2006 Cologne Centurions season

2006 Cologne Centurions season
2006 Cologne Centurions season
General manager	Hauke Wilkens
Head coach	David Duggan
Home field	RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 2005; Cologne Centurions; 2007 →;

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[edit]

Free agent draft[edit]

2006 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
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[edit]

Staff[edit]

**2006 Cologne Centurions staff**

	Front office General manager – Hauke Wilkens Head coaches Head coach – David Duggan Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich National coach/running backs/special teams – Marco Knorr Wide receivers – Ken Oxendine Offensive line/tight ends – Tim Grunhard			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[edit]

**2006 Cologne Centurions roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Shane Boyd 16 Kliff Kingsbury 5 Tory Woodbury Running backs 32 Jamaal Branch 27 Terry Butler 25 Alex Haynes 22 Fred Russell Wide receivers 13 Jamall Broussard 19 Brian Bratton 80 Michael Gasperson 81 Reggie Newhouse Tight ends 88 Mario Jackson 89 Calen Powell 87 Trent Smith		Offensive linemen 79 Jon Doty T 54 Phil Hawkins G 76 Carlos Joseph T 77 Daniel Martz G 72 William Obeng T 74 Erik Pears G 57 Dave Pearson C 73 Jared Peck T 52 Kyle Schmitt C 54 Brandon Torrey T Defensive linemen 95 Arrion Dixon DT 78 Eddie Freeman DT 99 Otis Grigsby DE 92 Alain Kashama DE 94 Tyler King DE 56 Omar Nazel DE 98 Bryan Save DT 91 Darrell Wright DE		Linebackers 55 Andrew Battle OLB 48 David Bergeron OLB 42 Josh Dean OLB 58 Thomas Houchin MLB 40 Jonathan Pollard MLB 55 Robert Rodriguez MLB Defensive backs 26 Matt Clark CB 31 Kevin Curtis S 23 Mark Estelle CB 30 Lance Frazier CB 20 Brandon Pinderhughes S 41 Ray Ventrone S 21 Aric Williams CB Special teams 15 Tim Duncan K 9 Gabe Lindstrom P 1 Nick Setta K		National players 44 Erick Cantu LB 47 Philippe Gardent OLB 86 Werner Hippler TE 14 Christopher Liess WR 96 Mauricio Lopez DT 75 Cesar Loredo T 51 David Odenthal C/G 17 Michihiro Ogawa WR 34 Daniel Schober S Rookies in italics

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
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

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Standings[edit]

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[edit]

Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils[edit]

Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	7	0	7	0	14
Hamburg	10	0	0	0	10

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[edit]

Week Two: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	7	10	0	20
Cologne	0	13	0	2	15

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[edit]

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	3	7	3	20
Cologne	0	10	0	0	10

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 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy[edit]

Week Four: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	7	0	7	14
Frankfurt	0	14	0	7	21

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 8
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 23,125
Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 5: at Berlin Thunder[edit]

Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	0	7	6	13
Berlin	0	10	7	7	24

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Date: Monday, April 17
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 13,559
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Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils[edit]

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	0	3	7	7	17
Cologne	3	0	3	14	20

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 23
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 9,238
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Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy[edit]

Week Seven: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	10	0	7	17
Cologne	7	0	3	0	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 30
Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), mostly cloudly
Game attendance: 11,800
Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	3	10	7	0	20
Amsterdam	3	0	0	10	13

at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, May 6
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), roof open, clear skies, fair
Game attendance: 12,228
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder[edit]

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	0	7	0	7
Cologne	14	3	2	6	25

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 14
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 12,438
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Week 10: at Rhein Fire[edit]

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	7	3	0	0	10
Rhein	7	0	14	0	21

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[edit]

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.^[16] Overall, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:

Philippe Gardent, linebacker
Gabe Lindstrom, punter
Erik Pears, guard
Bryan Save, defensive tackle

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.^[16]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
^ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ "NFL Europe: Rhein Fire verliert Spitze – Cologne unterliegt in Berlin". Rheinische Post. SID. April 17, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
^ Camillo Kluge (April 23, 2006). "Centurions schlagen die Seadevils mit 20:17". Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
^ "Berlin Thunder verliert bei den Centurions". Berliner Morgenpost. May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
^ ^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.

[2] All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

[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.

[3] NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[4] NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[5] NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[6] NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[7] NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[8] NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[9] NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[10] NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[11] NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[12] NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.

[13] "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

[rpo0417-14] "NFL Europe: Rhein Fire verliert Spitze – Cologne unterliegt in Berlin". Rheinische Post. SID. April 17, 2006. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

[rpo0423-15] Camillo Kluge (April 23, 2006). "Centurions schlagen die Seadevils mit 20:17". Neuß-Grevenbroicher Zeitung. Retrieved April 5, 2019.

[bmp0515-16] "Berlin Thunder verliert bei den Centurions". Berliner Morgenpost. May 15, 2006. Retrieved April 16, 2019.

[PR_05/25-17] 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.

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v t e Cologne Centurions
Founded in 2004 Folded in 2007 Based in Cologne, Germany
Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	RheinEnergieStadion
Head coaches	Peter Vaas David Duggan John Lyons
World Bowl appearances (0)	—
League championships (0)	—
Seasons	2004 2005 2006 2007