2005_Cologne_Centurions_season
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.
Quick Facts Cologne Centurions season, General manager ...
| 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 |
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Free agent draft
More information Draft order, Player name ...
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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| Round | Choice | |||
| 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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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
| Quarterbacks
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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More information Week, Date ...
| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 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 |
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More information NFL Europe League, Team ...
| NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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| 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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Week 1: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hamburg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Cologne | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
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Week One: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
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Week Two: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cologne | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
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Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Cologne | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
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Week Four: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 23 |
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Week Five: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Cologne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
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Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, OT ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Cologne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
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Week Eight: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rhein | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
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Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Berlin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Week Ten: Cologne Centurions Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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
- All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
- 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.