The 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 14th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his third 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 XIV, Frankfurt defeated the Amsterdam Admirals 22–7. The victory marked the franchise's fourth World Bowl championship, a league record.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 2 Josh Cooper DE Mississippi 2 8 Charles Howard DT Florida State 3 17 Daryl Towns LB Nevada 4 20 J. R. Niklos RB Illinois 5 29 Butchie Wallace RB Marshall 6 32 Joselio Hanson CB Texas Tech 7 41 Joseph Scott LB Jackson State 8 44 Bill Alford CB Vanderbilt 9 53 Travis Harris LB Florida 10 55 Hannibal Thomas WR Cincinnati
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, March 18 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 6–10 0–1 LTU arena 22,827 2 Saturday, March 25 7:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 31–14 1–1 Commerzbank-Arena 26,713 3 Saturday, April 1 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 20–38 1–2 Amsterdam ArenA 9,917 4 Saturday, April 8 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 21–14 2–2 Commerzbank-Arena 23,125 5 Saturday, April 15 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 17–13 3–2 AOL Arena 12,281 6 Saturday, April 22 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 18–17 4–2 Commerzbank-Arena 26,812 7 Sunday, April 30 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 17–10 5–2 RheinEnergieStadion 11,800 8 Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 16–14 6–2 Commerzbank-Arena 32,172 9 Sunday, May 14 5:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 12–17 6–3 Commerzbank-Arena 31,769 10 Saturday, May 20 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 14–13 7–3 Jahn-Sportpark 14,225 World Bowl XIV 11 Saturday, May 27 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 22–7 8–3 LTU arena 36,286
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at Rhein Fire
Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 4: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 7: at Cologne Centurions
Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: at Berlin Thunder
World Bowl XIV
Honors After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. Overall, Frankfurt had five players selected. The selections were:
Brandon Haw, safety Aaron Hosack, wide receiver Jerome Nichols, defensive tackle Roger Robinson, running back Will Svitek, tackle
Head coach Mike Jones earned NFL Europe League Coach of the Year honors.
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