The 2004 Cologne Centurions season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas 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.
The Centurions replaced the Barcelona Dragons for this season, keeping only two members from Barcelona's 2003 roster: linebacker Cedric Cotar and receiver Marco Martos.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2004 Cologne Centurions NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 3 Demetric Evans DE Georgia 2 9 Will Hunter CB Syracuse 3 16 Richard Newsome S Michigan State 4 21 Byron Hardmon LB Florida 5 28 Robert Doane T Texas 6 33 Marcus Smith DB Memphis 7 40 Erik Totten S Western Washington 8 45 Rodnick Phillips RB Southern Methodist 9 52 Andre Arnold DE Grambling 10 57 Lance Gibson DE Central Washington 11 64 Curt McGill C Georgia 12 69 Chris Smith T UC Davis 13 76 Antwon McCray RB Toledo
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 25–26 0–1 Arena AufSchalke 22,736 2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–20 0–2 RheinEnergieStadion 9,134 3 Sunday, April 18 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 31–35 0–3 Olympic Stadium 12,036 4 Saturday, April 24 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 17–3 1–3 RheinEnergieStadion 8,761 5 Saturday, May 1 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–24 1–4 Waldstadion 24,117 6 Saturday, May 8 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 28–27 2–4 RheinEnergieStadion 10,164 7 Saturday, May 15 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 10–17 2–5 Amsterdam ArenA 14,437 8 Sunday, May 23 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 7–6 3–5 RheinEnergieStadion 20,354 9 Sunday, May 30 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 18–23 3–6 RheinEnergieStadion 9,056 10 Saturday, June 5 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 28–20 4–6 Hampden Park 10,013
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Rhein Fire
Week 2: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 3: at Berlin Thunder
Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: at Scottish Claymores
Notes
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