Should Have Been Winners: NFL Europe

 The NFL Europe championship was played from 1991-2007 (well, not 1993/94), and there is a winner.  The right team doesn't always win though.  No, sometimes the universe makes a mistake and the wrong team wins.  But how do we know who these "Misplaced Winners" are?  

Well, this blog circles around one thing, and that's the Iowa Connection.  So, obviously every NFLE champion should have at least one Iowa Connection, but not every one does.  Either I've missed the connection (possible!), or the universe messed up.  Thanos snapped his fingers and the Frankfurt Galaxy won.  So lets look at those Iowa-less NFLE champions and see who it should have been.

Note : Of the 15 NFLE Championships covered here, 5 have been Iowa-less. (Maybe less, I'm always finding connections)

Update 1: 1996 was removed (Jim Criner, Iowa State)


2006

Wrong Winner : Frankfurt Galaxy

Correct Winner : Rhein Fire

Iowans who should've been champs :

  • Tyson Smith, Iowa State
  • Pete Traynor, Iowa
  • Andy Stokes, William Penn
  • Fred Jackson, Coe

2003

Wrong Winner : Frankfurt Galaxy

Correct Winner : Scottish Claymores

Iowan who should've been champs :

  • Aden Durde, North Iowa Area CC

2000

Wrong Winner : Rhein Fire

Correct Winner : Scottish Claymores

Iowan who should've been champs :

  • Damon Gibson, Iowa

1998

Wrong Winner : Rhein Fire

Correct Winner : Frankfurt Galaxy

Iowan who should've been champs :

  • Patrick Augafa, Iowa State

1991

Wrong Winner : London Monarchs

Correct Winner : Barcelona Dragons

Iowan who should've been champs :

  • Brad Quast, Iowa

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