2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season
NFL Europa team season
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The 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 15th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his fourth 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 XV, Frankfurt lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils 37–28. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.[1]
| 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Tilman Engel |
| Head coach | Mike Jones |
| Home stadium | Commerzbank-Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Division place | 2nd |
| Playoffs | Lost World Bowl XV |
Offseason
Free agent draft
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | |||
| 1 | 6 | Zac Woodfin | LB | UAB |
| 2 | 12 | Edorian McCullough | CB | Texas |
| 3 | 13 | David Jones | TE | LSU |
| 4 | 24 | Craig Bailey | LB | Nevada |
| 5 | 25 | Ben Sobieski | G | Iowa |
| 6 | 36 | Brandon Middleton | WR | Houston |
| 7 | 37 | Bobby Harris | T | Mississippi |
| 8 | 48 | Robert Ortiz | WR | San Diego State |
| 9 | 49 | Kyle Killion | LB | Indiana |
| 10 | 60 | Josh Sewell | C | Nebraska |
| 11 | 61 | Billy Alford | CB | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | 72 | Justin Brown | DE | East Central (OK) |
| 13 | 73 | Charles Missant | C | Western Michigan |
| 14 | 84 | Matt Sinclair | LB | Illinois |
| 15 | 85 | Charles Anthony | RB | Tennessee State |
| 16 | 96 | Ron Rockett | S | Wyoming |
| 17 | 97 | Raymond Washington | CB | Fresno State |
| 18 | 108 | Chris Laskowski | S | Florida Atlantic |
| 19 | 109 | Kellen Pruitt | LB | Syracuse |
| 20 | 120 | Roscoe Crosby | WR | Clemson |
| 21 | 121 | Felton Huggins | WR | Southeastern Louisiana |
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 14 | Amsterdam Admirals | W 30–14 | 1–0 | Commerzbank-Arena | 38,125 | Recap |
| 2 | April 21 | at Cologne Centurions | W 18–13 | 2–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,422 | Recap |
| 3 | April 28 | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Commerzbank-Arena | 29,091 | Recap |
| 4 | May 6 | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 17–19 | 3–1 | Amsterdam Arena | 10,788 | Recap |
| 5 | May 12 | at Rhein Fire | L 24–27 | 3–2 | LTU arena | 27,349 | Recap |
| 6 | May 20 | Berlin Thunder | W 35–7 | 4–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 30,125 | Recap |
| 7 | May 26 | Rhein Fire | W 23–10 | 5–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,789 | Recap |
| 8 | June 2 | at Berlin Thunder | W 25–22 | 6–2 | Olympiastadion | 11,882 | Recap |
| 9 | June 9 | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 31–36 | 6–3 | AOL Arena | 30,528 | Recap |
| 10 | June 16 | Cologne Centurions | W 31–14 | 7–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 35,087 | Recap |
| Postseason | June 23 | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 48,125 | Recap |
Standings
| NFL Europa League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W4 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | 2–3 | 4–1 | L1 |
| Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | 0–5 | 2–3 | L6 |
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Week 2: at Cologne Centurions
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Cologne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 21
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 16,422
- [17]
Week 3: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 28
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 29,091
- [18]
Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 6
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 10,788
- Referee: Tom Symonette
Week 5: at Rhein Fire
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 12
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 27,349
- [19]
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 20
- Game time: 5:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 30,125
- [20]
Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 26
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 32,789
- [21]
Week 8: at Berlin Thunder
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 |
| Berlin | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 2
- Game time: 6:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 11,882
- [22]
Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 16
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 35,087
- [24]
World Bowl XV
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 23
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,125
- Referee: John Parry
- TV announcers (NFL Network): Bob Papa and Brian Baldinger
Honors
After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.[25] Overall, Frankfurt had seven players selected. The selections were:
- Bobby Harris, offensive tackle
- Rhys Lloyd, placekicker
- Matt McChesney, guard
- Brandon Middleton, wide receiver
- Shirdonya Mitchell, cornerback
- J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback
- Matt Sinclair, linebacker
Additionally, O'Sullivan was named offensive co-MVP alongside running back Derrick Ross of the Cologne Centurions. O'Sullivan started all ten games and led the league in passer rating (104.8), and passing yards (2,201) while tying for the lead with 16 touchdown passes. He completed 174 of 254 passes with seven interceptions and also rushed 31 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns.[25]