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Content Coaching-Staff ............................................................................................. 3 Roster – numerical ........................................................................................ 7 Roster – alphabetical ..................................................................................... 9 Depth Chart ................................................................................................ 11 Key Players Offense ...................................................................................... 12 Key Players Defense ..................................................................................... 14 Results Season 2012 ..................................................................................... 16 Statistics 2012 ............................................................................................ 17 Game Superlatives 2012 ................................................................................ 23 Review ...................................................................................................... 25 Unicorns Facts ............................................................................................ 26 Unicorns Success ......................................................................................... 27 More Information ......................................................................................... 28 Contact: Axel Streich Pressesprecher Schwäbisch Hall UNICORNS Mobil: +49 172 719 88 79 Email: [email protected] Web: www.unicorns.de


Coaching-Staff

Siegfried Gehrke Head Coach & Offense Coordinator

Date of birth: February 8th, 1965 Family status: married, two sons Occupation: teacher of English, Physical Education and Ethics Experiences as a coach:

• head coach of the Unicorns juniors from 1985 to 1990 • head coach of the Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns since 1991 • moving up to Regionalliga Mitte in 1995 • moving up to 2. Bundesliga South in 1996 • moving up to GFL South in 2000 • annual playoff-participation since 2001 except for 2008 • four-time semi-final participation • German Bowl winner 2011 • GFL record: 88 wins, 48 losses, 6 ties (without playoffs)

Career as a player:

• 1983 initiator and founding member of the Unicorns • played as a starter on different positions, such as quarterback, tight end and center, in the first and

second Bundesliga from 1984 to 1990 • from 1991 to 1994 coaching player • 2003 testimonial game with the second team of the Unicorns

Qualifications:

• member of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) since 1987 • 1991 four-week internship at the Virginia Military Institute (Division I-AA) under offensive coordinator

Craig Johnson (today: Minnesota Vikings) • 1994 sports and physical education degree (“Übungsleiterlizenz”) • coordinator and instructor for the AFV Baden-Württemberg from 1996 to 1999 (training C-license

coaches) • member of the AFVD commission in 1996 to create the guidelines for the B-license training • participation of AFCA conventions 1997, 2001, 2006 and 2009 • C-license 2002 • B-license 2005 • guest speaker at the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Convention in March 2011


Coaching-Staff

It was Siegfried Gehrke who initiated the establishment of the UNICORNS in 1983. Three years later, the

UNICORNS juniors entered their first official season coached by Gehrke. Until 1990, his last year as a player, he has

primarily been responsible for the junior team. In 1991, he took the head coaching job for the first team. Overcoming

the ups and downs of his early head coaching years, Gehrke has led his team from the Oberliga to the GFL in 2001.

In 2003 and 2004 he coached the junior team again and also helped the players and coaches of the flaggies team as an

assistant coach whenever he could. Siegfried Gehrke is one of few German coaches who is widely accepted and dearly

welcomed as a guest speaker at coaching clinics and seminars of the football association.

Excerpt from the GREEN BOOK (published in 2008 for 25th anniversary of the UNICORNS)

When it comes to football in Schwäbisch Hall, Siegfried Gehrke is the man. They even call him “Mr. Football”. But

he is a lot more than that. It's not only due to him that the Unicorns exist. Since the establishment of the club, Sigi has

been the driving power both on and off the field, rejecting not even the lowest job of all jobs for “his” Unicorns. His

exceptional optimism, affixed to the ability to start and finish things, has been the key factor in the developing process

of the Unicorns. There is a multitude of significant examples such as structuring the junior program, the integration of

American college players, organizing the latest Schwäbisch Hall high school flag tournaments and the launching of the

Bambini-Flag team.

“I never was a great player myself”, Sigi claims, although he scored 105 points for the TSG in his career and played

multiple positions on the offensive side of the ball. He found the real challenge as a coach on the sideline. While being

responsible for the junior team from 1985 to 1990, he eventually took over the head coaching job of the first team in

1991.

In 2003 and 2004 he coached the junior team again and also helped the players and coaches of the flaggies team as an

assistant coach whenever he could. He was engaged as a board member working as president temporarily, youth lead-

er in 1990 and vice-president from 1986 to 1993.

Siegfried Gehrke lives American Football like no other. Like a football workaholic, he obsessively spends innumer-

able days and nights analyzing game footage, drawing up plays or scheduling training sessions. 25 years ago he him-

self could only understand some parts of the complexity of football, but in the meantime he has become one of few

German coaches, who is widely accepted and dearly welcomed as a guest speaker at coaching clinics and seminars of

the football association.

If the Unicorns had to thank one person for what they have become today, it could only be Siegfried Gehrke!


Coaching-Staff

Andreas Wengertsmann Defense Coordinator & Defensive Backs

Andreas Wengertsmann started to play football for the Unicorns juniors in 1990. Moving up to the first team in 1992, he started coaching the juniors. In 1993 he took over the defensive coordinator job. Five years later, Wengertsmann had his coaching debut with the first team while taking the head coaching job of the juniors team. Due to his job, he moved to Stuttgart and ended up as the head coach for the Stuttgart Scorpions from 2003 to 2005. Since 2007 he can call himself a unicorn again.

Sven Mielke Linebacker

Sven Mielke might be one of the most successful players the Unicorns ever had. He stepped on a football field for the first time when he was 13 years old in 1992. In 1998 he finished his junior career as a player of the national team of Germany and winner of the European Cham-pionship. From 1999 to 2007 Mielke was a stronghold linebacker for the first team. He also gained some football experience during an academic year at Allegheny College, Pennsylva-nia. In 2004, he played for the national team versus the Czech Republic. After a two-year break due to his job, Mielke came back to the Unicorns in 2010 to play his final season. Ever since he is part of the coaching staff.

Florian Günter Offense Line

Florian Günter has been part of the junior offensive line for just two years. Since then he has played guard for the Unicorns for 14 years before he retired after the 2006 season. In 1995, he began early to coach within the junior team. In 1999, he followed his academic studies to become an interior designer leaving no time to coach anymore. Since 2011 he has been back on the Unicorns sideline to coach the GFL team.

Bernd Schnurrer Defense Line

Bernd Schnurrer became a Unicorn junior player in 1991 and won the trophy of Baden-Württemberg during his first year. Playing defensive lineman for the first team from 1992 to 1999, he witnessed both the relegation down to the Oberliga and moving up to the second league again. In 2000 and 2001 he even played GFL football with the Franken Knights. His final career season was, however, played in a Unicorns jersey in 2002. Since 2009 he has been coaching for the juniors team. This year he had his coaching debut with the first team.


Coaching-Staff

Marc Volz Running Backs

Marc Volz has been a Unicorn since 1999. He started out as a junior player and moved up to the first team in 2001 — just when the Unicorns moved up to the GFL. He has played at dif-ferent position in the offensive line until 2008. Since 2001 he has been an assistant coach for the junior team except for one year. In 2009 and 2010 he coached the offensive line under offensive coordinator Jordan Neumann. Due to his job, he could only coach for the junior team in 2011.

Jemil Hamiko Special Teams Coordinator & Wide Receiver

Jemil Hamiko started playing football as a junior for the Sindelfingen Gators in 1994. Three years later, he switched teams to the Stuttgart Scorpions. After the end of his junior career in 1999, he was very interested in the Holzgerlingen Twister. Hamiko helped to start and run their junior program, one of the best in the south. At the same time, he has also played GFL football for the Scorpions under head coach Andreas Wengertsmann for two years. From 2008 to 2011, he has been the head coach of the Holzgerlingen Twister leading his team from the Regionalliga up to the GFL 2. Ever since he is part of the Unicorns coaching staff.

Brian Adkins Quality Control

Brian Adkins grew up in San Diego, California, and started playing football there as a 5-year old. He played fullback and defensive tackle on the football team and also participated very successfully in the discus and shot put events at Coronado High School. His career in the U.S. military eventually led his way to Baden-Württemberg where he started coaching many different teams, amongst other things as head coach, such as the Kornwestheim Cougars, the Stuttgart Silver Arrows, the Fellbach Warriors and lastly the Albershausen Crusaders. Since 2009 he has been part of the Unicorns coaching staff.


Roster - numerical

# Family Name First Name Pos. Age Height Weight

1 Küstner Sebastian WR 20 1,88 90 2 Waldvogel Fritz WR 21 1,75 77 3 Brenner Johannes WR 29 1,93 91 4 Spitzlberger Jake QB 23 1,78 79 5 Brenner Felix WR 24 1,90 90 7 Michitti Bruno S 29 1,77 85 8 Nishizaki Paul DT 24 1,78 127 9 Hornung Patrick S 31 1,79 85 10 Rushing Brian RB 21 1,80 90 13 Weldeslase Teschim QB 23 1,82 84 14 Gaugler Thomas CB 27 1,83 82 16 Wollensack Bernd WR 24 1,78 82 18 Adegbesan Aurieus WR 19 2,03 90 20 Koch Roman LB 33 1,85 90 21 Schander Waldemar RB 26 1,73 75 22 Jäger Gerhard S 22 1,72 77 23 Häfner Tobias RB 36 1,76 78 24 Ilgner Maximilian CB 26 1,75 82 25 Radke Oliver S 28 1,84 92 27 Stengel Johannes LB 28 1,80 86 28 Leutert Maximilian S 18 1,85 85 29 Reichert Pit S 32 1,84 92 31 Küstner Johannes CB 22 1,85 83 32 Emmanuel Daniel LB 24 1,91 112 33 Schorr Matthias CB 24 1,81 76 35 Seiffer David CB 26 1,73 80 36 Burk Tobias LB 21 1,72 76 37 Stecher Mark LB 33 1,88 96 38 Devincentis Christian CB 31 1,75 74 39 Frech Lukas LB 21 1,78 87 40 Ziegner Jonathan LB 22 1,83 94 41 Vogel Klaus RB 22 1,80 88 42 Mauch Julian WR 24 1,81 81 44 Dierolf Hannes LB 23 1,74 78 45 Weiß Timo S 22 1,73 70 47 Christmann Janis CB 19 1,80 77 49 Goth Timothy Allan RB 21 1,66 70 50 Brenner Simon LB 28 1,88 107 51 Hertlein Adrian LB 19 1,88 88 52 Gaugel Nikolai DT 20 1,82 95 53 Konrath Manuel LB 21 1,81 105 54 Labus Gregor LB 30 1,83 97 55 Hellwig Pascal DT 21 1,86 95 56 Graf Daniel T 20 1,85 115 57 Broecker Felix G 23 1,90 152 59 Erler Gabriel T 25 1,87 114 60 Ellinger Hennes DT 23 1,70 115 61 Rothe Christian G 31 1,93 124


# Family Name First Name Pos. Age Height Weight

62 Flachs Jan-Frederik T 27 2,06 148 64 Baier Christoph G 27 1,86 129 65 Jenss Tobias G 25 1,77 120 66 Staudacher Patrick G 19 1,78 105 69 Becker Kevin C 24 1,85 108 70 Maisinger Eduard DT 22 1,82 104 72 Rogge Marco C 21 1,77 99 75 Schulz Mario C 30 1,80 140 79 Wahl Stefan G 27 1,87 143 80 Wertheimer Alex DE 24 1,92 111 81 Ebner Martin WR 30 1,83 76 82 Schönemann Sven DT 33 1,84 127 83 Whitted Jason WR 21 1,88 77 86 Hambalek Thomas WR 25 1,85 87 87 Schäfer Lucas WR 19 1,91 85 88 Rabus Kai WR 29 1,86 86 89 Pollety Marcel DT 25 1,83 110 91 Rauch Thomas DE 30 1,93 100 95 Papke Joscha DT 31 1,88 109 98 Browne Daniel DT 29 1,78 114


Roster - alphabetical Family Name First Name # Pos. Age Height Weight

Adegbesan Aurieus 18 WR 19 2,03 90 Baier Christoph 64 G 27 1,86 129 Becker Kevin 69 C 24 1,85 108 Brenner Felix 5 WR 24 1,90 90 Brenner Johannes 3 WR 29 1,93 91 Brenner Simon 50 LB 28 1,88 107 Broecker Felix 57 G 23 1,90 152 Browne Daniel 98 DT 29 1,78 114 Burk Tobias 36 LB 21 1,72 76 Christmann Janis 47 CB 19 1,80 77 Devincentis Christian 38 CB 31 1,75 74 Dierolf Hannes 44 LB 23 1,74 78 Ebner Martin 81 WR 30 1,83 76 Ellinger Hennes 60 DT 23 1,70 115 Emmanuel Daniel 32 LB 24 1,91 112 Erler Gabriel 59 T 25 1,87 114 Flachs Jan-Frederik 62 T 27 2,06 148 Frech Lukas 39 LB 21 1,78 87 Gaugel Nikolai 52 DT 20 1,82 95 Gaugler Thomas 14 CB 27 1,83 82 Goth Timothy Allan 49 RB 21 1,66 70 Graf Daniel 56 T 20 1,85 115 Häfner Tobias 23 RB 36 1,76 78 Hambalek Thomas 86 WR 25 1,85 87 Hellwig Pascal 55 DT 21 1,86 95 Hertlein Adrian 51 LB 19 1,88 88 Hornung Patrick 9 S 31 1,79 85 Ilgner Maximilian 24 CB 26 1,75 82 Jäger Gerhard 22 S 22 1,72 77 Jenss Tobias 65 G 25 1,77 120 Koch Roman 20 LB 33 1,85 90 Konrath Manuel 53 LB 21 1,81 105 Küstner Johannes 31 CB 22 1,85 83 Küstner Sebastian 1 WR 20 1,88 90 Labus Gregor 54 LB 30 1,83 97 Leutert Maximilian 28 S 18 1,85 85 Maisinger Eduard 70 DT 22 1,82 104 Mauch Julian 42 WR 24 1,81 81 Michitti Bruno 7 S 29 1,77 85 Nishizaki Paul 8 DT 24 1,78 127 Papke Joscha 95 DT 31 1,88 109 Pollety Marcel 89 DT 25 1,83 110 Rabus Kai 88 WR 29 1,86 86 Radke Oliver 25 S 28 1,84 92 Rauch Thomas 91 DE 30 1,93 100 Reichert Pit 29 S 32 1,84 92 Rogge Marco 72 C 21 1,77 99 Rothe Christian 61 G 31 1,93 124


Family Name First Name # Pos. Age Height Weight

Rushing Brian 10 RB 21 1,80 90 Schäfer Lucas 87 WR 19 1,91 85 Schander Waldemar 21 RB 26 1,73 75 Schönemann Sven 82 DT 33 1,84 127 Schorr Matthias 33 CB 24 1,81 76 Schulz Mario 75 C 30 1,80 140 Seiffer David 35 CB 26 1,73 80 Spitzlberger Jake 4 QB 23 1,78 79 Staudacher Patrick 66 G 19 1,78 105 Stecher Mark 37 LB 33 1,88 96 Stengel Johannes 27 LB 28 1,80 86 Vogel Klaus 41 RB 22 1,80 88 Wahl Stefan 79 G 27 1,87 143 Waldvogel Fritz 2 WR 21 1,75 77 Weiß Timo 45 S 22 1,73 70 Weldeslase Teschim 13 QB 23 1,82 84 Wertheimer Alex 80 DE 24 1,92 111 Whitted Jason 83 WR 21 1,88 77 Wollensack Bernd 16 WR 24 1,78 82 Ziegner Jonathan 40 LB 22 1,83 94


Depth Chart

Offense

SE 5 Felix Brenner 1 Sebastian Küstner SB 3 Johannes Brenner 16 Bernd Wollensack LT 59 Gabriel Erler 56 Daniel Graf LG 61 Christian Rothe 66 Patrick Staudacher C 69 Kevin Becker 75 Mario Schulz RG 57 Felix Broecker 79 Stefan Wahl RT 62 Jan Flachs 72 Marco Rogge SB 2 Fritz Waldvogel 86 Thomas Hambalek SE 88 Kai Rabus 19 Aurieus Adegbesan RB 21 Waldemar Schander 10 Brian Rushing QB 4 Jake Spitzlberger 5 Felix Brenner Defense DE 80 Alex Wertheimer 89 Marcel Pollety DT 98 Daniel Browne 55 Pascal Hellwig DT 8 Paul Nishizaki 60 Hennes Elinger DE 91 Thomas Rauch 89 Marcel Pollety LB 32 Daniel Emmanuel 40 Jonathan Ziegner LB 50 Simon Brenner 27 Johannes Stengel LB 44 Hannes Dierolf 20 Roman Koch CB 24 Max Ilgner 25 David Seiffer S 22 Gerhard Jäger 7 Bruno Michitti S 25 Oliver Radke 45 Timo Weiß CB 33 Matthias Schorr 31 Johannes Küstner


Key Players Offense

#2 Fritz Waldvogel, Wide Receiver ...from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota (Division III) … holds almost all receiving rec-ords after four, very succussful years … was also an outstanding kickoff and punt returner scor-ing ten touchdowns … elected VIP of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference twice (2009 and 2011) … belonged to the final four candidates for the election of the best player in the division III … also played college basketball … #3 Johannes Brenner, Wide Receiver … started playing football with Unicorns juniors in 1999 … played quarterback, slotback and defensive end … in 2000 spent a year in Michigan as an exchange-student … played offensive and defensive line for his high school … joined the GFL team during the 2001 season … in 2002 switched from defensive end to offensive tackle, receiving the award Most Improved Player Offense … since 2003 wide receiver … stats 2003: 21 catches for 173 yards and one touch-down … stats 2004: 23 catches for 262 yards and one touchdown … stats 2005: 57 catches (team leader) for 522 yards and three touchdowns, 13 carries for 51 yards … due to a shoulder injury in pre-season could not play in 2006 … brother of Simon and Felix Brenner … Most Valuable Player Ball Handling 2005 and 2008 … played only 8 games in 2007 for job-related reasons … stats 2007: 22 catches for 247 yards … stats 2008: 39 catches for 463 yards and three touchdowns … stats 2009: 46 catches for 597 yards and nine touchdowns … stats 2010: 26 catches for 335 yards and one touchdown … stats 2011: 48 catches for 706 yards and six touchdowns … 2009 and 2012 player of national team of Germany … played in the exhibition game versus France scoring a touch-down for Germany … 2010 European Championship winner… #4 Jake Spitzlberger, Quarterback … from the University of Nebraska-Kearney (Division II) … was a 4-year starter for the Lopers with a 37-8 record … holds the record for total offense yards at UNK(11.563 yards — 9067 pass-ing and 2496 running) … 2011 elected for the best offensive player of the year in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference … belonged to the nine final candidates for the award of the best player in Division II ( Harlon Hill Trophy) … #5 Felix Brenner, Wide Receiver … started playing football on Flaggies team in 2001 … moved up to the junior team in 2003 starting as quarterbak and winning the league … played four consecutive years for the all-state team of Baden-Württemberg winning the title once … spent a year in the USA as an exchange-student playing football for Waynesfield-Goshen High School, Ohiio … stats 2007: 10 comple-tions out of 17 passing attempts for 178 yards and one touchdown and one interception; five carries for 35 yards and one touchdown, four catches for 20 yards … stats 2008: 50 completions out of 115 passing attempts for 609 yards, six touchdowns and eleven interceptions; 31 carries for 76 yards and one touchdown … stats 2009: three completions out of 7 passing attempts for 19 yards, one interception; 53 catches for 687 yards (team leader) and six touchdowns … stats 2010: 27 catches for 272 yards and four touchdowns … stats 2011: 50 catches for 812 yards and 13 touchdowns … since 2009 wide receiver for the national team of Germany … 2011 played for team Germany in the World Championship in Austria … 2009 and 2011 MVP Ball Handling …


Key Players Offense

#10 Brian Rushing, Runningback … played flag football for the Heilbronn Salt Miners … came to the Unicorns in 2007 … 2007: GFL-Juniors semi-final participation, won the title of Baden-Württemberg with the B-Juniors, D1 all-state team of Baden-Württemberg … 2008: GFL-Juniors quarter-final (MVP Special Teams), all-state team of Baden-Württemberg, Junior National Team of Germany, played versus Poland … 2009: GFL-Juniors quarter-final, all-state team of Baden-Württemberg … 2010: GFL-Juniors semi-final … stats 2010: 52 carries for 335 yards and four touchdowns, three catches for 90 yards … stats 2011: 90 carries for 436 yards and four touchdowns, eight catches for 78 yards and one touchdown … #21 Waldemar Schander, Runningback … switched teams in 2009 from the Pforzheim Panthers to the Unicorns … elected MVP of the all-state team of Baden-Württemberg twice … stats 2009: 30 carries for 191 yards and one touchdown, two catches for 16 yards … stats 2010: 135 carries for 665 yards and four touch-downs, 27 catches for 322 yards and two touchdowns … stats 2011: 80 carries for 447 yards and seven touchdowns, 14 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns … 2011 played for team Germany in the World Championship in Austria … #61 Christian Rothe, Guard ...starter for the first team since 2000 … played for the Unicorn junior team … all-state team of Baden-Württemberg … can also play center and defensive lineman … 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 MVP Blocking … 2009 player of team Germany …


Key Players Defense

#8 Paul Nishizaki, Defense Tackle ... 2011 from Linfield College … played a huge role for four years in one of the best defenses in Division III at Linfield College … 2010 selected into the pre-season all-America team … stats 2011: six sacks, one recovered fumble, 55 tackles …

#25 Oliver Radke, Safety … 2005 from the Franken Knights … since 2004 player of the national team winning the World Games 2005, runner-up European Champion 2005, third place World Championship 2007, European Champion 2010 and fifth place World Championship 2011 … stats 2005: 54 tackles, five interceptions (team leader), one interception-return-touchdown, four deflected passes … stats 2006: five interceptions, nine deflected passes, 54 tackles … stats 2007: two interceptions, five deflected passes, 49 tackles … stats 2008: one interception, three deflected passes, 42 tackles … stats 2009: two interceptions, eight deflected passes, 64 tackles … stats 2010: four interceptions, 15 de-flected passes, one forced and one recovered fumble, 36 tackles … stats 2011: two interceptions, three deflected passes, one recovered fumble, 28 tackles … #32 Daniel Emmanuel, Linebacker ... came to the Unicorns in 2011 … started playing football in 2004 for the junior team of the Kümmersbruck Red Devils … usually playing running back … from 2009 to 2011 linebacker and punter for the Plattling Black Hawks in the GFL … presumably the hardest hitter on the roster … #44 Hannes Dierolf, Linebacker … started playing football in 2005 for Unicorns junior team … 2006 starting linebacker and MVP Defense … spent one high school year (2006/2007) in Wisconsin … 2007 all-state team of Baden-Württemberg … in 2008 linebacker and running back … nominated for junior national team … 2009 leading tackler for the Unicorns as a rookie … stats 2009: two interceptions, two recovered fumble (one returned 70 yards for a touchdown), four deflected passes, 84 tackles … stats 2010: two interceptions, one recovered fumble, eight sacks, 67 tackles … stats 2011: two interceptions, nine deflected passes, one recovered fumble, four sacks … 2009 MIP Defense … 2010 MVP Run De-fense …


Key Players Defense

#50 Simon Brenner, Linebacker … started playing football in 2000 for the Unicorns junior team … 2002 MIP Offense and 2003 MVP Run Defense … also offensive lineman and most special teams … all-state team of Baden-Württemberg for four consecutive years … 2002 and 2003 MVP Defense for the all-state team … stats 2004: one sack, two QB hurries, one deflected pass, 22 tackles … stats 2005: one sack, one QB hurry, one deflected pass, 18 tackles … 2005 MIP Defense … brother of Johannes and Felix Brenner … stats 2007: two sacks, one deflected pass, one recovered fumble, 78 tackles … stats 2008: MVP Run Defense, 1,5 sacks, one recovered and one forced fumble, 89 tackles (team leader) … stats 2009: one interceotion, five deflected passes, one forced fumble, two sacks, 77 tackles … stats 2010: one recovered fumble, two sacks, 59 tackles … stats 2011: two interceptions, six deflected passes, one recovered fumble, 98 tackles (team leader) … since 2008 player of the national team, European Champion 2010 and fifth place World Champion-ship 2011 … 2009 and 2011 MVP Run Defense … #80 Alex Wertheimer, Defense End … from Occidental College, Los Angeles … 2009 selected as a junior into all-America team (Division III) … three-year captain … three consecutive years most sacks in theSouthern Cali-fornia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and 2009 Defense MVP … 2010 on the way to the all-American award, but missed second half of the season due to a knee injury … #91 Thomas Rauch, Defense End … 2005 from the Franken Knights … great kicker … 2004 and 2005 player of team Germany, winning the World Games 2005 and runner-up European Championship 2005 … stats 2005: 33 tackles, 1,5 sacks, three QB hurries, three deflected passes, one forced fumble … stats 2007: eight sacks, two forced fumbles, 29 tackles … stats 2008: seven sacks, three recovered and two forced fumbles, one deflected pass … stats 2009: eight sacks, three deflected passes, 32 tackles … stats 2010: 14 sacks (GFL leader), one recovered fumble and 55 tackles … stats 2011: 12 sacks (GFL leader), two deflected passes, four forced fumbles, 62 tackles … 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2010 MVP Pass Defense … 2011 defensive end and kicker for team Germany in the World Championship in Austria …


Results Season 2012

European Football League (EFL)

21.04. Badalona Dracs UNICORNS

6 : 44

05.05. UNICORNS Parma Panthers

44 : 14

27.05. Raiffeisen Vikings Vienna UNICORNS Viertelfinale 25 : 13

German Football League (GFL)

12.05. Stuttgart Scorpions UNICORNS

10 : 6

19.05. UNICORNS Rhein-Neckar Bandits

54 : 6

02.06. UNICORNS Saarland Hurricanes

57 : 28

09.06. Wiesbaden Phantoms UNICORNS

30 : 53

23.06. Munich Cowboys UNICORNS

21 : 59

30.06. UNICORNS Munich Cowboys

48 : 0

07.07. UNICORNS Franken Knights

70 : 39

28.07. UNICORNS Wiesbaden Phantoms

55 : 20

04.08. UNICORNS Marburg Mercenaries

61 : 45

11.08. Saarland Hurricanes UNICORNS

16 : 42

19.08. Marburg Mercenaries UNICORNS

37 : 48

25.08. Franken Knights UNICORNS

7 : 47

01.09. Rhein-Neckar Bandits UNICORNS

37 : 27

08.09. UNICORNS Stuttgart Scorpions

27 : 6

22.09. UNICORNS Düsseldorf Panther Viertelfinale 41 : 25

29.09. UNICORNS Berlin Adler Halbfinale 38 : 21


Overall Team Statistics 2012

TEAM STATISTICS SHU OPP SCORING 691 332 Points Per Game 46.1 22.1 FIRST DOWNS 365 288 Rushing 150 96 Passing 194 157 Penalty 21 35 RUSHING YARDAGE 2663 1644 Yards gained rushing 2892 2156 Yards lost rushing 229 512 Rushing Attempts 474 461 Average Per Rush 5.6 3.6 Average Per Game 177.5 109.6 TDs Rushing 42 10 PASSING YARDAGE 4553 3548 Comp-Att-Int 315-462-14 295-515-15 Average Per Pass 9.9 6.9 Average Per Catch 14.5 12.0 Average Per Game 303.5 236.5 TDs Passing 53 32 TOTAL OFFENSE 7216 5192 Total Plays 936 976 Average Per Play 7.7 5.3 Average Per Game 481.1 346.1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 56-1236 84-1762 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 28-446 3-97 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-436 14-250 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.1 21.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15.9 32.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 29.1 17.9 FUMBLES-LOST 21-15 13-6 PENALTIES-Yards 108-940 98-792 Average Per Game 62.7 52.8 PUNTS-Yards 23-967 53-2061 Average Per Punt 42.0 38.9 Net punt average 34.3 30.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 21:12 26:48 3RD-DOWN Conversions 85/150 76/200 3rd-Down Pct 57% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 20/29 16/49 4th-Down Pct 69% 33% SACKS BY-Yards 44-272 11-71 MISC YARDS 37 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 100 46 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 6-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 3-4 RED-ZONE SCORES (68-79) 86% (29-47) 62% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (65-79) 82% (24-47) 51% PAT-ATTEMPTS (64-87) 74% (32-39) 82% ATTENDANCE 10700 5345 Games/Avg Per Game 9/1189 6/891 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total

Schw.Hall Unicorns 162 234 153 142 691

Opponents 57 104 99 72 332


Overall Individual Statistics 2012

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G

J.Spitzlberger 14 159 1143 119 1024 6.4 23 35 73.1

B.Rushing 12 99 569 16 553 5.6 7 29 46.1

W.Schander 10 99 490 17 473 4.8 7 19 47.3

T.Goth 8 46 294 19 275 6.0 0 27 34.4

F.Waldvogel 12 21 200 21 179 8.5 2 26 14.9

F.Brenner 14 18 75 1 74 4.1 2 15 5.3

T.Haefner 8 13 50 3 47 3.6 0 15 5.9

G.Jaeger 13 1 18 0 18 18.0 0 18 1.4

B.Wollensack 13 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 11 1.2

K.Vogel 6 6 11 3 8 1.3 0 5 1.3

L.Schaefer 8 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.5

G.Erler 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0

J.Brenner 11 9 23 30 -7 -0.8 0 13 -0.6

Total.......... 15 474 2892 229 2663 5.6 42 35 177.5

Opponents...... 15 461 2156 512 1644 3.6 10 62 109.6

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G

J.Spitzlberger 14 197.0 277-388-8 71.4 4107 48 79 293.4

F.Brenner 14 103.8 20-41-3 48.8 222 3 23 15.9

J.Brenner 11 80.0 14-28-3 50.0 132 1 22 12.0

B.Rushing 12 255.1 2-3-0 66.7 28 1 14 2.3

F.Waldvogel 12 368.8 2-2-0 100.0 64 0 33 5.3

Total.......... 15 182.8 315-462-14 68.2 4553 53 79 303.5

Opponents...... 15 129.8 295-515-15 57.3 3548 32 83 236.5

RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G

F.Waldvogel 12 110 1691 15.4 23 61 140.9

F.Brenner 14 53 911 17.2 13 79 65.1

T.Hambalek 9 34 541 15.9 7 67 60.1

J.Brenner 11 28 329 11.8 5 41 29.9

B.Wollensack 13 26 223 8.6 1 22 17.2

K.Rabus 12 13 251 19.3 1 77 20.9

A.Adegbesan 3 11 155 14.1 0 45 51.7

B.Rushing 12 11 141 12.8 1 25 11.8

W.Schander 10 10 76 7.6 0 31 7.6

J.Mauch 9 6 49 8.2 1 14 5.4

L.Schaefer 8 5 63 12.6 1 25 7.9

S.Kuestner 8 4 92 23.0 0 29 11.5

T.Goth 8 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0

A.Wertheimer 14 1 16 16.0 0 16 1.1

J.Whitted 6 1 15 15.0 0 15 2.5

Total.......... 15 315 4553 14.5 53 79 303.5

Opponents...... 15 295 3548 12.0 32 83 236.5



PUNT RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long

F.Waldvogel 15 336 22.4 2 77

G.Jaeger 8 78 9.8 0 24

F.Brenner 3 14 4.7 0 13

B.Wollensack 1 8 8.0 0 8

T.Rauch 1 10 10.0 0 0

Total.......... 28 446 15.9 2 77

Opponents...... 3 97 32.3 1 95

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long

H.Dierolf 2 -1 -0.5 0 0

D.Seiffer 2 57 28.5 0 32

S.Brenner 2 113 56.5 1 90

J.Ziegner 2 74 37.0 0 43

M.Illger 2 35 17.5 1 35

B.Michitti 2 37 18.5 0 19

G.Jaeger 1 55 55.0 0 55

M.Schorr 1 23 23.0 0 23

O.Radke 1 43 43.0 0 43

Total.......... 15 436 29.1 2 90

Opponents...... 14 250 17.9 0 60

KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long

F.Waldvogel 20 603 30.1 1 89

B.Wollensack 19 362 19.1 0 47

TEAM 3 0 0.0 0 0

K.Rabus 3 63 21.0 0 25

B.Michitti 3 47 15.7 0 28

D.Emmanuel 2 57 28.5 0 55

B.Rushing 2 4 2.0 0 4

W.Schander 2 76 38.0 0 66

L.Schaefer 1 0 0.0 0 0

T.Hambalek 1 24 24.0 0 24

Total.......... 56 1236 22.1 1 89

Opponents...... 84 1762 21.0 3 98

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long

Total.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0

Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0



PATs

SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points

F.Waldvogel 28 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 170

J.Spitzlberger 23 0-0 0-0 3-5 0 5-8 0 0 144

F.Brenner 15 0-0 5-9 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 97

C.Devincentis 0 2-3 53-72 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 59

B.Rushing 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48

T.Hambalek 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 44

W.Schander 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 44

J.Brenner 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 32

T.Rauch 0 1-1 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8

B.Wollensack 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

J.Mauch 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

G.Erler 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

L.Schaefer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

M.Illger 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

S.Brenner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

K.Rabus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

D.Emmanuel 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2

M.Leutert 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1

D.Seiffer 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0

Total.......... 100 3-4 64-87 3-5 5 5-8 1 0 691

Opponents...... 46 6-10 32-39 1-1 2 2-6 0 0 332

TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G

J.Spitzlberger 14 547 1024 4107 5131 366.5

B.Rushing 12 102 553 28 581 48.4

W.Schander 10 99 473 0 473 47.3

F.Brenner 14 59 74 222 296 21.1

T.Goth 8 46 275 0 275 34.4

F.Waldvogel 12 23 179 64 243 20.2

J.Brenner 11 37 -7 132 125 11.4

T.Haefner 8 13 47 0 47 5.9

G.Jaeger 13 1 18 0 18 1.4

B.Wollensack 13 2 15 0 15 1.2

K.Vogel 6 6 8 0 8 1.3

L.Schaefer 8 1 4 0 4 0.5

Total.......... 15 936 2663 4553 7216 481.1

Opponents...... 15 976 1644 3548 5192 346.1

FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd

C.Devincentis 2-3 66.7 2-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 17 0

T.Rauch 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 0



PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd

F.Brenner 21 864 41.1 63 4 0 10 4 0

T.Rauch 1 54 54.0 54 0 0 1 1 0

S.Brenner 1 49 49.0 49 0 0 0 0 0

Total.......... 23 967 42.0 63 4 0 11 5 0

Opponents...... 53 2061 38.9 64 0 1 10 11 1

KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn

T.Rauch 66 4187 63.4 16 3

C.Devincentis 44 2383 54.2 3 5

M.Leutert 3 164 54.7 0 1

S.Brenner 3 154 51.3 0 1

Total.......... 116 6888 59.4 19 10 21.0 40.9 29

Opponents...... 63 3462 55.0 5 3 22.1 33.7 36

ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G

F.Waldvogel 12 179 1691 336 603 0 2809 234.1

J.Spitzlberger 14 1024 0 0 0 0 1024 73.1

F.Brenner 14 74 911 14 0 0 999 71.4

B.Rushing 12 553 141 0 4 0 698 58.2

W.Schander 10 473 76 0 76 0 625 62.5

B.Wollensack 13 15 223 8 362 0 608 46.8

T.Hambalek 9 0 541 0 24 0 565 62.8

J.Brenner 11 -7 329 0 0 0 322 29.3

K.Rabus 12 0 251 0 63 0 314 26.2

T.Goth 8 275 0 0 0 0 275 34.4

A.Adegbesan 3 0 155 0 0 0 155 51.7

G.Jaeger 13 18 0 78 0 55 151 11.6

S.Brenner 15 0 0 0 0 113 113 7.5

S.Kuestner 8 0 92 0 0 0 92 11.5

B.Michitti 13 0 0 0 47 37 84 6.5

J.Ziegner 11 0 0 0 0 74 74 6.7

L.Schaefer 8 4 63 0 0 0 67 8.4

D.Emmanuel 15 0 0 0 57 0 57 3.8

D.Seiffer 8 0 0 0 0 57 57 7.1

J.Mauch 9 0 49 0 0 0 49 5.4

T.Haefner 8 47 0 0 0 0 47 5.9

O.Radke 14 0 0 0 0 43 43 3.1

M.Illger 1 0 0 0 0 35 35 35.0

M.Schorr 14 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.6

A.Wertheimer 14 0 16 0 0 0 16 1.1

J.Whitted 6 0 15 0 0 0 15 2.5

T.Rauch 15 0 0 10 0 0 10 0.7

K.Vogel 6 8 0 0 0 0 8 1.3

H.Dierolf 13 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1

Total.......... 15 2663 4553 446 1236 436 9334 622.3

Opponents...... 15 1644 3548 97 1762 250 7301 486.7



Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd

DEFENSIVE LEA-DERS

GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv-Yds

FF Kick Saf

44 H.Dierolf 13 55 50 105 10 - 31 3 - 16 2 - -1 2 4 . . . . .

50 S.Brenner 15 56 47 103 14 - 31 3 - 15 2 - 113 2 4 . . 1 . .

32 D.Emmanuel 15 62 34 96 19 - 73 10 - 57 . 4 4 . 1 - 0 2 1 .

25 O.Radke 14 36 24 60 4 - 10 . 1 - 43 1 2 . . 1 . .

80 A.Wertheimer 14 32 23 55 23 - 122 16 - 103 . . . . . 1 . .

91 T.Rauch 15 30 25 55 18 - 53 10 - 35 . 1 1 . . . 1 .

8 P.Nishizaki 15 20 31 51 11 - 35 2 - 19 . . . . . . . .

7 B.Michitti 13 33 15 48 1 - 6 1 - 6 2 - 37 6 8 . 1 - 0 1 2 .

22 G.Jaeger 13 28 16 44 3 - 11 . 1 - 55 3 4 . . . . .

33 M.Schorr 14 32 12 44 1 - 1 . 1 - 23 9 10 . . . . .

40 J.Ziegner 11 15 23 38 5 - 5 1 - 3 2 - 74 . 2 . . . . .

24 M.Ilgner 11 16 12 28 1 - 2 . . 2 2 . 1 - 0 . . .

98 D.Browne 15 10 17 27 4 - 11 1 - 8 . . . . . . . .

89 M.Pollety 13 8 16 24 3 - 8 1 - 2 . . . . . . . .

35 D.Seiffer 8 15 6 21 . . 2 - 57 6 8 . 1 - 0 . . .

27 J.Stengel 12 4 12 16 . . . . . . . . . .

45 T.Weiss 8 5 10 15 . . . 1 1 . . . . .

20 R.Koch 10 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . . .

60 H.Ellinger 11 2 5 7 1 - 5 1 - 5 . . . . . . . .

88 K.Rabus 12 5 2 7 1 - 2 . . . . . . . . .

16 B.Wollensack 13 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . . .

3 J.Brenner 11 6 . 6 . . . 1 1 . . . . .

31 J.Kuestner 9 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . .

55 P.Hellwig 13 2 4 6 4 - 25 1 - 3 . . . . . . . .

82 S.Schoenemann 9 3 2 5 1 - 2 . . . . . . . . .

24 M.Illger 1 1 4 5 1 - 6 . 2 - 35 2 4 . . . . .

95 J.Papke 8 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . .

24 M.Illgner 1 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . .

39 L.Frech 8 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . .

87 L.Schaefer 8 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . .

1 S.Kuestner 8 2 1 3 . . . 1 1 . . . . .

2 F.Waldvogel 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . .

86 T.Hambalek 9 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . .

42 J.Mauch 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . .

36 T.Burk 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . .

29 P.Reichert 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . .

38 C.Devincentis 14 2 . 2 1 - 1 . . . . . . . . .

59 G.Erler 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .

66 P.Staudacher 5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .

54 G.Labus 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .

6 J.Schreiber 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . .

41 K.Vogel 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .

10 B.Rushing 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .

57 F.Broecker 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . .

70 E.Maisinger 4 . . . . . . . . . 1 - 0 . . .

4 J.Spitzlberger 14 . . . . . . . . . 1 - 0 . . .

83 J.Whitted 6 . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . .

Total.......... 15 512 416 928 127 - 441 44 - 272 15 - 436 42 57 . 6 - 0 6 4 .

Opponents...... 15 524 368 892 66 - 190 11 - 71 14 - 250 35 49 . 12 - 0 6 2 .


Game Superlatives 2012

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 J.Spitzlberger at Stuttgart Scorpions (12.05.2012)

T.Goth vs Stuttgart Scorpions (08.09.2012)

Yards Rushing 139 J.Spitzlberger vs Duesseldorf Panther (22.09.2012)

TD Rushes 4 J.Spitzlberger vs Wiesbaden Phantoms (28.07.2012)

Long Rush 35 J.Spitzlberger vs Rhein-Neckar Bandits (19.05.2012)

Pass attempts 39 J.Spitzlberger at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

Pass completions 31 J.Spitzlberger at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

Yards Passing 410 J.Spitzlberger vs Rhein-Neckar Bandits (19.05.2012)

TD Passes 7 J.Spitzlberger at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

Long Pass 79 J.Spitzlberger vs Munich Cowboys (30.06.2012)

Receptions 16 F.Waldvogel at Marburg Mercenaries (19.08.2012)

Yards Receiving 236 F.Waldvogel at Franken Knights (25.08.2012)

TD Receptions 3 F.Waldvogel vs Saarland Hurricanes (02.06.2012)

F.Waldvogel at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

J.Brenner at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

F.Brenner vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

F.Waldvogel vs Wiesbaden Phantoms (28.07.2012)

F.Waldvogel at Marburg Mercenaries (19.08.2012)

Long Reception 79 F.Brenner vs Munich Cowboys (30.06.2012)

Field Goals 2 C.Devincentis at Rhein-Neckar Bandits (01.09.2012)

Long Field Goal 22 T.Rauch vs Berlin Adler (29.09.2012)

Punts 3 F.Brenner vs Saarland Hurricanes (02.06.2012)

F.Brenner at Rhein-Neckar Bandits (01.09.2012)

F.Brenner vs Stuttgart Scorpions (08.09.2012)

Punting Avg 57.0 F.Brenner at Munich Cowboys (23.06.2012)

Long Punt 63 F.Brenner vs Stuttgart Scorpions (08.09.2012)

Long Punt Return 77 F.Waldvogel vs Marburg Mercenaries (04.08.2012)

Long Kickoff Return 89 F.Waldvogel vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

Tackles 13 D.Emmanuel at Munich Cowboys (23.06.2012)

B.Michitti vs Marburg Mercenaries (04.08.2012)

H.Dierolf at Franken Knights (25.08.2012)

Sacks 3.0 T.Rauch vs Saarland Hurricanes (02.06.2012)

A.Wertheimer at Franken Knights (25.08.2012)

T.Rauch at Franken Knights (25.08.2012)

D.Emmanuel vs Berlin Adler (29.09.2012)

T.Rauch vs Berlin Adler (29.09.2012)

Tackles For Loss 5.0 T.Rauch vs Saarland Hurricanes (02.06.2012)

Interceptions 2 M.Illger at Rhein-Neckar Bandits (01.09.2012)


Game Superlatives 2012

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 42 vs Duesseldorf Panther (22.09.2012)

Yards Rushing 271 vs Duesseldorf Panther (22.09.2012)

Yards Per Rush 9.0 vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

TD Rushes 5 vs Marburg Mercenaries (04.08.2012)

vs Duesseldorf Panther (22.09.2012)

Pass attempts 39 at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

Pass completions 31 at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

Yards Passing 410 vs Rhein-Neckar Bandits (19.05.2012)

Yards Per Pass 15.6 at Franken Knights (25.08.2012)

TD Passes 7 at Wiesbaden Phantoms (09.06.2012)

Total Plays 75 vs Saarland Hurricanes (02.06.2012)

Total Offense 622 vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

Yards Per Play 10.7 vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

Points 70 vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

Sacks By 8 at Franken Knights (25.08.2012)

vs Berlin Adler (29.09.2012)

First Downs 32 vs Duesseldorf Panther (22.09.2012)

Penalties 16 vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

Penalty Yards 136 vs Franken Knights (07.07.2012)

Turnovers 6 at Stuttgart Scorpions (12.05.2012)

Interceptions By 3 vs Saarland Hurricanes (02.06.2012)


Review

Schwäbisch Hall 2011 – a football dream came true! Most of the Schwäbisch Hall citizens and especially the UNICORNS will never forget the 2011 season. For some peo-ple it was extremely hard work to reach the ultimate goal. For others it was the dream that came true on October 8th, 2011. For the first time in 28 years, the Schwäbisch Hall UNICORNS worked all their way to the GERMAN BOWL, the final of the 33rd German Championship. The team was followed by 1.000 fans from Schwäbisch Hall to the MDCC Arena, where the UNICORNS had to face the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes in front of 12.000 spectators. The UNICORNS led by head coach Siegfried Gehrke had played a fantastic season: 15 wins, no ties and no losses — the PERFECT SEASON was completed in Magdeburg. The people who stayed at home in Schwäbisch Hall were at the edge of their seats when watching the game's broad-casting on television. UNICORNS football had fascinated its home town unleashing the “UNICORNS-mania”. Moreo-ver, playing an excellent, high scoring and exciting game to the very end promoted not only the UNICORNS but the sport of American Football itself across the country. All the effort and energy that was invested into practicing hard, preparing for the game and traveling a long distance has paid off: The UNICORNS beat the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes 48:44 celebrating the win of the German Championship 2011! Two days later the victorious team was welcomed back home on a green flooded market place by 2.000 fans and was honored in the city hall by signing the city's golden book. The local museum (Hällisch-Fränkisches Museum) even created a UNICORNS exhibition in remembrance of the unique chapter in sports history in Schwäbisch Hall!


UNICORNS Facts

Established: November 9th, 1983 Club: Turn- und Sportgemeinde (TSG) Schwäbisch Hall e.V. Members: 280 Stadium: Hagenbachstadion, Neue Reifensteige 41, 74523 Schwäbisch Hall Sports:

• American Football (adults + juniors) • Flag-Football (children) • Cheerleading (children + juniors + adults)

Executive Board:

• Jürgen Gehrke president • Bernd Marckwardt vice-president • Roland Ehrenfried youth supervisor • Heike Ehrenfried treasurer • Axel Streich press relations officer & public relations • Michael Peßniker GFL team manager • Bernd Jenß flag football supervisor • Alexander Koppenhöfer sponsoring • Diana Schröder cheerleading supervisor

Active Teams:

• Seniors I German Football League — GFL (1. Bundesliga) • Seniors II Oberliga Baden Württemberg • A-Juniors German Football League Juniors — GFL-J (Jugendbundesliga) • B-Juniors B-Juniors league Baden Württemberg • C-Juniors C-Juniors league Baden Württemberg • Junior Flag I Junior-Flag-Leistungliga Baden Württemberg • Junior Flag II Junior-Flag-league Baden Württemberg

Games for the first team (Seniors I):

• regular season games 355 (record: 186-159-10) • exhibition games 100 (record: 61-32-7)


UNICORNS Success

Seniors – cup trophies

• winner of the Baden-Württemberg Cup 1995 Seniors – German Championship

• quarter-final 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 • semi-final 2005, 2009, 2011 and 2012 • GFL South Runner-up 2004, 2005 and 2010 • GFL South Champion 2009, 2011 and 2012 • German Champion 2011

Seniors – Eurobowl (EFL)

• quarter-final 2012 Seniors – EFAF-Cup

• semi-final 2005 A-Juniors – cup trophies

• winner of the Baden-Württemberg cup 1990 A-Juniors – State Championship

• Baden-Württemberg State Champion 1994, 1996, 1997 and 2003 A-Juniors – German Championship

• quarter-final 1994, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 • semi-final 1994, 1997, 2007, 2010 and 2012 • GFL-J South Champion 1997, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 • German Championship Runner-up 1997

B-Juniors – State Championship

• Baden-Württemberg State Champion 2005, 2007 and 2009 C-Juniors – State Championship

• Baden-Württemberg State Champion 2011 Junior-Flag – State Championship outdoor

• Baden-Württemberg State Champion 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 Junior-Flag – State Championship indoor

• Baden-Württemberg State Champion 2006 and 2010 Junior-Flag – German Championship indoor

• German Championship Runner-up 2008 Junior-Flag U13 – European Championship

• European Championship Runner-up 2008 as representative of the German Football Association


More Information

Internet: www.unicorns.de www.germanbowl.de www.gfl.info www.afvd.de www.baltic-hurricanes.de www.schwaebischhall.de Photography: Download on www.unicorns.de → MEDIA → Bildmaterial or contact Axel Streich (see contact below) Green Book: Anniversary publication with detailed chronicle, 25th anniversary of the Schwäbisch Hall UNICORNS Download on www.unicorns.de → MEDIA → Green Book Contact: Axel Streich Press Relations Officer Schwäbisch Hall UNICORNS

Mobil: +49 172 719 88 79 Email: [email protected]

Special thanks go to Felix Brenner for the translation!

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