1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season

1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Ernie Stautner
General Manager	Chris Heyne
Home Field	Waldstadion
Results
Record	6–4
Place	2nd
Playoff Finish	Lost World Bowl '96
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his second 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 '96, Frankfurt lost to the Scottish Claymores 32–27.

Offseason

World League draft

1996 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	6	Mark Byers	LB	UNLV
2	12	Jay Kearney	WR	West Virginia
3	13	Lance Gunn	DB	Texas
4	24	Marquel Fleetwood	QB	Minnesota
5	25	Fred Foggie	DB	Boise State
6	36	Charles Hope	G	Central State
7	37	Ed Robinson	LB	Florida
8	48	Ron Collins	T	Fresno State
9	49	Garry Pay	C	BYU
10	60	Reginald Lee	LB	Youngstown State
11	61	Thomas Baskin	DT	Texas
12	72	Eric Jonassen	T	Bloomsburg
13	75	Hillary Butler	LB	Washington
14	86	Ronnie Woolfolk	LB	Colorado
15	87	Wes Bender	RB	USC
16	98	Donald Toomer	DB	Utah State
17	99	Steve Brooks	TE	Occidental College
18	110	Vernon Edwards	DE	SMU
19	111	Theo Adams	T	Hawaii
20	121	John Paci	QB	Indiana
21	122	Jerrick Bledsoe	DB	Texas Southern
22	131	Eric Gant	RB	Grambling State
23	132	Tirrell Greene	G	Miami
23	134	Curtis Shearer	WR	San Diego State

Personnel

Staff

1996 Frankfurt Galaxy staff
	Front office General Manager – Chris Heyne Head coaches Head Coach – Ernie Stautner Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Thomas Coleman Offensive Line – Fred Quillan Offensive Assistant – Lew Carpenter			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – LaVern Torgeson Defensive Line – C. L. Whittington National Coach/Defensive Backs – Florian Berrenberg

Roster

1996 Frankfurt Galaxy roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Brad Bretz 10 Jerry Colquitt 16 Steve Pelluer Running Backs 20 Wes Bender  7 Nathaniel Bolton 30 Bobby Phillips 43 Kevin Williams Wide Receivers 81 Mario Bailey 84 Mike Bellamy  1 Gary Harrell  2 Tony Harrison 15 Jay Kearney Tight Ends 89 Ed Smith		Offensive Linemen 68 Michael Batiste G 65 Ron Collins T 75 [[Tirrell Greene |Tirrell Greene]] G 95 George Hegamin T 64 Charles Hope G 62 Toby Mills C 79 Craig Ritter G 76 Mike Suarez T Defensive Linemen 63 Jon Baker 91 Thomas Baskin DT 66 Mike Kerr DE 90 Don Reynolds DT 59 Ronnie Woolfork DE		Linebackers 57 Hillary Butler 58 Mark Byers OLB 50 Bernard Carter OLB 53 Tom Cavallo MLB -- Reginald Lee 51 Ed Robinson OLB Defensive Backs 21 Curtis Cotton S 42 Johnny Dixon S 22 Cecil Doggette CB 36 Fred Foggie CB 39 Lance Gunn S 32 [[Chris Hall |Chris Hall]] CB 27 Greg Patrick S Special Teams  3 Kevin Feighery P		National Players 83 Martin Driever TE 67 Stefan Gamlin DL  9 Ralf Kleinmann K 80 Daniel Koenner WR 99 Frank Messmer DT 24 Ingo Seibert RB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 13	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 27–21	1–0	Rheinstadion	32,092
2	Saturday, April 20	7:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	W 37–3	2–0	Waldstadion	34,186
3	Sunday, April 28	6:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 33–29	3–0	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	17,503
4	Sunday, May 5	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 40–28	4–0	Waldstadion	28,627
5	Saturday, May 11	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 0–20	4–1	Waldstadion	32,126
6	Sunday, May 19	3:00 p.m.	at London Monarchs	L 7–27	4–2	White Hart Lane	10,764
7	Sunday, May 26	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 17–20	4–3	Murrayfield Stadium	13,116
8	Saturday, June 1	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 8–31	4–4	Waldstadion	38,798
9	Saturday, June 8	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 24–21	5–4	Waldstadion	33,115
10	Saturday, June 15	6:30 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–20	6–4	Olympisch Stadion	14,062
World Bowl '96
11	Sunday, June 23	6:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 27–32	6–5	Murrayfield Stadium	38,982

Standings

World League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Scottish Claymores	7	3	0	.700	233	190	5–0	2–3	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	221	220	3–2	3–2	W2
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	250	210	4–1	1–4	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	192	230	4–1	1–4	W1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	161	192	3–2	1–4	W1
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	176	191	2–3	1–4	L2

Game summaries

Week 1: at Rhein Fire

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 10 0 7 10 27 Rhein 0 0 7 14 21 at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany Date: Saturday, April 13 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 32,092

Week 2: vs London Monarchs

Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total London 0 3 0 0 3 Frankfurt 7 14 13 3 37 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Saturday, April 20 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 34,186

Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 7 3 7 16 33 Barcelona 6 3 0 20 29 at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain Date: Sunday, April 28 Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 17,503

Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 14 14 0 28 Frankfurt 14 20 0 6 40 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Sunday, May 5 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 28,627

Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Five: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Scotland 3 0 3 14 20 Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 0 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Saturday, May 11 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 32,126

Week 6: at London Monarchs

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 0 0 0 7 7 London 14 6 0 7 27 at White Hart Lane, London, England Date: Sunday, May 19 Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST Game attendance: 10,764

Week 7: at Scottish Claymores

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 7 0 3 7 17 Scotland 0 3 14 3 20 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Date: Sunday, May 26 Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST Game attendance: 13,116

Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 21 7 0 3 31 Frankfurt 0 0 0 8 8 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Saturday, June 1 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 38,798

Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Barcelona 14 0 0 7 21 Frankfurt 0 7 7 10 24 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Saturday, June 8 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 33,115

Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 13 8 7 0 28 Amsterdam 7 7 0 6 20 at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Saturday, June 15 Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 14,062