2007 Cologne Centurions season

NFL Europa team season Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) Cologne Centurions Cologne Centurions 2007 6–4 3rd David DugganJohn Lyons (interim) Hauke Wilkens RheinEnergieStadion Did not qualify 2006 none true The 2007 Cologne Centurions season was the fourth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team were led by head coach David Duggan in his second year and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. When Duggan gave up coaching after week nine due to health issues, defensive coordinator John Lyons was elevated to the position of interim head coach for the final game.Duggan to give up coaching for remainder of season http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3486002 June 12, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 They finished the season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0VbGpkkdGbI&refer=home NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game Kuriloff Aaron June 29, 2007 Bloomberg L.P. January 22, 2012 Offseason Free agent draft + 2007 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 3 Jon Alston G South Carolina 2 9 George Gause DE South Carolina 3 16 Cedrick Holt CB North Carolina 4 21 C. J. Brooks G Maryland 5 28 Bobby Blizzard TE North Carolina 6 33 A. J. Harris RB Northern Illinois 7 40 Devan Long DE Oregon 8 45 Kellen Davis T Oklahoma State 9 52 Rod Olds C Jacksonville State 10 57 Martin Patterson LB Texas Christian 11 64 Tyler King DE Connecticut 12 69 Ernest Jones DT Tennessee State 13 76 Mario Hill WR Mississippi 14 81 Jon Simmons DE South Florida 15 88 Kenton Johnson T Georgia Tech 16 93 Burl Toler WR California 17 100 Victor Phillips CB Southern 18 105 Jamar Enzor LB Cincinnati 19 112 Mike Douglas TE Massachusetts 20 117 Antwann Carter RB Boise State 21 124 Trenton Jordan DE Central Florida 22 129 Terrance Butler CB Wyoming http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3430834 Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft February 26, 2007 NFL Europa League June 28, 2011 Personnel Staff 2007 Cologne Centurions General manager – Hauke Wilkens Head coach – David Duggan Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Jeff Filkovski National coach/running backs – Lee Rowland Wide receivers – Don Holmes Tight ends – Wendell Davis Offensive line – Tom Lovat Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – John Lyons Defensive line – Tracy Simien Linebackers – Mark Sander National coach/special teams – Lee Rowland Strength and conditioning – Joe Shufelt Roster 2007 Cologne Centurions final #A71930 white black  9 Erik Meyer  5 Quinton Porter 21 Antwaun Carter (IR) 7px 38 A. 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Harris running back 20 Derrick Ross no 11 Jovon Bouknight no 19 Tramain Hall no 85 Brian Hare 84 Greg Lee wide receiver no 15 Dan Sheldon 10 Burl Toler III 88 Bobby Blizzard 89 Tony Curtis American football no 83 Michael Douglas no 78 Jon Alston T no 75 Aldo De La Garza G no 77 Cody Douglas T (IR) 7px 53 Greg Eslinger C 67 Kili Lefotu G 73 Alan Reuber T no 72 Stefon Wheeler T 68 McKinley Boykin DT no 99 George Gause DE no 94 Jason Hall DE 90 Tom Johnson defensive tackle, born 1984 DT no 52 Tyler King DE no 92 Devan Long DE 91 Kevin Vickerson DT 40 Craig Kobel OLB no 56 Martin Patterson MLB no 55 John Saldi OLB 50 Clifton Smith linebacker MLB 31 Kevin Curtis safety FS no 22 Gabe Franklin CB no 25 Cedrick Holt CB 32 Kevin House Jr. CB 28 Alvin Nnabuife SS 30 Chris Reis SS 24 Jerron Wishom CB  1 Nick Novak K  6 Joel Stelly P no 44 MEX 12px Omar Erick Cantu OLB 66 FIN 12px Seppo Evwaraye G 47 FRA 12px Philippe Gardent rugby league OLB 86 GER 12px Werner Hippler TE no 98 MEX 12px Mauricio Lopez DT no 80 SWE 12px Cristian Malm WR no 57 FIN 12px Jarmo Rantanen C no 35 GER 12px Daniel Schober FS Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST). "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 24–18 1–0 AOL Arena 20,887 2 Saturday, April 21 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–18 1–1 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422 3 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 14–6 2–1 LTU arena 21,347 4 Saturday, May 5 6:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 28–31 2–2 RheinEnergieStadion 10,084 5 Sunday, May 13 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 24–10 3–2 Olympic Stadium 11,995 6 Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 20–17 4–2 RheinEnergieStadion 22,154 7 Friday, May 25 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 30–7 5–2 Amsterdam ArenA 11,714 8 Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 7–21 5–3 RheinEnergieStadion 10,221 9 Saturday, June 9 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 31–13 6–3 RheinEnergieStadion 12,878 10 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–31 6–4 Commerzbank-Arena 35,087 World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3449916 April 10, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Early Start To Week Two http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3454896 April 17, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3458918 April 24, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3462558 May 1, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3466385 May 8, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3470196 May 15, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3474007 May 22, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3477915 May 29, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3482103 June 5, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3486314 June 12, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1182064072507.shtml https://archive.today/20120904102829/http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1182064072507.shtml dead September 4, 2012 Centurions verpassen Finaleinzug Sport-Informations-Dienst June 17, 2007 Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger German January 22, 2012 Standings https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/nflestand.htm NFL Europa At A Glance June 25, 2007 USA Today June 28, 2011 Game summaries Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. CEST Cologne 0 14 3 7 Hamburg 6 0 6 6 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 20,887 http://sda-events.de/sda_website/dokus/html/070414_b_sea_devils_cologne.htm Hamburg Sea Devils vs. Cologne Centurions April 14, 2007 schaudichan.com German March 8, 2019 Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, April 21 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt 7 4 7 0 Cologne 7 3 0 3 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 16,422 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/zweiter-sieg-fuer-frankfurt-galaxy_aid-11252181 NFL Europa: Zweiter Sieg für Frankfurt Galaxy April 21, 2007 Rheinische Post German March 5, 2019 Week 3: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. CEST Cologne 0 7 0 7 Rhein 3 0 3 0 LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 21,347 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-frankfurt-galaxy-nicht-zu-stoppen_aid_286100.html American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy nicht zu stoppen SID April 28, 2007 Focus German March 12, 2019 Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, May 5 6:07 p.m. CEST Berlin 0 14 3 14 Cologne 14 14 0 0 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 10,084 72 °F (22.2 °C), mostly cloudy John Parry Week 5: at Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, May 13 4:00 p.m. Cologne 7 3 14 0 Berlin 3 0 0 7 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 11.995 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/fire-schlaegt-galaxy_aid-11265703 NFL Europa: Fire schlägt Galaxy May 12, 2007 Rheinische Post German March 1, 2019 Week 6: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. Rhein 3 7 7 0 Cologne 0 3 7 10 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 22,154 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/frankfurt-und-koeln-auf-world-bowl-kurs_aid-11260887 NFL Europa: Frankfurt und Köln auf World-Bowl-Kurs May 19, 2007 Rheinische Post German March 21, 2019 Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Friday, May 25 8:05 p.m. CEST Cologne 7 9 14 0 Amsterdam 0 0 0 7 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 11,714 Don Carey Week 8: vs Hamburg Sea Devils background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. CEST Hamburg 7 0 7 7 Cologne 0 0 7 0 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 10,221 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-galaxy-nach-aufholjagd-fast-sicher-im-world-bowl_aid_287637.html American Football – NFL Europa: Galaxy nach Aufholjagd fast sicher im World Bowl SID June 2, 2007 Focus German March 21, 2019 Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, June 9 6:06 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 3 7 3 0 Cologne 0 14 3 14 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 12,878 John Hussey Week 10: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. CEST Cologne 0 0 7 7 Frankfurt 3 10 14 4 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 35,087 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-frankfurt-trifft-im-world-bowl-auf-hamburg_aid_277222.html American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt trifft im World Bowl auf Hamburg SID June 16, 2007 Focus German March 27, 2019 Honors After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.Honors handed out http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 NFLEurope.com June 21, 2007 January 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20070626020117/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 June 26, 2007 dead Overall, Cologne had eight players selected, tying for the most with Hamburg. The selections were: Bobby Blizzard, tight end Greg Eslinger, center Philippe Gardent, linebacker Jason Hall, defensive end Kevin House, cornerback Chris Reis, safety Derrick Ross, running back Kevin Vickerson, defensive tackle Additionally, Hall and Ross were named defensive and co-offensive MVPs, respectively. Hall set a franchise record with 12 sacks and anchored the Centurions defense which ranked first in total yards allowed (2,561) and total points allowed (172). He also tied a league record by recording a sack in seven consecutive games. Ross, who shared the award with Frankfurt's quarterback J. T. O'Sullivan, was the NFLEL's leading rusher with 802 yards and four 100-yard games. He also totaled a league-best 933 yards from scrimmage (802 rushing, 131 receiving) and scored five touchdowns. Notes "n" References 30em Cologne Category:Cologne Centurions (NFL Europe) seasons