# 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2005 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 13th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2005 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | Brock Edwards | TE | Texas |
| 2 | 11 | Michael Landry | DT | Southern |
| 3 | 14 | Ronald Jones | DE | Southern Mississippi |
| 4 | 23 | William Henry | T | Clemson |
| 5 | 26 | Jon Pendergrass | CB | Southern Illinois |
| 6 | 35 | Alex Nguae | LB | Washington State |
| 7 | 38 | Doug Goodwin | DT | Boston College |
| 8 | 44 | Anthony Oakley | G | Western Kentucky |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 7–30 | 0–1 | Olympic Stadium | 16,199 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 23–14 | 1–1 | Waldstadion | 31,644 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 14–23 | 1–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,821 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 10–30 | 1–3 | Waldstadion | 22,347 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 23–20 | 2–3 | Waldstadion | 27,439 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 8 | 3:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–48 | 2–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,227 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 17–20 | 2–5 | Waldstadion | 25,347 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 20–13 | 3–5 | LTU arena | 28,124 |
| 9 | Saturday, May 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 24–31 | 3–6 | Waldstadion | 40,109 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 15–17 | 3–7 | AOL Arena | 21,204 |

## 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 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Berlin | 3 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,199
* Referee: Jerome Boger

### Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 9
* Game time: 7:09 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 53 °F (11.7 °C), overcast
* Game attendance: 31,644
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 3: at Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 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 Hamburg Sea Devils

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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 Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 30
* Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 27,439
* Referee: Gerald Austin

### Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Sunday, May 8
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 13,227
* Referee: Larry Nemmers

### Week 7: vs Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 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 Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 21
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 28,124
* Referee: Jerome Boger

### Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Berlin | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 28
* Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 40,109
* Referee: Jerome Boger

### Week 10: at Hamburg Sea Devils

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 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