2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season
The 2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.
2005 Hamburg Sea Devils season | |
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Head coach | Jack Bicknell |
General manager | Kathrin Platz |
Home field | AOL Arena |
Results | |
Record | 5–5 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 1 | Ron Johnson | DE | Shippensburg |
2 | 7 | Shawn Lynch | C | Duke |
3 | 18 | Ivory McCoy | DE | Michigan State |
4 | 19 | Lawrence Richardson | CB | Arkansas |
5 | 30 | Sean Mulcahy | TE | Connecticut |
6 | 31 | Sacha Lancaster | DE | Arkansas |
7 | 42 | Jason Waters | CB | Tennessee |
Personnel
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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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 23–24 | 0–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,468 |
2 | Sunday, April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 13–15 | 0–2 | Olympic Stadium | 14,312 |
3 | Saturday, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 31–24 | 1–2 | AOL Arena | 19,865 |
4 | Saturday, April 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 30–10 | 2–2 | Waldstadion | 22,347 |
5 | Saturday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 23–6 | 3–2 | AOL Arena | 15,228 |
6 | Saturday, May 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 19–24 | 3–3 | LTU arena | 18,632 |
7 | Saturday, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 30–24 OT | 4–3 | AOL Arena | 16,415 |
8 | Sunday, May 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 17–27 | 4–4 | AOL Arena | 16,889 |
9 | Sunday, May 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–27 | 4–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 16,371 |
10 | Saturday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 17–15 | 5–5 | AOL Arena | 21,204 |
Standings
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 |
Game summaries
Week 1: at Cologne Centurions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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 Berlin Thunder
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hamburg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Berlin | 5 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 10
- Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C)
- Game attendance: 14,312
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 3: vs Rhein Fire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Hamburg | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 16
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), clear skies
- Game attendance: 19,865
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hamburg | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 23
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 63 °F (17.2 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 22,347
- Referee: John Parry
Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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: at Rhein Fire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hamburg | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Rhein | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 7
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7.28 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 18,632
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Amsterdam | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Hamburg | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 14
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 16,415
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Week 8: vs Berlin Thunder
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Berlin | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Hamburg | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 22
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 16,889
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 9: at Amsterdam Admirals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, May 29
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 16,371
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
Hamburg | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 4
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 21,204
- Referee: Walt Coleman
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.