| Team: | Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) |
| Teamdisplay: | Cologne Centurions |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Record: | 4–6 |
| Division Place: | 4th |
| Coach: | David Duggan |
| General Manager: | Hauke Wilkens |
| Stadium: | RheinEnergieStadion |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
| Shortnavlink: | Cologne Centurions |
The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach David Duggan in his first year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 4 | Darrell Wright | DE | Oregon | |
| 2 | 10 | Reggie Newhouse | WR | Baylor | |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Bates | DE | Alabama | |
| 4 | 22 | Randee Drew | DB | Northern Illinois | |
| 5 | 27 | Omar Nazel | DE | Southern California | |
| 6 | 34 | Bryan Save | DT | Colorado State | |
| 7 | 39 | Thomas Houchin | DE | Kansas State | |
| 8 | 46 | Chase Johnson | C | Texas Christian | |
| 9 | 51 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State | |
| 10 | 57 | Matt Clark | CB | UCLA | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, March 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 14–10 | 1–0 | AOL Arena | 15,243 | |
| 2 | Sunday, March 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 15–20 | 1–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 17,251 | |
| 3 | Sunday, April 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 10–20 | 1–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,961 | |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–21 | 1–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,125 | |
| 5 | Monday, April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 13–24 | 1–4 | Olympic Stadium | 13,559 | |
| 6 | Sunday, April 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,238 | |
| 7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–17 | 2–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 11,800 | |
| 8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 20–13 | 3–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,228 | |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 25–7 | 4–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,438 | |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–21 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 28,334 | |
After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.[13] Overall, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:
Additionally, Gardent was named co-defensive MVP, sharing the award with Amsterdam Admirals' defensive tackle Tony Brown. The French, who was in his fourth season in the NFLEL and second with Cologne, became the first national player to win MVP honors after leading the league with 70 tackles.