2005 Cologne Centurions season

2005 Cologne Centurions season
2005 Cologne Centurions season
General manager	Jacques Orthen
Head coach	Peter Vaas
Home field	RheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify
	← 2004; Cologne Centurions; 2006 →;

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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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

Quarter	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.

[2] All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

[1] 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.

[3] "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.

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