2001 Rhein Fire season

NFL Europe team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 2001 5–5 3rd Pete Kuharchek Alexander Leibkind Rheinstadion did not qualify 2000 2002 Rhein Fire The 2001 Rhein Fire season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his first year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses. Offseason Free agent draft + 2001 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 6 6 Terrell Jurineack DE Missouri 2 6 12 Shane Cook T Colorado 3 1 13 Keith Short C Virginia Tech 4 6 24 James Roscoe DE Clark Atlanta 5 1 25 Antoine McNutt G Tennessee State 6 6 36 Otis Grant DE Houston 7 1 37 Ronnie Nicks LB Notre Dame 8 6 48 Corey Bailey G Fordham 9 1 49 Julian Duncan LB Rice 10 5 59 P. J. Franklin WR Tulane 11 1 60 Kevin Monroe CB East Carolina 12 3 65 LeShun Daniels G Ohio State http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2001/week07/20022001_linemen.html Linemen dominate free agent draft February 20, 2001 NFL Europe League https://web.archive.org/web/20010629102453/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2001/week07/20022001_linemen.html June 29, 2001 May 25, 2011 Personnel Staff 2001 Rhein Fire #6E273D white black General manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coach/defensive coordinator – Pete Kuharchek Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Joe Clark Running backs/wide receivers – Booker Brooks Offensive line – Mike Bender Defensive line/special teams – Ed O'Neil National coach/linebackers – Jörn Maier Defensive backs – Adrian White Strength and conditioning – Brian Ferguson Roster 2001 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black 16 Jim Arellanes 19 Giovanni Carmazzi (IR) 7px 18 Phil Stambaugh 44 Jason Brookins (IR) 7px no 33 DeMario Brown 20 Pepe Pearson no 86 Dwight Carter 80 Andre Cooper no 87 Eddie Hardaway 88 Michael Lewis wide receiver no 82 Shannon Myers no 83 Joe Perez 89 Johnny Huggins no 87 Adam Newman 75 Cory Bailey American football G no 67 John Blick T no 66 Brian Connolly T 78 LeShun Daniels Sr. T no 63 Michael Early C no 79 Antoine McNutt G no 67 Nick O'Brien G no 91 Julian Duncan DE no 98 Daniel Greer DT 99 Kelly Gregg DT 94 Gaylon Hyder DT no 93 Terrell Jurineack DE no 95 James Roscoe DE 96 Mark Word DE 51 Paris Johnson OLB no 54 Ronnie Nicks MLB no 56 Mike Sands OLB no 57 Jamel Smith OLB no 53 Scott Zimmerman MLB 40 Deke Cooper S 38 Steve Gleason S 30 Derrick Gardner American football CB 24 Corey Harris American football, born 1976 CB 35 Clarence LeBlanc American football S no 36 Deshone Mallard CB 26 Jordan Younger CB 14 James Tuthill K  2 Rodney Williams punter P no  5 JPN 12px Akihito Amaya WR 10 GER 12px Manfred Burgsmüller K no 50 GER 12px Anthony Doghmi OLB no 23 GER 12px Sascha Gehloff S no 72 GER 12px Bastian Lano DE no 21 NGA 12px Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB no  8 JPN 12px Naoki Sasano WR no 58 JPN 12px Masaki Tokimoto OLB 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 21 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 24–20 1–0 Rheinstadion 31,437 2 Saturday, April 28 5:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 12–24 1–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 8,423 3 Saturday, May 5 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 21–27 1–2 Rheinstadion 30,984 4 Saturday, May 12 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 17–23 1–3 Jahn-Sportpark 9,148 5 Sunday, May 20 4:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 10–3 2–3 Rheinstadion 30,211 6 Sunday, May 27 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 22–5 3–3 Waldstadion 30,512 7 Saturday, June 2 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 14–17 3–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,823 8 Sunday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 16–13 4–4 Rheinstadion 30,701 9 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 17–13 5–4 Rheinstadion 51,719 10 Saturday, June 23 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 21–34 5–5 Hampden Park 12,251 Standings http://www.nfleurope.com/schedule/2001standings.html 2001 NFL Europe League Standings NFL Europe League https://web.archive.org/web/20020818112455/http://www.nfleurope.com/schedule/2001standings.html August 18, 2002 January 18, 2011 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 21 7:06 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 13 0 7 0 Rhein 7 7 7 3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 31,437 Terry McAulay Notes "n" References 30em Rhein Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein