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1996Frankfurt Galaxyseason
General managerChris Heyne
Head coachErnie Stautner
Home fieldWaldstadion
Results
Record6–4
Division place2nd
Playoff finishLostWorld Bowl '96

The1996Frankfurt Galaxyseasonwas the fourth season for the franchise in theWorld League of American Football(WLAF). The team was led by head coachErnie Stautnerin his second year, and played its home games atWaldstadioninFrankfurt,Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. InWorld Bowl '96,Frankfurt lost to theScottish Claymores32–27.

Offseason

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World League draft

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1996 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 6 Mark Byers LB UNLV
2 12 Jay Kearney WR West Virginia
3 13 Lance Gunn DB Texas
4 24 Marquel Fleetwood QB Minnesota
5 25 Fred Foggie DB Boise State
6 36 Charles Hope G Central State
7 37 Ed Robinson LB Florida
8 48 Ron Collins T Fresno State
9 49 Garry Pay C BYU
10 60 Reginald Lee LB Youngstown State
11 61 Thomas Baskin DT Texas
12 72 Eric Jonassen T Bloomsburg
13 75 Hillary Butler LB Washington
14 86 Ronnie Woolfolk LB Colorado
15 87 Wes Bender RB USC
16 98 Donald Toomer DB Utah State
17 99 Steve Brooks TE Occidental College
18 110 Vernon Edwards DE SMU
19 111 Theo Adams T Hawaii
20 121 John Paci QB Indiana
21 122 Jerrick Bledsoe DB Texas Southern
22 131 Eric Gant RB Grambling State
23 132 Tirrell Greene G Miami
23 134 Curtis Shearer WR San Diego State

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Personnel

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Staff

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1996 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Chris Heyne

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches


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Roster

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1996 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks
  • 14Brad Bretz

Running backs

  • 30Bobby Phillips

Wide receivers

  • 2Tony Harrison
  • 15Jay Kearney

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 65Ron CollinsT
  • 62Toby MillsC
  • 79Craig RitterG
  • 76Mike SuarezT

Defensive linemen

  • 63Jon Baker
  • 91Thomas BaskinDT
  • 66Mike KerrDE
  • 90Don ReynoldsDT
  • 59Ronnie WoolforkDE
 Linebackers
  • 58Mark ByersOLB
  • 50Bernard CarterOLB
  • 53Tom CavalloMLB
  • --Reginald Lee
  • 51Ed RobinsonOLB

Defensive backs

  • 21Curtis CottonS
  • 42Johnny DixonS
  • 36Fred FoggieCB
  • 39Lance GunnS
  • 27Greg PatrickS

Special teams

  • 3Kevin FeigheryP
 National players
  • 83Martin DrieverTE
Germany
  • 67Stefan GamlinDL
Germany

Germany
  • 80Daniel KoennerWR
Germany
  • 99Frank MessmerDT
Germany
  • 24Ingo SeibertRB
Germany


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

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Week Date Kickoff[n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. atRhein Fire W27–21 1–0 Rheinstadion 32,092
2 Saturday, April 20 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W37–3 2–0 Waldstadion 34,186
3 Sunday, April 28 6:00 p.m. atBarcelona Dragons W33–29 3–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,503
4 Sunday, May 5 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W40–28 4–0 Waldstadion 28,627
5 Saturday, May 11 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L0–20 4–1 Waldstadion 32,126
6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L7–27 4–2 White Hart Lane 10,764
7 Sunday, May 26 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L17–20 4–3 Murrayfield Stadium 13,116
8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L8–31 4–4 Waldstadion 38,798
9 Saturday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W24–21 5–4 Waldstadion 33,115
10 Saturday, June 15 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W28–20 6–4 Olympisch Stadion 14,062
World Bowl '96
11 Sunday, June 23 6:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L27–32 6–5 Murrayfield Stadium 38,982

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Standings

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World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Scottish Claymores 7 3 0 .700 233 190 5–0 2–3 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 221 220 3–2 3–2 W2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 250 210 4–1 1–4 L1
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 192 230 4–1 1–4 W1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 161 192 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 176 191 2–3 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

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Week 1: at Rhein Fire

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Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 10 0 71027
Rhein 0 0 71421

atRheinstadion,Düsseldorf,Germany

  • Date:Saturday, April 13
  • Game time:7:00 p.m.CEST
  • Game attendance:32,092
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Week 2: vs London Monarchs

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Week Two: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
London 0 3 003
Frankfurt 7 14 13337

atWaldstadion,Frankfurt,Germany

  • Date:Saturday, April 20
  • Game time:7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:34,186

Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

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Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 3 71633
Barcelona 6 3 02029

atEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc,Barcelona,Spain

  • Date:Sunday, April 28
  • Game time:6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:17,503
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Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

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Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 14 14028
Frankfurt 14 20 0640

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date:Sunday, May 5
  • Game time:7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:28,627
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Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores

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Week Five: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 0 31420
Frankfurt 0 0 000

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date:Saturday, May 11
  • Game time:7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:32,126
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Week 6: at London Monarchs

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Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 077
London 14 6 0727

atWhite Hart Lane,London,England

  • Date:Sunday, May 19
  • Game time:3:00 p.m.BST
  • Game attendance:10,764
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Week 7: at Scottish Claymores

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Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 0 3717
Scotland 0 3 14320

atMurrayfield Stadium,Edinburgh,Scotland

  • Date:Sunday, May 26
  • Game time:3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance:13,116
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Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

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Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rhein 21 7 0331
Frankfurt 0 0 088

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date:Saturday, June 1
  • Game time:7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:38,798
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Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons

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Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 14 0 0721
Frankfurt 0 7 71024

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date:Saturday, June 8
  • Game time:7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:33,115
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Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

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Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 13 8 7028
Amsterdam 7 7 0620

atOlympisch Stadion,Amsterdam,Netherlands

  • Date:Saturday, June 15
  • Game time:6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance:14,062

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^"1996 Round by Round Draft".The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book.pp. 146–147.
  2. ^abc"Frankfurt Galaxy".The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book.pp. 28–35.
  3. ^ab"1996 Season In Review".The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book.pp. 71–75.
  4. ^abAssociated Press (April 13, 1996)."Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  5. ^abAssociated Press (April 28, 1996)."Frankfurt Galaxy sink Barcelona Dragons 33–29".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  6. ^abAssociated Press (May 5, 1996)."Galaxy 40, Admirals 28".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  7. ^abAssociated Press (May 11, 1996)."Claymores 20, Galaxy 0".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  8. ^abAssociated Press (May 19, 1996)."Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  9. ^abAssociated Press (May 26, 1996)."Claymores 20, Galaxy 17".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  10. ^abAssociated Press (June 1, 1996)."Rhein Fire 31, Galaxy 8".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  11. ^abAssociated Press (June 8, 1996)."Galaxy 24, Dragons 21".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  12. ^Associated Press (June 23, 1996)."Claymores 32, Galaxy 27".APNewsArchive.Associated Press.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
  13. ^"1996 WLAF Standings".The Football Database.RetrievedJune 22,2013.
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