2005 Cologne Centurions season

2005 Cologne Centurions season
Head coach	Peter Vaas
General manager	Jacques Orthen
Home field	RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

2005 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
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

2005 Cologne Centurions staff

Front office

General Manager – Jacques Orthen

Head coaches

Head Coach/Quarterbacks – Peter Vaas

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
National Coach/Running Backs/Special Teams – Marco Knorr
Wide Receivers – Dwaune Jones
Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Jay Hagood

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – David Duggan
Defensive Line – Tracy Simien
Defensive Backs – John Lyons
Defensive Assistant – Chris Ward

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster

2005 Cologne Centurions roster

Quarterbacks

9 Chris Lewis
16 Kevin Thompson

Running backs

24 Kory Chapman
26 Keylon Kincade

Wide receivers

88 James Adkisson
83 Romby Bryant
87 Jamin Elliott
80 C. J. Jones
19 Carl Morris
82 James Newson

Tight ends

85 Dan Curley
49 Hart Turner

Offensive linemen

60 Steve Cully T
68 Brandon Evans G
66 Tam Hopkins G
61 Jason Jimenez T
65 Mike Mabry C
67 Brent Swaggert G
69 Zach Wilson T

Defensive linemen

91 Delbert Cowsette DT
92 Javor Mills DE
56 Omar Nazel DE
93 Eric Powell DE
98 Bryan Save DT
99 Matt Walters DT
95 Greg White DE

Linebackers

55 Bobby Brooks OLB
58 Anthony Dunn OLB
50 Dave Moretti OLB
57 Joe Tuipala MLB

Defensive backs

10 Eddie Canonico S
29 Randee Drew CB
33 Marcus Floyd CB/S
32 Kevin House CB
22 Kalvin Pearson S
21 Tyrone Sanders CB
8 Lin-J Shell CB
36 Art Smith CB
23 Jamaine Winborne CB

Special teams

18 Steve Baker P
14 Jimmy Kibble K
15 Cody Scates P

National players

27 Loliki Bongo-Wanga RB
38 Philippe Gardent LB
35 Leonard Greene S
86 Werner Hippler TE
5 Kentaro Namiki QB
1 Yu Nakajima WR
17 Michihiro Ogawa WR
28 Kohei Satomi S

Rookies in italics

Schedule

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, 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
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

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Two: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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 Five: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	0	3	0	3	6
Hamburg	0	6	0	17	23

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 30
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 15,228
Referee: Scott Green

Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
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

Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

↑ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
↑ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

Cologne Centurions

Founded in 2004 Folded in 2007 Based in Cologne, Germany

The Franchise	Franchise

Stadiums	RheinEnergieStadion

Head coaches	Peter Vaas David Duggan John Lyons

World Bowl appearances (0)	—

League championships (0)	—

Seasons	2004 2005 2006 2007

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