The 2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2005 Hamburg Sea Devils NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 1 Ron Johnson DE Shippensburg 2 7 Shawn Lynch C Duke 3 18 Ivory McCoy DE Michigan State 4 19 Lawrence Richardson CB Arkansas 5 30 Sean Mulcahy TE Connecticut 6 31 Sacha Lancaster DE Arkansas 7 42 Jason Waters CB Tennessee
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 2 6:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 23–24 0–1 RheinEnergieStadion 9,468 2 Sunday, April 10 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 13–15 0–2 Olympic Stadium 14,312 3 Saturday, April 16 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 31–24 1–2 AOL Arena 19,865 4 Saturday, April 23 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 30–10 2–2 Waldstadion 22,347 5 Saturday, April 30 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 23–6 3–2 AOL Arena 15,228 6 Saturday, May 7 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 19–24 3–3 LTU arena 18,632 7 Saturday, May 14 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 30–24 4–3 AOL Arena 16,415 8 Sunday, May 22 4:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 17–27 4–4 AOL Arena 16,889 9 Sunday, May 29 3:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 10–27 4–5 Amsterdam ArenA 16,371 10 Saturday, June 4 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 17–15 5–5 AOL Arena 21,204
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Cologne Centurions
Week 2: at Berlin Thunder
Week 3: vs Rhein Fire
Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 6: at Rhein Fire
Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 8: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 9: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Notes
References