The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '96, Frankfurt lost to the Scottish Claymores 32–27.
Offseason World League draft + 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 Mark Byers LB UNLV 2 12 Jay Kearney WR West Virginia 3 13 Lance Gunn DB Texas4 24 Marquel Fleetwood QB Minnesota 5 25 Fred Foggie DB Boise State 6 36 Charles Hope G Central State 7 37 Ed Robinson LB Florida 8 48 Ron Collins T Fresno State 9 49 Garry Pay C BYU 10 60 Reginald Lee LB Youngstown State 11 61 Thomas Baskin DT Texas 12 72 Eric Jonassen T Bloomsburg 13 75 Hillary Butler LB Washington 14 86 Ronnie Woolfolk LB Colorado 15 87 Wes Bender RB USC 16 98 Donald Toomer DB Utah State 17 99 Steve Brooks TE Occidental College 18 110 Vernon Edwards DE SMU 19 111 Theo Adams T Hawaii 20 121 John Paci QB Indiana 21 122 Jerrick Bledsoe DB Texas Southern 22 131 Eric Gant RB Grambling State 23 132 Tirrell Greene G Miami 23 134 Curtis Shearer WR San Diego State
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 27–21 1–0 Rheinstadion 32,092 2 Saturday, April 20 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 37–3 2–0 Waldstadion 34,186 3 Sunday, April 28 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 33–29 3–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,503 4 Sunday, May 5 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 40–28 4–0 Waldstadion 28,627 5 Saturday, May 11 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 0–20 4–1 Waldstadion 32,126 6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 7–27 4–2 White Hart Lane 10,764 7 Sunday, May 26 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 17–20 4–3 Murrayfield Stadium 13,116 8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 8–31 4–4 Waldstadion 38,798 9 Saturday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 24–21 5–4 Waldstadion 33,115 10 Saturday, June 15 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 28–20 6–4 Olympisch Stadion 14,062 World Bowl '96 11 Sunday, June 23 6:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 27–32 6–5 Murrayfield Stadium 38,982
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at Rhein Fire
Week 2: vs London Monarchs
Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 6: at London Monarchs
Week 7: at Scottish Claymores
Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
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