2006 Rhein Fire season

2006 Rhein Fire season
Head coach Jim Tomsula
General manager Sammy Schmale
Home field LTU arena
Results
Record 6–4
Division Place 3rd
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 2006 Rhein Fire season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League. The Fire was led by first-year head coach Jim Tomsula and played its home games at the LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Rhein finished the season in third place with a record of 6–4.

Contents

Offseason

Free Agent Draft

2006 Rhein Fire NFLEL Free Agent Draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 1 Ja'Waren Blair DT East Carolina
2 7 Ronyell Whitaker CB Virginia Tech
3 18 Brian Atkinson LB Northern Illinois
4 19 Terrence Robinson LB Oklahoma State
5 30 Guy Tuell LB Wyoming
6 31 Sacha Lancaster DE Arkansas
7 42 Derrick Strong DE Illinois
8 43 Jameel Dumas LB Syracuse
9 54 Johnathanio Conley DL Southeastern Louisiana

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Rhein Fire staff
Front Office
  • General Manager – Sammy Schmale

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Steve Logan
  • Running Backs/Wide Receivers – Bob Lancaster
  • Offensive Line – Steve Smith
  • Assistant Offensive Line – Duval Love
   Defensive Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Jeremy Holsopple

Roster

2006 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 National Players

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff (CET) Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, March 18 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 10–6 1–0 LTU arena 22,827
2 Saturday, March 25 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 22–0 2–0 Olympic Stadium 13,105
3 Sunday, April 2 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 20–10 3–0 RheinEnergieStadion 16,961
4 Saturday, April 8 7:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 31–21 4–0 LTU arena 18,224
5 Saturday, April 15 3:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 31–35 4–1 Amsterdam ArenA 12,683
6 Saturday, April 22 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 21–30 4–2 LTU arena 20,118
7 Saturday, April 29 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 27–24 5–2 LTU arena 20,598
8 Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–16 5–3 Commerzbank-Arena 32,172
9 Sunday, May 14 4:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils L 10–13 5–4 AOL Arena 16,823
10 Saturday, May 20 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 21–10 6–4 LTU arena 28,334

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Amsterdam Admirals 7 3 0 .700 259 234 2–3–0 5–0–0 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 172 160 4–1–0 3–2–0 W1
Rhein Fire 6 4 0 .600 207 165 4–1–0 2–3–0 W1
Cologne Centurions 4 6 0 .400 151 170 2–3–0 2–3–0 L1
Hamburg Sea Devils 3 6 1 .350 194 193 1–3–1 2–3–0 W3
Berlin Thunder 2 7 1 .250 180 241 1–4–0 1–3–1 L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Frankfurt 3 0 3 0 6
Rhein 7 3 0 0 10

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 18
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), Roof closed
  • Game attendance: 22,827
  • Referee: Terry Brown

Week 2: at Berlin Thunder

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 6 7 0 9 22
Berlin 0 0 0 0 0

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 25
  • Game time: 6:07 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 39 °F (3.9 °C), Cloudy with light rain
  • Game attendance: 13,105
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 3: at Cologne Centurions

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 7 3 7 3 20
Cologne 0 10 0 0 10

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 2
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), Partly cloudly
  • Game attendance: 16,961
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 4: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Four: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Hamburg 7 7 0 7 21
Rhein 0 7 7 17 31

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 8
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), Roof closed
  • Game attendance: 18,224
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 7 17 0 7 31
Amsterdam 14 7 7 7 35

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 15
  • Game time: 3:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), Roof open, Fair
  • Game attendance: 12,683
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Amsterdam 14 7 6 3 30
Rhein 7 7 0 7 21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 22
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), Roof open, Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,118
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Berlin 0 3 7 14 24
Rhein 0 14 3 10 27

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 29
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), Roof closed
  • Game attendance: 20,598
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 7 0 7 14
Frankfurt 3 3 7 3 16

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 6
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (21.7 °C), Sunny
  • Game attendance: 32,172
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Rhein 0 7 3 0 10
Hamburg 0 3 3 7 13

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 14
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,823
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cologne 7 3 0 0 10
Rhein 7 0 14 0 21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 20
  • Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C)
  • Game attendance: 28,334
  • Referee: Greg Meyer

Honors

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References

  1. ^ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3263455. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  2. ^ NFL Europe League (November 18, 2005). "NFLEL announces 2006 schedule" (Press release). http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3241433. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2006. Retrieved June 28, 2011. 
  4. ^ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3315993. Retrieved July 18, 2011. 
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