2005 Berlin Thunder Roster
National Football League Europe (NFLE)
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in NFLE
Lost Championship
Coach: Rick Lantz (7-3)
Attendance: 84,242, Avg. 16,848 in 5 home dates
2005 Berlin Thunder StatisticsTeam Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in NFLE
Lost Championship
Coach: Rick Lantz (7-3)
Attendance: 84,242, Avg. 16,848 in 5 home dates
2005 Berlin Thunder Results
The Berlin Thunder of National Football League Europe ended the 2005 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in NFLE.
Defensively, the Thunder led the league with just 191 points allowed. Berlin scored 241 points. Dave Ragone threw for 1,746 yards. Aaron Boone paced pass catchers, hauling in 43 passes for 582 yards. Michael Jennings contributed to the receiving game also.
Cal Murray ran for a team-best 487 yards, and Little John Flowers additionally aided the ground game.
Willie Ford and Jermaine Mays each seized 4 opponent throws. Isaac Hilton topped the defensive unit with 5 sacks.
Rick Lantz coached the team. The 2005 Berlin Thunder lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Klaus Alinen | TE | February 22, 1981 | 6'6" | 251 | Pori, Finland | 10 | ||
| 28 | Neil Baxter | RB | November 29, 1982 | 6'1" | 212 | Manchester, England | 5 | ||
| 13 | Aaron Boone | WR | January 13, 1978 | 6'2" | 210 | Kentucky | Fillmore, UT | 10 | |
| 55 | Jamal Brooks | LB | November 9, 1976 | 6'2" | 240 | Hampton | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 30 | Michael Brown | LB | January 16, 1980 | 5'10" | 220 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 10 | 9 |
| 69 | Ben Claxton | C | July 30, 1980 | 6'2" | 301 | Mississippi | Dublin, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 70 | Regis Crawford | C | January 28, 1981 | 6'2" | 316 | Arizona State | National City, CA | 10 | |
| 33 | Daryl Dixon | DB | September 6, 1980 | 5'10" | 193 | Florida | Oak Hill, FL | 3 | |
| 79 | Dante Ellington | OT | February 29, 1980 | 6'6" | 330 | Alabama | Leighton, AL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Bret Engemann | QB | December 7, 1977 | 6'4" | 215 | Brigham Young | Provo, UT | 6 | |
| 9 | Chris Finlen | QB | May 19, 1979 | 6'3" | 200 | Northern Illinois | Roscoe, IL | 7 | |
| 29 | Oliver Flemming | DB | February 11, 1980 | 6'3" | 203 | FHTW - Berlin | 10 | ||
| 24 | Little John Flowers | RB | January 31, 1980 | 6'0" | 215 | Michigan State | Kalamazoo, MI | 10 | |
| 22 | Willie Ford | DB | May 12, 1978 | 6'2" | 200 | Syracuse | San Francisco, CA | 10 | |
| 85 | John Frieser | TE | December 10, 1981 | 6'4" | 260 | Colgate | 10 | ||
| 66 | Masakazu Goda | C | December 22, 1977 | 6'3" | 306 | Ritsumeikan University | 4 | ||
| 36 | Michael Harden | DB | October 20, 1981 | 5'11" | 190 | Missouri | Kansas City, MO USA | 10 | 6 |
| 94 | Charles Hill | DT | November 1, 1980 | 6'2" | 293 | Maryland | Palmer Park, MD USA | 9 | 7 |
| 93 | Isaac Hilton | DE | February 26, 1981 | 6'4" | 265 | Hampton | Charleston, SC | 10 | |
| 43 | Jack Hunt | DB | November 30, 1981 | 6'1" | 197 | LSU | Ruston, LA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 38 | Sergey Ivanov | DB | January 3, 1985 | 6'3" | 218 | 9 | |||
| 88 | Joel Jacobs | TE | October 29, 1980 | 6'3" | 250 | Nebraska - Kearney | Broken Bow, NE | 4 | |
| 86 | Michael Jennings | WR | September 7, 1979 | 5'11" | 175 | Grambling St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 9 | 7 |
| 45 | Brian Johnson | RB | April 6, 1979 | 6'2" | 280 | New Mexico | Littleton, CO | 10 | |
| 98 | Darrell Lee | DE | June 28, 1982 | 6'4" | 273 | Florida | 10 | ||
| 84 | Hugo Lira | WR | November 1, 1978 | 5'10" | 174 | Univ. de las Americas | 10 | ||
| 90 | Dee Lloyd | DE | February 9, 1978 | 6'6" | 272 | Tennessee | Charlotte, NC | 10 | |
| Laurent Marceline | RB | August 7, 1978 | 6'0" | 212 | |||||
| 98 | Lorn Mayers | DT | June 6, 1985 | 6'4" | 320 | 5 | |||
| 20 | Adrian Mayes | DB | November 17, 1980 | 6'1" | 211 | LSU | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | Jermaine Mays | DB | July 13, 1979 | 5'11" | 180 | Minnesota | Miami, FL | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Kevin Miller | K | January 16, 1980 | 6'0" | 217 | East Carolina | 10 | 0 | |
| 46 | Ben Moa | RB | April 22, 1981 | 6'2" | 256 | Utah | Ogden, UT | 5 | |
| 92 | Christian Mohr | DE | April 5, 1980 | 6'5" | 244 | Sporthochschule (Cologne) | Aachen, West Germany | 10 | |
| 23 | Cal Murray | RB | April 19, 1981 | 5'10" | 198 | Miami (OH) | Dublin, OH | 10 | |
| 72 | Tony Pape | OT | September 29, 1981 | 6'6" | 310 | Michigan | Chicago, IL | 10 | |
| 73 | David Porter | OT | February 23, 1980 | 6'6" | 311 | Iowa | Frankfurt, West Germany | 10 | |
| 52 | Nick Prevost | LB | November 18, 1980 | 5'11" | 220 | UPJV | 10 | ||
| 15 | Dave Ragone | QB | October 3, 1979 | 6'3" | 245 | Louisville | Middleburg Heights, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 80 | Robert Redd | WR | September 1, 1980 | 5'10" | 195 | Bowling Green | Dayton, OH | 4 | |
| 96 | Reggie Rhodes | DT | August 29, 1980 | 6'4" | 300 | Valdosta State (GA) | Milledgeville, GA | 7 | |
| 71 | Shaun Rose | OT | July 17, 1980 | 6'5" | 300 | East Carolina | 10 | ||
| 57 | Rich Scanlon | LB | December 23, 1980 | 6'2" | 249 | Syracuse | Oradell, NJ USA | 10 | 10 |
| 1 | Brian Simnjanovski | P | May 29, 1981 | 6'3" | 196 | San Diego State | Escondido, CA | 10 | 0 |
| 75 | Shannon Snell | OG | April 27, 1982 | 6'2" | 310 | Florida | Tampa, FL | 10 | |
| 53 | Andre Sommersell | LB | June 26, 1980 | 6'2" | 230 | Colorado State | Guyana, | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Terrence Stubbs | WR | March 25, 1980 | 5'11" | 195 | Temple | Chesapeake, VA | 9 | |
| 91 | Greg Taplin | DE | January 18, 1982 | 6'4" | 275 | Michigan State | Hollywood, FL | 10 | 7 |
| 54 | Winston Taylor | LB | October 10, 1981 | 6'1" | 241 | Illinois | Decatur, IL | 10 | |
| 26 | James Thornton | DB | August 9, 1979 | 5'10" | 188 | Morris Brown | 10 | ||
| 97 | Daniel Watts | DE | April 13, 1982 | 6'6" | 283 | 5 |
