2006 Rhein Fire season

2006 Rhein Fire season
Head coach	Jim Tomsula
General manager	Sammy Schmale
Home field	LTU arena
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2006 Rhein Fire season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jim Tomsula in his first year, and played its home games at LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	1	Ja'Waren Blair	DT	East Carolina
2	7	Ronyell Whitaker	CB	Virginia Tech
3	18	Brian Atkinson	LB	Northern Illinois
4	19	Terrence Robinson	LB	Oklahoma State
5	30	Guy Tuell	LB	Wyoming
6	31	Sacha Lancaster	DE	Arkansas
7	42	Derrick Strong	DE	Illinois
8	43	Jameel Dumas	LB	Syracuse
9	54	Johnathanio Conley	DL	Southeastern Louisiana

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Rhein Fire staff

Front office

General Manager – Sammy Schmale

Head coaches

Head Coach – Jim Tomsula

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Steve Logan
Running Backs/Wide Receivers – Bob Lancaster
Offensive Line – Steve Smith
Assistant Offensive Line – Duval Love

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Adrian White
Defensive Line – Antonio Anderson
Linebackers – Kurt Gouveia
National Coach/Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Sascha Gehloff

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jeremy Holsopple

Roster

2006 Rhein Fire roster

Quarterbacks

3 John Bowenkamp
14 Timmy Chang
7 Drew Henson

Running backs

25 Jamaal Branch
23 Fred Jackson
20 Jacque Lewis

Wide receivers

88 Jeremy Carter
84 Steven Harris
80 Brandon Middleton
85 Chris Samp
81 Kendrick Starling
87 Zuriel Smith

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

76 Harvey Dahl T
63 Rob Hunt C
72 Mike Kracalik T
74 Nick Steitz G
77 Brandon Torrey T
64 Pete Traynor C
71 Sam Wilder T
68 Tony Wragge G

Defensive linemen

99 Ja'Waren Blair DT
93 Johnathanio Conley DT
96 Walter Curry DT/DE
92 Sacha Lancaster DE
98 Brook Miller DT
97 Derrick Strong DE
95 Zach Ville DT/DE

Linebackers

51 Jameel Dumas OLB
57 Stephen Larsen OLB
52 Terrence Robinson MLB
58 Tyson Smith OLB
47 Guy Tuell OLB

Defensive backs

31 Reggie Austin CB
21 Therrian Fontenot CB
29 Gabriel Helms CB/S
26 Mitch Meeuwsen S
28 Siddeeq Shabazz S
21 Antwain Spann CB
33 Ronyell Whitaker CB

Special teams

60 Kyle Andrews LS
8 Ola Kimrin K
15 Travis Dorsch P

National players

56 Richard Adjei OLB
70 Emmanuel Akah G
86 Marvin Allen WR
90 Patrick Finke DE
22 Laurent Marceline FB
45 Alexej Mittendorf TE
55 Shaun Smith LB
91 Salomon Solano DT
83 Juan Wong WR
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	Saturday, March 18	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 10–6	1–0	LTU arena	22,827
2	Saturday, March 25	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	W 22–0	2–0	Olympic Stadium	13,105
3	Sunday, April 2	4:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	W 20–10	3–0	RheinEnergieStadion	16,961
4	Saturday, April 8	7:00 p.m.	Hamburg Sea Devils	W 31–21	4–0	LTU arena	18,224
5	Saturday, April 15	3:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 31–35	4–1	Amsterdam ArenA	12,683
6	Saturday, April 22	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 21–30	4–2	LTU arena	20,118
7	Saturday, April 29	7:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 27–24	5–2	LTU arena	20,598
8	Saturday, May 6	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 14–16	5–3	Commerzbank-Arena	32,172
9	Sunday, May 14	4:00 p.m.	at Hamburg Sea Devils	L 10–13	5–4	AOL Arena	16,823
10	Saturday, May 20	7:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	W 21–10	6–4	LTU arena	28,334

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

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	259	234	2–3–0	5–0–0	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	172	160	4–1–0	3–2–0	W1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	207	165	4–1–0	2–3–0	W1
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	151	170	2–3–0	2–3–0	L1
Hamburg Sea Devils	3	6	1	.350	194	193	1–3–1	2–3–0	W3
Berlin Thunder	2	7	1	.250	180	241	1–4–0	1–3–1	L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	3	0	3	0	6
Rhein	7	3	0	0	10

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, March 18
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 22,827
Referee: Terry Brown

Game information
First quarter Rhein – Juan Wong 45-yard touchdown reception from Chris Samp, Ola Kimrin kick good, 12:43. Frankfurt – 36-yard field goal by David Kimball, 2:59. Second quarter Rhein – 42-yard field goal by Ola Kimrin, 0:34. Third quarter Frankfurt – 49-yard field goal by David Kimball, 4:52. Fourth quarter No scoring.

Game information

First quarter

Rhein – Juan Wong 45-yard touchdown reception from Chris Samp, Ola Kimrin kick good, 12:43.
Frankfurt – 36-yard field goal by David Kimball, 2:59.

Second quarter

Rhein – 42-yard field goal by Ola Kimrin, 0:34.

Third quarter

Frankfurt – 49-yard field goal by David Kimball, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

No scoring.

Week 2: at Berlin Thunder

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	6	7	0	9	22
Berlin	0	0	0	0	0

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Date: Saturday, March 25
Game time: 6:07 p.m. CET
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), cloudy with light rain
Game attendance: 13,105
Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Cologne Centurions

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	3	7	3	20
Cologne	0	10	0	0	10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

Date: Sunday, April 2
Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), partly cloudly
Game attendance: 16,961
Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 4: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

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

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

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 8
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 18,224
Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	7	17	0	7	31
Amsterdam	14	7	7	7	35

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, April 15
Game time: 3:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), roof open, fair
Game attendance: 12,683
Referee: John Parry

Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	14	7	6	3	30
Rhein	7	7	0	7	21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 22
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), roof open, mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 20,118
Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	3	7	14	24
Rhein	0	14	3	10	27

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 29
Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), roof closed
Game attendance: 20,598
Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	7	0	7	14
Frankfurt	3	3	7	3	16

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 6
Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 32,172
Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	7	3	0	10
Hamburg	0	3	3	7	13

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

Date: Sunday, May 14
Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 16,823
Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	7	3	0	0	10
Rhein	7	0	14	0	21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 20
Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 28,334
Referee: Greg Meyer

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.^[13] Overall, Rhein had four players selected. The selections were:

Aaron Halterman, tight end
Terrence Robinson, linebacker
Derrick Strong, defensive end
Ronyell Whitaker, cornerback

Notes

↑ All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

References

↑ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
↑ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
↑ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
↑ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 26, 2006. Retrieved June 26, 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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