1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Elway in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the season in second place of the European Division with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Home stadiumWaldstadion

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1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season
Owner	World League
General manager	Oliver Luck
Head coach	Jack Elway
Home stadium	Waldstadion
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	2nd European
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Offseason

World League draft

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1992 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1		Michael Simmons	DE	Mississippi State
2		Jon Carter	DE	Pittsburgh
3		Anthony Wallace	RB	California
4		Kerry Simien	WR	Texas A&I
5		Pat McGuirk	CB	Cal Poly
6		Nasrallah Worthen	WR	North Carolina State
7		Dave Senczyszyn	T	Wisconsin
8		Lyneil Mayo	LB	San Jose State
9		Kirk Kirkpatrick	TE	Florida
10		Dale Joseph	CB	Howard Payne
11		Mike Bernard	T	Syracuse
12		Bill Ragans	S	Florida State
13		Robert Claiborne	WR	San Diego State
14		Spencer Hammond	LB	Alabama
15		Ralph Martini	QB	San Jose State
16		Erwin Grabisna	DL	Case Western Reserve
17		Joe Meerten	TE	Oregon
18		Ben Washington	CB	Southern Mississippi
19		Gerald Hudson	RB	Oklahoma State
20		John Cook	DT	Washington
21		George Muraoka	DT	San Jose State
22		Kelly John-Lewis	T	Washington
23		William Lohsen	P/K	Kansas
24		Kevin Evans	WR	San Jose State
25		Lew Barnes	WR	Oregon
26		Charles Bell	CB	Baylor
27		John Hopkins	K	Stanford
28		Dirk Borgognone	K	Pacific
29		Andreas Motzkus	WR	Operation Discovery

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Staff

**1992 Frankfurt Galaxy staff**

	Front office General Manager – Oliver Luck Director of Football Operations – Bill Peterson Head coaches Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Jack Elway Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Beers Running Backs/Tight Ends – Joe Burke Wide Receivers – Jack Swarthout			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Claude Gilbert Defensive Line – Dan Geyer Defensive Backs – Kevin Clark

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Roster

**1992 Frankfurt Galaxy final roster**

	Quarterbacks 10 Jeff Bridewell 8 Chris Cochrane 14 Alex Espinoza 13 Ralph Martini 11 Mike Perez Running backs 33 Tony Baker 25 Steve Bartalo 45 Harry Jackson 24 Anthony Wallace Wide receivers 83 Lew Barnes 89 Richard Buchanan 87 Jason Johnson 85 Curtis Mayfield Tight ends 81 Chad Fortune 80 Charles Henry		Offensive linemen 79 Mike Bernard T 71 Eric Crigler T 63 David Diaz-Infante C 65 Garry Frank G 73 Jeff Mickel T 67 Billy Poe G 58 Eric Still T 51 Mark Tucker G/C Defensive linemen 72 Jon Carter DE 78 Kevin Hendrix DE 64 Garry Howe NT 76 George Muraoka NT 96 Michael Simmons DE		Linebackers 56 Lyneil Mayo OLB 55 Pat Moorer ILB 57 Yepi Pauu ILB 50 Kevin Wolfolk OLB 59 Willie Wright OLB Defensive backs 46 Tim Broady SS 23 Greg Eaglin CB 28 Joe Greenwood FS 22 Jeff Hammerschmidt FS 31 Dale Joseph CB 26 Pat McGuirk CB 29 Bill Ragans SS 27 Cedric Stallworth CB 34 Johnny Thomas CB Special teams 9 Robbie Keen K/P		Operation Discovery 70 Olaf Hampel NT 77 Gerald Olszewski G 54 Dirk Reessing ILB Rookies in italics

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Schedule

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Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance	Source
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance	Source
Preseason
	Sunday, March 15	3:00 p.m.	New York/New Jersey Knights	L 9–28	0–1	Waldstadion	16,471	^[4]
Regular season
1	Saturday, March 21	6:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 17–0	1–0	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	25,788	^[5]
2	Saturday, March 28	6:00 p.m.	at London Monarchs	W 31–28	2–0	Wembley Stadium	21,799	^[6]
3	Sunday, April 5	7:00 p.m.	Birmingham Fire	L 7–17	2–1	Waldstadion	33,857	^[7]
4	Saturday, April 11	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 17–20	2–2	Waldstadion	34,376	^[8]
5	Saturday, April 18	8:00 p.m.	at New York/New Jersey Knights	L 21–24	2–3	Giants Stadium	24,943	^[9]
6	Saturday, April 25	7:00 p.m.	Orlando Thunder	L 0–38	2–4	Waldstadion	38,104	^[10]
7	Saturday, May 2	8:00 p.m.	at Ohio Glory	L 17–20	2–5	Ohio Stadium	41,853	^[11]
8	Saturday, May 9	5:00 p.m.	at Sacramento Surge	L 7–51	2–6	Hornet Stadium	22,720	^[12]
9	Sunday, May 17	7:00 p.m.	San Antonio Riders	L 14–43	2–7	Waldstadion	31,641	^[13]
10	Saturday, May 23	7:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	W 19–16	3–7	Waldstadion	43,259	^[14]

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Standings

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European Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	STK
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	104	161	3–1	L4
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	150	257	3–1	W1
London Monarchs	2	7	1	.250	178	203	0–4	L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	0	3	14	17
Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0

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at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, March 21
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 25,788
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring.

Second quarter

No scoring.

Third quarter

Frankfurt – 37-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

Frankfurt – Chad Fortune 38-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 14:50.
Frankfurt – Fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Willie Wright, Robbie Keen kick good, 0:54.

Leading passers

Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 18/31, 209 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 13/29, 149 yards.

Leading rushers

Frankfurt – Tony Baker – 19 rushes, 46 yards.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 3 rushes, 22 yards.

Leading receivers

Frankfurt – Chad Fortune – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 touchdown.
Barcelona – Thomas Woods – 4 receptions, 60 yards.

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Week 2: at London Monarchs

Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	10	3	8	10	31
London	0	14	14	0	28

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at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

Date: Saturday, March 28
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 21,799
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Game information

First quarter

Frankfurt – 19-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 8:08.
Frankfurt – Chad Fortune 5-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 4:04.

Second quarter

Frankfurt – 37-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 14:26.
London – Tony Sargent 16-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 7:26.
London – Jeff Alexander 1-yard touchdown run, Phil Alexander kick good, 0:32.

Third quarter

London – Bernard Ford 32-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 13:32.
London – Sean Foster 98-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 2:13.
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan 31-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Tony Baker two-point conversion reception from Mike Perez, 0:49.

Fourth quarter

Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 4:36.
Frankfurt – 20-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 0:12.

Leading passers

Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 30/53, 353 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception.
London – Stan Gelbaugh – 21/44, 323 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.

Leading rushers

Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 2 rushes, 24 yards.
London – Jeff Alexander – 14 rushes, 45 yards, 1 touchdown.

Leading receivers

Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns.
London – Sean Foster – 4 receptions, 142 yards, 1 touchdown.

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Week 3: vs Birmingham Fire

Week Three: Birmingham Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Birmingham	0	14	0	3	17
Frankfurt	0	0	7	0	7

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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 5
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 33,857
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First quarter

No scoring.

Second quarter

Birmingham – Elroy Harris 9-yard touchdown reception from Mike Norseth, Philip Doyle kick good, 8:45.
Birmingham – Elroy Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Philip Doyle kick good, 0:10.

Third quarter

Frankfurt – Tony Baker 1-yard touchdown run, Robbie Keen kick good, 3:41.

Fourth quarter

Birmingham – 31-yard field goal by Philip Doyle, 11:29.

Leading passers

Birmingham – Mike Norseth – 7/15, 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 26/34, 218 yards, 1 interception.

Leading rushers

Birmingham – Jim Bell – 11 rushes, 53 yards.
Frankfurt – Tony Baker – 11 rushes, 38 yards, 1 touchdown.

Leading receivers

Birmingham – Willie Bouyer – 2 receptions, 87 yards.
Frankfurt – Curtis Mayfield – 4 receptions, 52 yards.

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Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week Four: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	13	0	7	20
Frankfurt	17	0	0	0	17

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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 11
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 34,376
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Week 5: at New York/New Jersey Knights

Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at New York/New Jersey Knights – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	14	0	7	21
NY/NJ	14	0	7	3	24

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at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: Saturday, April 18
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 24,943
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Week 6: vs Orlando Thunder

Week Six: Orlando Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Orlando	0	21	10	7	38
Frankfurt	0	0	0	0	0

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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 25
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 38,104
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Week 7: at Ohio Glory

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Ohio Glory – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	0	7	3	17
Ohio	7	7	0	6	20

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at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: Saturday, May 2
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 41,853
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Week 8: at Sacramento Surge

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Sacramento Surge – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	7	0	0	7
Sacramento	10	20	14	7	51

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at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California

Date: Saturday, May 9
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 22,720
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Week 9: vs San Antonio Riders

Week Nine: San Antonio Riders at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
San Antonio	3	17	7	16	43
Frankfurt	0	0	7	7	14

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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 17
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 31,641
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Week 10: vs London Monarchs

Week Ten: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
London	6	3	7	0	16
Frankfurt	7	7	2	3	19

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at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 23
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 43,259
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Game information

1st Quarter

LON – Jeff Alexander 47-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Phil Alexander kick failed), 4:31
FRA – Lew Barnes 86-yard pass from Chris Cochrane (Robbie Keen kick), 0:30

2nd Quarter

FRA – Chris Cochrane 7-yard run (Robbie Keen kick), 11:08
LON – Phil Alexander 27-yard field goal, 0:15

3rd Quarter

FRA – Safety, Stan Gelbaugh tackled in end zone, 5:52
LON – Tony Sargent 30-yard pass from Fred McNair (Phil Alexander kick), 2:16

4th Quarter

FRA – Robbie Keen 38-yard field goal, 6:24

Passing

LON – Stan Gelbaugh – 15/28, 181 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
FRA – Chris Cochrane – 13/24, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

LON – Jeff Alexander – 24 car, 121 yards
FRA – Tony Baker – 20 car, 44 yards

Receiving

LON – Sean Foster – 7 rec, 87 yards
FRA – Lew Barnes – 2 rec, 97 yards, 1 TD

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1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season

Offseason

World League draft

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons

Week 2: at London Monarchs

Week 3: vs Birmingham Fire

Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week 5: at New York/New Jersey Knights

Week 6: vs Orlando Thunder

Week 7: at Ohio Glory

Week 8: at Sacramento Surge

Week 9: vs San Antonio Riders

Week 10: vs London Monarchs

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