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2006 Cologne Centurions season
General managerHauke Wilkens
Head coachDavid Duggan
Home fieldRheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record4–6
Division place4th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach David Duggan in his first year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 4 Darrell Wright DE Oregon
2 10 Reggie Newhouse WR Baylor
3 15 Todd Bates DE Alabama
4 22 Randee Drew DB Northern Illinois
5 27 Omar Nazel DE Southern California
6 34 Bryan Save DT Colorado State
7 39 Thomas Houchin DE Kansas State
8 46 Chase Johnson C Texas Christian
9 51 Ryan Hoffman DE Shippensburg State
10 57 Matt Clark CB UCLA

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Cologne Centurions staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Hauke Wilkens

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – John Lyons
  • Defensive Line – Chris Ward
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Sam Garnes

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2006 Cologne Centurions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 27 Terry Butler

Wide receivers

  • 81 Reggie Newhouse

Tight ends

  • 88 Mario Jackson
  • 89 Calen Powell
Offensive linemen
  • 79 Jon Doty T
  • 54 Phil Hawkins G
  • 77 Daniel Martz G
  • 73 Jared Peck T
  • 52 Kyle Schmitt C

Defensive linemen

  • 95 Arrion Dixon DT
  • 92 Alain Kashama DE
  • 94 Tyler King DE
  • 56 Omar Nazel DE
Linebackers
  • 55 Andrew Battle OLB
  • 42 Josh Dean OLB
  • 58 Thomas Houchin MLB
  • 40 Jonathan Pollard MLB

Defensive backs

  • 26 Matt Clark CB
  • 20 Brandon Pinderhughes S

Special teams

  •  9 Gabe Lindstrom P
National players
  • 44 Erick Cantu LB
Mexico
France
Germany
  • 14 Christopher Liess WR
Germany
  • 96 Mauricio Lopez DT
Mexico
  • 75 Cesar Loredo T
Mexico
  • 51 David Odenthal C/G
Germany
  • 17 Michihiro Ogawa WR
Japan
  • 34 Daniel Schober S
Germany


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, March 18 6:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 14–10 1–0 AOL Arena 15,243
2 Sunday, March 26 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 15–20 1–1 RheinEnergieStadion 17,251
3 Sunday, April 2 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 10–20 1–2 RheinEnergieStadion 16,961
4 Saturday, April 8 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–21 1–3 Commerzbank-Arena 23,125
5 Monday, April 17 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 13–24 1–4 Olympic Stadium 13,559
6 Sunday, April 23 4:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 20–17 2–4 RheinEnergieStadion 9,238
7 Sunday, April 30 4:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–17 2–5 RheinEnergieStadion 11,800
8 Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 20–13 3–5 Amsterdam ArenA 12,228
9 Sunday, May 14 4:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 25–7 4–5 RheinEnergieStadion 12,438
10 Saturday, May 20 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 10–21 4–6 LTU arena 28,334

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Amsterdam Admirals 7 3 0 .700 259 234 2–3–0 5–0–0 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 172 160 4–1–0 3–2–0 W1
Rhein Fire 6 4 0 .600 207 165 4–1–0 2–3–0 W1
Cologne Centurions 4 6 0 .400 151 170 2–3–0 2–3–0 L1
Hamburg Sea Devils 3 6 1 .350 194 193 1–3–1 2–3–0 W3
Berlin Thunder 2 7 1 .250 180 241 1–4–0 1–3–1 L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cologne 7 0 7014
Hamburg 10 0 0010

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 18
  • Game time: 6:08 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,243
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 7 10020
Cologne 0 13 0215

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, March 26
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), mostly clouded
  • Game attendance: 17,251
  • Referee: Terry Brown

Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rhein 7 3 7320
Cologne 0 10 0010

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 2
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), partly cloudly
  • Game attendance: 16,961
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cologne 7 3 0010
Rhein 7 0 14021

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 20
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,334
  • Referee: Greg Meyer

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.[13] Overall, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:

Additionally, Gardent was named co-defensive MVP, sharing the award with Amsterdam Admirals' defensive tackle Tony Brown. The French, who was in his fourth season in the NFLEL and second with Cologne, became the first national player to win MVP honors after leading the league with 70 tackles.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

References

  1. ^ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2013. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  3. ^ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  4. ^ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  5. ^ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  6. ^ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  7. ^ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  8. ^ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  9. ^ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  10. ^ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  11. ^ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
  12. ^ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  13. ^ a b NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 2013. {{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)