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The 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fifth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his third year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
1997 Frankfurt Galaxy season | |
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General manager | Chris Heyne |
Head coach | Ernie Stautner |
Home field | Waldstadion |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 5 | Joe Garten | C | Colorado |
2 | 11 | Ashley Sheppard | LB | Clemson |
3 | 14 | Beno Bryant | RB | Washington |
4 | 23 | Shawn Banks | LB | Texas Tech |
5 | 26 | Tommy Johnson | CB | Alabama |
6 | 35 | Travis Hannah | WR | USC |
7 | 38 | Jamie Coleman | CB | Appalachian State |
8 | 47 | Darren Reese | G | Ohio |
9 | 50 | Warner Smith | G | Arizona |
10 | 59 | Thomas McLemore | TE | Southern |
11 | 62 | Steve Keim | G | North Carolina State |
12 | 71 | Tuineau Alipate | LB | Washington State |
13 | 74 | Vince Marrow | TE | Toledo |
14 | 83 | Rogerick Green | CB | Kansas State |
15 | 86 | Vernon Turner | RB | Carson–Newman |
16 | 95 | Bruce Walker | DT | UCLA |
17 | 98 | John Morton | WR | Western Michigan |
18 | 107 | David Webb | LB | USC |
19 | 110 | Ronald Cherry | T | McNeese State |
20 | 119 | Jeff Rodgers | DE | Texas A&M–Kingsville |
21 | 121 | Dennis Allen | S | Texas A&M |
22 | 127 | Eddie Blake | G | Auburn |
23 | 128 | Mike Middleton | CB | Indiana |
24 | 131 | Richard DeFelice | K | North Texas |
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Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Sunday, April 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 7–14 | 0–1 | Stamford Bridge | 10,718 |
2 | Saturday, April 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 19–10 | 1–1 | Waldstadion | 31,729 |
3 | Saturday, April 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 17–10 | 2–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 13,102 |
4 | Saturday, May 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 3–9 | 2–2 | Waldstadion | 32,690 |
5 | Saturday, May 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 7–10 | 2–3 | Rheinstadion | 32,140 |
6 | Saturday, May 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 20–21 | 2–4 | Waldstadion | 39,182 |
7 | Saturday, May 24 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 31–7 | 3–4 | Waldstadion | 30,723 |
8 | Sunday, June 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 7–24 | 3–5 | Murrayfield Stadium | 11,618 |
9 | Saturday, June 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 29–17 | 4–5 | Waldstadion | 40,743 |
10 | Saturday, June 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 7–20 | 4–6 | Amsterdam ArenA | 19,486 |
World League of American Football | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 206 | 146 | 3–2 | 4–1 | W3 |
Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 236 | 209 | 2–3 | 3–2 | W1 |
Scottish Claymores | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 134 | 154 | 2–3 | 3–2 | L2 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 156 | 160 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 147 | 142 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L1 |
London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 116 | 184 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
London | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
at Stamford Bridge, London, England
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Frankfurt | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
Barcelona | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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London | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Frankfurt | 6 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Scotland | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Barcelona | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 29 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[14] Overall, Frankfurt had eight players selected.[14] The selections were:
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