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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 Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals 5.2 Week 2: vs Cologne Centurions 5.3 Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils 5.4 Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder 5.5 Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy 5.6 Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils 5.7 Week 7: at Berlin Thunder 5.8 Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy 5.9 Week 9: at Cologne Centurions 5.10 Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals 6 Notes 7 References

2005 Rhein Fire season

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2005 Rhein Fire season
General manager	Sammy Schmale
Head coach	Pete Kuharchek
Home field	LTU arena
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
← 2004 Rhein Fire 2006 →

The 2005 Rhein Fire season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fifth year, and played its home games at the newly built LTU arenainDüsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason[edit]

Free agent draft[edit]

2005 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	2	Jason Rader	TE	Marshall
2	8	Jesse Mitchell	DT	Mississippi
3	17	Sean Guthrie	DE	Boston College
4	20	Brandon Rager	LB	San Diego State
5	29	Jeremy Phillips	T	Lenoir–Rhyne
6	32	Clarence LeBlanc	S	Louisiana State
7	41	Travis Carroll	LB	Florida

^[1]

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

**2005 Rhein Fire staff**

	Front office General Manager – Sammy Schmale Head coaches Head Coach – Pete Kuharchek Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich Running Backs – Kevin O’Neal Wide Receivers – Alvin Harper Offensive Line – Jan Quarless			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Adrian White Defensive Line – Ken Clarke Linebackers – E. J. Junior National Coach/Defensive Backs – Sascha Gehloff Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Juney Barnett

Roster[edit]

**2005 Rhein Fire roster**

	Quarterbacks 12 Jason Fife 9 Andy Hall 7 Scott McBrien Running backs 30 Dahrran Diedrick 46 Joe Hall FB 28 Adam Matthews 21 Brandon MireeFB 37 Joe Smith Wide receivers 82 Nathan Black 88 Cedric Bonner 83 Cedric James 87 Glenn Martinez 81 Jeris McIntyre Tight ends 85 T. J. Cottrell 88 Marcus Helfman 45 Jason Rader		Offensive linemen 68 Bryan Anderson G/C 79 Brendan Darby T 76 Shawn Draper G/T 77 Matt HillT 72 Matt Miller G 64 Steve Morley G/T 75 Morgan PearsT 62 Jeremy Phillips G 70 A. J. Ricker C Defensive linemen 91 Eddie FreemanDT 99 Sean Guthrie DE 95 Justin Montgomery DT 93 Greg ScottDT 97 Doug Sims DT 90 Derrick StrongDE 92 Demetrios Walker DE		Linebackers 54 Josh Buhl MLB 55 Travis Carroll OLB 50 Tony Gilbert MLB 52 Terrence Robinson OLB 57 Cabel Rohloff OLB 59 Edward Thomas OLB Defensive backs 24 Blue AdamsCB 26 Jonathan Cox CB 41 Clarence CurryCB 29 Chris Day CB 35 Clarence LeBlanc S 25 Chazz Moore S 43 Keyon NashS Special teams 13 Nick SettaK 15 Travis DorschP 89 Danny Young LS		National players 56 Richard AdjeiLB 80 Alejandro Gamez WR 74 Peter Heyer G 44 Joakim HolmFB 71 Patrice Majondo-MwambaDT 22 Laurent Marceline RB 27 Onoh OzongwuS 2 Gustavo Tella WR 40 Richard Yancy S 94 Ulrich WinklerDE 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 2	7:00 p.m.	atAmsterdam Admirals	L 14–24	0–1	Amsterdam ArenA	10,234
2	Sunday, April 10	4:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	L 10–23	0–2	LTU arena	25,304
3	Saturday, April 16	7:00 p.m.	atHamburg Sea Devils	L 24–31	0–3	AOL Arena	19,865
4	Saturday, April 23	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 28–30	0–4	LTU arena	20,399
5	Saturday, April 30	7:00 p.m.	atFrankfurt Galaxy	L 20–23	0–5	Waldstadion	27,439
6	Saturday, May 7	7:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	W 24–19	1–5	LTU arena	18,632
7	Saturday, May 14	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	L 15–24	1–6	Olympic Stadium	16,695
8	Saturday, May 21	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 13–20	1–7	LTU arena	28,124
9	Sunday, May 29	4:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	W 28–16	2–7	RheinEnergieStadion	32,521
10	Saturday, June 4	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 27–14	3–7	LTU arena	20,203

Standings[edit]

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Berlin Thunder	7	3	0	.700	241	191	4–1	3–2	L1
Amsterdam Admirals	6	4	0	.600	265	204	5–0	1–4	L1
Cologne Centurions	6	4	0	.600	188	212	3–2	3–2	W1
Hamburg Sea Devils	5	5	0	.500	213	196	4–1	1–4	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	163	246	2–3	1–4	L2
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	203	224	2–3	1–4	W2

^[2]

Game summaries[edit]

Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	3	3	8	14
Amsterdam	7	0	3	14	24

atAmsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, April 2
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), roof open, clear skies
Game attendance: 10,234
Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 2: vs Cologne Centurions[edit]

Week Two: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	6	3	7	7	23
Rhein	0	3	0	7	10

atLTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 10
Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 25,304
Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils[edit]

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	0	7	17	24
Hamburg	10	21	0	0	31

atAOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 16
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), clear skies
Game attendance: 19,865
Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder[edit]

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	7	0	16	30
Rhein	7	7	7	7	28

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 23
Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), roof open, sunny with clouds
Game attendance: 20,399
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy[edit]

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	6	0	7	20
Frankfurt	0	7	9	7	23

atWaldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 30
Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 27,439
Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils[edit]

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	0	6	7	6	19
Rhein	7	7	10	0	24

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 7
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 45 °F (7.28 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 18,632
Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 7: at Berlin Thunder[edit]

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	12	3	0	15
Berlin	0	10	7	7	24

atOlympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 14
Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy with rain
Game attendance: 16,695
Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy[edit]

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	10	3	0	20
Rhein	0	0	3	10	13

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 21
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 28,124
Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions[edit]

Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	14	7	7	28
Cologne	0	0	7	9	16

atRheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 29
Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 72 °F (22.4 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 32,521
Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals[edit]

Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	0	0	14	14
Rhein	0	10	3	14	27

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, June 4
Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 68 °F (20.16 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 20,203
Referee: Gene Steratore

Notes[edit]

^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References[edit]

^ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

^ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

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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