2005 Rhein Fire season

2005 Rhein Fire season
Head coach	Pete Kuharchek
General manager	Sammy Schmale
Home field	LTU arena
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

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

2005 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Overall	Player name	Position	College
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

2005 Rhein Fire staff

Front office

General Manager – Sammy Schmale

Head coaches

Head Coach – Pete Kuharchek

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich
Running Backs – Kevin O’Neal
Wide Receivers – Alvin Harper
Offensive Line – Jan Quarless

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Adrian White
Defensive Line – Ken Clarke
Linebackers – E. J. Junior
National Coach/Defensive Backs – Sascha Gehloff

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Juney Barnett

Roster

2005 Rhein Fire roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

30 Dahrran Diedrick
46 Joe Hall FB
28 Adam Matthews
21 Brandon Miree FB
37 Joe Smith

Wide receivers

Tight ends

85 T. J. Cottrell
88 Marcus Helfman
45 Jason Rader

Offensive linemen

68 Bryan Anderson G/C
79 Brendan Darby T
76 Shawn Draper G/T
77 Matt Hill T
72 Matt Miller G
64 Steve Morley G/T
75 Morgan Pears T
62 Jeremy Phillips G
70 A. J. Ricker C

Defensive linemen

91 Eddie Freeman DT
99 Sean Guthrie DE
95 Justin Montgomery DT
93 Greg Scott DT
97 Doug Sims DT
90 Derrick Strong DE
92 Demetrios Walker DE

Linebackers

54 Josh Buhl MLB
55 Travis Carroll OLB
50 Tony Gilbert MLB
52 Terrence Robinson OLB
57 Cabel Rohloff OLB
59 Edward Thomas OLB

Defensive backs

24 Blue Adams CB
26 Jonathan Cox CB
41 Clarence Curry CB
29 Chris Day CB
35 Clarence LeBlanc S
25 Chazz Moore S
43 Keyon Nash S

Special teams

13 Nick Setta K
15 Travis Dorsch P
89 Danny Young LS

National players

56 Richard Adjei LB
80 Alejandro Gamez WR
74 Peter Heyer G
44 Joakim Holm FB
71 Patrice Majondo-Mwamba DT
22 Laurent Marceline RB
27 Onoh Ozongwu S
2 Gustavo Tella WR
40 Richard Yancy S
94 Ulrich Winkler DE

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 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
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

Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Two: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	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

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
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).

References

↑ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
↑ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

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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