# 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 1996 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl '96, Frankfurt lost to the Scottish Claymores 32–27.

## Offseason
### World League draft

1996 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | Mark Byers | LB | UNLV |
| 2 | 12 | Jay Kearney | WR | West Virginia |
| 3 | 13 | Lance Gunn | DB | Texas |
| 4 | 24 | Marquel Fleetwood | QB | Minnesota |
| 5 | 25 | Fred Foggie | DB | Boise State |
| 6 | 36 | Charles Hope | G | Central State |
| 7 | 37 | Ed Robinson | LB | Florida |
| 8 | 48 | Ron Collins | T | Fresno State |
| 9 | 49 | Garry Pay | C | BYU |
| 10 | 60 | Reginald Lee | LB | Youngstown State |
| 11 | 61 | Thomas Baskin | DT | Texas |
| 12 | 72 | Eric Jonassen | T | Bloomsburg |
| 13 | 75 | Hillary Butler | LB | Washington |
| 14 | 86 | Ronnie Woolfolk | LB | Colorado |
| 15 | 87 | Wes Bender | RB | USC |
| 16 | 98 | Donald Toomer | DB | Utah State |
| 17 | 99 | Steve Brooks | TE | Occidental College |
| 18 | 110 | Vernon Edwards | DE | SMU |
| 19 | 111 | Theo Adams | T | Hawaii |
| 20 | 121 | John Paci | QB | Indiana |
| 21 | 122 | Jerrick Bledsoe | DB | Texas Southern |
| 22 | 131 | Eric Gant | RB | Grambling State |
| 23 | 132 | Tirrell Greene | G | Miami |
| 23 | 134 | Curtis Shearer | WR | San Diego 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 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 27–21 | 1–0 | Rheinstadion | 32,092 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 37–3 | 2–0 | Waldstadion | 34,186 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 33–29 | 3–0 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,503 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 40–28 | 4–0 | Waldstadion | 28,627 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | L 0–20 | 4–1 | Waldstadion | 32,126 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 7–27 | 4–2 | White Hart Lane | 10,764 |
| 7 | Sunday, May 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 17–20 | 4–3 | Murrayfield Stadium | 13,116 |
| 8 | Saturday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 8–31 | 4–4 | Waldstadion | 38,798 |
| 9 | Saturday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 24–21 | 5–4 | Waldstadion | 33,115 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 15 | 6:30 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 28–20 | 6–4 | Olympisch Stadion | 14,062 |
| World Bowl '96 ||||||||
| 11 | Sunday, June 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 27–32 | 6–5 | Murrayfield Stadium | 38,982 |

## Standings

World League of American Football :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 13
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 32,092

### Week 2: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 20
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 34,186

### Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 29 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, April 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 17,503

### Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Frankfurt | 14 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Sunday, May 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 28,627

### Week 5: vs Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 32,126

### Week 6: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| London | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Sunday, May 19
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 10,764

### Week 7: at Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Scotland | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, May 26
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 13,116

### Week 8: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, June 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 38,798

### Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, June 8
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 33,115

### Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, June 15
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 14,062