Frankfurt Galaxy played their fifth season in the World League of American Football (WLAF) in 1997. The team was led by head coach Ernie Stautner in his third year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
Offseason World League draft + 1997 Frankfurt Galaxy World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 Joe Garten C Colorado 2 11 Ashley Sheppard LB Clemson 3 14 Beno Bryant RB Washington 4 23 Shawn Banks LB Texas Tech 5 26 Tommy Johnson CB Alabama 6 35 Travis Hannah WR USC 7 38 Jamie Coleman CB Appalachian State 8 47 Darren Reese G Ohio 9 50 Warner Smith G Arizona 10 59 Thomas McLemore TE Southern 11 62 Steve Keim G North Carolina State 12 71 Tuineau Alipate LB Washington State 13 74 Vince Marrow TE Toledo 14 83 Rogerick Green CB Kansas State 15 86 Vernon Turner RB Carson–Newman 16 95 Bruce Walker DT UCLA 17 98 John Morton WR Western Michigan 18 107 David Webb LB USC 19 110 Ronald Cherry T McNeese State 20 119 Jeff Rodgers DE Texas A&M–Kingsville 21 121 Dennis Allen S Texas A&M 22 127 Eddie Blake G Auburn 23 128 Mike Middleton CB Indiana 24 131 Richard DeFelice K North Texas
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 13 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 7–14 0–1 Stamford Bridge 10,718 2 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 19–10 1–1 Waldstadion 31,729 3 Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 17–10 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,102 4 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 3–9 2–2 Waldstadion 32,690 5 Saturday, May 10 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 7–10 2–3 Rheinstadion 32,140 6 Saturday, May 17 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 20–21 2–4 Waldstadion 39,182 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 31–7 3–4 Waldstadion 30,723 8 Sunday, June 1 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 7–24 3–5 Murrayfield Stadium 11,618 9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 29–17 4–5 Waldstadion 40,743 10 Saturday, June 14 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 7–20 4–6 Amsterdam ArenA 19,486
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at London Monarchs
Week 2: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 5: at Rhein Fire
Week 6: vs Rhein Fire
Week 7: vs London Monarchs
Week 8: at Scottish Claymores
Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media. Overall, Frankfurt had eight players selected. The selections were:
Shawn Banks, linebacker Hillary Butler, linebacker Johnny Dixon, safety Cecil Doggette, cornerback Jack Kellogg, cornerback Ralf Kleinmann, placekicker Frank Messmer, defensive national player Bobby Phillips, running back
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