2001 Berlin Thunder season

3rd season of German American football team in NFL Europe Berlin Thunder 2001 6–4 2nd Peter Vaas Michael Lang Jahn-Sportpark World Bowl IX champion 2000 2002 The 2001 Berlin Thunder season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl IX, Berlin defeated the Barcelona Dragons 24–17. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship. Offseason Free agent draft + 2001 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 1 1 Lamanzer Williams DE Minnesota 2 1 7 Scott Pospisil DL Iowa 3 6 18 Jay Hill CB Utah 4 1 19 Joe Wesley LB Louisiana State 5 6 30 Jason Mills T Tulsa 6 1 31 Allen Mogridge G North Carolina 7 6 42 Robert Barzilauskas DT Valdosta State 8 1 43 Jamie Oats CB South Carolina State 9 6 54 Corey Taylor RB Georgetown College 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 Berlin Thunder #B3995D white black General manager – Michael Lang Head coach – Peter Vaas Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Bob Bicknell National coach/running backs – Shuan Fatah Wide receivers – Bobby Beers Defensive coordinator/linebackers – David Duggan Defensive line – Lee Johnson Defensive backs – Stephen Braggs Strength and conditioning – Jake Marxhausen Roster 2001 Berlin Thunder final #B3995D white black 16 Leon Murray 12 Jonathan Quinn no 38 Ricky Brown 34 Madre Hill no 33 Rodnick Phillips no 81 Corey Bridges no 19 Demetrius Brown no 87 Kenny Coutain 18 Dwaune Jones 83 Ahmad Merritt no 89 Carlos Nuno no 85 Scot Osborne 77 Rome Douglas T no 63 Steve Estes G 65 Thomas Guynes G 60 Jay Hagood T no 62 Ryan Kalich C no 76 David Walden G no 67 T. J. Washington G 72 Sammy Williams American football T no 95 Lavell Ellis DE 90 Jon Harris American football DT no 75 Scott Pospisil DT no 91 Jesse Warren DE no 93 Thomas Washington DT no 92 Antwone Young DE 96 Marc Megna OLB no 55 Joe O'Neill MLB no 52 Dax Strohmeyer OLB 56 Joe Wesley MLB 23 Wade Davis American football CB no 40 Billy Gustin S no 24 Dee Moronkola CB 27 Dwayne Stukes CB/S no 22 James Watkins S no 21 Payton Williams CB  1 Scott Bentley K  2 Brian Moorman P no 86 GER 12px Ulf Behre WR no 20 GER 12px Lelan Brickus S no 80 GER 12px Marico Gregersen WR no 84 GER 12px Jörg Heckenbach WR  9 GER 12px Axel Kruse K no 36 GER 12px Kim Kuci RB no 57 GER 12px Kalle Stubbe OLB no 35 GER 12px Richard Yancy 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 21 6:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 14–21 0–1 Jahn-Sportpark 8,213 2 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 28–20 1–1 Waldstadion 27,928 3 Sunday, May 6 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 21–28 1–2 Hampden Park 10,419 4 Saturday, May 12 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 23–17 2–2 Jahn-Sportpark 9,148 5 Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 34–25 3–2 Jahn-Sportpark 9,559 6 Saturday, May 26 5:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 35–55 3–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,661 7 Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 27–19 4–3 Jahn-Sportpark 8,917 8 Sunday, June 10 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 13–16 OT 4–4 Rheinstadion 30,701 9 Saturday, June 16 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 41–10 5–4 Jahn-Sportpark 10,478 10 Sunday, June 24 6:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 34–28 6–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,812 World Bowl IX 11 Saturday, June 30 6:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 24–17 7–4 Amsterdam ArenA 32,116 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 Barcelona Dragons background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Saturday, April 21 6:05 p.m. CEST Barcelona 7 7 7 0 Berlin 0 7 0 7 Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany 8,213 Walt Anderson World Bowl IX World Bowl IX background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; World Bowl IX: Berlin Thunder vs Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Saturday, June 30 6:00 p.m. CEST Berlin 4 6 0 14 Barcelona 3 6 8 0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 32,116 70 °F °C Terry McAulay FOX Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger http://www.nfl.com/europa/history/2001 The Mighty Quinn June 30, 2001 NFL.com National Football League January 1, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090823083730/http://www.nfl.com/europa/history/2001 August 23, 2009 Notes "n" References 30em Berlin Category:Berlin Thunder seasons