2003 Rhein Fire season

NFL Europe team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 2003 6–4 2nd Pete Kuharchek Alexander Leibkind Arena AufSchalke Lost World Bowl XI 2002 2004 Rhein Fire The 2003 Rhein Fire season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his third year, and played its home games at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XI, Rhein lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy 35–16. Offseason Free agent draft + 2003 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 Derrick Ham DE Miami 2 11 Dwayne Ledford G East Carolina 3 14 Gillis Wilson DE Southern 4 23 Shad Criss CB Missouri 5 26 Lew Thomas RB Vanderbilt 6 35 Andre Arnold LB Grambling State 7 38 Todd DeLamielleure LB Hofstra 8 47 Jonathan Burrough TE New Mexico 9 50 Kwazi Leverette WR Syracuse 10 59 Greg Brown S Texas 11 62 Corey Callens DE Oklahoma 12 71 Jamel Smith LB Virginia Tech 13 74 Jeff McCurley C Pittsburgh 14 83 Ataveus Cash WR Hampton 15 86 Lawrence Story WR Jackson State 16 95 Frank Moreau RB Louisville 17 98 Kendall Newson WR Middle Tennessee 18 107 Shane O’Neill S Southern Methodist 19 110 Mike Watkins QB Louisville 20 118 Bob Dzvonick DT Buffalo http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2003/02052003_brown.html Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft NFL Europe League February 5, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030219040200/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2003/02052003_brown.html February 19, 2003 October 6, 2012 Personnel Staff 2003 Rhein Fire #6E273D white black General manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coach/defensive coordinator – Pete Kuharchek Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Mike Jones Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich Running backs – Barry Foster Offensive line – Whitey Jordan Defensive line/special teams – Ed O'Neil National coach/linebackers – Jörn Maier Defensive backs – Adrian White Strength and conditioning – Brian Ferguson Roster 2003 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black 14 Chris Greisen 12 Nick Rolovich no 11 Mike Watkins 23 Autry Denson 32 Frank Moreau 44 Matt Stanley American football 81 Charlie Adams American football 89 LaVell Boyd no 84 Ataveus Cash (IR) 7px no 80 Todd Elstrom no 88 Emmett Johnson (IR) 7px no 83 Shawn Mills 87 Kendall Newson no 82 Royd Williams 47 Dwayne Blakley 45 Chad Mustard 84 Ryan Prince 65 Luke Butkus C no 73 Pat Crummey G 61 Jim Jones offensive guard G no 75 Dustin Keith C 76 Dwayne Ledford T no 62 Scot Osborne T no 70 Joey Slaten T no 91 Andre Arnold DE no 92 Corey Callens DE 71 Derrick Ham DE no 98 Brad Harris DT no 95 Josh McKibben DT no 64 David Viger DT no 96 Jesse Warren DE 97 Gillis Wilson DE no 51 Charles Burton OLB no 55 Todd DeLamielleure MLB (IR) 7px no 56 Terrance Dukes MLB no 52 Jason Johnson MLB 58 Dane Krager OLB 53 Courtney Ledyard MLB (IR) 7px no 57 Jamel Smith OLB no 25 Adesola Badon CB no 24 Greg Brown FS no 30 Teddy Gaines CB no 41 Abdual Howard SS no 20 Lemual Ligon FS no 37 Tony Lukins CB no 39 Tierre Sams CB 13 Todd France K  6 Jay Taylor placekicker P  8 GER 12px Ingo Anderbrügge y K no 50 GER 12px Anthony Doghmi OLB (IR) 7px no 74 GER 12px Peter Heyer G no 72 GER 12px Bastian Lano DT no  9 GER 12px Christopher Liess WR no 21 NGA 12px Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB no 99 SWE 12px Dan Petersson DT no 60 GER 12px Patrick Venzke T no 35 GER 12px Richard Yancy SS http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/news/2003/rheinros/ 2003 Rhein Fire roster SI.com June 13, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030804032505/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/news/2003/rheinros/ August 4, 2003 October 6, 2012 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 5 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 15–17 0–1 Arena AufSchalke 28,206 2 Sunday, April 13 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 21–10 1–1 Olympic Stadium 16,312 3 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 34–17 2–1 Arena AufSchalke 43,985 4 Saturday, April 26 5:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 3–11 2–2 Mini Estadi 6,182 5 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 14–7 3–2 Arena AufSchalke 42,324 6 Saturday, May 10 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 34–27 4–2 Amsterdam ArenA 11,672 7 Sunday, May 18 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 0–33 4–3 Hampden Park 8,279 8 Sunday, May 25 4:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 28–21 5–3 Arena AufSchalke 27,895 9 Sunday, June 1 4:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 7–38 5–4 Waldstadion 25,539 10 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 33–7 6–4 Arena AufSchalke 28,678 Standings http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/standings/2003/nflestan/ NFL Europe standings SI.com June 8, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20030804034114/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/standings/2003/nflestan/ August 4, 2003 October 6, 2012 Game summaries World Bowl XI World Bowl XI background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; World Bowl XI: Rhein Fire vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 14 5:06 p.m. BST Rhein 3 6 0 7 Frankfurt 11 14 7 3 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 28,138 76 °F °C, sunny with clear skies Pete Morelli FOX Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger Notes "n" References 30em Rhein Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein