1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season World League of American Football team season
The 1995 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner 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 six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '95 , Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 26–22. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship.
Offseason
World League draft
1995 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Choice
1
2
Bryan Addison
DB
Hawaii
2
11
Dondre Owens
CB
Howard
3
14
Clarence Williams
TE
Washington State
4
23
Frank Adams
CB
South Carolina
5
26
David Wilkins
DE
Eastern Kentucky
6
35
Toby Mills
C
Arizona State
7
38
Mike Kerr
DE
Florida
8
47
Mark Montgomery
RB
Wisconsin
9
50
Mike Stonebreaker
LB
Notre Dame
10
59
Donald Reynolds
DT
Virginia
11
62
Nate Dingle
LB
Cincinnati
12
71
Shawn Smith
LB
San Diego State
13
74
Shawn Collins
WR
Northern Arizona
14
83
Johnny Dixon
S
Mississippi
15
86
Bobby Olive
WR
Ohio State
16
95
Todd Peat
G
Northern Illinois
17
98
Ronnie Dixon
DT
Cincinnati
18
107
John Oglesby
RB
Texas Christian
19
110
Lamark Shackerford
DT
Wisconsin
20
119
Chris Hall
S
East Carolina
21
122
Mario Bailey
WR
Washington
22
131
Matt Elliott
G
Northern Arizona
23
134
Franco Grilla
K
Central Florida
24
143
Cecil Doggette
CB
West Virginia
25
146
Keith Williams
WR
San Diego State
26
155
Bob Brasher
TE
Arizona State
27
158
Keo Coleman
LB
Mississippi State
28
167
Nathaniel Bolton
WR
Mississippi College
29
170
Kevin Little
LB
North Carolina A&T
30
179
Jerrod Washington
RB
Virginia
31
182
Mike Bellamy
WR
Illinois
32
191
James Spears
DE
Temple
33
194
Marcus Lee
FB
Syracuse
34
203
Andrew Beckett
DE
Rutgers
35
206
Dean Lytle
LB
Notre Dame
36
215
Greg Briggs
S
Texas Southern
37
218
Mike Iaquaniello
S
Michigan State
38
227
Justin Starck
T
Oregon
39
230
Curtis Luper
RB
Stephen F. Austin
40
239
Raymond Batiste
G
Northeast Louisiana
41
242
Gary Reid
NT
Cincinnati
42
251
Jerome Smith
WR
Indiana (PA)
43
254
Dwayne Davis
S
Colorado
44
263
Derick Pickett
T
Penn State
45
266
Walter Campbell
DE
Eastern Michigan
[ 1]
NFL allocations
[ 2]
Personnel
Staff
1995 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
General Manager – Chris Heyne
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Joe Clark
Running Backs/Special Teams – John Cooper
Offensive Line – Mark McHale
Defensive coaches
Roster
1995 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
National players
83 Martin Driever TE
23 Markus Finke RB
77 Olaf Hampel G
99 Frank Messmer DL
24 Ingo Seibert RB
Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff [ n 1]
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
Saturday, April 8
7:00 p.m.
London Monarchs
W 45–22
1–0
Waldstadion
28,021
2
Saturday, April 15
7:00 p.m.
at Amsterdam Admirals
L 12–14
1–1
De Meer Stadion
5,321
3
Saturday, April 22
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Claymores
L 14–20
1–2
Waldstadion
25,182
4
Sunday, April 30
7:00 p.m.
at Rhein Fire
L 20–21
1–3
Rheinstadion
19,181
5
Saturday, May 6
7:00 p.m.
Barcelona Dragons
W 24–20
2–3
Waldstadion
30,598
6
Monday, May 15
7:30 p.m.
at London Monarchs
W 27–7
3–3
White Hart Lane
8,912
7
Saturday, May 20
7:00 p.m.
Rhein Fire
L 28–41
3–4
Waldstadion
33,112
8
Sunday, May 28
7:00 p.m.
Amsterdam Admirals
W 28–13
4–4
Waldstadion
28,368
9
Sunday, June 4
3:00 p.m.
at Scottish Claymores
W 37–24
5–4
Murrayfield Stadium
6,840
10
Saturday, June 10
5:30 p.m.
at Barcelona Dragons
W 44–20
6–4
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
21,380
World Bowl '95
11
Saturday, June 17
Amsterdam Admirals
W 26–22
7–4
Olympisch Stadion
23,847
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[ 4]
[ 5]
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[ 7]
[ 8]
[ 9]
[ 10]
[ 11]
[ 12]
[ 13]
Standings
[ 14]
Game summaries
Week 1: vs London Monarchs
Week One: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
Total
London
0
6
0 16 22
Frankfurt
7
14
24 0 45
at Waldstadion , Frankfurt , Germany
Date : Saturday, April 8Game time : 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance : 28,021Referee : Mike Carey [ 3]
Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Frankfurt
7
0
0 5 12
Amsterdam
0
14
0 0 14
at De Meer Stadion , Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date : Saturday, April 15Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 5,321Referee : Mike Carey[ 4]
Week 3: vs Scottish Claymores
Week Three: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Scotland
7
0
0 13 20
Frankfurt
0
0
7 7 14
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Date : Saturday, April 22Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 25,182Referee : Phil Luckett [ 5]
Week 4: at Rhein Fire
Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Frankfurt
0
Rhein
0
at Rheinstadion , Düsseldorf , Germany
Date : Sunday, April 30Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 19,181[ 6]
Week 5: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week Five: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Barcelona
3
3
0 14 20
Frankfurt
3
14
0 7 24
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Date : Saturday, May 6Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 30,598Referee : Larry Nemmers[ 7] [ 8]
Week 6: at London Monarchs
Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Frankfurt
7
10
10 0 27
London
7
0
0 0 7
at White Hart Lane , London , England
Date : Monday, May 15Game time : 7:30 p.m. BST Game attendance : 8,912[ 9]
Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rhein
0
Frankfurt
0
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Date : Saturday, May 20Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 33,112[ 10]
Week 8: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Amsterdam
0
3
7 3 13
Frankfurt
7
7
7 7 28
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Date : Sunday, May 28Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 28,368
Week 9: at Scottish Claymores
Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Frankfurt
0
Scotland
0
at Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh , Scotland
Date : Sunday, June 4Game time : 3:00 p.m. BSTGame attendance : 6,840[ 11]
Week 10: at Barcelona Dragons
Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Frankfurt
3
13
7 21 44
Barcelona
0
13
0 7 20
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
Date : Saturday, June 10Game time : 5:30 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 21,380Referee : Larry Nemmers[ 12] [ 13]
Notes
^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
^ The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . pp. 148– 149.
^ Associated Press (February 23, 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF" . European Stars and Stripes . Darmstadt, Germany. p. 27. Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
^ a b Thomsen, Ian (April 10, 1995). "After the Circus, It's Game Time in the WLAF" . The New York Times . Manhattan, New York. Retrieved October 12, 2012 .
^ a b Associated Press (April 15, 1995). "Admirals 14, Galaxy 12" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ a b Associated Press (April 22, 1995). "Claymores 20, Galaxy 14" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ a b Associated Press (April 30, 1995). "Rhein Fire 21, Galaxy 20" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ a b Cubero, Cristina (May 6, 1995). "Dragons contra el equipo del ex militar" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 44. Retrieved October 12, 2012 .
^ a b Cubero, Cristina (May 7, 1995). "Conmoción en los Dragons" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 39. Retrieved October 12, 2012 .
^ a b Associated Press (May 15, 1995). "Galaxy 27, Monarchs 7" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ a b Associated Press (May 20, 1995). "Rhein Fire 41, Galaxy 28" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ a b Associated Press (June 4, 1995). "Galaxy 37, Claymores 24" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 .
^ a b Cubero, Cristina (June 10, 1995). "Los Dragons se juegan la temporada a una carta" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 53. Retrieved October 12, 2012 .
^ a b Cubero, Cristina (June 11, 1995). "Los Dragons no jugarán la final" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 53. Retrieved October 12, 2012 .
^ "1995 WLAF Standings" . The Football Database. Retrieved July 5, 2012 .
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