2003 Frankfurt Galaxy season

2003 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Head Coach	Doug Graber
General Manager	Tilman Engel
Home Field	Waldstadion
Results
Record	6–4
Place	1st
Playoff Finish	World Bowl XI champion
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2002	2004

The 2003 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Doug Graber in his third year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XI, Frankfurt defeated the Rhein Fire 35–16. The victory marked the franchise's third World Bowl championship.

Offseason[]

Free agent draft[]

2003 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	4	Al Lucas	DT	Troy State
2	10	Fred Jones	LB	Colorado
3	15	Dustin Cohen	LB	Miami (Ohio)
4	22	Jonas Lewis	RB	San Diego State
5	27	Derick Pack	LB	James Madison
6	34	Deshawn Abram	CB	Wyoming
7	39	Calvin Spears	CB	Grambling State
8	46	Ennis Davis	DT	Southern California
9	51	David Pruce	T	Buffalo
10	58	Chris Cummings	CB	Louisiana State
11	63	Bryan Ray	DE	Wake Forest
12	70	Rashidi Barnes	S	Colorado
13	75	Gregg Kellett	TE	Marshall
14	82	Justin Gallimore	CB	Colorado State
15	87	Josh Whitman	TE	Illinois
16	94	Adam Tate	RB	Utah
17	99	Jeremy Beutler	LB	Ohio
18	106	Corey Mitchell	T	Massachusetts
19	111	Kevin Thompson	QB	Penn State
20	117	Frank Cutolo	WR	Eastern Illinois

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

2003 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

Front office

General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Head Coach – Doug Graber

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Dwain Painter
National Coach/Running Backs – Patrick Esume
Tight Ends – Eric Green
Offensive Line – Don Lawrence

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Bob Valesente
Defensive Line – Richard Wood
Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Ken Stills

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Mike Berezowski

Roster[]

2003 Frankfurt Galaxy roster

Quarterbacks

5 James Brown
7 Quinn Gray

Running Backs

30 Robert Gillespie
25 Jonas Lewis
44 Corey McIntyre FB
21 Adam Tate

Wide Receivers

83 Robert Baker
10 Marc Lester
1 Brian McDonald
88 T. C. Taylor

Tight Ends

81 Kori Dickerson
87 Josh Whitman

Offensive Linemen

70 Chris Brown T
66 Pete Campion G
65 Mike Clare C
60 Joe Jackson
76 Doug Kaufusi OL
79 Corey Mitchell G
69 Michael Moore G
74 David Pruce T
78 Kendrick Rogers T

Defensive Linemen

99 Luis Almanzar DT
75 Joey Evans DE
94 Devon Finn DE
98 Buck Gurley DT
93 John Schlecht DE
97 Johnny Thomas DT
96 Daryl Whittington DE

Linebackers

56 Dustin Cohen OLB
52 Pernell Griffin MLB
55 Fred Jones MLB
58 Jody Littleton OLB
54 Idris Price OLB

Defensive Backs

28 Rashidi Barnes S
29 Chris Cummings CB
36 Kalvin Pearson CB
26 Jon Pendergrass CB
35 Chris Pointer CB
38 Calvin Spears S
33 Chris Young S
27 Jeremy Unertl CB/S

Special Teams

15 Jon Hilbert K
8 Tim Morgan P

National Players

90 Daniel Benetka DT
67 Dennis Engelbrecht DT
23 Eero Heinonen FB File:Flag of Finland.svg
86 Werner Hippler TE
9 Ralf Kleinmann K
85 Hugo Lira WR
19 Marc Soumah WR File:Flag of France.svg
46 Cüneyt Topcu OLB File:Flag of Turkey.svg

Rookies in italics

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Standings[]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	252	182
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	189	188
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	303	190
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	150	221
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	230	273
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	248	318

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Game summaries[]

World Bowl XI[]

World Bowl XI: Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	6	0	7	16
Frankfurt	11	14	7	3	35

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Date: Saturday, June 14
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny with clear skies
Game attendance: 28,138
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

References[]

↑ "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030219040200/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2003/02052003_brown.html. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "2003 Frankfurt Galaxy roster". SI.com. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030804021026/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/news/2003/frankfurtros/. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030804034114/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/standings/2003/nflestan/. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

[1] "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030219040200/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2003/02052003_brown.html. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

[2] "2003 Frankfurt Galaxy roster". SI.com. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030804021026/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/news/2003/frankfurtros/. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

[3] "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20030804034114/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/standings/2003/nflestan/. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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