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 coachPeter Vaas
General managerJacques Orthen
Home fieldRheinEnergieStadion
Results
Record6–4
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid 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

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

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Joe Shufelt

Roster
2005 Cologne Centurions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

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

Defensive backs

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 34Total
Hamburg 7 3 31023
Cologne 7 7 3724

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 34Total
Cologne 6 3 7723
Rhein 0 3 0710

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 34Total
Frankfurt 7 7 0014
Cologne 3 7 10323

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 34Total
Amsterdam 7 20 7337
Cologne 10 7 0724

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 34Total
Cologne 0 3 036
Hamburg 0 6 01723

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 34Total
Berlin 0 7 10017
Cologne 10 0 01323

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 34OTTotal
Cologne 0 10 07320
Frankfurt 7 7 03017

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 34Total
Cologne 6 6 0012
Amsterdam 0 17 7630

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 34Total
Rhein 0 14 7728
Cologne 0 0 7916

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 34Total
Cologne 3 0 7717
Berlin 3 7 3013

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.
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