American football at the World Games 2005
| 2005 World Games – American football |
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| Host |  Duisburg |
| Dates | July 15–17, 2005 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Podium |
 Champions | Germany |
 Runners-up |  Sweden |
 Third place |  France |
American football was a demonstration sport at the World Games 2005 at the MSV-Arena in Duisburg, Germany. The semi-finals were held on July 15 and the medal games two days later. The Final was won by host team Germany who beat Sweden 20–6. Bronze medal was won by France, who beat Australia 14–0
It was the first, and so far only American football tournament at the World Games.
Medals table
| Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| Sweden (SWE) |
Germany (GER) |
France (FRA) |
Participants
American football game during the 2005 World Games.
Four teams took part in this tournament:
Bracket
Details
Semifinal: France vs Sweden
Semifinal #1 – Sweden 29, France 7
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 15, 2005
- Game time: 1:59 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: cloudy,40% rain
- Game attendance: 1,750
- Referee: A.Olilla
- Reference:[1]
| Game information |
- Scoring
- 2nd Quarter
- SWE – C.Malm 58-yard pass from C.Haraldsson (J.Alnervik kick), 11:05. Sweden 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 58 yards, 0:08.
- SWE – P.Lundqvist 37-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick), 10:45. Sweden 14–0.
- SWE – J.Alnervik 26-yard field goal, 5:47. Sweden 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:51.
- 4th Quarter
- SWE – J.Alnervik 49-yard field goal, 11:16. Sweden 20–0. Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:48.
- FRA – R.Rousset 24-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 9:07. Sweden 20–7. Drive: 1 plays, 24 yards, 0:00.
- SWE – P.Lundqvist 39-yard interception return (J.Alnervik kick failed), 1:48. Sweden 26–7.
- SWE – J.Alnervik 39-yard field goal, 1:35. Sweden 29–7. Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, 0:12.
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- Leading passers
- FRA – J.Franco – 14/30, 126 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
- SWE – C.Haraldsson – 9/21, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Leading rushers
- FRA – S.Octobre – 14 rushes, 22 yards
- SWE – K.Taalbi – 14 rushes, 48 yards
- Leading receivers
- FRA – R.Rousset – 5 rec, 47 yards, 1 TD
- SWE – C.Malm – 3 rec, 68 yards, 1 TD
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Semifinal: Germany vs Australia
Semifinal #2 – Germany 31, Australia 0
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 15, 2005
- Reference:[2]
Bronze medal game: France vs Australia
Bronze medal game – France 14, Australia 0
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 17, 2005
- Game time: 2:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: sunny
- Game attendance: 5,500
- Referee: A.Olilla
- Reference:[3]
| Game information |
- Scoring
- 1st Quarter
- FRA – L.Marceline 1-yard run (G.Courtois kick), 7:13. France 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards, 0:07.
- 3rd Quarter
- FRA – D.Signori 4-yard pass from J.Franco (G.Courtois kick), 5:21. France 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:15.
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- Leading passers
- FRA – J.Franco – 2/9, 6 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- AUS – B.Newton – 8/18, 111 yards
- Leading rushers
- FRA – L.Marceline – 13 rushes, 112 yards, 1 TD
- AUS – A.Asher – 9 rushes, 10 yards
- Leading receivers
- FRA – D.Signori – 1 rec, 4 yards, 1 TD
- AUS – P.Raveloson – 3 rec, 57 yards
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The Final: Sweden vs Germany
Final – Germany 20, Sweden 6
at MSV-Arena
- Date: July 17, 2005
- Game time: 5:59 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: light clouds
- Game attendance: 16,005
- Referee: M.Introini
- Reference:[4]
| Game information |
- Scoring
- 1st Quarter
- SWE – J.Alnervik 33-yard field goal, 5:42. Sweden 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:18.
- 3rd Quarter
- SWE – J.Alnervik 29-yard field goal, 7:22. Sweden 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:18.
- GER – M.Biedenkapp 65-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 6:21. Germany 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01.
- 4th Quarter
- GER – M.Biedenkapp 38-yard field goal, 9:19. Germany 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, 2:30.
- GER – C.Poschmann 33-yard pass from J.Ullrich (M.Biedenkapp kick), 4:42. Germany 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:36.
- GER – M.Biedenkapp 34-yard field goal, 2:28. Germany 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:24.
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- Leading passers
- SWE – C.Haraldsson – 11/30, 100 yards, 1 INT
- GER – J.Ullrich – 11/25, 210 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
- Leading rushers
- SWE – K.Taalbi – 22 rushes, 75 yards
- GER – M.Falkowski – 5 rushes, 22 yards
- Leading receivers
- SWE – O.Dahlman – 5 rec, 49 yards
- GER – M.Biedenkapp – 1 rec, 65 yards, 1 TD
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