# 2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XII, Frankfurt lost to the Berlin Thunder 30–24.

## Offseason
### Free agent draft

2004 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | Chris Edmonds | TE | West Virginia |
| 2 | 12 | Bary Holleyman | DE | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 13 | Sean O'Connor | G | Syracuse |
| 4 | 24 | Chad Hayes | TE | Maine |
| 5 | 25 | Drew Haddad | WR | Buffalo |
| 6 | 36 | Corey McIntyre | FB | West Virginia |
| 7 | 37 | Dustin Cohen | LB | Miami (Ohio) |
| 8 | 48 | John Schlecht | DT | Minnesota |
| 9 | 49 | Tim Stuber | G | Colorado State |
| 10 | 60 | Ralph Parent | S | Boston College |
| 11 | 61 | Josh McKibben | DT | Central Florida |
| 12 | 72 | Brian Mance | CB | Clemson |
| 13 | 73 | Al Jackson | G | Louisiana State |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 34–11 | 1–0 | Waldstadion | 21,269 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 20–10 | 2–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,134 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 28–10 | 3–0 | Waldstadion | 27,213 |
| 4 | Sunday, April 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 17–21 | 3–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,684 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 24–17 | 4–1 | Waldstadion | 24,117 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 15–13 | 5–1 | Hampden Park | 9,017 |
| 7 | Sunday, May 16 | 4:00 p.m | Scottish Claymores | W 27–24 | 6–1 | Waldstadion | 26,879 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 27–31 | 6–2 | Waldstadion | 30,812 |
| 9 | Saturday, May 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 20–14 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Arena AufSchalke | 26,417 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 0–41 | 7–3 | Olympic Stadium | 19,175 |
| World Bowl XII ||||||||
| 11 | Saturday, June 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 24–30 | 7–4 | Arena AufSchalke | 35,413 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Berlin Thunder | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 289 | 195 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W4 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 212 | 192 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 173 | 191 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W2 |
| Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 191 | 201 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 161 | 178 | 3–2 | 0–5 | L4 |
| Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 128 | 197 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 3
* Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 21,269
* Referee: Gerald Austin

### Week 2: at Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 10
* Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 9,134
* Referee: Gerald Austin

### Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 17
* Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 27,213
* Referee: Walt Anderson

### Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Sunday, April 25
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 10,684
* Referee: Bill Vinovich

### Week 5: vs Cologne Centurions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 1
* Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 24,117
* Referee: Ed Hochuli

### Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, May 9
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 9,017
* Referee: Alberto Riveron

### Week 7: vs Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Sunday, May 16
* Game time: 4:10 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 26,879
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 8: vs Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Berlin | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 22
* Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 30,812
* Referee: Gerald Austin

### Week 9: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 29
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 26,417
* Referee: Walt Coleman

### Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berlin | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
* Date: Sunday, June 6
* Game time: 4:15 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 19,175
* Referee: Bill Vinovich

### World Bowl XII

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Berlin | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
* Date: Saturday, June 12
* Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), roof closed
* Game attendance: 35,413
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger