2005 Cologne Centurions season
# 2005 Cologne Centurions season

The 2005 Cologne Centurions season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.

## Offseason

### Free agent draft

2005 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections :

| Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | Omar Nazel | DE | Southern California |
| 2 | 9 | Ryan Wingrove | DE | Bowling Green |
| 3 | 16 | Bobby Brooks | LB | Fresno State |
| 4 | 21 | Eric Powell | DE | Florida State |
| 5 | 28 | Zach Wilson | G | Southern California |
| 6 | 33 | Tam Hopkins | G | Ohio State |
| 7 | 40 | Hart Turner | TE | South Carolina |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 24–23 | 1–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,468 |
| 2 | Sunday, April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 23–10 | 2–0 | LTU arena | 25,304 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 23–14 | 3–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,821 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 24–37 | 3–1 | RheinEnergieStadion | 8,863 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 6–23 | 3–2 | AOL Arena | 15,228 |
| 6 | Sunday, May 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 23–17 | 4–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,485 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 20–17 | 5–2 | Waldstadion | 25,347 |
| 8 | Monday, May 23 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–30 | 5–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,423 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 16–28 | 5–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 32,521 |
| 10 | Sunday, June 5 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 17–13 | 6–4 | Olympic Stadium | 20,927 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :

| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berlin Thunder | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 241 | 191 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 265 | 204 | 5–0 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 188 | 212 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W1 |
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 213 | 196 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 163 | 246 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 203 | 224 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |

## Game summaries

### Week 1: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hamburg | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Cologne | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Saturday, April 2
* Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 9,468
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 2: at Rhein Fire

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

* Date: Sunday, April 10
* Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C), roof closed
* Game attendance: 25,304
* Referee: Jerome Boger

### Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cologne | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Saturday, April 16
* Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), cloudly
* Game attendance: 10,821
* Referee: Carl Cheffers

### Week 4: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Amsterdam | 7 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
| Cologne | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Saturday, April 23
* Game time: 6:08 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 8,863
* Referee: Alberto Riveron

### Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Hamburg | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 23 |

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

* Date: Saturday, April 30
* Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,228
* Referee: Scott Green

### Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Cologne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, May 8
* Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), showers
* Game attendance: 9,485
* Referee: Gerald Austin

### Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

* Date: Saturday, May 14
* Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 25,347
* Referee: Walt Anderson

### Week 8: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 30 |

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

* Date: Monday, May 23
* Game time: 8:17 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 62 °F (16.8 °C), roof open, sunny
* Game attendance: 14,423
* Referee: Gene Steratore

### Week 9: vs Rhein Fire

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rhein | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

* Date: Sunday, May 29
* Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 72 °F (22.4 °C), mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 32,521
* Referee: Walt Coleman

### Week 10: at Berlin Thunder

| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cologne | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Berlin | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

* Date: Sunday, June 5
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 20,927
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
