1999 Rhein Fire season
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The 1999 Rhein Fire season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fifth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Pick | |||
1 | 6 | Kez McCorvey | WR | Florida State |
2 | 12 | Jonathan Himebauch | C | Southern California |
3 | 13 | Anthony McKinney | WR | Connecticut |
4 | 24 | Mike Lowery | LB | Mississippi |
5 | 25 | Carl Powell | DE | Louisville |
6 | 36 | Dell McGee | CB | Auburn |
7 | 37 | Jeremy Akers | T | Notre Dame |
8 | 48 | Ben Hanks | LB | Florida |
9 | 49 | Walter Scott | DT | East Carolina |
10 | 60 | Marvin Bagley | WR | North Carolina A&T |
11 | 61 | Chris Sanders | WR | Texas A&M |
12 | 72 | Hardy Mitchell | DT | Buffalo |
13 | 73 | Marcus Williams | P | Arizona State |
14 | 84 | Andy Russ | P | Mississippi State |
16 | 96 | Jeff Miller | T | Mississippi |
17 | 97 | David Terrell | CB | Texas-El Paso |
18 | 108 | Lamar Lyons | S | Washington |
19 | 109 | Kevin Huntley | WR | Wisconsin |
20 | 117 | Jeff Sauve | K | Clemson |
21 | 118 | Leonard Green | RB | Southern California |
22 | 121 | Dialleo Burks | WR | Eastern Kentucky |
23 | 122 | Chad Bates | G | Florida State |
24 | 123 | Rodrick Johnson | RB | UNLV |
25 | 124 | Louis Adams | LB | Oklahoma State |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Sunday, April 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 20–21 | 0–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 9,086 |
2 | Sunday, April 25 | 4:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 10–19 | 0–2 | Rheinstadion | 25,281 |
3 | Saturday, May 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 30–20 | 1–2 | Rheinstadion | 23,883 |
4 | Saturday, May 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 7–13 | 1–3 | Waldstadion | 39,485 |
5 | Saturday, May 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 37–6 | 2–3 | Rheinstadion | 22,171 |
6 | Saturday, May 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 36–25 | 3–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,056 |
7 | Saturday, May 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–21 | 3–4 | Rheinstadion | 40,143 |
8 | Saturday, June 5 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 29–0 | 4–4 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,683 |
9 | Saturday, June 12 | 8:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 59–14 | 5–4 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 10,155 |
10 | Saturday, June 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 38–10 | 6–4 | Rheinstadion | 31,350 |
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Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Barcelona Dragons | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 263 | 246 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 239 | 223 | 3–2 | 3–2 | L1 |
Rhein Fire | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 286 | 149 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 236 | 243 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W2 |
Scottish Claymores | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 270 | 298 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L4 |
Berlin Thunder | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 173 | 308 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L3 |
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Game summaries
Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
Rhein | 14 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 1
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 23,883
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Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Six: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 16 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 36 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 25 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, May 22
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 14,056
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Notes
- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
- ^ a b "Rhein 30, Amsterdam 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 1, 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Rhein 36, Amsterdam 25". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 20, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
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- Founded in 1995
- Folded in 2007
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