1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season explained
Team: | Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) |
Teamdisplay: | Frankfurt Galaxy |
Year: | 1996 |
Record: | 6–4 |
Division Place: | 2nd |
Coach: | Ernie Stautner |
General Manager: | Chris Heyne |
Stadium: | Waldstadion |
Playoffs: | Lost World Bowl '96 |
Previous: | 1995 |
Next: | 1997 |
Shortnavlink: | Frankfurt Galaxy |
The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his second 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 '96, Frankfurt lost to the Scottish Claymores 32–27.
Offseason
World League draft
1996 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selectionsDraft order | Player name | Position | College |
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Round | Choice |
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1 | 6 | Mark Byers | LB | UNLV |
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2 | 12 | Jay Kearney | WR | West Virginia |
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3 | 13 | Lance Gunn | DB | Texas |
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4 | 24 | Marquel Fleetwood | QB | Minnesota |
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5 | 25 | Fred Foggie | DB | Boise State |
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6 | 36 | Charles Hope | G | Central State |
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7 | 37 | Ed Robinson | LB | Florida |
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8 | 48 | Ron Collins | T | Fresno State |
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9 | 49 | Garry Pay | C | BYU |
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10 | 60 | Reginald Lee | LB | Youngstown State |
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11 | 61 | Thomas Baskin | DT | Texas |
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12 | 72 | Eric Jonassen | T | Bloomsburg |
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13 | 75 | Hillary Butler | LB | Washington |
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14 | 86 | Ronnie Woolfolk | LB | Colorado |
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15 | 87 | Wes Bender | RB | USC |
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16 | 98 | Donald Toomer | DB | Utah State |
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17 | 99 | Steve Brooks | TE | Occidental College |
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18 | 110 | Vernon Edwards | DE | SMU |
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19 | 111 | Theo Adams | T | Hawaii |
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20 | 121 | John Paci | QB | Indiana |
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21 | 122 | Jerrick Bledsoe | DB | Texas Southern |
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22 | 131 | Eric Gant | RB | Grambling State |
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23 | 132 | Tirrell Greene | G | Miami |
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23 | 134 | Curtis Shearer | WR | San Diego State | |
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[1] Personnel
Staff
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Roster
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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance |
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Final score | Team record |
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1 | Saturday, April 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 27–21 | 1–0 | Rheinstadion | 32,092 |
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2 | Saturday, April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 37–3 | 2–0 | Waldstadion | 34,186 |
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3 | Sunday, April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 33–29 | 3–0 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,503 |
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4 | Sunday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 40–28 | 4–0 | Waldstadion | 28,627 |
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5 | Saturday, May 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 0–20 | 4–1 | Waldstadion | 32,126 |
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6 | Sunday, May 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 7–27 | 4–2 | White Hart Lane | 10,764 |
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7 | Sunday, May 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 17–20 | 4–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,116 |
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8 | Saturday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 8–31 | 4–4 | Waldstadion | 38,798 |
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9 | Saturday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 24–21 | 5–4 | Waldstadion | 33,115 |
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10 | Saturday, June 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 28–20 | 6–4 | Olympisch Stadion | 14,062 |
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World Bowl '96 |
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11 | Sunday, June 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 27–32 | 6–5 | Murrayfield Stadium | 38,982 | |
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[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Standings
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Game summaries
Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
Notes and References
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 146–147 . 1996 Round by Round Draft.
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 28–35 . Frankfurt Galaxy.
- Book: The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book . 71–75 . 1996 Season In Review.
- Web site: Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21 . Associated Press . April 13, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Frankfurt Galaxy sink Barcelona Dragons 33–29 . Associated Press . April 28, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Galaxy 40, Admirals 28 . Associated Press . May 5, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Claymores 20, Galaxy 0 . Associated Press . May 11, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Monarchs 27, Galaxy 7 . Associated Press . May 19, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Claymores 20, Galaxy 17 . Associated Press . May 26, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Rhein Fire 31, Galaxy 8 . Associated Press . June 1, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Galaxy 24, Dragons 21 . Associated Press . June 8, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: Claymores 32, Galaxy 27 . Associated Press . June 23, 1996 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . June 22, 2013.
- Web site: 1996 WLAF Standings . The Football Database . June 22, 2013.