1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season
The 1991 Frankfurt Galaxy seasonWorld League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Elway , and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt , Germany. They finished the ten game season with a record of seven wins and three losses, the third best record in the league well ahead of some 5-5 teams, but unfortunately also third place in the dominant European Division, so no play-off berth for Frankfurt while the other two Euro teams advanced to the World Bowl.
Personnel
Staff
1991 Frankfurt Galaxy staff
Front office
General Manager – Oliver Luck
Assistant General Manager – John Workman Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Beers
Running Backs/Tight Ends – Joe Burke
Wide Receivers – Tony Adams
Defensive coaches
[ 1]
Roster
1991 Frankfurt Galaxy roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Operation Discovery
82 Keith L. Craig WR 70 Olaf Hampel DT 9 Stephan Maslo K 77 Gerald Olszewski G Rookies in italics
[ 2]
Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff [ n 1]
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
Saturday, March 23
8:00 p.m.
London Monarchs
L 11–24
0–1
Waldstadion
23,169
2
Monday, April 1
7:00 p.m.
at San Antonio Riders
W 10–3
1–1
Alamo Stadium
18,432
3
Saturday, April 6
8:00 p.m.
at New York/New Jersey Knights
W 27–17
2–1
Giants Stadium
36,546
4
Saturday, April 13
5:00 p.m.
at Sacramento Surge
L 10–16
2–2
Hughes Stadium
17,065
5
Saturday, April 20
8:00 p.m.
Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks
W 30–28
3–2
Waldstadion
21,065
6
Saturday, April 27
8:00 p.m.
Montreal Machine
W 17–7
4–2
Waldstadion
25,269
7
Saturday, May 4
8:00 p.m.
at Orlando Thunder
W 17–14
5–2
Florida Citrus Bowl
11,270
8
Sunday, May 12
7:00 p.m.
Birmingham Fire
W 10–3
6–2
Waldstadion
28,127
9
Sunday, May 19
3:00 p.m.
at Barcelona Dragons
W 10–3
7–2
Montjuic Stadium
29,753
10
Saturday, May 25
8:00 p.m.
Sacramento Surge
L 13–24
7–3
Waldstadion
51,653
[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Standings
[ 6] [ 7]
Game summaries
Week 1: vs London Monarchs
Week One: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
London 0
7
17 0 24
Frankfurt
2
3
0 6 11
at Waldstadion , Frankfurt , Germany
Date : Saturday, March 23Game time : 8:00 p.m. CET Game attendance : 23,169Referee : Stan Kemp[ 4]
Week 6: vs Montreal Machine
Week Six: Montreal Machine at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Montreal
0
0
0 7 7
Frankfurt 0
7
7 3 17
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Date : Saturday, April 27Game time : 8:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance : 25,269Referee : Stan Kemp[ 5]
Awards
After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by the league's ten head coaches.[ 8] [ 8]
Tony Baker , running back (first team)Tim Broady, strong safety (second team)
Garry Frank, guard (first team)
Mark Mraz , defensive end (first team)Mike Teeter , nose tackle (second team)
Notes
^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
^ "Frankfurt Galaxy". The Official 1991 World League of American Football Media Guide . pp. 80–99. ^ "1991 Final Stats". 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide . pp. 56–57. ^ "1991 Game Summaries". 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide . pp. 96–105. ^ a b "American Football Kicks-Off In Germany" . Deseret News . Retrieved June 9, 2013 .^ a b Associated Press (April 27, 1991). "Galaxy 17, Machine 7" . Associated Press News Archive . Retrieved June 9, 2013 . ^ Associated Press (May 28, 1991). "WLAF standings" . The Item . Sumter, South Carolina. p. 4B. Retrieved July 31, 2012 . ^ "1991 WLAF Standings" . The Football Database. Retrieved June 9, 2013 .^ a b "1991 All-World League Team" . The News . Boca Raton, Florida. May 25, 1991. p. 5D. Retrieved July 31, 2012 .
Franchise Stadiums Head coaches World Bowl appearances (8) League championships (4) Seasons
