# 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season

The 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Elway in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the season in second place of the European Division with a record of three wins and seven losses.

## Offseason
### World League draft

1992 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections :
| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | | Michael Simmons | DE | Mississippi State |
| 2 | | Jon Carter | DE | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | | Anthony Wallace | RB | California |
| 4 | | Kerry Simien | WR | Texas A&I |
| 5 | | Pat McGuirk | CB | Cal Poly |
| 6 | | Nasrallah Worthen | WR | North Carolina State |
| 7 | | Dave Senczyszyn | T | Wisconsin |
| 8 | | Lyneil Mayo | LB | San Jose State |
| 9 | | Kirk Kirkpatrick | TE | Florida |
| 10 | | Dale Joseph | CB | Howard Payne |
| 11 | | Mike Bernard | T | Syracuse |
| 12 | | Bill Ragans | S | Florida State |
| 13 | | Robert Claiborne | WR | San Diego State |
| 14 | | Spencer Hammond | LB | Alabama |
| 15 | | Ralph Martini | QB | San Jose State |
| 16 | | Erwin Grabisna | DL | Case Western Reserve |
| 17 | | Joe Meerten | TE | Oregon |
| 18 | | Ben Washington | CB | Southern Mississippi |
| 19 | | Gerald Hudson | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 20 | | John Cook | DT | Washington |
| 21 | | George Muraoka | DT | San Jose State |
| 22 | | Kelly John-Lewis | T | Washington |
| 23 | | William Lohsen | P/K | Kansas |
| 24 | | Kevin Evans | WR | San Jose State |
| 25 | | Lew Barnes | WR | Oregon |
| 26 | | Charles Bell | CB | Baylor |
| 27 | | John Hopkins | K | Stanford |
| 28 | | Dirk Borgognone | K | Pacific |
| 29 | | Andreas Motzkus | WR | Operation Discovery |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| Preseason ||||||||
| | Sunday, March 15 | 3:00 p.m. | New York/New Jersey Knights | L 9–28 | 0–1 | Waldstadion | 16,471 |
| Regular season ||||||||
| 1 | Saturday, March 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 17–0 | 1–0 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 25,788 |
| 2 | Saturday, March 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | W 31–28 | 2–0 | Wembley Stadium | 21,799 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Birmingham Fire | L 7–17 | 2–1 | Waldstadion | 33,857 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 17–20 | 2–2 | Waldstadion | 34,376 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at New York/New Jersey Knights | L 21–24 | 2–3 | Giants Stadium | 24,943 |
| 6 | Saturday, April 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Orlando Thunder | L 0–38 | 2–4 | Waldstadion | 38,104 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 2 | 8:00 p.m. | at Ohio Glory | L 17–20 | 2–5 | Ohio Stadium | 41,853 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Surge | L 7–51 | 2–6 | Hornet Stadium | 22,720 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 17 | 7:00 p.m. | San Antonio Riders | L 14–43 | 2–7 | Waldstadion | 31,641 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 19–16 | 3–7 | Waldstadion | 43,259 |

## Standings

European Division :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | STK |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 104 | 161 | 3–1 | L4 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 150 | 257 | 3–1 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 178 | 203 | 0–4 | L1 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Saturday, March 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 25,788
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring.
Second quarter
No scoring.
Third quarter
Frankfurt – 37-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 5:29.
Fourth quarter
Frankfurt – Chad Fortune 38-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 14:50.
Frankfurt – Fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Willie Wright, Robbie Keen kick good, 0:54.
Leading passers
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 18/31, 209 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 13/29, 149 yards.
Leading rushers
Frankfurt – Tony Baker – 19 rushes, 46 yards.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 3 rushes, 22 yards.
Leading receivers
Frankfurt – Chad Fortune – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 touchdown.
Barcelona – Thomas Woods – 4 receptions, 60 yards. :

### Week 2: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| London | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Saturday, March 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 21,799
Game information :
First quarter
Frankfurt – 19-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 8:08.
Frankfurt – Chad Fortune 5-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 4:04.
Second quarter
Frankfurt – 37-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 14:26.
London – Tony Sargent 16-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 7:26.
London – Jeff Alexander 1-yard touchdown run, Phil Alexander kick good, 0:32.
Third quarter
London – Bernard Ford 32-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 13:32.
London – Sean Foster 98-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 2:13.
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan 31-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Tony Baker two-point conversion reception from Mike Perez, 0:49.
Fourth quarter
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan 6-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 4:36.
Frankfurt – 20-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 0:12.
Leading passers
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 30/53, 353 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception.
London – Stan Gelbaugh – 21/44, 323 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
Leading rushers
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 2 rushes, 24 yards.
London – Jeff Alexander – 14 rushes, 45 yards, 1 touchdown.
Leading receivers
Frankfurt – Richard Buchanan – 5 receptions, 101 yards, 2 touchdowns.
London – Sean Foster – 4 receptions, 142 yards, 1 touchdown. :

### Week 3: vs Birmingham Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Birmingham | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Sunday, April 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 33,857
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring.
Second quarter
Birmingham – Elroy Harris 9-yard touchdown reception from Mike Norseth, Philip Doyle kick good, 8:45.
Birmingham – Elroy Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Philip Doyle kick good, 0:10.
Third quarter
Frankfurt – Tony Baker 1-yard touchdown run, Robbie Keen kick good, 3:41.
Fourth quarter
Birmingham – 31-yard field goal by Philip Doyle, 11:29.
Leading passers
Birmingham – Mike Norseth – 7/15, 108 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 26/34, 218 yards, 1 interception.
Leading rushers
Birmingham – Jim Bell – 11 rushes, 53 yards.
Frankfurt – Tony Baker – 11 rushes, 38 yards, 1 touchdown.
Leading receivers
Birmingham – Willie Bouyer – 2 receptions, 87 yards.
Frankfurt – Curtis Mayfield – 4 receptions, 52 yards. :

### Week 4: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 34,376

### Week 5: at New York/New Jersey Knights

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| NY/NJ | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: Saturday, April 18
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 24,943

### Week 6: vs Orlando Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orlando | 0 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 25
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 38,104

### Week 7: at Ohio Glory

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Ohio | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
* Date: Saturday, May 2
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 41,853

### Week 8: at Sacramento Surge

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sacramento | 10 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
at Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, California
* Date: Saturday, May 9
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 22,720

### Week 9: vs San Antonio Riders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| San Antonio | 3 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 43 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Sunday, May 17
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 31,641

### Week 10: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 23
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 43,259
Game information :
1st Quarter
LON – Jeff Alexander 47-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Phil Alexander kick failed), 4:31
FRA – Lew Barnes 86-yard pass from Chris Cochrane (Robbie Keen kick), 0:30
2nd Quarter
FRA – Chris Cochrane 7-yard run (Robbie Keen kick), 11:08
LON – Phil Alexander 27-yard field goal, 0:15
3rd Quarter
FRA – Safety, Stan Gelbaugh tackled in end zone, 5:52
LON – Tony Sargent 30-yard pass from Fred McNair (Phil Alexander kick), 2:16
4th Quarter
FRA – Robbie Keen 38-yard field goal, 6:24
Passing
LON – Stan Gelbaugh – 15/28, 181 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
FRA – Chris Cochrane – 13/24, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
LON – Jeff Alexander – 24 car, 121 yards
FRA – Tony Baker – 20 car, 44 yards
Receiving
LON – Sean Foster – 7 rec, 87 yards
FRA – Lew Barnes – 2 rec, 97 yards, 1 TD :