2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season
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The 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy
season was the 14th season for the team in the NFL Europe
League.
Frankfurt Galaxy
The Frankfurt Galaxy was a professional American football team that originally played in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. The team was based in Frankfurt, Germany and played in the Commerzbank-Arena, formerly called the Waldstadion.-History:In 1991, the...
season was the 14th season for the team in the NFL Europe
NFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
League.
Free Agent Draft
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | |||
| 1 | 2 | Josh Cooper Josh Cooper (American football) Joshua Martez Cooper is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004... |
DE | Mississippi |
| 2 | 8 | Charles Howard | DT | Florida State |
| 3 | 17 | Daryl Towns | LB | Nevada |
| 4 | 20 | J. R. Niklos J. R. Niklos John Russell Niklos II is an American football fullback who has also played Corner, Safety, Linebacker, Tight End, Fullback, H-Back, and Tailback in his collegiate and professional career. J.R. played High School football and track for Thomas Worthington High School where he was an All American... |
RB | Illinois |
| 5 | 29 | Butchie Wallace | RB | Marshall |
| 6 | 32 | Joselio Hanson Joselio Hanson Joselio Basilio Hanson is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He began his professional career by signing with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2003, and has also spent one year of his career in Europe with the Frankfurt... |
CB | Texas Tech |
| 7 | 41 | Joseph Scott | LB | Jackson State |
| 8 | 44 | Bill Alford | CB | Vanderbilt |
| 9 | 53 | Travis Harris | LB | Florida |
| 10 | 55 | Hannibal Thomas | WR | Cincinnati |
Staff
Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff (CET Central European Time Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00... ) |
Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, March 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire 2006 Rhein Fire season The 2006 Rhein Fire season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy:-Week 2: at Berlin Thunder:-Week 3: at Cologne Centurions:... |
L 6–10 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 22,827 |
| 2 | Saturday, March 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season The 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the second season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy:-Honors:*WR Scott McCready, All-NFL Europe League team selection... |
W 31–14 | 1–1 | Commerzbank-Arena Commerzbank-Arena The Commerzbank-Arena is a sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. Commonly known by its original name, Waldstadion , the stadium opened in 1925. The stadium has been upgraded several times since then; the most recent remodelling was its redevelopment as a football-only stadium in preparation... |
26,713 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season The 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League.The 2006 season of the Amsterdam Admirals started off full of hope... |
L 20–38 | 1–2 | Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events... |
9,917 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions 2006 Cologne Centurions season The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Honors:*LB Philippe Gardent, NFL Europe League Co-Defensive MVP, All-NFL Europe League team selection... |
W 21–14 | 2–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,125 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 17–13 | 3–2 | AOL Arena | 12,281 |
| 6 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder 2006 Berlin Thunder season The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals:-Week 2: vs Rhein Fire:-Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils:... |
W 18–17 | 4–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,812 |
| 7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 17–10 | 5–2 | RheinEnergieStadion RheinEnergieStadion The RheinEnergieStadion is a football stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of the 12 hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup... |
11,800 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 16–14 | 6–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,172 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–17 | 6–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 31,769 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 14–13 | 7–3 | Jahn-Sportpark | 14,225 |
| World Bowl XIV | |||||||
| 11 | Saturday, May 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 22–7 | 8–3 | LTU arena | 36,286 |
Week 1: at Rhein Fire
Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 4: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 7: at Cologne Centurions
Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: at Berlin Thunder
World Bowl XIV
Honors
- HC Mike JonesMike Jones (wide receiver)Michael Anthony Jones is an American football coach and former professional wide receiver. He is currently the offensive coordinator at Tennessee State University.-Playing career:...
, NFL Europe League Coach of the Year - WR Aaron HosackAaron HosackAaron Hosack is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League....
, All-NFL Europe League team selection - S Brandon Haw, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- DT Jerome Nichols, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- RB Roger RobinsonRoger RobinsonRoger Robinson was an American football running back who was signed by the Arizona Cardinals and allocated to NFL Europe in 2006....
, All-NFL Europe League team selection - OT Will SvitekWill SvitekWill Svitek is an American football offensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Stanford.-College career:He played in 38 games at Stanford University...
, All-NFL Europe League team selection