1997 Frankfurt Galaxy season

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy season
General managerChris Heyne
Head coachErnie Stautner
Home fieldWaldstadion
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fifth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his third year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

World League draft

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 5 Joe Garten C Colorado
2 11 Ashley Sheppard LB Clemson
3 14 Beno Bryant RB Washington
4 23 Shawn Banks LB Texas Tech
5 26 Tommy Johnson CB Alabama
6 35 Travis Hannah WR USC
7 38 Jamie Coleman CB Appalachian State
8 47 Darren Reese G Ohio
9 50 Warner Smith G Arizona
10 59 Thomas McLemore TE Southern
11 62 Steve Keim G North Carolina State
12 71 Tuineau Alipate LB Washington State
13 74 Vince Marrow TE Toledo
14 83 Rogerick Green CB Kansas State
15 86 Vernon Turner RB Carson–Newman
16 95 Bruce Walker DT UCLA
17 98 John Morton WR Western Michigan
18 107 David Webb LB USC
19 110 Ronald Cherry T McNeese State
20 119 Jeff Rodgers DE Texas A&M–Kingsville
21 121 Dennis Allen S Texas A&M
22 127 Eddie Blake G Auburn
23 128 Mike Middleton CB Indiana
24 131 Richard DeFelice K North Texas

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Chris Heyne
  • Deputy General Manager – Tilman Engel

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – John Payne
  • Running Backs – Eric Carter
  • Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik
  • National Coach/Offensive Line Assistant – Alessandro Cinelli
 Defensive coaches


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Roster

1997 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 30 Bobby Phillips

Wide receivers

  •  8 Jason Shelley

Tight ends

Offensive linemen
  • 70 David Bailey G
  • 77 Joe Carollo C/G
  • 65 Ron Collins T
  • 74 Andrew Moore T

Defensive linemen

  • 96 Scotty Lewis DE
  • 90 Don Reynolds DT
  • 93 David Webb DE
 Linebackers
  • 56 Tuineau Alipate
  • 44 Brian Pirone
  • 50 Shawn Banks OLB

Defensive backs

  • 42 Johnny Dixon S
  • 21 Jack Kellogg CB

Special teams

National players
  • 94 Germany Raphael Graetz LB
  • 11 GermanyJörg Heckenbach WR
  • 99 Germany Frank Messmer DE
  • 26 Germany Volker Schenk DB
  • 24 Germany Ingo Seibert RB


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Sunday, April 13 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 7–14 0–1 Stamford Bridge 10,718
2 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 19–10 1–1 Waldstadion 31,729
3 Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 17–10 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,102
4 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 3–9 2–2 Waldstadion 32,690
5 Saturday, May 10 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 7–10 2–3 Rheinstadion 32,140
6 Saturday, May 17 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 20–21 2–4 Waldstadion 39,182
7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 31–7 3–4 Waldstadion 30,723
8 Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 7–24 3–5 Murrayfield Stadium 11,618
9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 29–17 4–5 Waldstadion 40,743
10 Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 7–20 4–6 Amsterdam ArenA 19,486

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Standings

World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Rhein Fire 7 3 0 .700 206 146 3–2 4–1 W3
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 236 209 2–3 3–2 W1
Scottish Claymores 5 5 0 .500 134 154 2–3 3–2 L2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 156 160 4–1 1–4 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 4 6 0 .400 147 142 3–2 1–4 L1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 116 184 2–3 2–3 L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: at London Monarchs

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 0 007
London 0 6 6214

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, April 13
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 10,718
  • Referee: Bill Carollo
  • [4]

Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 3 7010
Frankfurt 10 3 3319

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 31,729
  • Referee: Mike Pereira
  • [5]

Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 3 31117
Barcelona 7 0 0310

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Saturday, April 26
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,102
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • [6]

Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Scotland 3 0 069
Frankfurt 0 3 003

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 32,690
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • [7]

Week 5: at Rhein Fire

Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 7 007
Rhein 0 0 7310

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 32,140
  • Referee: Phil Luckett
  • [8]

Week 6: vs Rhein Fire

Week Six: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 14 0721
Frankfurt 3 7 7320

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 17
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 39,182
  • [9]

Week 7: vs London Monarchs

Week Seven: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
London 0 7 007
Frankfurt 6 11 01431

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 24
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,723
  • [10]

Week 8: at Scottish Claymores

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 077
Scotland 0 3 14724

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, June 1
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 11,618
  • [11]

Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 10 0 0717
Frankfurt 0 21 2629

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 7
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 40,743
  • [12]

Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 7 007
Amsterdam 0 7 13020

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,486
  • [13]

Awards

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[14] Overall, Frankfurt had eight players selected.[14] The selections were:

  • Shawn Banks, linebacker
  • Hillary Butler, linebacker
  • Johnny Dixon, safety
  • Cecil Doggette, cornerback
  • Jack Kellogg, cornerback
  • Ralf Kleinmann, placekicker
  • Frank Messmer, defensive national player
  • Bobby Phillips, running back

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "1997 World League draft". WorldLeague.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. ^ a b 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide.
  3. ^ a b "1997 Season in Review". The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book. pp. 218–222.
  4. ^ a b Halling, Nick (April 14, 1997). "Monarchs make winning start". The Independent. London, England. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  5. ^ a b Associated Press (April 19, 1997). "Galaxy 19, Admirals 10". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Associated Press (April 26, 1997). "Last minute touchdown gives Galaxy 10–17 victory over Dragons". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Associated Press (May 3, 1997). "Claymores 9, Galaxy 3". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Associated Press (May 10, 1997). "Fire 10, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Associated Press (May 17, 1997). "Fire 21, Galaxy 20". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Associated Press (May 24, 1997). "Galaxy 31, Monarchs 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Associated Press (June 1, 1997). "Claymores 24, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Associated Press (June 7, 1997). "Galaxy 29, Dragons 17". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  13. ^ a b Associated Press (June 14, 1997). "Admirals 20, Galaxy 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  14. ^ a b "1997 All-World League team". WorldLeague.com. June 20, 1997. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2013.

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