1995 Rhein Fire season
1995 Rhein Fire season | |
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General manager | Oliver Luck |
Head coach | Galen Hall |
Home field | Rheinstadion |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 5th |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1995 Rhein Fire season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
Offseason
[edit]World League draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
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Round | Choice | Overall | |||
1 | 1 | 1 | Shaumbe Wright-Fair | RB | Washington State |
2 | 6 | 12 | Darrick Owens | WR | Mississippi |
3 | 1 | 13 | Mark Mason | RB | Maryland |
4 | 6 | 24 | Arthur Bussie | DE | Northeast Louisiana |
5 | 1 | 25 | Mike Withycombe | T | Fresno State |
6 | 6 | 36 | Greg Lane | CB | Notre Dame |
7 | 1 | 37 | Vaughn Bryant | CB | Stanford |
8 | 6 | 48 | Jason Atkinson | LB | Texas A&M |
9 | 1 | 49 | Akili Calhoun | DT | Hawaii |
10 | 6 | 60 | Terry Crews | LB | Western Michigan |
11 | 1 | 61 | Mike Alexander | C | San Diego State |
12 | 6 | 72 | Marquise Thomas | LB | Mississippi |
13 | 1 | 73 | Rod Moore | WR | Utah State |
14 | 6 | 84 | Matt Gay | S | Kansas |
15 | 1 | 85 | Don Stowers | CB | New Mexico State |
16 | 6 | 96 | Andy Kelly | QB | Tennessee |
17 | 1 | 97 | Mack Travis | DT | California |
18 | 6 | 108 | Leroy Smith | LB | Iowa |
19 | 1 | 109 | Jose Munoz | T | Ball State |
20 | 6 | 120 | Victor Brown | CB | Tennessee |
21 | 1 | 121 | Mike Salmon | S | Southern California |
22 | 6 | 132 | Deron Pointer | WR | Washington State |
23 | 1 | 133 | Jay Hillman | RB | Boston University |
24 | 6 | 144 | Willie Felton | TE | Bethune-Cookman |
25 | 1 | 145 | Nick Ma'afala | DT | Hawaii |
26 | 6 | 156 | Ronald Williams | RB | Clemson |
27 | 1 | 157 | Tony Lenseigne | TE | Eastern Washington |
28 | 6 | 168 | Brandon Houston | T | Oklahoma |
29 | 1 | 169 | Anthony Fieldings | LB | Morningside |
30 | 6 | 180 | Tony Rowell | C | Florida |
31 | 1 | 181 | Charles Beauchamp | LB | Indiana |
32 | 6 | 192 | Turhon O'Bannon | WR | New Mexico |
33 | 1 | 193 | Don Chaney | TE | South Carolina |
34 | 6 | 204 | Karl Nieberlein | T | Towson State |
35 | 1 | 205 | Cisco Richard | RB | Northeast Louisiana |
36 | 6 | 216 | Jerry Sharp | G | Syracuse |
37 | 1 | 217 | Junior Tagoai | NT | Hawaii |
38 | 6 | 228 | Kavin Crawford | DE | Louisiana Tech |
39 | 1 | 229 | Mark Sturdivant | DE | Maryland |
40 | 6 | 240 | Bill Durkin | G | Massachusetts |
41 | 1 | 241 | Carey Broudy | S | Louisiana Tech |
42 | 6 | 252 | Tre Everett | WR | Florida |
43 | 1 | 253 | Donald Douglas | S | Houston |
44 | 6 | 264 | Bob Tavernaro | CB | Pittsburg State |
45 | 1 | 265 | Mike Collins | S | West Virginia |
46 | 5 | 275 | Joey Veargis | LB | Central State (OH) |
NFL allocations
[edit]Player name | Position | College | NFL team |
---|---|---|---|
Karl Dunbar | DE | Louisiana State | Arizona Cardinals |
Tyrone Johnson | WR | Western State (CO) | New Orleans Saints |
Alan Kline | T | Ohio State | New Orleans Saints |
Doug Nussmeier | QB | Idaho | New Orleans Saints |
Tom Roth | G | Southern Illinois | New Orleans Saints |
Gino Torretta | QB | Miami (FL) | Detroit Lions |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit]Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
|
Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
|
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Sunday, April 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 19–17 | 1–0 | Murrayfield Stadium | 10,346 |
2 | Saturday, April 15 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 7–23 | 1–1 | Rheinstadion | 15,892 |
3 | Saturday, April 22 | 5:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 30–32 | 1–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,900 |
4 | Sunday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 21–20 | 2–2 | Rheinstadion | 19,181 |
5 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–30 | 2–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,153 |
6 | Saturday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 33–27 OT | 3–3 | Rheinstadion | 6,981 |
7 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 41–28 | 4–3 | Waldstadion | 33,112 |
8 | Monday, May 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 14–34 | 4–4 | White Hart Lane | 12,342 |
9 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 21–31 | 4–5 | Rheinstadion | 12,323 |
10 | Saturday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 25–37 | 4–6 | Rheinstadion | 7,961 |
Standings
[edit]World League of American Football | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Amsterdam Admirals | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 246 | 152 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W2 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 279 | 202 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 237 | 247 | 2–3 | 3–2 | L1 |
London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 174 | 220 | 1–4 | 3–2 | L2 |
Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 221 | 279 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L3 |
Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 153 | 210 | 0–5 | 2–3 | W1 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: at Scottish Claymores
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Scotland | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Date: Sunday, April 9
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 10,346
Week 2: vs London Monarchs
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
London | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Rhein | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 15
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 15,892
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 0 | ||
Barcelona | 0 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
- Date: Saturday, April 22
- Game time: 5:30 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 17,900
Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Frankfurt | 0 | ||
Rhein | 0 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 30
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 19,181
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, May 6
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 8,153
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Week 6: vs Scottish Claymores
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 0 | ||
Rhein | 0 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 13
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 6,981
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 0 | ||
Frankfurt | 0 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 20
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 33,112
Week 8: at London Monarchs
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Rhein | 0 | ||
London | 0 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
- Date: Monday, May 29
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
- Game attendance: 12,342
Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | 0 | ||
Rhein | 0 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 3
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 12,323
Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 37 |
Rhein | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 25 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 10
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 7,961
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Notes
[edit]- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
[edit]- ^ "1995 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 148–149.
- ^ Associated Press (February 23, 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF". European Stars and Stripes. Darmstadt, Germany. p. 27. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (April 17, 1995). "Monarchs, Admirals nab wins". European Stars and Stripes. Darmstadt, Germany. p. 29. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Cubero, Cristina (April 22, 1995). "Los Dragons se enfrentan hoy al equipo cenicienta". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 44. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Cubero, Cristina (April 23, 1995). "Dragons de foc". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. pp. 42–43. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Associated Press (May 6, 1995). "Admirals 30, Rhein Fire 10". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ Redacción (June 3, 1995). "Dragons: una de tres". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 53. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Servicio Especial (June 4, 1995). "21–31: Los Dragons, a un triunfo de la final de la Liga Mundial". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 59. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Associated Press (June 10, 1995). "Admirals 37, Rhein Fire 25". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "1995 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved July 6, 2012.