2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones 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 seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XII, Frankfurt lost to the Berlin Thunder 30–24.

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General managerTilman Engel
Head coachMike Jones
Home fieldWaldstadion
Results
Record7–3
Division place2nd
Playoff finishLost World Bowl XII

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 6 Chris Edmonds TE West Virginia
2 12 Bary Holleyman DE Oklahoma
3 13 Sean O'Connor G Syracuse
4 24 Chad Hayes TE Maine
5 25 Drew Haddad WR Buffalo
6 36 Corey McIntyre FB West Virginia
7 37 Dustin Cohen LB Miami (Ohio)
8 48 John Schlecht DT Minnesota
9 49 Tim Stuber G Colorado State
10 60 Ralph Parent S Boston College
11 61 Josh McKibben DT Central Florida
12 72 Brian Mance CB Clemson
13 73 Al Jackson G Louisiana State

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – George Bardis

Roster

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 72 Konrad Dean G
  • 64 Jasen Esposito G/C
  • 50 Johnathan Ingram C
  • 75 Jason Jimenez T
  • 52 Ben Nowland C/G
  • 74 David Pruce T
  • 63 Tim Stuber G

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 58 Robert Chapman OLB
  • 56 Dustin Cohen OLB
  • 54 Asa Francis OLB/DE
  • 57 Jason McWilliams OLB
  • 45 Shawn Price OLB
  • 53 Mason Unck MLB

Defensive backs

  • 21 Allan Amundson CB
  • 35 Ahmad Brooks CB
  • 31 Chris Brown S
  • 26 Lynaris Elpheage CB
  • 27 Chris Kern CB
  • 30 Ralph Parent S
  • 23 Ricky Sharpe S

Special teams

National players
  • 22 Foad Ajdir DB France
  • 90 Daniel Benetka DT Germany
  •  9 Ralf Kleinmann K Germany
  • 20 Martin Latka FB Germany
  • 85 Hugo Lira WR Mexico
  • 76 Andre Mathes OL Germany
  • 59 Guillermo Ruiz LB Mexico
  • 19 Marc Soumah WR France
  • 46 Cüneyt Topcu LB Turkey
  • 60 Patrick Venzke T Germany


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 3 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 34–11 1–0 Waldstadion 21,269
2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 20–10 2–0 RheinEnergieStadion 9,134
3 Saturday, April 17 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 28–10 3–0 Waldstadion 27,213
4 Sunday, April 25 3:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 17–21 OT 3–1 Amsterdam ArenA 10,684
5 Saturday, May 1 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 24–17 4–1 Waldstadion 24,117
6 Sunday, May 9 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 15–13 5–1 Hampden Park 9,017
7 Sunday, May 16 4:00 p.m Scottish Claymores W 27–24 6–1 Waldstadion 26,879
8 Saturday, May 22 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 27–31 6–2 Waldstadion 30,812
9 Saturday, May 29 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 20–14 OT 7–2 Arena AufSchalke 26,417
10 Sunday, June 6 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 0–41 7–3 Olympic Stadium 19,175
World Bowl XII
11 Saturday, June 12 6:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 24–30 7–4 Arena AufSchalke 35,413

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Berlin Thunder 9 1 0 .900 289 195 5–0 4–1 W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 212 192 4–1 3–2 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 173 191 3–2 2–3 W2
Cologne Centurions 4 6 0 .400 191 201 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 161 178 3–2 0–5 L4
Scottish Claymores 2 8 0 .200 128 197 1–4 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 0 0811
Frankfurt 0 17 71034

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 3
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 21,269
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: at Cologne Centurions

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 0 01320
Cologne 3 0 0710

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,134
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 7 3 0010
Frankfurt 7 14 7028

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 17
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 27,213
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Frankfurt 7 3 70017
Amsterdam 0 7 37421

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, April 25
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,684
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cologne 3 0 7717
Frankfurt 3 14 0724

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 1
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 24,117
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 9 3315
Scotland 3 3 0713

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, May 9
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,017
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Seven: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 7 7724
Frankfurt 14 7 6027

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 16
  • Game time: 4:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 26,879
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 10 7 7731
Frankfurt 0 20 7027

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 22
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,812
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 9: at Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Frankfurt 0 7 07620
Rhein 7 0 70014

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 29
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 26,417
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 000
Berlin 3 17 71441

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 6
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,175
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

World Bowl XII

World Bowl XII: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 3 7 01424
Berlin 7 3 13730

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 12
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 35,413
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Notes

  1. All times local to where the game was played.

References

  1. NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  2. NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. NFL Europe League (April 7, 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  4. NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  7. NFL Europe League (May 4, 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  8. NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  9. NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  10. NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. NFL Europe League (June 7, 2004). "Thunder, Galaxy bid to make NFLEL history on 'Night of the Last Fight'" (Press release). Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  13. "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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