2002 Berlin Thunder season
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The 2002 Berlin Thunder season was the fourth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his third year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl X, Berlin defeated the Rhein Fire 26–20. The victory marked the franchise's second World Bowl championship.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
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Round | Choice | Overall | |||
1 | 6 | 6 | Jude Waddy | LB | William & Mary |
2 | 6 | 12 | Larry Paul | DE | North Alabama |
3 | 1 | 13 | Freddie Moore | T | Florida A&M |
4 | 6 | 24 | Bryant Shaw | DE | Mississippi College |
5 | 1 | 25 | Reggie Nelson | G | McNeese State |
6 | 6 | 36 | Kenny Bryant | CB | Jackson State |
7 | 1 | 37 | Bubba Alexander | LB | Louisiana State |
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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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Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 166 | 156 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Berlin Thunder | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 231 | 188 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 189 | 174 | 3–2 | 3–2 | L2 |
Scottish Claymores | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 197 | 172 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 218 | 202 | 2–3 | 2–3 | W2 |
FC Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 202 | 311 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L3 |
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Game summaries
World Bowl X
World Bowl X: Berlin Thunder vs Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 22
- Game time: 6:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), fair
- Game attendance: 53,109
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
References
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- '91: London Monarchs
- '92: Sacramento Surge
- '95: Frankfurt Galaxy
- '96: Scottish Claymores
- '97: Barcelona Dragons
- '98: Rhein Fire
- '99: Frankfurt Galaxy
- 2000: Rhein Fire
- IX: Berlin Thunder
- X: Berlin Thunder
- XI: Frankfurt Galaxy
- XII: Berlin Thunder
- XIII: Amsterdam Admirals
- XIV: Frankfurt Galaxy
- XV: Hamburg Sea Devils