1996 Rhein Fire season

1996 Rhein Fire season
Head coach Galen Hall
General manager Alexander Leibkind
Home field Rheinstadion
Results
Record 3–7
Division Place 6th
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football.

Contents

Offseason

World League Draft

1996 Rhein Fire World League Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 2 Sylvester Stanley DT Michigan
2 8 Sebastian Savage DB North Carolina State
3 17 Terry Richardson RB Syracuse
4 20 Tommie Stowers TE Missouri
5 29 Steve Hoyem T Stanford
6 32 Percy Snow LB Michigan State
7 41 Stacy Evans DE South Carolina
8 44 Kevin Knox WR Florida State
9 53 Willie Gaston DB Alabama
10 56 Jerone Davison RB Arizona State
11 65 James Roberson DE Florida State
12 68 Ricky Andrews LB Washington
12 74 James Wilson DE Tennessee
13 79 Jason Carthen LB Ohio
14 82 Larry Kennedy DB Florida
15 91 Myron Glass DB Northern Iowa
16 94 Ontiwaun Carter RB Arizona
17 103 Leo Araguz P Stephen F. Austin
18 106 Jamal Cox LB Georgia Tech
19 115 Riddick Parker DT North Carolina
20 118 Eric Green WR Benedictine College
21 125 Brad Parpan QB Villanova
22 128 Tuli Mateialona LB New Mexico
23 135 Larry Davis DT UTEP

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Personnel

Staff

1996 Rhein Fire staff
Front Office
  • General Manager – Alexander Leibkind

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Pete Levine
  • Wide Receivers – Wes Chandler
  • Offensive Line – Dean Unruh
   Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek
  • National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing
  • Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Steve Carson

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Roster

1996 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

  • 24 Ontiwaun Carter
  • 43 Derrick Clark
  • 33 Jerone Davison
  • 32 Terry Richardson

Wide Receivers

  • 83 Tommie Boyd
  • 81 Kevin Knox
  • 84 Manley Woods

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

  • 39 Donald Douglas
  • 27 Jamal Ellis
  • 40 Matt Gay S
  • 28 Myron Glass
  • 22 Larry Kennedy CB
  • 42 Mike Salmon S
  • 20 Sebastian Savage CB

Special Teams

 National Players
  • 58 Claus Biedermann LB
  • 10 Manfred Burgsmüller K
  • 23 Markus Finke RB
  • 75 Peter Gross-Pass DL
  • 56 Shigemasa Ito LB
  • 94 Takahiro Ikenoue LB

Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. CET Frankfurt Galaxy L 21–27 0–1 Rheinstadion 32,092
2 Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. CET at Amsterdam Admirals L 7–17 0–2 Olympisch Stadion 8,492
3 Saturday, April 27 7:00 p.m. CET London Monarchs L 20–27 0–3 Rheinstadion 16,104
4 Saturday, May 4 7:00 p.m. CET Scottish Claymores W 15–14 1–3 Rheinstadion 11,395
5 Sunday, May 12 6:00 p.m. CET at Barcelona Dragons L 19–21 1–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 15,742
6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. BST at Scottish Claymores L 19–24 1–5 Murrayfield Stadium 12,419
7 Saturday, May 25 7:00 p.m. CET Barcelona Dragons W 16–12 2–5 Rheinstadion 13,173
8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. CET at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–8 3–5 Waldstadion 38,798
9 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. CET Amsterdam Admirals L 14–24 3–6 Rheinstadion 20,103
10 Sunday, June 16 3:00 p.m. BST at London Monarchs L 14–17 3–7 Stamford Bridge 11,125

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Standings

World League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Scottish Claymores 7 3 0 .700 233 190 5–0 2–3 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 221 220 3–2 3–2 W2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 250 210 4–1 1–4 L1
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 192 230 4–1 1–4 W1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 161 192 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 176 191 2–3 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21
1 2 3 4 Total
Frankfurt 10 0 7 10 27
Rhein 0 0 7 14 21

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 32,092

Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals

Amsterdam Admirals 17, Rhein Fire 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 0 0 7 7
Amsterdam 3 0 7 7 17

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 20
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 8,492

Week 3: vs London Monarchs

London Monarchs 27, Rhein Fire 20
1 2 3 4 Total
London 10 3 0 14 27
Rhein 0 3 0 17 20

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 27
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 16,104

Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

Rhein Fire 15, Scottish Claymores 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Scotland 7 0 0 7 14
Rhein 6 3 3 3 15

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 4
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 11,395

Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons

Barcelona Dragons 21, Rhein Fire 19
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 7 0 12 19
Barcelona 6 12 0 3 21

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, May 12
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 15,742

Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

Scottish Claymores 24, Rhein Fire 19
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 3 3 7 6 19
Scotland 13 11 0 0 24

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, May 19
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 12,419

Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons

Rhein Fire 16, Barcelona Dragons 12
1 2 3 4 Total
Barcelona 0 3 9 0 12
Rhein 6 7 0 3 16

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 13,173

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Rhein Fire 31, Frankfurt Galaxy 8
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 21 7 0 3 31
Frankfurt 0 0 0 8 8

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 38,798

Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Amsterdam Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Amsterdam 0 10 0 14 24
Rhein 7 0 7 0 14

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 9
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CET
  • Game attendance: 20,103

Week 10: at London Monarchs

London Monarchs 17, Rhein Fire 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 0 0 14 14
London 7 7 0 3 17

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

  • Date: Sunday, June 16
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 11,125

Statistics

Team statistics

Rhein Opponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 180 170
Rushing 57 48
Passing 101 103
Penalty 22 19
3rd Down: Made / Attempts 49 / 127 42 / 124
3rd Down Percentage 38.6 33.9
4th Down: Made / Attempts 7 / 12 5 / 8
4th Down Percentage 58.3 62.5
POSSESSION AVERAGE 29:57 30:03
TOTAL NET YARDS 2708 2958
Average Per Game 270.8 295.8
Total Plays 600 573
Average Per Play 4.5 5.2
NET YARDS RUSHING 954 720
Average Per Game 95.4 72.0
Total Rushes 225 218
NET YARDS PASSING 1754 2238
Average Per Game 175.4 223.8
Sacked / Yards Lost 19 / 134 19 / 132
Gross Yards 1888 2370
Attempts / Completions 356 / 205 336 / 201
Completion Percentage 57.6 59.8
Had Intercepted 12 11
PUNTS / AVERAGE 41 / 42.3 47 / 40.1
NET PUNTING AVERAGE 37.9 34.1
PENALTIES / YARDS 61 / 448 83 / 648
FUMBLES / BALL LOST 17 / 9 15 / 8
TOUCHDOWNS 22 22
Rushing 6 6
Passing 13 14
Returns 3 2
SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Points
TEAM 43 30 24 79 0 176
OPPONENTS 56 46 23 66 0 191

References

  1. ^ "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147. 
  2. ^ a b c "Rhein Fire". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 44–51. 
  3. ^ a b "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75. 
  4. ^ "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1996. Retrieved June 5, 2010. 
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