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1 Offseason  



1.1  Free agent draft  







2 Personnel  



2.1  Staff  





2.2  Roster  







3 Schedule  





4 Standings  





5 Game summaries  



5.1  Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions  





5.2  Week 2: vs Scottish Claymores  





5.3  Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy  





5.4  Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder  





5.5  Week 5: at Scottish Claymores  





5.6  Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals  





5.7  Week 7: at Berlin Thunder  





5.8  Week 8: at Cologne Centurions  





5.9  Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy  





5.10  Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals  







6 Notes  





7 References  














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2004 Rhein Fire season
General managerAlexander Leibkind
Head coachPete Kuharchek
Home fieldArena AufSchalke
Results
Record3–7
Division place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify
  • Rhein Fire
  • 2005 →
  • 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 AufSchalkeinGelsenkirchen, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

    Offseason[edit]

    Free agent draft[edit]

    2004 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
    Draft order Player name Position College
    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

    [1]

    Personnel[edit]

    Staff[edit]

    2004 Rhein Fire staff
    Front office

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
    • Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich
    • Running Backs – Kevin O’Neal
    • Wide Receivers – Jeff Ogden
    Defensive coaches
    • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Adrian White
    • Defensive Line – Ken Clarke
    • National Coach/Linebackers – Jörn Maier
    • Defensive Assistant – James Harrell

    Strength and conditioning

    • Strength and Conditioning – Juney Barnett

    Roster[edit]

    2004 Rhein Fire roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    Offensive linemen
    • 70 Kevin Breedlove G
    • 79 Pita Elisara G/T
    • 66 Steven Grace C
    • 75 Chuck Klabo T
    • 64 Sean O’Connor G
    • 73 Melvin Paige T
    • 71 Chris Smith T
    • 77 Chris ZiemannT

    Defensive linemen

    Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    National players
    • 56 Richard Adjei LB Germany
    •  8 Ingo AnderbrüggeKGermany
    • 74 Peter Heyer G Germany
    • 60 Michael Jonsson G Sweden
    • 98 Olaf LangDLGermany
    •  9 Chris Liess WR Germany
    • 22 Laurent Marceline RB France
    • 94 Thomas ReiserDLSwitzerland
    • 44 Yoan Schnee TE France
    • 40 Richard Yancy S Germany


    Rookies in italics

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
    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. atFrankfurt 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

    [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

    Standings[edit]

    NFL Europe League
    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

    [12]

    Game summaries[edit]

    Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions[edit]

    Week One: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cologne 10 6 3625
    Rhein 14 3 7226

    atArena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Week 2: vs Scottish Claymores[edit]

    Week Two: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Scotland 3 0 003
    Rhein 0 10 14731

    at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy[edit]

    Week Three: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rhein 7 3 0010
    Frankfurt 7 14 7028

    atWaldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

    Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder[edit]

    Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Berlin 0 0 01414
    Rhein 7 3 0010

    at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Week 5: at Scottish Claymores[edit]

    Week Five: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rhein 3 0 6312
    Scotland 7 0 0613

    atHampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

    Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

    Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Amsterdam 0 3 7313
    Rhein 14 0 3320

    at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Week 7: at Berlin Thunder[edit]

    Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rhein 0 0 71320
    Berlin 3 14 7933

    atOlympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

    Week 8: at Cologne Centurions[edit]

    Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rhein 0 6 006
    Cologne 0 0 707

    atRheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

    Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy[edit]

    Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Frankfurt 0 7 07620
    Rhein 7 0 70014

    at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

    Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

    Week Ten: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rhein 0 6 6012
    Amsterdam 7 0 8722

    at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ All times local to where the game was played.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ 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.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004_Rhein_Fire_season&oldid=1171185220"

    Categories: 
    2004 NFL Europe season
    Rhein Fire seasons
    2000s in Düsseldorf
    2004 in German sport
     



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