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.

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

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
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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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
				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

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

1. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

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.
2. "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.