1999 Rhein Fire season

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.

1999 Rhein Fire season
Head coachGalen Hall
General managerAlexander Leibkind
Home fieldRheinstadion
Results
Record6–4
Division place3rd
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Offseason

Free agent draft
1999 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
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
1999 Rhein Fire staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ken Karcher
  • Wide Receivers – Mike Jones
  • Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek
  • National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Sammy Cribb

Roster
1999 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 53 Jaime Baisley MLB/OLB
  • 55 Ben Hanks OLB
  • 56 Richard Hogans OLB
  • 51 Michael Lowery OLB
  • 59 Robert Thomas MLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  2 Jeff Sauve K
  •  9 Marcus Williams P
 National players
  • 10 Manfred Burgsmüller K
  • 50 Anthony Doghmi OLB
  •  1 Marc Ellgering WR
  • 95 Ole Meine DE
  •  8 Babek Movassaghi WR
  • 21 Tamon Nakamura RB
  • 40 Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB
  • 12 Jan Seiff QB
  • 52 Mathias Ude OLB
  • 96 Jens Überschär DT


Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
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

[1] [2]

Standings
NFL Europe League
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

[3]

Game summaries

Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 0 0 71320
Rhein 14 3 10330

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 23,883
  • [1]

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Six: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rhein 16 10 10036
Amsterdam 3 13 0925

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 22
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,056
  • [2]

Notes
  1. All times local to where the game was played.

References
  1. "Rhein 30, Amsterdam 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 1, 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. "Rhein 36, Amsterdam 25". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  3. "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 20, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
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