1995 Rhein Fire season

World League of American Football team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 1995 4–6 5th Galen Hall Oliver Luck Rheinstadion did not qualify none true 1996 Rhein Fire 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 World League draft + 1995 Rhein Fire World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College 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) The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 148–149 1995 Round by Round Draft NFL allocations 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 https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1995-02-23/page-27 NFL allocations to WLAF Associated Press February 23, 1995 European Stars and Stripes 27 Darmstadt, Germany July 6, 2012 Personnel Staff 1995 Rhein Fire General manager – Oliver Luck Head coach/running backs – Galen Hall Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Don Strock Wide receivers – Wes Chandler Offensive line – Dean Unruh Defensive coordinator/linebackers – A. 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Duhe National coach/defensive line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive backs/special teams – Jeff Reinebold Roster 1995 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black no 12 John Gieselman  7 Andy Kelly American football P 12 Doug Nussmeier 14 Doug Pederson 13 Gino Torretta no 44 Jay Hillman 26 Ronald Williams Canadian football no 32 Shaumbe Wright-Fair no 33 Charlie Young 83 Tyrone Johnson American football no 82 Rod Moore no 81 Darrick Owens no  1 Deron Pointer no 84 Tony Lenseigne no 45 Sean Russell no 60 Mike Alexander C no 71 Bill Durkin G 76 Alan Kline T no 73 Jose Munoz T no 68 Tom Roth G/T no 56 Tony Rowell G/C no 61 Arthur Bussie DE 78 Karl Dunbar DE no 95 Nick Ma'afala DT no 79 Joe Seumalo DE no 99 Junior Tagoai DT 94 Mack Travis DT no 34 Jason Atkinson 59 Terry Crews 50 Anthony Fieldings 52 Leroy Smith American football no 29 Vaughn Bryant CB no 39 Donald Douglas S no 40 Matt Gay S no 28 Greg Lane CB 20 Jeff Parker American football CB 42 Mike Salmon American football S no 27 Don Stowers CB 11 Giulio Caravatta K/P no  6 Arden Czyzewski K/P no 58 GER 12px Claus Biedermann LB no 75 GER 12px Peter Gross-Pass DE no 21 GER 12px Andreas Motzkus S no 67 GER 12px Gerald Olszewski G no  5 GER 12px Andreas Schröder K no 80 GER 12px Max von Garnier WR Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance 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 https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1995-04-17/page-28/ Monarchs, Admirals nab wins Associated Press April 17, 1995 European Stars and Stripes 29 Darmstadt, Germany October 11, 2012 http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/04/22/pagina-44/1294808/pdf.html Los Dragons se enfrentan hoy al equipo cenicienta Cubero Cristina April 22, 1995 El Mundo Deportivo 44 Spanish Barcelona, Spain October 11, 2012 http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/04/23/pagina-42/1298755/pdf.html Dragons de foc Cubero Cristina April 23, 1995 El Mundo Deportivo 42–43 Spanish Barcelona, Spain October 11, 2012 https://apnews.com/e727751f3c171d9862a16538116e4033 Admirals 30, Rhein Fire 10 Associated Press May 6, 1995 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press February 9, 2013 http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/03/pagina-53/1465075/pdf.html Dragons: una de tres Redacción June 3, 1995 El Mundo Deportivo 53 Spanish Barcelona, Spain October 11, 2012 http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/06/04/pagina-59/1321950/pdf.html 21–31: Los Dragons, a un triunfo de la final de la Liga Mundial Servicio Especial June 4, 1995 El Mundo Deportivo 59 Spanish Barcelona, Spain October 11, 2012 https://apnews.com/796c72b726cacbb4a93e746652290eca Admirals 37, Rhein Fire 25 Associated Press June 10, 1995 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press February 9, 2013 Standings http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1995 1995 WLAF Standings The Football Database July 6, 2012 Game summaries Week 1: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, April 9 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 7 0 6 6 Scotland 0 10 0 7 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 10,346 Week 2: vs London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 15 7:00 p.m. CEST London 3 10 7 3 Rhein 7 0 0 0 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 15,892 Larry Nemmers Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Saturday, April 22 5:30 p.m. CEST Rhein Barcelona Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 17,900 Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary Sunday, April 30 7:00 p.m. CEST Frankfurt Rhein Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 19,181 Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 3 0 7 0 Amsterdam 6 21 3 0 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,153 Week 6: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, May 13 7:00 p.m. CEST Scotland Rhein Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 6,981 Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 20 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein Frankfurt Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 33,112 Week 8: at London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary Monday, May 29 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein London White Hart Lane, London, England 12,342 Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, June 3 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona Rhein Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 12,323 Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, June 10 7:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 7 0 7 23 Rhein 0 6 0 19 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 7,961 Notes "n" References 30em Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein