1996 Rhein Fire season

World League of American Football team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 1996 3–7 6th Galen Hall Alexander Leibkind Rheinstadion did not qualify 1995 1997 Rhein Fire The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses. Offseason World League draft + 1996 Rhein Fire World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 2 Sylvester Stanley DT Michigan 2 8 Sebastian Savage DB North Carolina State 3 17 Terry Richardson RB Syracuse 4 20 Tommie Stowers TE Missouri 5 29 Steve Hoyem T Stanford 6 32 Percy Snow LB Michigan State 7 41 Stacy Evans DE South Carolina 8 44 Kevin Knox WR Florida State 9 53 Willie Gaston DB Alabama 10 56 Jerone Davison RB Arizona State 11 65 James Roberson DE Florida State 12 68 Ricky Andrews LB Washington 12 74 James Wilson DE Tennessee 13 79 Jason Carthen LB Ohio 14 82 Larry Kennedy DB Florida 15 91 Myron Glass DB Northern Iowa 16 94 Ontiwaun Carter RB Arizona 17 103 Leo Araguz P Stephen F. Austin 18 106 Jamal Cox LB Georgia Tech 19 115 Riddick Parker DT North Carolina 20 118 Eric Green WR Benedictine College 21 125 Brad Parpan QB Villanova 22 128 Tuli Mateialona LB New Mexico 23 135 Larry Davis DT UTEP The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 146–147 1996 Round by Round Draft Personnel Staff 1996 Rhein Fire General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Pete Levine Wide Receivers – Wes Chandler Offensive Line – Dean Unruh Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Steve Carson The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book 44–51 Rhein Fire Roster 1996 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black 12 Terry Dean  7 Andy Kelly American football no  5 Brad Parpan no 24 Ontiwaun Carter 43 Derrick Clark American football 33 Jerone Davison no 32 Terry Richardson  1 Tommie Boyd 81 Kevin Knox American football no 84 Manley Woods 82 Byron Chamberlain 89 Tommie Stowers no 60 Mike Alexander C 69 Derek Allen American football G 77 Steve Hardin gridiron football G no 76 Steve Hoyem T 55 Bob Kronenberg C no 73 Jose Munoz T 98 Dunstan Anderson DE no 78 Stacy Evans DE 79 Chuckie Johnson DT 96 Riddick Parker DT 72 James Roberson American football DE 63 Buster Stanley DT no 90 Lance Teichelman DT no 74 James Wilson DE 91 Ricky Andrews 99 Jason Carthen no 48 Jamal Cox 50 Anthony Fieldings 95 Percy Snow no 29 Donald Douglas S no 27 Jamal Ellis CB no 40 Matt Gay S no 28 Myron Glass CB no 22 Larry Kennedy CB 42 Mike Salmon American football S 20 Sebastian Savage CB  2 Leo Araguz P/K no 58 GER 12px Claus Biedermann LB 10 GER 12px Manfred Burgsmüller y K no 23 GER 12px Markus Finke RB no 75 GER 12px Peter Gross-Pass DE no 71 GER 12px Olaf Hampel T/G no 94 JPN 12px Takahiro Ikenoue LB no 56 JPN 12px Shigemasa Ito LB no 21 GER 12px Andreas Motzkus S 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 13 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 21–27 0–1 Rheinstadion 32,092 2 Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 7–17 0–2 Olympisch Stadion 8,492 3 Saturday, April 27 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs L 20–27 0–3 Rheinstadion 16,104 4 Saturday, May 4 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 15–14 1–3 Rheinstadion 11,395 5 Sunday, May 12 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 19–21 1–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 15,742 6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 19–24 1–5 Murrayfield Stadium 12,419 7 Saturday, May 25 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 16–12 2–5 Rheinstadion 13,173 8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–8 3–5 Waldstadion 38,798 9 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 14–24 3–6 Rheinstadion 20,103 10 Sunday, June 16 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 14–17 3–7 Stamford Bridge 11,125 The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book 71–75 1996 Season In Review https://apnews.com/1068162573454f7bf349a95410d73f4a Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21 Associated Press April 13, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193314/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Galaxy-27-Rhein-Fire-21/id-1068162573454f7bf349a95410d73f4a August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/ba95ca16c980d08fb0798121ff8c8fd0 Admirals 17, Fire 7 Associated Press April 20, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830191150/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-17-Fire-7/id-ba95ca16c980d08fb0798121ff8c8fd0 August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/a99bf8caf4cc78fcb4e862b9d701734c Rhein Fire 31, Galaxy 8 Associated Press June 1, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193440/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Rhein-Fire-31-Galaxy-8/id-a99bf8caf4cc78fcb4e862b9d701734c August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 https://apnews.com/981989524d9111a0b584816016a6ce1d Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14 Associated Press June 9, 1996 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press https://web.archive.org/web/20140830193639/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1996/Admirals-24-Rhein-Fire-14/id-981989524d9111a0b584816016a6ce1d August 30, 2014 August 30, 2014 Standings 1996 WLAF Standings http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1996 The Football Database June 22, 2013 Game summaries Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 10 0 7 10 Rhein 0 0 7 14 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 32,092 Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 0 0 7 Amsterdam 3 0 7 7 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,492 Week 3: vs London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 27 7:00 p.m. CEST London 10 3 0 14 Rhein 0 3 0 17 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 16,104 Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, May 4 7:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 7 0 0 7 Rhein 6 3 3 3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 11,395 Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Sunday, May 12 6:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 7 0 12 Barcelona 6 12 0 3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 15,742 Week 6: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 3 3 7 6 Scotland 13 11 0 0 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland 12,419 Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, May 25 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona 0 3 9 0 Rhein 6 7 0 3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 13,173 Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 21 7 0 3 Frankfurt 0 0 0 8 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 38,798 Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 10 0 14 Rhein 7 0 7 0 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 20,103 Week 10: at London Monarchs background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary Sunday, June 16 3:00 p.m. BST Rhein 0 0 0 14 London 7 7 0 3 Stamford Bridge, London, England 11,125 Statistics Team statistics Rhein Opponents Total first downs 180 170 Rushing 57 48 Passing 101 103 Penalty 22 19 Third down: made / attempts 49 / 127 42 / 124 Third down percentage 38.6 33.9 Fourth down: made / attempts 7 / 12 5 / 8 Fourth down percentage 58.3 62.5 Possession average 29:57 30:03 Total net yards 2,708 2,958 Average per game 270.8 295.8 Total plays 600 573 Average per play 4.5 5.2 Net yards rushing 954 720 Average per game 95.4 72.0 Total rushes 225 218 Net yards passing 1,754 2,238 Average per game 175.4 223.8 Sacked / yards lost 19 / 134 19 / 132 Gross yards 1,888 2,370 Attempts / completions 356 / 205 336 / 201 Completion percentage 57.6 59.8 Had intercepted 12 11 Punts / average 41 / 42.3 47 / 40.1 Net punting average 37.9 34.1 Penalties / yards 61 / 448 83 / 648 Fumbles / ball lost 17 / 9 15 / 8 Touchdowns 22 22 Rushing 6 6 Passing 13 14 Returns 3 2 Score by periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Points Team 43 30 24 79 0 176 Opponents 56 46 23 66 0 191 Notes "n" References 30em Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein