2005 Rhein Fire season
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The 2005 Rhein Fire season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fifth year, and played its home games at the newly built LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Overall | |||
1 | 2 | Jason Rader | TE | Marshall |
2 | 8 | Jesse Mitchell | DT | Mississippi |
3 | 17 | Sean Guthrie | DE | Boston College |
4 | 20 | Brandon Rager | LB | San Diego State |
5 | 29 | Jeremy Phillips | T | Lenoir–Rhyne |
6 | 32 | Clarence LeBlanc | S | Louisiana State |
7 | 41 | Travis Carroll | LB | Florida |
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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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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 14–24 | 0–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,234 |
2 | Sunday, April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 10–23 | 0–2 | LTU arena | 25,304 |
3 | Saturday, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 24–31 | 0–3 | AOL Arena | 19,865 |
4 | Saturday, April 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 28–30 | 0–4 | LTU arena | 20,399 |
5 | Saturday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–23 | 0–5 | Waldstadion | 27,439 |
6 | Saturday, May 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 24–19 | 1–5 | LTU arena | 18,632 |
7 | Saturday, May 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 15–24 | 1–6 | Olympic Stadium | 16,695 |
8 | Saturday, May 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–20 | 1–7 | LTU arena | 28,124 |
9 | Sunday, May 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 28–16 | 2–7 | RheinEnergieStadion | 32,521 |
10 | Saturday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 27–14 | 3–7 | LTU arena | 20,203 |
Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Berlin Thunder | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 241 | 191 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 265 | 204 | 5–0 | 1–4 | L1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 188 | 212 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W1 |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 213 | 196 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 163 | 246 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |
Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 203 | 224 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |
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Game summaries
Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 2
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), roof open, clear skies
- Game attendance: 10,234
- Referee: Walt Anderson
Week 2: vs Cologne Centurions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 10
- Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 48 °F (8.9 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 25,304
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
Hamburg | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 16
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), clear skies
- Game attendance: 19,865
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 30 |
Rhein | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 23
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), roof open, sunny with clouds
- Game attendance: 20,399
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 30
- Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 73 °F (22.8 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 27,439
- Referee: Gerald Austin
Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamburg | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
Rhein | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 7
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 45 °F (7.28 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 18,632
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 7: at Berlin Thunder
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
Berlin | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 14
- Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy with rain
- Game attendance: 16,695
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Rhein | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 21
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16.24 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 28,124
- Referee: Jerome Boger
Week 9: at Cologne Centurions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Cologne | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, May 29
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 72 °F (22.4 °C), mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 32,521
- Referee: Walt Coleman
Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Rhein | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 4
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 68 °F (20.16 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 20,203
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Notes
- ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).
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- Folded in 2007
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