1998 Rhein Fire season

NFL Europe team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 1998 7–3 2nd Galen Hall Alexander Leibkind Rheinstadion World Bowl '98 champion 1997 1999 Rhein Fire 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 General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ken Karcher Wide Receivers – Mike Jones Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Steve Carson The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book Roster 1998 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black 14 Jim Arellanes 11 Mike Quinn 43 Derrick Clark American football 26 Jon Vaughn 86 Dialleo Burks 87 Kevin Lee American football 88 Marcus Robinson American football 80 Larry Ryans 89 Harold Bishop American football 81 Hayward Clay no 66 Chad Bates G 78 Ron Florine T (IR) 7px 55 Bob Kronenberg G/C 60 Garin Patrick C no 64 Leslie Ratliffe T 73 Derek West American football T no 61 Randy Wheeler G no 68 Dennis Whitmore T no 93 Duane Ashman DT 51 Mike Croel DE 91 Elliott Fortune DT 75 Ed Philion DT no 92 Shatony Sargent DE 74 Walter Scott American football DT 90 Israel Stanley DE no 53 Jamie Baisley OLB no 58 Vince Bradford OLB no 56 Mark Brook MLB 57 Kevin Jefferson MLB 52 Wardell Rouse OLB no 36 Robert Davis S 23 Tim Denton CB no 46 Joe Gordon CB no 35 Richard Jones CB 27 Kerry Joseph S 30 Chris Shelling S no 13 Nate Cochran P  2 Danny Kight K 10 GER 12px Manfred Burgsmüller K no 82 GER 12px Martin Driever TE no 50 GER 12px Anthony Doghmi OLB no 98 GER 12px Ole Meine DE no  8 GER 12px Babak Movassaghi WR no 21 JPN 12px Tamon Nakamura RB Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 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 World League of American Football – WLAF History: 1998 http://www.worldleagueofamericanfootball.com/id173.html 2019-01-22https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1998-05-04/page-26/ Fire 31, Galaxy 14 May 4, 1998 European Stars and Stripes 26 Darmstadt, Germany June 16, 2012 Standings The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book Game summaries Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 4 7:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 3 10 0 0 Rhein 0 7 6 3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 22,102 Week 2: at England Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Rhein Fire at England Monarchs – Game summary Saturday, April 11 7:00 p.m. BST Rhein 10 14 7 0 England 0 7 0 0 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, United Kingdom 5,523 Week 3: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, April 19 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 0 17 0 3 Scotland 0 7 0 3 8,249 Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 2 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 3 7 14 7 Frankfurt 0 0 0 14 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 41,123 Tony Corrente 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 background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Saturday, May 16 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 3 7 14 Barcelona 7 14 0 10 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 7,900 Notes "n" References 30em Rhein Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein