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 | |
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Head coach | Mike Jones |
General manager | Tilman Engel |
Home field | Waldstadion |
Results | |
Record | 7–3 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost World Bowl XII |
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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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 |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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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 |
Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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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 |
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Cologne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cologne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Scotland | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Berlin | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Berlin | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
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
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
Berlin | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
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
- All times local to where the game was played.
References
- NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- 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.
- NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- 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.
- NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- 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.
- "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.