| Team: | Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) |
| Teamdisplay: | Frankfurt Galaxy |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Division Place: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Mike Jones |
| General Manager: | Tilman Engel |
| Stadium: | Commerzbank-Arena |
| Playoffs: | World Bowl XIV champion |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
| Shortnavlink: | Frankfurt Galaxy |
The 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 14th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his third year, and played its home games at Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIV, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 22–7. The victory marked the franchise's fourth World Bowl championship, a league record.[1]
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Josh Cooper | DE | Mississippi | |
| 2 | 8 | Charles Howard | DT | Florida State | |
| 3 | 17 | Daryl Towns | LB | Nevada | |
| 4 | 20 | J. R. Niklos | RB | Illinois | |
| 5 | 29 | Butchie Wallace | RB | Marshall | |
| 6 | 32 | Joselio Hanson | CB | Texas Tech | |
| 7 | 41 | Joseph Scott | LB | Jackson State | |
| 8 | 44 | Bill Alford | CB | Vanderbilt | |
| 9 | 53 | Travis Harris | LB | Florida | |
| 10 | 55 | Hannibal Thomas | WR | Cincinnati | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, March 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 6–10 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 22,827 | |
| 2 | Saturday, March 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 31–14 | 1–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,713 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 20–38 | 1–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 9,917 | |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 21–14 | 2–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,125 | |
| 5 | Saturday, April 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 17–13 | 3–2 | AOL Arena | 12,281 | |
| 6 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 18–17 | 4–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 26,812 | |
| 7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 17–10 | 5–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 11,800 | |
| 8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 16–14 | 6–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,172 | |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–17 | 6–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 31,769 | |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 14–13 | 7–3 | Jahn-Sportpark | 14,225 | |
| World Bowl XIV | ||||||||
| 11 | Saturday, May 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 22–7 | 8–3 | LTU arena | 36,286 | |
See main article: World Bowl XIV.
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.[16] Overall, Frankfurt had five players selected. The selections were:
Head coach Mike Jones earned NFL Europe League Coach of the Year honors.