2004 Rhein Fire season

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.

2004 Rhein Fire season
General managerAlexander Leibkind
Head coachPete Kuharchek
Home fieldArena AufSchalke
Results
Record3–7
Division place5th
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Offseason

Free agent draft
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

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Personnel

Staff
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
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 Ziemann T

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

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


Rookies in italics

Schedule
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. 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
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

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions
Week One: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cologne 10 6 3625
Rhein 14 3 7226

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
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

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,176
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Three: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 7 3 0010
Frankfurt 7 14 7028

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
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

  • Date: Saturday, April 24
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,242
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 5: at Scottish Claymores
Week Five: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 3 0 6312
Scotland 7 0 0613

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
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

  • Date: Sunday, May 9
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 18,790
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Berlin Thunder
Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 0 71320
Berlin 3 14 7933

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
Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 6 006
Cologne 0 0 707

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
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

  • Date: Saturday, May 29
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 26,417
  • Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
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

  • Date: Sunday, June 6
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,874
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

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

References
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  2. NFL Europe League (March 29, 2004). "Champs kick off 12th season" (Press release). Retrieved March 29, 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. NFL Europe League (April 13, 2004). "Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3" (Press release). Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. NFL Europe League (April 20, 2004). "Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack" (Press release). Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  6. NFL Europe League (April 27, 2004). "Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point" (Press release). Retrieved April 27, 2013.
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  8. NFL Europe League (May 11, 2004). "Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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  10. NFL Europe League (May 25, 2004). "Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time" (Press release). Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  11. NFL Europe League (June 1, 2004). "World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale" (Press release). Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  12. "2004 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
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