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(Top) 1 Offseason 1.1 Free agent draft 2 Personnel 2.1 Staff 2.2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Standings 5 Game summaries 5.1 World Bowl 2000 6 Notes 7 References

2000 Rhein Fire season

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2000 Rhein Fire season
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
Head coach	Galen Hall
Home field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	World Bowl 2000 champion
← 1999 Rhein Fire 2001 →

The 2000 Rhein Fire season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his sixth year, and played its home games at RheinstadioninDüsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses, qualifying for the league final for the third time in four years. Rhein won the second championship in team history by defeating the Scottish Claymores 13–10 in World Bowl 2000.

Offseason[edit]

Free agent draft[edit]

2000 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	4	Rome Douglas	T	Southern California
2	10	Michael Early	C	Norfolk State
3	15	Terrance Joseph	S	Tulsa
4	22	Everett Burnett	WR	Kansas State
5	27	Pepe Pearson	RB	Ohio State
6	34	Daniel Jones	WR	Utah
7	39	Stephen Fisher	CB	North Carolina
8	46	Dan Collins	G	Boston College
9	51	Derrick Steagall	WR	Georgia Tech
10	58	Thomas Guynes	T	Michigan
11	63	Dusty Renfro	LB	Texas
12	70	Kevin Cooper	WR	Mississippi State
13	75	William Carr	DT	Michigan
14	82	Tim Martin	DE	Tulsa
15	87	Matthew Hickl	S	Texas A&M-Kingville
16	94	Mark Smith	LB	Arkansas
17	99	Scott Whittaker	T	Kansas
18	106	Nakia Reddick	S	Central Florida
19	111	Kevin Drake	WR	Alabama-Birmingham
20	118	James Clyburn	DT	North Carolina A&T

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Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

**2000 Rhein Fire staff**

	Front office General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Bart Andrus Wide Receivers – Mike Jones Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold

Roster[edit]

**2000 Rhein Fire roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Matt Lytle 7 Danny Wuerffel Running backs 25 Ontiwaun Carter 43 Derrick Clark 28 Carl McCullough 20 Pepe Pearson Wide receivers 86 Kevin Drake 1 Alonzo Johnson 5 Daniel Jones 18 Kendrick Nord 84 Jeff Ogden Tight ends 85 Lawrence Hart 87 Ryan Neufeld		Offensive linemen 77 Ben Adams G 67 Chris Brymer C 66 Dan CollinsT 63 Michael EarlyC 75 Craig HeimburgerG 79 Ben Nichols G/T 73 Pete Swanson T 78 Scott Whittaker T Defensive linemen 69 Ken AndersonDT 98 Ernie Brown DT 95 Marques DouglasDT 99 Larry FitzpatrickDE 71 Derrick HamDE 91 Carl PowellDE		Linebackers 53 Jamie Baisley MLB 58 Vincent Bradford 59 Kendell Ogle OLB 57 Dusty Renfro OLB Defensive backs 29 Chris AkinsS 33 Nick FergusonS 35 Stephen Fisher CB 30 Derrick GardnerCB 40 Matthew Hickl S 36 Deshone Mallard CB 44 Anthony MitchellS Special teams 13 Peter ElezovicK 12 Danny Kight K 2 Rodney WilliamsP		National players 10 Manfred BurgsmüllerK 50 Anthony Doghmi LB 23 Sascha GehloffDB 45 Wolfgang HatzkyRB 72 Bastian LanoDL 81 Kai-Erik LyckWR 21 Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB 55 Dusty Pearce LB Rookies in italics

Schedule[edit]

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 15	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 28–17	1–0	Rheinstadion	28,924
2	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	atAmsterdam Admirals	L 20–23 ^OT	1–1	Amsterdam ArenA	13,285
3	Saturday, April 29	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 34–27	2–1	Rheinstadion	43,129
4	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 18–7	3–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	21,200
5	Saturday, May 13	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 22–10	4–1	Rheinstadion	30,537
6	Sunday, May 21	3:00 p.m.	atBerlin Thunder	L 21–25 ^OT	4–2	Jahn-Sportpark	10,273
7	Saturday, May 27	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 28–27	5–2	Rheinstadion	33,437
8	Sunday, June 4	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 53–14	6–2	Waldstadion	41,351
9	Saturday, June 10	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 24–31	6–3	Hampden Park	10,196
10	Sunday, June 18	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 31–28	7–3	Rheinstadion	37,113
World Bowl 2000
11	Sunday, June 25	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 13–10	8–3	Waldstadion	35,860

Standings[edit]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	279	209	5–0	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	273	165	4–1	2–3	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	194	212	2–3	3–2	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	206	243	3–2	1–4	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	206	269	1–4	3–2	W2
Berlin Thunder	4	6	0	.400	189	249	3–2	1–4	L1

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Game summaries[edit]

World Bowl 2000[edit]

World Bowl 2000: Rhein Fire vs Scottish Claymores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	3	0	7	13
Scotland	7	3	0	0	10

atWaldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Sunday, June 25
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 17 °C (63 °F), cloudy
Game attendance: 35,860
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen and Bill Maas

Game information

First quarter

Rhein – 21-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 9:48.
Scotland – Aaron Stecker 36-yard touchdown run, Rob Hart kick good, 8:38.

Second quarter

Scotland – 32-yard field goal by Rob Hart, 9:03.
Rhein – 23-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 4:59.

Third quarter

No scoring.

Fourth quarter

Rhein – Pepe Pearson 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:12.

Leading passers

Rhein – Danny Wuerffel – 12/30, 90 yards, 2 interceptions.
Scotland – Kevin Daft – 16/29, 177 yards, 1 interception.

Leading rushers

Rhein – Pepe Pearson – 14 rushes, 61 yards, 1 touchdown.
Scotland – Aaron Stecker – 13 rushes, 92 yards, 1 touchdown.

Leading receivers

Rhein – Jeff Ogden – 3 receptions, 26 yards.
Scotland – Donald Sellers – 4 receptions, 56 yards.

Notes[edit]

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References[edit]

^ "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

^ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

World Bowl champions

v t e Rhein Fire
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Düsseldorf, Germany
The Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Rheinstadion Arena AufSchalke LTU arena
Head coaches	Galen Hall Pete Kuharchek Jim Tomsula Rick Lantz
World Bowl appearances (5)	'97 '98 2000 X XI
League championships (2)	1998 2000
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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