2004 Berlin Thunder season

NFL Europe team season Berlin Thunder (NFL Europe) Berlin Thunder 2004 9–1 1st Rick Lantz Michael Lang Olympic Stadium World Bowl XII champion 2003 2005 Berlin Thunder The 2004 Berlin Thunder season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his first year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of nine wins and one loss. In World Bowl XII, Berlin defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 30–24. The victory marked the franchise's third World Bowl championship. Offseason Free agent draft + 2004 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 1 James Thornton CB Morris Brown 2 7 T. J. Bingham DE Ouichita Baptist 3 18 Yubrenal Isabelle LB Virginia 4 19 Troy Andrew G Duke 5 30 DeShaun Hill S USC 6 31 DeVonte Peterson DT Catawba 7 42 Dwayne Pierce G LSU 9 43 Mike Malan FB Brown 9 54 Oliver Celestin S Texas Southern 10 55 Keith Heyward-Johnson CB Oregon State 11 66 Jeff Grzeskowiak T Akron 12 67 Michael Jennings WR Florida State Thornton first selection in Free Agent Draft http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3000873 February 8, 2004 NFL Europe League February 8, 2013 Personnel Staff 2004 Berlin Thunder #B3995D white black General manager – Michael Lang Head coach – Rick Lantz Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Don Eck Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Steve Logan Running backs – Amp Lee Offensive line/tight ends – Reggie McElroy Defensive coordinator – Jim Tomsula National coach/linebackers/special teams – Shuan Fatah Defensive backs – Rick Smith Defensive assistant – D'Marco Farr Strength and conditioning – Martin Streight Roster 2004 Berlin Thunder final #B3995D white black  7 Rohan Davey 14 Marc Dunn 12 David Rivers quarterback 33 Ray Jackson American football (IR) 7px 25 Eric McCoo 40 Ed Stansbury no 86 Bosley Allen 87 Richard Alston gridiron football 82 Aaron Boone American football 83 Chas Gessner 80 LaShaun Ward 88 Bryan Fletcher American football no 85 Mike Pinkard 65 Troy Andrew G 69 Ben Claxton C 79 Dante Ellington T no 70 Jason Jowers T 75 Dave Kadela T no 76 Dion Meredith T (IR) 7px no 77 Jamil Soriano G no 99 T. J. Bingham DE no 97 LaWaylon Brown DT 93 Israel Idonije DE/DT no 95 DeVonte Peterson DT 94 Tank Reese DT 96 Montique Sharpe DT 98 Corey Smith American football DE no 54 Kevin DeRonde OLB 53 Lawrence Flugence OLB no 56 Brenden Givan MLB no 57 Jason Kazar OLB 28 Oliver Celestin SS/FS 27 Keith Davis safety FS no 36 Scott Farley SS no 22 Willie Ford CB 21 Jermaine Mays CB no 24 Darrell Rideaux CB no 26 James Thornton CB  2 Hayden Epstein P  5 Jonathan Ruffin K no 89 FIN 12px Klaus Alinen y TE 62 MEX 12px Rolando Cantú y G no 90 GER 12px Dennis Engelbrecht DT 43 FRA 12px Philippe Gardent rugby league OLB no 84 GER 12px Jörg Heckenbach WR no 35 FRA 12px Patrice Kancel RB 92 GER 12px Christian Mohr y DE no 10 DEN 12px Heinz Quast K no 46 SWI 12px Astor Schneider MLB Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 20–14 1–0 Olympic Stadium 14,257 2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 28–17 2–0 Amsterdam ArenA 10,763 3 Sunday, April 18 4:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 35–31 3–0 Olympic Stadium 12,036 4 Saturday, April 24 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 14–10 4–0 Arena AufSchalke 20,242 5 Sunday, May 2 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 33–29 5–0 Olympic Stadium 12,909 6 Saturday, May 8 7:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 27–28 5–1 RheinEnergieStadion 10,164 7 Sunday, May 16 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 33–20 6–1 Olympic Stadium 15,429 8 Saturday, May 22 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–27 7–1 Waldstadion 30,812 9 Saturday, May 29 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 27–19 8–1 Hampden Park 9,153 10 Sunday, June 6 4:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 41–0 9–1 Olympic Stadium 19,175 World Bowl XII 11 Saturday, June 12 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 30–24 10–1 Arena AufSchalke 35,413 Champs kick off 12th season http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3016194 NFL Europe League March 29, 2004 March 29, 2013 NFLEL season rolls on as Week 1 winners face teams looking for first victory of new campaign http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3019617 NFL Europe League April 7, 2004 April 7, 2013 Unbeaten rivals clash in Week 3 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3022288 NFL Europe League April 13, 2004 April 13, 2013 Thunder and Galaxy look to break free from pack http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3024827 NFL Europe League April 20, 2004 April 20, 2013 Undefeated Thunder on top as season approaches halfway point http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3027673 NFL Europe League April 27, 2004 April 27, 2013 Galaxy, Thunder clear of chasing pack as season's second half kicks off http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3030480 NFL Europe League May 4, 2004 May 4, 2013 Thunder one victory away from World Bowl berth http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3033324 NFL Europe League May 11, 2004 May 11, 2013 Thunder clinches World Bowl berth http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3036160 NFL Europe League May 18, 2004 May 18, 2013 Galaxy reaches World Bowl for sixth time http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3039204 NFL Europe League May 25, 2004 May 25, 2013 World Bowl foes meet in regular season finale http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3042164 NFL Europe League June 1, 2004 June 1, 2013 Thunder, Galaxy bid to make NFLE history on 'Night of the Last Fight' http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3044728 NFL Europe League June 7, 2004 June 7, 2013 Standings http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2004 2004 NFLE Standings The Football Database February 8, 2013 Game summaries Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Scottish Claymores at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. CEST Scotland 0 7 0 7 Berlin 0 10 7 3 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 14,257 Gerald Austin Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 10 7:07 p.m. CEST Berlin 0 7 14 7 Amsterdam 0 10 0 7 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 10,763 Carl Cheffers Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, April 18 4:06 p.m. CEST Cologne 7 14 3 7 Berlin 21 7 7 0 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 12,036 Bill Vinovich Week 4: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 24 7:04 p.m. CEST Berlin 0 0 0 14 Rhein 7 3 0 0 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 20,242 Gene Steratore Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, May 2 4:06 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 7 7 15 Berlin 0 12 7 14 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 12,909 Ed Hochuli Week 6: at Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, May 8 7:04 p.m. CEST Berlin 7 7 0 13 Cologne 14 0 7 7 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 10,164 John Parry Week 7: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, May 16 4:06 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 0 7 13 Berlin 3 14 7 9 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 15,429 Carl Cheffers Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 22 7:08 p.m. CEST Berlin 10 7 7 7 Frankfurt 0 20 7 0 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 30,812 Gerald Austin Week 9: at Scottish Claymores background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Scottish Claymores – Game summary Saturday, May 29 2:05 p.m. BST Berlin 0 6 7 14 Scotland 10 3 3 3 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland 9,153 Walt Anderson Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, June 6 4:15 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 0 0 0 Berlin 3 17 7 14 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 19,175 Bill Vinovich World Bowl XII World Bowl XII background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; World Bowl XII: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary Saturday, June 12 6:06 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 3 7 0 14 Berlin 7 3 13 7 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 35,413 60 °F (15.6 °C), roof closed Bill Vinovich FOX Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger Notes "n" References 30em Berlin Category:Berlin Thunder seasons