The 2004 Cologne Centurions season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas 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.
2004 Cologne Centurions season | |
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General manager | Jacques Orthen |
Head coach | Peter Vaas |
Home field | RheinEnergieStadion |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The Centurions replaced the Barcelona Dragons for this season, keeping only two members from Barcelona's 2003 roster: linebacker Cedric Cotar and receiver Marco Martos.
Offseason
editFree agent draft
editDraft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 3 | Demetric Evans | DE | Georgia |
2 | 9 | Will Hunter | CB | Syracuse |
3 | 16 | Richard Newsome | S | Michigan State |
4 | 21 | Byron Hardmon | LB | Florida |
5 | 28 | Robert Doane | T | Texas |
6 | 33 | Marcus Smith | DB | Memphis |
7 | 40 | Erik Totten | S | Western Washington |
8 | 45 | Rodnick Phillips | RB | Southern Methodist |
9 | 52 | Andre Arnold | DE | Grambling |
10 | 57 | Lance Gibson | DE | Central Washington |
11 | 64 | Curt McGill | C | Georgia |
12 | 69 | Chris Smith | T | UC Davis |
13 | 76 | Antwon McCray | RB | Toledo |
Personnel
editStaff
editFront office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
editQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
editWeek | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Sunday, April 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 25–26 | 0–1 | Arena AufSchalke | 22,736 |
2 | Saturday, April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–20 | 0–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,134 |
3 | Sunday, April 18 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 31–35 | 0–3 | Olympic Stadium | 12,036 |
4 | Saturday, April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 17–3 | 1–3 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,761 |
5 | Saturday, May 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 17–24 | 1–4 | Waldstadion | 24,117 |
6 | Saturday, May 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 28–27 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,164 |
7 | Saturday, May 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–17 | 2–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,437 |
8 | Sunday, May 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 7–6 | 3–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 20,354 |
9 | Sunday, May 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 18–23 | 3–6 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,056 |
10 | Saturday, June 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 28–20 | 4–6 | Hampden Park | 10,013 |
Standings
editNFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 289 | 195 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W4 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 212 | 192 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 173 | 191 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W2 |
Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 191 | 201 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 161 | 178 | 3–2 | 0–5 | L4 |
Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 128 | 197 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L2 |
Game summaries
editWeek 1: at Rhein Fire
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
Rhein | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 4
- Game time: 4:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 22,736
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Cologne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 10
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 9,134
- Referee: Gerald Austin
Week 3: at Berlin Thunder
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Berlin | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 18
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 12,036
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cologne | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 24
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 8,761
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 1
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 24,117
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
Cologne | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 8
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 10,164
- Referee: John Parry
Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, May 15
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 14,437
- Referee: Gerald Austin
Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 23
- Game time: 4:07 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 20,354
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Cologne | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 30
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 9,056
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
Week 10: at Scottish Claymores
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Scotland | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- Date: Saturday, June 5
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 10,013
- Referee: Walt Coleman
Notes
edit- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
edit- ^ NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 7, 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 4, 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.