511e594c4849108f4af14813e1c091. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Associated Press (April 22, 1995). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Claymores-20-Galaxy-14/id-bd860c7337de17a7ca4c4fc035842e2c. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Associated Press (April 30, 1995). "Rhein Fire 21, Galaxy 20". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Rhein-Fire-21-Galaxy-20/id-319cd98028c44ac099f192a9bb8a2c04. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Cubero, Cristina (May 6, 1995). "Dragons contra el equipo del ex militar" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 44. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/05/06/pagina-44/1296383/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Cubero, Cristina (May 7, 1995). "Conmoción en los Dragons" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 39. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/05/07/pagina-39/1300332/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Associated Press (May 15, 1995). "Galaxy 27, Monarchs 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Galaxy-27-Monarchs-7/id-17558b4c5a6038d601db5ccbdbeb017c. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Associated Press (May 20, 1995). "Rhein Fire 41, Galaxy 28". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Rhein-Fire-41-Galaxy-28/id-bcb6b50fd40957d72698db1969f67fcc. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Associated Press (June 4, 1995). "Galaxy 37, Claymores 24". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Galaxy-37-Claymores-24/id-c43c525220be1f58191e910230427e12. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Cubero, Cristina (June 10, 1995). "Los Dragons se juegan la temporada a una carta" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 53. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/10/pagina-53/1314171/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Cubero, Cristina (June 11, 1995). "Los Dragons no jugarán la final" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 53. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/11/pagina-53/1314233/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
↑ "1995 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1995. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

References[]

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[1] The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 148–149.

[2] Associated Press (February 23, 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF". European Stars and Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany): p. 27. https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1995-02-23/page-27. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

[NYT_04/10-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Thomsen, Ian (April 10, 1995). "After the Circus, It's Game Time in the WLAF". The New York Times (Manhattan, New York). https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/10/sports/10iht-wlaf_0.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

[AP_04/15-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Associated Press (April 15, 1995). "Admirals 14, Galaxy 12". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Admirals-14-Galaxy-12/id-78511e594c4849108f4af14813e1c091. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

[AP_04/22-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Associated Press (April 22, 1995). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Claymores-20-Galaxy-14/id-bd860c7337de17a7ca4c4fc035842e2c. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

[AP_04/30-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Associated Press (April 30, 1995). "Rhein Fire 21, Galaxy 20". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Rhein-Fire-21-Galaxy-20/id-319cd98028c44ac099f192a9bb8a2c04. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

[MD_05/06-8] 7.0 ^7.1 Cubero, Cristina (May 6, 1995). "Dragons contra el equipo del ex militar" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 44. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/05/06/pagina-44/1296383/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

[MD_05/07-9] 8.0 ^8.1 Cubero, Cristina (May 7, 1995). "Conmoción en los Dragons" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 39. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/05/07/pagina-39/1300332/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

[AP_05/15-10] 9.0 ^9.1 Associated Press (May 15, 1995). "Galaxy 27, Monarchs 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Galaxy-27-Monarchs-7/id-17558b4c5a6038d601db5ccbdbeb017c. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

[AP_05/20-11] 10.0 ^10.1 Associated Press (May 20, 1995). "Rhein Fire 41, Galaxy 28". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Rhein-Fire-41-Galaxy-28/id-bcb6b50fd40957d72698db1969f67fcc. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

[AP_06/04-12] 11.0 ^11.1 Associated Press (June 4, 1995). "Galaxy 37, Claymores 24". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1995/Galaxy-37-Claymores-24/id-c43c525220be1f58191e910230427e12. Retrieved February 9, 2013.

[MD_06/10-13] 12.0 ^12.1 Cubero, Cristina (June 10, 1995). "Los Dragons se juegan la temporada a una carta" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 53. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/10/pagina-53/1314171/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

[MD_06/11-14] 13.0 ^13.1 Cubero, Cristina (June 11, 1995). "Los Dragons no jugarán la final" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona, Spain): p. 53. http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/11/pagina-53/1314233/pdf.html. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

[15] "1995 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1995. Retrieved July 5, 2012.

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