2004 Rhein Fire season

2004 Rhein Fire season
Head coach	Pete Kuharchek
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
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

Free agent draft

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

General Manager – Alexander Leibkind

Head coaches

Head Coach – Pete Kuharchek

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

13 Bret Engemann
7 Chad Hutchinson
12 Greg Zolman

Running backs

28 Jeremy Allen
21 Ryan Brewer
36 Henri Childs
26 Joffrey Reynolds
24 Walter Williams

Wide receivers

83 Shockmain Davis
86 Adam Herzing
85 Nate Jackson
84 Jon Olinger
80 Willie Quinnie
81 Wilson Thomas

Tight ends

47 Dwayne Blakley
45 Daniel Wilcox

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

96 Chris Demaree DE
97 Randy Garner DE
99 Sean Guthrie DE
91 Cedric Killings DT
92 David Nugent DT
95 David Thompson DT

Linebackers

58 Wes Bautovich OLB
51 Charles Burton OLB
53 James Harrison OLB
50 Curtis Randall OLB
52 Terrence Robinson MLB
55 Maugaula Tuitele MLB

Defensive backs

23 Corey Chamblin CB
25 Charles Drake S
20 Rober’ Freeman CB
41 Abdual Howard S
37 Tony Lukins CB
38 Earthwind Moreland CB
35 Horace Willis CB

Special teams

16 Brooks Barnard P
1 Mike Shafer K

National players

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

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
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

	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

Week Two: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	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

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	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

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	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

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	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

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	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

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	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

Week Ten: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ 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.

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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