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1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season

{{short description|NFL Europe team season}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)

| teamdisplay = Frankfurt Galaxy

| year = 1998

| record = 7–3

| division_place = 1st

| coach = Dick Curl

| general manager = Chris Heyne

| stadium = Waldstadion

| playoffs = Lost World Bowl '98

| uniform =

| previous = 1997

| next = 1999

| shortnavlink = Frankfurt Galaxy

}}

The 1998 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Dick Curl in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl '98, Frankfurt lost to the Rhein Fire 34–10.

Offseason

=NFL Europe League draft=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"

|+ 1998 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL draft selections

width="160" colspan="3"| Draft order

! width="160" rowspan="2"| Player name

! width="60" rowspan="2"| Position

! width="160" rowspan="2"| College

width="60" | Round

! width="60" | Choice

! width="60" | Overall

1

! 2

! 2

| Ben Lynch

| C

| California

2

! 2

! 8

| Robert Barr

| OT

| Rutgers

3

! 5

! 17

| Alundis Brice

| CB

| Mississippi

4

! 2

! 20

| James Burton

| CB

| Fresno State

5

! 5

! 29

| Mel Agee

| DE

| Illinois

6

! 2

! 32

| Sylvester Wright

| LB

| Kansas

7

! 5

! 41

| Dana Howard

| LB

| Illinois

8

! 2

! 44

| Billy Williams

| WR

| Tennessee

9

! 5

! 53

| Jamie Vandervelt

| G

| Wisconsin

10

! 2

! 56

| Marquis Walker

| CB

| Southeast Missouri State

11

! 5

! 65

| Harold Gragg

| DE

| Wake Forest

12

! 2

! 68

| Mike Fredenburg

| OT

| Georgia

13

! 5

! 77

| K. D. Williams

| LB

| Henderson State

14

! 2

! 80

| Demetrius Allen

| WR

| Virginia

15

! 5

! 89

| Sedric Clark

| LB

| Tulsa

16

! 2

! 92

| J Ina

| G

| Miami

17

! 5

! 101

| Tony Corbin

| QB

| Sacramento State

18

! 2

! 104

| Don Reynolds

| DT

| Virginia

19

! 5

! 113

| Marcellus Mostella

| LB

| Auburn

20

! 2

! 116

| Paul Lacoste

| LB

| Mississippi State

21

! 5

! 125

| Jermaine Chaney

| RB

| Indiana

22

! 2

! 128

| David Bailey

| OT

| James Madison

23

! 5

! 137

| Michael Blair

| RB

| Ball State

24

! 2

! 140

| Todd Hunter

| OT

| Tulane

25

! 5

! 149

| Byron Capers

| CB

| Florida State

26

! 2

! 152

| Juan Daniels

| WR

| Georgia

27

! 4

! 159

| Pete DiMario

| OT

| Alabama

28

! 1

! 161

| Moses Regular

| TE

| Missouri Valley State

=NFL allocations=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
width="160"| Player name

! width="60" | Position

! width="160"| College

! width="160"| NFL team

Patrick Augafa

| C

| Iowa State

| Washington Redskins

Darrick Branch

| WR

| Hawaii

| Denver Broncos

Kenyan Branscomb

| WR

| Oregon State

| Oakland Raiders

Hillary Butler

| LB

| Washington

| Denver Broncos

Anthony Cobbs

| CB

| UCLA

| New Orleans Saints

Scott Curry

| OT

| Amherst College

| Oakland Raiders

Jerome Davis

| DE

| Minnesota

| Detroit Lions

Chris Dittoe

| QB

| Indiana

| Detroit Lions

Mitchell Galloway

| WR

| East Carolina

| Buffalo Bills

Aaron Henne

| G

| Maryland

| Pittsburgh Steelers

Damon Huard

| QB

| Washington

| Miami Dolphins

Bill Kushner

| P/K

| Boston College

| Cincinnati Bengals

Curtis McGee

| OT

| Georgia Tech

| New England Patriots

Reynard Rutherford

| RB

| California

| San Francisco 49ers

Artie Ulmer

| LB

| Valdosta State

| Minnesota Vikings

Vann Washington

| S

| West Virginia

| Kansas City Chiefs

Personnel

=Staff=

{{NFLE staff

| year = 1998

| team = Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)

| front_office =

  • General Manager – Chris Heyne
  • Deputy General Manager – Tilman Engel

| head_coach =

| offensive =

  • Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers – Wes Chandler
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Alessandro Cinelli
  • Offensive Line – Bob Lord

| defensive =

}}

{{cite book |title=1998 Frankfurt Galaxy Media Guide }}

=Roster=

{{NFLE roster

|Year=1998

|Team=Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)

|BC1=#3B0083

|FC1=white

|BDC1=#DD4814

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|13|Chris Dittoe}}

{{NFLplayer|19|Damon Huard}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|22|Jermaine Chaney}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|33|Reynard Rutherford}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Vernon Turner}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer| 5|Mario Bailey}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no| 8|Darrick Branch}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|82|Mitchell Galloway}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|85|Vince Marrow}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Moses Regular}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|65|Patrick Augafa|G}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|70|David Bailey|G/T}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|64|Robert Barr|T}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|74|Pete DiMario|T}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Ben Lynch|C}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|69|Curtis McGee|T}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|66|Jamie Vanderveldt|G}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|92|Mel Agee|NT/DE}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Jerome Davis|d=offensive tackle|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|96|Harold Gragg|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|90|Israel Stanley|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Bruce Walker|d=American football|NT}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|50|Shawn Banks|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Hillary Butler|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|52|Sedric Clark|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|54|Artie Ulmer|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|K. D. Williams|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|55|Sylvester Wright|OLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|21|Kenyan Branscomb|S}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|27|Anthony Cobbs|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Greg Evans|d=American football|S}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|32|Chris Hall|S}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|26|Alonzo Hampton|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|28|Kenny McEntyre|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Michael Reed|d=American football|CB}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|10|Bill Kushner|P}}

|National Players=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|67 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Stefan Gamlin|DL}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|94 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Raphael Graetz|LB}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|11 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Jörg Heckenbach|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|86 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Werner Hippler|TE}}

{{NFLplayer| 9 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Ralf Kleinmann|K}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|75 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Marcus Richter|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|24 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Ingo Seibert|RB}}

}}

Schedule

{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1998-05-04/page-26/ |title=NFL Europe League |date=May 4, 1998 |publisher=European Stars and Stripes |page=26 |accessdate=June 16, 2012}}

{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/64752a29bcca8a07a6a3a029cb1609da |title=Galaxy 21, Claymores 10 |author=Associated Press |date=May 31, 1998 |work=APNewsArchive.com |publisher=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831012935/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1998/Galaxy-21-Claymores-10/id-64752a29bcca8a07a6a3a029cb1609da |archive-date=August 31, 2014 |accessdate=August 30, 2014}}

Standings

{{1998 NFLE standings}}

{{cite book |title=The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book}}

Game summaries

=Week 5: vs Rhein Fire=

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| title = Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

| date = Saturday, May 2

| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST

| road = Rhein

| R1 = 3

| R2 = 7

| R3 = 14

| R4 = 7

| home = Frankfurt

| H1 = 0

| H2 = 0

| H3 = 0

| H4 = 14

| stadium = Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

| attendance = 41,123

| weather =

| referee = Tony Corrente

| TV =

| TVAnnouncers =

| reference = Reference:

| scoring =

;First quarter

  • Rhein – 28-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 6:06.

;Second quarter

  • Rhein – Marcus Robinson 58-yard touchdown reception from Mike Quinn, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:45.

;Third quarter

  • Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 6:08.
  • Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 0:46.

;Fourth quarter

  • Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 7-yard touchdown reception from Damon Huard, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 9:30.
  • Rhein – Derrick Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 4:59.
  • Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 22-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dittoe, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 0:02.

| stats =

}}

=Week 6: at Barcelona Dragons=

{{Americanfootballbox

| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;

| title = Week Six: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

| date = Monday, May 11

| time =

| road = Frankfurt

| R1 = 0

| R2 = 2

| R3 = 0

| R4 = 0

| home = Barcelona

| H1 = 7

| H2 = 0

| H3 = 21

| H4 = 3

| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

| attendance = 6,800

| weather =

| referee =

| TV =

| TVAnnouncers =

| reference =

| scoring =

| stats =

}}

=Week 9: vs Scottish Claymores=

{{Americanfootballbox

| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;

| title = Week Nine: Scottish Claymores at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

| date = Sunday, May 31

| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST

| road = Scotland

| R1 = 0

| R2 = 7

| R3 = 3

| R4 = 0

| home = Frankfurt

| H1 = 7

| H2 = 0

| H3 = 0

| H4 = 14

| stadium = Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

| attendance = 35,264

| reference =

}}

=World Bowl '98=

{{Americanfootballbox

| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;

| title = World Bowl '98: Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

| date = Sunday, June 14

| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST

| road = Rhein

| R1 = 10

| R2 = 7

| R3 = 7

| R4 = 10

| home = Frankfurt

| H1 = 0

| H2 = 7

| H3 = 3

| H4 = 0

| stadium = Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

| attendance = 47,846

| weather =

| referee =

| TV = Fox

| TVAnnouncers = Tim Ryan, Bill Maas and Ronnie Lott

| reference =

| scoring =

| stats =

}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Frankfurt Galaxy}}

{{1998 NFL Europe season by team}}

Frankfurt

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