2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
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General manager | Tilman Engel |
Head coach | Mike Jones |
Home field | Commerzbank-Arena |
Results | |
Record | 7–3 |
Division place | 2nd |
Playoff finish | Lost World Bowl XV |
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]
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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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 |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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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 |
World Bowl XV | |||||||
Postseason | June 23 | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 48,125 | Recap |
NFL Europa League | |||||||||
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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 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
Cologne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Frankfurt | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 |
Berlin | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 31 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Main article: World Bowl XV |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
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:
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]