2004 Rhein Fire season
2004 Rhein Fire season | |
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General manager | Alexander Leibkind |
Head coach | Pete Kuharchek |
Home field | Arena AufSchalke |
Results | |
Record | 3–7 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 2004 Rhein Fire season was the tenth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fourth year, and played its home games at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
Offseason
[edit]Free agent draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 5 | Randy Garner | DE | Arkansas |
2 | 11 | Maugaula Tuitele | LB | Colorado State |
3 | 14 | Daniel Wilcox | TE | Appalachian State |
4 | 23 | Earthwind Moreland | CB | Georgia Southern |
5 | 26 | Trey Freeman | DT | Stanford |
6 | 35 | Charles Burton | LB | Syracuse |
7 | 38 | Abdual Howard | S | Florida State |
8 | 47 | Reggie Poole | G | Jacksonville State |
9 | 50 | T. J. Watkins | T | Clemson |
10 | 59 | Corey Chamblin | CB | Tennessee Tech |
11 | 62 | Ryan Brewer | RB | South Carolina |
12 | 71 | Jon Clanton | DT | Nebraska |
13 | 74 | Melvin Paige | T | South Carolina |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit]Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
|
Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
|
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Sunday, April 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 26–25 | 1–0 | Arena AufSchalke | 22,736 |
2 | Saturday, April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 31–3 | 2–0 | Arena AufSchalke | 17,176 |
3 | Saturday, April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–28 | 2–1 | Waldstadion | 27,213 |
4 | Saturday, April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 10–14 | 2–2 | Arena AufSchalke | 20,242 |
5 | Sunday, May 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 12–13 | 2–3 | Hampden Park | 9,165 |
6 | Sunday, May 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 20–13 | 3–3 | Arena AufSchalke | 18,790 |
7 | Sunday, May 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 20–33 | 3–4 | Olympic Stadium | 15,429 |
8 | Sunday, May 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 6–7 | 3–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 20,354 |
9 | Saturday, May 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–20 OT | 3–6 | Arena AufSchalke | 26,417 |
10 | Sunday, June 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–22 | 3–7 | Amsterdam ArenA | 15,874 |
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Standings
[edit]NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 289 | 195 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W4 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 212 | 192 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 173 | 191 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W2 |
Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 191 | 201 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 161 | 178 | 3–2 | 0–5 | L4 |
Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 128 | 197 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L2 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cologne | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
Rhein | 14 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 4
- Game time: 4:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 22,736
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 2: vs Scottish Claymores
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rhein | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 10
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 17,176
- Referee: Walt Coleman
Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 17
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 27,213
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 24
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 20,242
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 5: at Scottish Claymores
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
- Date: Sunday, May 2
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 9,165
- Referee: John Parry
Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Rhein | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 9
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 18,790
- Referee: John Parry
Week 7: at Berlin Thunder
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Berlin | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 16
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 15,429
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 8: at Cologne Centurions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 23
- Game time: 4:07 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 20,354
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 29
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 26,417
- Referee: Walt Coleman
Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Sunday, June 6
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 15,874
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Notes
[edit]- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
[edit]- ^ NFL Europe League (February 8, 2004). "Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved February 8, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 7, 2004). "NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign" (Press release). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 4, 2004). "Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off" (Press release). Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 18, 2004). "Thunder clinches World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 18, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.