2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Head Coach	Mike Jones
General Manager	Tilman Engel
Home Field	Waldstadion
Results
Record	3–7
Place	5th
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2004	2006

The 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 13th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason[]

Free agent draft[]

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	5	Brock Edwards	TE	Texas
2	11	Michael Landry	DT	Southern
3	14	Ronald Jones	DE	Southern Mississippi
4	23	William Henry	T	Clemson
5	26	Jon Pendergrass	CB	Southern Illinois
6	35	Alex Nguae	LB	Washington State
7	38	Doug Goodwin	DT	Boston College
8	44	Anthony Oakley	G	Western Kentucky

^[1]

Personnel[]

Staff[]

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy staff

Front office

General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Jones

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
Quarterbacks – Alex Van Pelt
Running Backs – Steve Smith
Wide Receivers – Milton Wynn
National Coach/Tight Ends – Markus Grahn

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ed O'Neil
Defensive Line – Richard Wood
Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Ken Stills
Assistant Defensive Backs – James Rooths

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – George Bardis

Roster[]

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

29 Ahmaad Galloway
33 J. R. Niklos FB

Wide Receivers

86 Sam Breeden
89 Aaron Hosack
81 Jamal Jones
84 Kelvin Kight
83 Sam Simmons
18 Chris Vance
80 Huey Whittaker

Tight Ends

88 Mark Anelli
87 Brock Edwards

Offensive Linemen

75 Sterling Harris T
73 William Henry T
60 Aaron Johnson T
67 Ben Johnson G
52 Ben Nowland C
77 Anthony Oakley G
63 Jeremy Phillips G
79 Isaiah Ross G
68 Joe Tate C
65 Cliff Washburn T

Defensive Linemen

78 Ryan Atoe DT
97 Ahmad Childress DT
98 Derrick Crawford DE
92 Louis Gachelin DT
96 Daemeon Grier DT
93 Cedric Hilliard DT
99 Matt Mitrione DT
94 Seante Williams DE

Linebackers

50 Kellen Brantley MLB
57 Kevin DeRonde OLB
42 Matt Farrior OLB
59 Alex Ngaue MLB
58 Howard Hodges OLB
43 Maurice Jones OLB
53 Fred Pagac MLB
51 Grant Steen OLB

Defensive Backs

23 James Bethea CB
21 Lamont Brightful CB
35 Woodrow Dantzler S
40 Michael Grant S
27 Eric Joyce CB
36 Chonn Lacey S
30 Janssen Patton S
26 Jon Pendergrass CB
38 Raymond Perryman S

Special Teams

7 Matt Barr P
5 Owen Pochman K
10 Stephen Scaldaferri K

National Players

85 Marvin Allen WR
76 Anders Akerstrom DE File:Flag of Norway.svg
25 Jeff Brown CB
54 Shurendy Concetion LB
66 Samuel Gutekunst T
44 Joakim Holm FB File:Flag of Sweden.svg
20 Martin Latka RB
82 Iiro Luoto TE File:Flag of Finland.svg
74 Michael Quarshie DT File:Flag of Finland.svg
46 Cüneyt Topcu LB
19 Maxim Tregubov WR File:Flag of Russia.svg
95 Ulrich Winkler DE

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 2	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 7–30	0–1	Olympic Stadium	16,199
2	Saturday, April 9	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 23–14	1–1	Waldstadion	31,644
3	Saturday, April 16	6:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	L 14–23	1–2	RheinEnergieStadion	10,821
4	Saturday, April 23	7:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	L 10–30	1–3	Waldstadion	22,347
5	Saturday, April 30	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 23–20	2–3	Waldstadion	27,439
6	Sunday, May 8	3:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 10–48	2–4	Amsterdam ArenA	13,227
7	Saturday, May 14	7:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	L 17–20 ^OT	2–5	Waldstadion	25,347
8	Saturday, May 21	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 20–13	3–5	LTU arena	28,124
9	Saturday, May 28	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 24–31	3–6	Waldstadion	40,109
10	Saturday, June 4	7:00 p.m.	at Hamburg Sea Devils	L 15–17	3–7	AOL Arena	21,204

Standings[]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Berlin Thunder	7	3	0	.700	241	191
Amsterdam Admirals	6	4	0	.600	265	204
Cologne Centurions	6	4	0	.600	188	212
Hamburg Sea Devils	5	5	0	.500	213	196
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	163	246
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	203	224

^[2]

Game summaries[]

Week 1: at Berlin Thunder[]

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	0	0	7	7
Berlin	3	14	3	10	30

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 2
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C)
Game attendance: 16,199
Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals[]

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	14	0	0	0	14
Frankfurt	0	7	13	3	23

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 9
Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
Game attendance: 31,644
Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Cologne Centurions[]

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	7	0	0	14
Cologne	3	7	10	3	23

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 16
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), cloudly
Game attendance: 10,821
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 4: vs Hamburg Sea Devils[]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	9	7	7	7	30
Frankfurt	0	3	0	7	10

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 23
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 22,347
Referee: John Parry

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire[]

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	6	0	7	20
Frankfurt	0	7	9	7	23

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 30
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 27,439
Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals[]

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	0	7	0	10
Amsterdam	7	24	14	3	48

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Sunday, May 8
Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 13,227
Referee: Larry Nemmers

Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions[]

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	10	0	7	20
Frankfurt	7	7	0	3	17

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 14
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 25,347
Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 8: at Rhein Fire[]

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	10	3	0	20
Rhein	0	0	3	10	13

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 21
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 28,124
Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder[]

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	7	3	14	31
Frankfurt	7	14	0	3	24

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 28
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 40,109
Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 10: at Hamburg Sea Devils[]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	6	0	9	15
Hamburg	0	14	0	3	17

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Date: Saturday, June 4
Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 21,204
Referee: Walt Coleman

Notes[]

↑ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060616044857/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3126312. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
↑ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2005. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

References[]

Template:2005 NFL Europe season by team
Cite error: <ref> tags exist for a group named "n", but no corresponding <references group="n"/> tag was found

[1] NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20060616044857/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3126312. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[3] "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2005. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

[1]

[n 1]

[2]