2003 Frankfurt Galaxy season

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The 2003 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Doug Graber in his third year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XI, Frankfurt defeated the Rhein Fire 35–16. The victory marked the franchise's third World Bowl championship.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2003 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	4	Al Lucas	DT	Troy State
2	10	Fred Jones	LB	Colorado
3	15	Dustin Cohen	LB	Miami (Ohio)
4	22	Jonas Lewis	RB	San Diego State
5	27	Derick Pack	LB	James Madison
6	34	Deshawn Abram	CB	Wyoming
7	39	Calvin Spears	CB	Grambling State
8	46	Ennis Davis	DT	Southern California
9	51	David Pruce	T	Buffalo
10	58	Chris Cummings	CB	Louisiana State
11	63	Bryan Ray	DE	Wake Forest
12	70	Rashidi Barnes	S	Colorado
13	75	Gregg Kellett	TE	Marshall
14	82	Justin Gallimore	CB	Colorado State
15	87	Josh Whitman	TE	Illinois
16	94	Adam Tate	RB	Utah
17	99	Jeremy Beutler	LB	Ohio
18	106	Corey Mitchell	T	Massachusetts
19	111	Kevin Thompson	QB	Penn State
20	117	Frank Cutolo	WR	Eastern Illinois

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Personnel

Staff

**2003 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) staff**

	Front office General manager – Tilman Engel Head coaches Head coach – Doug Graber Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/wide receivers – Dwain Painter National coach/running backs – Patrick Esume Tight ends – Eric Green Offensive line – Don Lawrence			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Bob Valesente Defensive line – Richard Wood Defensive backs/special teams – Ken Stills Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mike Berezowski

Roster

**2003 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) roster**

	Quarterbacks 5 James Brown 7 Quinn Gray Running backs 30 Robert Gillespie 25 Jonas Lewis 44 Corey McIntyre FB 21 Adam Tate Wide receivers 83 Robert Baker 10 Marc Lester 1 Brian McDonald 88 T. C. Taylor Tight ends 81 Kori Dickerson 87 Josh Whitman		Offensive linemen 70 Chris Brown T 66 Pete Campion G 65 Mike Clare C 60 Joe Jackson 76 Doug Kaufusi OL 79 Corey Mitchell G 69 Michael Moore G 74 David Pruce T 78 Kendrick Rogers T Defensive linemen 99 Luis Almanzar DT 75 Joey Evans DE 94 Devon Finn DE 98 Buck Gurley DT 93 John Schlecht DE 97 Johnny Thomas DT 96 Daryl Whittington DE		Linebackers 56 Dustin Cohen OLB 52 Pernell Griffin MLB 55 Fred Jones MLB 58 Jody Littleton OLB 54 Idris Price OLB Defensive backs 28 Rashidi Barnes S 29 Chris Cummings CB 36 Kalvin Pearson CB 26 Jon Pendergrass CB 35 Chris Pointer CB 38 Calvin Spears S 33 Chris Young S 27 Jeremy Unertl CB/S Special teams 15 Jon Hilbert K 8 Tim Morgan P		National players 90 Daniel Benetka DT 67 Dennis Engelbrecht DT 23 Eero Heinonen FB 86 Werner Hippler TE 9 Ralf Kleinmann K 85 Hugo Lira WR 19 Marc Soumah WR 46 Cüneyt Topcu OLB Rookies in italics

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	252	182	4–1	2–3	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	189	188	4–1	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	303	190	3–2	3–2	W4
FC Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	150	221	2–3	3–2	L3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	230	273	2–3	2–3	L1
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	248	318	2–3	1–4	W1

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Game summaries

World Bowl XI

World Bowl XI: Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	6	0	7	16
Frankfurt	11	14	7	3	35

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

Date: Saturday, June 14
Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), sunny with clear skies
Game attendance: 28,138
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

References

^ "Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 5, 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^ "2003 Frankfurt Galaxy roster". SI.com. June 13, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
^ "NFL Europe standings". SI.com. June 8, 2003. Archived from the original on August 4, 2003. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

World Bowl champions

v t e Frankfurt Galaxy
Founded in 1991 Folded in 2007 Based in Frankfurt, Germany
Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Waldstadion (Commerzbank-Arena)
Head coaches	Jack Elway Ernie Stautner Dick Curl Doug Graber Mike Jones
World Bowl appearances (8)	'95 '96 '98 '99 XI XII XIV XV
League championships (4)	1995 1999 2003 2006
Seasons	1991 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007