2005 Cologne Centurions season
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The 2005 Cologne Centurions season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 3 | Omar Nazel | DE | Southern California |
2 | 9 | Ryan Wingrove | DE | Bowling Green |
3 | 16 | Bobby Brooks | LB | Fresno State |
4 | 21 | Eric Powell | DE | Florida State |
5 | 28 | Zach Wilson | G | Southern California |
6 | 33 | Tam Hopkins | G | Ohio State |
7 | 40 | Hart Turner | TE | South Carolina |
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Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
|
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
|
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 24–23 | 1–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,468 |
2 | Sunday, April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 23–10 | 2–0 | LTU arena | 25,304 |
3 | Saturday, April 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 23–14 | 3–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,821 |
4 | Saturday, April 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 24–37 | 3–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,863 |
5 | Saturday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 6–23 | 3–2 | AOL Arena | 15,228 |
6 | Sunday, May 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 23–17 | 4–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,485 |
7 | Saturday, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–17 OT | 5–2 | Waldstadion | 25,347 |
8 | Monday, May 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–30 | 5–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,423 |
9 | Sunday, May 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 16–28 | 5–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 32,521 |
10 | Sunday, June 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 17–13 | 6–4 | Olympic Stadium | 20,927 |
Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 241 | 191 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 265 | 204 | 5–0 | 1–4 | L1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 188 | 212 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W1 |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 213 | 196 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 163 | 246 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 203 | 224 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |
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Game summaries
Week 1: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
Cologne | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 2
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 9,468
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 2: at Rhein Fire
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 10
- Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 25,304
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cologne | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 16
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), cloudly
- Game attendance: 10,821
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
Cologne | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 23
- Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 8,863
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Cologne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 8
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), showers
- Game attendance: 9,485
- Referee: Gerald Austin
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Cologne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 14
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 25,347
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Monday, May 23
- Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
- Game attendance: 14,423
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 9: vs Rhein Fire
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 29
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.4 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 32,521
- Referee: Walt Coleman
Week 10: at Berlin Thunder
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Berlin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, June 5
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 20,927
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Notes
- ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
References
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- Founded in 2004
- Folded in 2007
- Based in Cologne, Germany
- Franchise
- Peter Vaas
- David Duggan
- John Lyons