1998 Rhein Fire season

1998 Rhein Fire season
Head coach	Galen Hall
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
Home field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	World Bowl '98 champion

The 1998 Rhein Fire season was the fourth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fourth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. Rhein won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 34–10 in World Bowl '98.

Personnel

Staff

1998 Rhein Fire staff

Front office

General Manager – Alexander Leibkind

Head coaches

Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall

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 – Steve Carson

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Roster

1998 Rhein Fire roster

Quarterbacks

14 Jim Arellanes
11 Mike Quinn

Running backs

43 Derrick Clark
26 Jon Vaughn

Wide receivers

86 Dialleo Burks
87 Kevin Lee
88 Marcus Robinson
80 Larry Ryans

Tight ends

89 Harold Bishop
81 Hayward Clay

Offensive linemen

66 Chad Bates G
78 Ron Florine T
55 Bob Kronenberg G
60 Garin Patrick C
64 Leslie Ratliffe T
73 Derek West T
61 Randy Wheeler G

Defensive linemen

93 Duane Ashman DT
51 Mike Croel DE
75 Ed Philion DT
92 Shatony Sargent DE
74 Walter Scott DT

Linebackers

53 Jamie Baisley OLB
58 Vince Bradford OLB
54 Mark Brook MLB
57 Kevin Jefferson MLB
52 Wardell Rouse OLB

Defensive backs

36 Robert Davis S
23 Tim Denton CB
46 Joe Gordon CB
35 Richard Jones CB
27 Kerry Joseph S
30 Chris Shelling S

Special teams

13 Nate Cochran P
2 Danny Kight K

National players

10 Manfred Burgsmüller K
50 Anthony Doghmi LB
98 Ole Meine DE
8 Babak Movassaghi WR
21 Tamon Nakamura RB

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 4	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 16–13	1–0	Rheinstadion	22,102
2	Saturday, April 11	7:00 p.m.	at England Monarchs	W 31–7	2–0	Ashton Gate Stadium	5,523
3	Sunday, April 19	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 20–10	3–0	Murrayfield Stadium	8,452
4	Saturday, April 25	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 13–9	4–0	Rheinstadion	22,249
5	Saturday, May 2	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 31–14	5–0	Waldstadion	41,123
6	Saturday, May 9	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 17–10	6–0	Rheinstadion	20,480
7	Saturday, May 16	7:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 24–31	6–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	7,900
8	Saturday, May 23	7:00 p.m.	England Monarchs	W 12–7	7–1	Rheinstadion	21,288
9	Saturday, May 30	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 17–21	7–2	Amsterdam ArenA	17,588
10	Saturday, June 6	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–20 ^OT	7–3	Rheinstadion	41,212
World Bowl '98
11	Sunday, June 14	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 34–10	8–3	Waldstadion	47,846

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	177	163	3–2	4–1	W4
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	198	142	4–1	3–2	L2
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	205	174	4–1	3–2	W3
Barcelona Dragons	4	6	0	.400	185	200	3–2	1–4	L3
England Monarchs	3	7	0	.300	158	205	2–3	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	153	192	2–3	0–5	L3

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Game summaries

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	7	14	7	31
Frankfurt	0	0	0	14	14

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 2
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 41,123
Referee: Tony Corrente
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Game information
First quarter Rhein – 28-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 6:06. Second quarter Rhein – Marcus Robinson 58-yard touchdown reception from Mike Quinn, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:45. Third quarter Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 6:08. Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 0:46. Fourth quarter Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 7-yard touchdown reception from Damon Huard, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 9:30. Rhein – Derrick Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 4:59. Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 22-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dittoe, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 0:02.

Game information

First quarter

Rhein – 28-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 6:06.

Second quarter

Rhein – Marcus Robinson 58-yard touchdown reception from Mike Quinn, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:45.

Third quarter

Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 6:08.
Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 0:46.

Fourth quarter

Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 7-yard touchdown reception from Damon Huard, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 9:30.
Rhein – Derrick Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 4:59.
Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 22-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dittoe, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 0:02.

Week 7: at Barcelona Dragons

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	3	7	14	24
Barcelona	7	14	0	10	31

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, May 16
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 7,900

Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book.
1 2 "Fire 31, Galaxy 14". European Stars and Stripes. Darmstadt, Germany. May 4, 1998. p. 26. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
↑ The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book.

Rhein Fire
Founded in 1995 Folded in 2007 Based in Düsseldorf, Germany
The Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Rheinstadion Arena AufSchalke LTU arena
Head coaches	Galen Hall Pete Kuharchek Jim Tomsula Rick Lantz
World Bowl appearances (5)	'97 '98 2000 X XI
League championships (2)	1998 2000
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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