2006 Cologne Centurions season
# 2006 Cologne Centurions season

The 2006 Cologne Centurions season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach David Duggan in his first year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

## Offseason

### Free agent draft

2006 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections :

| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 4 | Darrell Wright | DE | Oregon |
| 2 | 10 | Reggie Newhouse | WR | Baylor |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Bates | DE | Alabama |
| 4 | 22 | Randee Drew | DB | Northern Illinois |
| 5 | 27 | Omar Nazel | DE | Southern California |
| 6 | 34 | Bryan Save | DT | Colorado State |
| 7 | 39 | Thomas Houchin | DE | Kansas State |
| 8 | 46 | Chase Johnson | C | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 51 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State |
| 10 | 57 | Matt Clark | CB | UCLA |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, March 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | W 14–10 | 1–0 | AOL Arena | 15,243 |
| 2 | Sunday, March 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 15–20 | 1–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 17,251 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 10–20 | 1–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,961 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–21 | 1–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 23,125 |
| 5 | Monday, April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 13–24 | 1–4 | Olympic Stadium | 13,559 |
| 6 | Sunday, April 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,238 |
| 7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–17 | 2–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 11,800 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 20–13 | 3–5 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,228 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 25–7 | 4–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,438 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–21 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 28,334 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :

| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 259 | 234 | 2–3–0 | 5–0–0 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 172 | 160 | 4–1–0 | 3–2–0 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 207 | 165 | 4–1–0 | 2–3–0 | W1 |
| Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 151 | 170 | 2–3–0 | 2–3–0 | L1 |
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 194 | 193 | 1–3–1 | 2–3–0 | W3 |
| Berlin Thunder | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 180 | 241 | 1–4–0 | 1–3–1 | L5 |

## Game summaries

### Week 1: at Hamburg Sea Devils

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Hamburg | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

* Date: Saturday, March 18
* Game time: 6:08 p.m. CET
* Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,243
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cologne | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, March 26
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), mostly clouded
* Game attendance: 17,251
* Referee: Terry Brown

### Week 3: vs Rhein Fire

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rhein | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Cologne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, April 2
* Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), partly cloudly
* Game attendance: 16,961
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad

### Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

* Date: Saturday, April 8
* Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 23,125
* Referee: Jerome Boger

### Week 5: at Berlin Thunder

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Berlin | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

* Date: Monday, April 17
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 13,559

### Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamburg | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, April 23
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 9,238

### Week 7: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Cologne | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, April 30
* Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), mostly cloudly
* Game attendance: 11,800
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |

at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands

* Date: Saturday, May 6
* Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), roof open, clear skies, fair
* Game attendance: 12,228
* Referee: Carl Cheffers

### Week 9: vs Berlin Thunder

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berlin | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cologne | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 25 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, May 14
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 12,438

### Week 10: at Rhein Fire

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

* Date: Saturday, May 20
* Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,334
* Referee: Greg Meyer

## Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. Overall, Cologne had four players selected. The selections were:

* Philippe Gardent, linebacker
* Gabe Lindstrom, punter
* Erik Pears, guard
* Bryan Save, defensive tackle

Additionally, Gardent was named co-defensive MVP, sharing the award with Amsterdam Admirals' defensive tackle Tony Brown. The French, who was in his fourth season in the NFLEL and second with Cologne, became the first national player to win MVP honors after leading the league with 70 tackles.

