American Football Bundesliga 1993

Cologne crocodiles Hamburg Silver Eagles Berlin Adler / Berlin Rebels Dusseldorf panther Solingen Hurricanes Monheim Sharks Dortmund Giants Munich cowboys Noris Rams Regensburg Royals Kempten Comets Baden griffin Rothenburg Knights Hanau Hawks Bad Homburg falcons

Teams 1993    : BL North    : BL South

German Football League 1993 gives an overview of the 1993 season of the American Football Bundesliga , which was the 15th season of the 1st Bundesliga / GFL (from 1999 German Football League).

League division

There were two groups of eight teams, which were to be reduced to seven in 1994, and to six in 1995.

The first round was between April 3 and May 30, 1993, the second half between June 5 and August 8, 1993, the quarter-finals on August 22, 1993, the semifinals on September 5, 1993 and the final on September 18, 1993 terminated.

GFL North												GFL South
team	Years	G	V	U	home			Selection			TD ratio	team	Years	G	V	U	home			Selection			TD ratio
Berlin eagle	14th	108	45	2	56	19th	1	52	26th	1	5148: 2336	Munich Cowboys *	14th	90	63	4th	54	25th	1	36	38	3	3408: 2245
Cologne crocodiles	12	107	31	2	55	14th	1	52	17th	1	4152: 1795	Bad Homburg Falcons *	11	67	58	2	35	26th	2	32	32	0	2326: 1887
Düsseldorf Panther (TV)	12	104	29	3	55	12	2	49	17th	1	4837: 1480	Hanau Hawks (N)	11	77	51	3	43	22nd	1	34	29	2	2872: 1925
Dortmund Giants *	9	50	51	0	26th	24	0	24	27	0	2601: 2533	Noris Rams	10	73	41	4th	42	15th	2	31	26th	2	2540: 1651
Monheim Sharks	8th	38	50	2	19th	25th	1	19th	25th	1	1544: 2292	Kempten Comets	8th	46	44	4th	27	18th	2	19th	26th	2	1495: 1494
Solingen Hurricanes (N)	5	6th	42	2	4th	19th	2	2	23	0	600: 1914	Baden griffin	7th	57	21st	2	35	4th	1	22nd	17th	1	2330: 1174
Berlin Rebels	1	4th	8th	0	3	3	0	1	5	0	215: 383	Rothenburg Knights (N)	1 (2)	3	6th	1	2	3	0	1	3	1	171: 275
Hamburg Silver Eagles (N)	1	2	11	1	1	5	1	1	6th	0	164: 393	Regensburg Royals	1	6th	8th	0	4th	3	0	2	5	0	270: 392

• (N) - Newcomers
• (TV) - defending champion

^* Data is not completely available or is not backed up.

Season course

Regular season

In the north, the dominant teams in recent years set the tone again and set themselves apart from the rest of the field. The first were the Cologne Crocodiles, who only had to admit defeat to the Berlin Eagles once. The Adler ended up in second place, one point behind. In addition to a defeat against Cologne, they also had to give up a draw against the defending champion and third in the table, the Düsseldorf Panther. The Panthers then already had a comfortable five-point lead over fourth place, the promoted Hamburg Silver Eagles, who led the midfield and picked up the last remaining play-off spot. Beyond the play-off places, the zone of the teams with negative points accounts, who also all played against relegation, began. It remained exciting until the last matchday. Although the Dortmund Giants were not competitive and remained without points in the season, the Berlin Rebels, the promoted team from Solingen and the Monheim Sharks did not want to easily follow the Giants into the second division. On the last day of the match there was a showdown in Monheim, where the Sharks had to make up for the defeat in Berlin (6:21) in order to send one of the other two teams into the second division. But the Berlin Rebels won 34: 8, which meant relegation for the Sharks.

In the south, as in the previous year, the Munich Cowboys dominated the league. With only one point sharing (17:17 against the Kempten Comets), the cowboys from the regular season went into the play-offs. Behind it, the midfield expanded almost to the bottom of the table. Significantly for this and absolutely curiously, all other play-off participants achieved a negative touchdown ratio, while the two behind them had a slightly positive touchdown difference. On the last day of the match, the Regensburg Royals had it in their hands to reach the play-offs. In the game against the direct competitors from Hanau, the Royals were still leading with 20:15 two minutes before the end and had possession of the ball themselves. Her coach decided on the fourth down just before his own end zone, but only to go centimeters, against a punt, but the play was not successful, Hanau came into possession of the ball in a very promising position and minted it to the 21:20 victory, which was the cause second place in the table and a play-off home game meant while the Royals fell from the play-off ranks. The Rothenburg Knights came third ahead of the Noris Rams. The long-time Bundesliga club Badener Greifs and Bad Homburg Falken had to relegate. The last-named team had to complain about the loss of 15 regular players before the start of the season due to financial problems and was only able to secure the required minimum of 45 players at the last moment.

Play-offs

In the first round of the play-offs there were clear results. The Munich Cowboys won against the Hamburg Silver Eagles with 60: 0. The Cologne Crocodiles, who sent the Noris Rams home with 66:18, won just as clearly. The Berlin Adler also won their home game with 58:26 against the Rothenburg Knights. Only the Hanau Hawks could not use their home advantage and were defeated by the defending champions, the Düsseldorf Panthers, with 13:48. The Cologne Crocodiles received the Panthers in the semifinals and the Berlin Eagles had to travel to Munich to see the Cowboys. As in the regular season, the Panthers couldn't find any means to survive against the Crocodiles, in the end it was 34: 8 for Cologne. The defending champion was eliminated. In the Bavarian capital, on the other hand, there was a duel at eye level, in the end the Cowboys won just under 19:17 and moved into the German Bowl for the second time in a row. For the Adler, who won the German Bowl four times between 1987 and 1991, the semi-finals were the final destination, as in the previous year.

German Bowl

The German Bowl XV took place on September 25, 1993 in the Olympic Riding Stadium in Munich in front of 9,000 spectators. This is where the dominant teams of their respective groups met. The Munich Cowboys, last year's runner-up, faced the Cologne Crocodiles, runner-up in 1990 and 1991. Neither team had ever won the German Bowl.

First the crocodiles took over the reins. Two times RB Markus Finke and once QB Michael Davis reached the Cowboys end zone and secured the Cologne team a 20: 7 half-time lead. Then the Munich struck back, two run touchdowns by Ingo Seibert put the Cowboys in the fourth quarter 21:20. But the men around QB Davis did not give up and scored another touchdown and a field goal to make it 29:21. But the Munich Cowboys evened out this lead again, QB Phil Hickey, who delivered an almost perfect game, passed around a minute before the end of the game, initially over 25 meters to WR Stefan Munker for the touchdown and then converted the necessary conversion through a pass to Jens Gerhard.

So it was 29:29 after the regular playing time and for the first time in the history of the German Bowl the winner had to be determined in extra time. Here the Munich WR Thomas Zeitler became a hero, he caught two touchdown passes in overtime from Phil Hickey, which ultimately meant the final score of 42:36 for the Munich Cowboys.

Scoreboard

Touchdown Munich Cowboys Final 1993

The Munich Cowboys players celebrate their victory

German Bowl XV - Munich
team		Points	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT
Munich cowboys		42	0	7th	7th	15th	13
Cologne crocodiles		36	7th	13	0	9	7th
Cowboys	Crocodiles	player	Move
0	7th	Markus Finke	1-yard run (PAT Ralf Kleinmann)
7th	7th	Stefan Munker	7-yard pass from Phil Hickey (PAT Günther Oeder)
7th	14th	Markus Finke	66 yards pass from Michael Davis (PAT Ralf Kleinmann)
7th	20th	Michael Davis	17 yard run (PAT not good)
14th	20th	Ingo Seibert	11-yard run (PAT Günther Oeder)
21st	20th	Ingo Seibert	1-yard run (PAT Günther Oeder)
21st	26th	Michael Davis	1 yard run (TPC not good)
21st	29	Ralf Kleinmann	34 yard field goal
29	29	Stefan Munker	25 yards pass by Phil Hickey (TPC Jens Gerhard, Pass by Hickey)
29	36	Michael Davis	2-yard run (PAT Ralf Kleinmann)
36	36	Thomas Zeitler	12-yard pass from Phil Hickey (PAT Günther Oeder)
42	36	Thomas Zeitler	25 yards pass from Phil Hickey

statistics

Results and audience numbers

North

team	CC	BA	DP	HSE	BR	SH	MS	DG	Total audience	per game
Cologne crocodiles	---	23:34	27:13	33:19	28:14	83: 7	52: 7	76: 8	10,050	1,436
Berlin eagle	8:33	---	28:15	36: 7	28:22	40: 0	42-0	63: 0	14,921	2.132
Dusseldorf panther	14:29	21:21	---	35-0	65: 7	17: 0	20: 6	83: 0	7,680	1,097
Hamburg Silver Eagles	14:31	14:49	19:20	---	32:22	21:13	26: 6	21: 6	39,894	5,699
Berlin Rebels	6:66	6:38	13:24	26:36	---	21:17	21: 6	53:14	4,883	698
Solingen Hurricanes	13:31	28:46	9:22	7:28	13: 0	---	23:14	31: 6	6,700	957
Monheim Sharks	0:55	0:31	0:14	15:16	8:34	31:10	---	19: 0	1,650	236
Dortmund Giants	28:68	26:52	0:76	8:49	32:36	6:46	8:53	---	2,500	357
League overall									88,278	1,576

south

team	MC	HH	RK	NO	RR	KC	BG	BHF	Total audience	per game
Munich cowboys	---	45-0	43: 6	41: 6	48: 6	27:10	62: 0	34: 0	9,600	1.317
Hanau Hawks	7:28	---	21:47	30:13	27:27	38:22	31:18	34:20	5,100	729
Rothenburg Knights	18:37	14:29	---	20:23	19:18	27:20	20:19	42:14	5,600	800
Noris Rams	0:37	13:15	54:29	---	12:24	14:20	3:17	32:14	3,650	521
Regensburg Royals	7:16	20:21	26: 7	12:14	---	34:27	34: 7	21:14	6,000	857
Kempten Comets	17:17	34: 8	13:30	0:14	0:18	---	24: 8	55: 6	4,300	614
Baden griffin	6:17	31:23	22:22	21:26	28:21	7:35	---	33:12	3,570	510
Bad Homburg falcons	7:27	20:36	15:24	19:21	33:28	20: 3	20: 7	---	3,485	498
League overall									41,305	738

Closing tables

The four best teams in each group reached the quarter-finals of the German Bowl , the last two in each group were relegated.

North

	society	Sp	G	V	U	Points	TD	Diff.
1.	Cologne crocodiles	14th	13	1	0	26: 2	635: 185	+450
2.	Berlin eagle	14th	12	1	1	25: 3	516: 195	+321
3.	Dusseldorf panther	14th	10	3	1	21: 7	439: 159	+280
4th	Hamburg Silver Eagles	14th	8th	6th	0	16:12	302: 307	−5
5.	Berlin Rebels	14th	5	9	0	10:18	281: 407	−126
6th	Solingen Hurricanes	14th	4th	10	0	8:20	217: 366	−149
7th	Monheim Sharks	14th	3	11	0	6:22	165: 352	−187
8th.	Dortmund Giants	14th	0	14th	0	0:28	142: 726	−584

south

	society	Sp	S.	U	N	Points	TD	Diff.
1.	Munich cowboys	14th	13	1	0	27: 1	479: 90	+389
2.	Hanau Hawks	14th	8th	1	5	17:11	320: 352	−32
3.	Rothenburg Knights	14th	7th	1	6th	15:13	325: 354	−29
4th	Noris Rams	14th	7th	0	7th	14:14	245: 299	−54
5.	Regensburg Royals	14th	6th	1	7th	13:15	296: 273	+23
6th	Kempten Comets	14th	5	1	8th	11:17	290: 268	+22
7th	Baden griffin	14th	4th	1	9	9:19	224: 360	−136
8th.	Bad Homburg falcons	14th	3	0	11	6:22	214: 397	−183

Playoffs

Quarter finals

Semifinals

German Bowl XV - Munich

1N

Cologne crocodiles

66

4S

Noris Rams

18th

1N

Cologne crocodiles

34

3N

Dusseldorf panther

8th

2S

Hanau Hawks

13

3N

Dusseldorf panther

48

1S

Munich cowboys

42 n.

1N

Cologne crocodiles

36 V.

1S

Munich cowboys

60

4N

Hamburg Silver Eagles

0

1S

Munich cowboys

19th

2N

Berlin eagle

17th

2N

Berlin eagle

58

3S

Rothenburg Knights

26th

Top scorer

North

• player

player	society	Points	TD	Conv.
QB Michael Davis	Crocodiles	136	21st	5
RB Markus Finke	Crocodiles	118	19th	2
WR Patrick Gerigk	Rebels	90	14th	3

• Kicker

player	society	Points	FG	PAT
Ralf Kleinmann	Crocodiles	66 (incl. 1 TD)	7th	39
Andreas Schröder	Eagle	60	2	54
Norbert Pitzner	Panther	42	5	30th

south

• player

player	society	Points	TD	Conv.
RB Reginald Williams	Knights	184	30th	2
RB Derrick Wilson	Royals	102	17th	-
RB Ingo Seibert	Cowboys	94	15th	2

• Kicker

player	society	Points	FG	PAT
Günther Oeder	Cowboys	93	15th	48
Becker	Hawks	56 (incl. 2 TD)	8th	20th
Ralf Glatzeder	Comets	48	6th	30th

Individual evidence

1. ^ "Embarrassment for Düsseldorf, victories for newcomers - Bundesliga 1993 American Football", Sport-Bild from April 7, 1993, p. 40
2. ^ All games of the Rothenburg Knights in the 1987 season were taken out of the rating, source: www.football-history.de
3. ↑ Huddle 32/1993
4. ↑ Huddle 29/1993
5. ^ "Embarrassment for Düsseldorf, victories for newcomers - Bundesliga 1993 American Football", Sport-Bild from April 7, 1993, p. 40
6. ↑ ^{a b c} Huddle 38/1993
7. ↑ Huddle 36/1993
8. ↑ Huddle 39/1993

Web links

• Official GFL homepage
• Football-History.de