1997 Frankfurt Galaxy season

World League of American Football team season Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) Frankfurt Galaxy 1997 4–6 5th Ernie Stautner Chris Heyne Waldstadion did not qualify 1996 1998 Frankfurt Galaxy Frankfurt Galaxy played their fifth season in the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1997. The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his third year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. Offseason World League draft + 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 Joe Garten C Colorado 2 11 Ashley Sheppard LB Clemson 3 14 Beno Bryant RB Washington 4 23 Shawn Banks LB Texas Tech 5 26 Tommy Johnson CB Alabama 6 35 Travis Hannah WR USC 7 38 Jamie Coleman CB Appalachian State 8 47 Darren Reese G Ohio 9 50 Warner Smith G Arizona 10 59 Thomas McLemore TE Southern 11 62 Steve Keim G North Carolina State 12 71 Tuineau Alipate LB Washington State 13 74 Vince Marrow TE Toledo 14 83 Rogerick Green CB Kansas State 15 86 Vernon Turner RB Carson–Newman 16 95 Bruce Walker DT UCLA 17 98 John Morton WR Western Michigan 18 107 David Webb LB USC 19 110 Ronald Cherry T McNeese State 20 119 Jeff Rodgers DE Texas A&M–Kingsville 21 121 Dennis Allen S Texas A&M 22 127 Eddie Blake G Auburn 23 128 Mike Middleton CB Indiana 24 131 Richard DeFelice K North Texas 1997 World League draft http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html WorldLeague.com June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709131348/http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html July 9, 1997 Personnel Staff 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) General Manager – Chris Heyne Deputy General Manager – Tilman Engel Head Coach – Ernie Stautner Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – John Payne Running Backs – Eric Carter Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik National Coach/Offensive Line Assistant – Alessandro Cinelli Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – Ray Woodard Linebackers – John Paul Young Defensive Backs – Gary DeLoach 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide Roster 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy final #3B0083 white #DD4814 no 14 Brad Bretz no 18 Robert Higgins  5 Chad May 16 Steve Pelluer (IR) 7px 19 Jim Kitts 20 Vernon Turner 30 Bobby Phillips American football 81 Mario Bailey (IR) 7px 80 Travis Hannah 88 John Morton American football no  8 Jason Shelley no 84 A.C. Tellison 85 Vince Marrow no 70 David Bailey G 65 Ron Collins Jr T 66 Joe Garten C 71 Shawn Harper T 69 Jon Heidenreich G 55 Nate Miller offensive lineman G no 74 Andrew Moore T no 63 Jon Baker DE no 96 Scotty Lewis DE no 90 Don Reynolds DE 97 Oscar Sturgis DE 91 Bruce Walker American football NT 56 Tuineau Alipate ILB no 50 Shawn Banks ILB 51 Andre Bowden OLB 57 Hillary Butler ILB no 92 Jeff Rodgers OLB no 93 David Webb OLB no 42 Johnny Dixon S 22 Cecil Doggette CB 43 Greg Evans American football S 32 Chris Hall defensive back S 21 Jackie Kellogg CB 39 Barron Miles CB (IR) 7px  2 Scott Player P no 67 GER 12px Stefan Gamlin T no 59 ESP 12px Dani Garcia MLB no 94 GER 12px Raphael Graetz OLB no 11 GER 12px Jörg Heckenbach WR 86 GER 12px Werner Hippler TE  9 GER 12px Ralf Kleinmann K no 99 GER 12px Frank Messmer NT no 26 GER 12px Volker Schenk S (IR) 7px no 24 GER 12px Ingo Seibert RB Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 13 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 7–14 0–1 Stamford Bridge 10,718 2 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 19–10 1–1 Waldstadion 31,729 3 Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 17–10 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,102 4 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 3–9 2–2 Waldstadion 32,690 5 Saturday, May 10 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 7–10 2–3 Rheinstadion 32,140 6 Saturday, May 17 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 20–21 2–4 Waldstadion 39,182 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 31–7 3–4 Waldstadion 30,723 8 Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 7–24 3–5 Murrayfield Stadium 11,618 9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 29–17 4–5 Waldstadion 40,743 10 Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 7–20 4–6 Amsterdam ArenA 19,486 The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book 218–222 1997 Season in Review https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/american-football-monarchs-make-winning-start-1267066.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/american-football-monarchs-make-winning-start-1267066.html 2022-05-01 subscription Monarchs make winning start Halling Nick April 14, 1997 The Independent June 30, 2013 London, England https://apnews.com/21de2605052dce0c3dd6273c1a2f613c Galaxy 19, Admirals 10 Associated Press April 19, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/0300caf3e193cb2cc80dabbe8debc8b6 Last minute touchdown gives Galaxy 10–17 victory over Dragons Associated Press April 26, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/39a1766adfe6ba02c6106278a250739e Claymores 9, Galaxy 3 Associated Press May 3, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/57d97773739f33d663c94cbe885c6237 Fire 10, Galaxy 7 Associated Press May 10, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/e816e38ef3f65ce3c0e3ca25c94b6dc4 Fire 21, Galaxy 20 Associated Press May 17, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/da792cfcfdddb13bba0365f329f01c97 Galaxy 31, Monarchs 7 Associated Press May 24, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/60d7b0b2b78a2052ecde49b352f5e4c5 Claymores 24, Galaxy 7 Associated Press June 1, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/5f9750b0b8b5c20a173f0dd9ceabb99a Galaxy 29, Dragons 17 Associated Press June 7, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/ea45a524199aed54db5db39383e4f750 Admirals 20, Galaxy 7 Associated Press June 14, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 Standings Game summaries Week 1: at London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, April 13 3:00 p.m. BST Frankfurt 7 0 0 0 London 0 6 6 2 Stamford Bridge, London, England 10,718 Bill Carollo Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 3 7 0 Frankfurt 10 3 3 3 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 31,729 Mike Pereira Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 3 3 11 Barcelona 7 0 0 3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 13,102 Ron Winter Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 3 0 0 6 Frankfurt 0 3 0 0 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 32,690 Walt Coleman Week 5: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, May 10 7:00 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 7 0 0 Rhein 0 0 7 3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 32,140 Phil Luckett Week 6: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 17 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 14 0 7 Frankfurt 3 7 7 3 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 39,182 Week 7: vs London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: London Monarchs at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. CEST London 0 7 0 0 Frankfurt 6 11 0 14 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 30,723 Week 8: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. BST Frankfurt 0 0 0 7 Scotland 0 3 14 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 11,618 Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona 10 0 0 7 Frankfurt 0 21 2 6 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 40,743 Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 7 0 0 Amsterdam 0 7 13 0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 19,486 Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html 1997 All-World League team June 20, 1997 WorldLeague.com June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709130411/http://www.worldleague.com/general/news/allworld.html July 9, 1997 Overall, Frankfurt had eight players selected. The selections were: Shawn Banks, linebacker Hillary Butler, linebacker Johnny Dixon, safety Cecil Doggette, cornerback Jack Kellogg, cornerback Ralf Kleinmann, placekicker Frank Messmer, defensive national player Bobby Phillips, running back Notes "n" References 30em Category:Frankfurt Galaxy seasons