1999 Rhein Fire season
The 1999 Rhein Fire season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fifth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf , Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft
1999 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Pick
1
6
Kez McCorvey
WR
Florida State
2
12
Jonathan Himebauch
C
Southern California
3
13
Anthony McKinney
WR
Connecticut
4
24
Mike Lowery
LB
Mississippi
5
25
Carl Powell
DE
Louisville
6
36
Dell McGee
CB
Auburn
7
37
Jeremy Akers
T
Notre Dame
8
48
Ben Hanks
LB
Florida
9
49
Walter Scott
DT
East Carolina
10
60
Marvin Bagley
WR
North Carolina A&T
11
61
Chris Sanders
WR
Texas A&M
12
72
Hardy Mitchell
DT
Buffalo
13
73
Marcus Williams
P
Arizona State
14
84
Andy Russ
P
Mississippi State
16
96
Jeff Miller
T
Mississippi
17
97
David Terrell
CB
Texas-El Paso
18
108
Lamar Lyons
S
Washington
19
109
Kevin Huntley
WR
Wisconsin
20
117
Jeff Sauve
K
Clemson
21
118
Leonard Green
RB
Southern California
22
121
Dialleo Burks
WR
Eastern Kentucky
23
122
Chad Bates
G
Florida State
24
123
Rodrick Johnson
RB
UNLV
25
124
Louis Adams
LB
Oklahoma State
Personnel
Staff
1999 Rhein Fire staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Ken Karcher
Wide receivers – Mike Jones
Offensive line – Whitey Jordan
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Pete Kuharchek
National Coach/defensive line – Walter Rohlfing
Defensive backs/special teams – Jeff Reinebold
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Sammy Cribb
Roster
1999 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
2 Jeff Sauve K
9 Marcus Williams P
National players
10 Manfred Burgsmüller K
50 Anthony Doghmi OLB
1 Marc Ellgering WR
95 Ole Meine DE
8 Babek Movassaghi WR
21 Tamon Nakamura RB
40 Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB
12 Jan Seiff QB
52 Mathias Ude OLB
96 Jens Überschär DT
Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff [n 1]
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
Sunday, April 18
3:00 p.m.
at Scottish Claymores
L 20–21
0–1
Murrayfield Stadium
9,086
2
Sunday, April 25
4:00 p.m.
Barcelona Dragons
L 10–19
0–2
Rheinstadion
25,281
3
Saturday, May 1
7:00 p.m.
Amsterdam Admirals
W 30–20
1–2
Rheinstadion
23,883
4
Saturday, May 8
7:00 p.m.
at Frankfurt Galaxy
L 7–13
1–3
Waldstadion
39,485
5
Saturday, May 15
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Claymores
W 37–6
2–3
Rheinstadion
22,171
6
Saturday, May 22
7:00 p.m.
at Amsterdam Admirals
W 36–25
3–3
Amsterdam ArenA
14,056
7
Saturday, May 29
7:00 p.m.
Frankfurt Galaxy
L 20–21
3–4
Rheinstadion
40,143
8
Saturday, June 5
7:00 p.m.
at Berlin Thunder
W 29–0
4–4
Jahn-Sportpark
10,683
9
Saturday, June 12
8:00 p.m.
at Barcelona Dragons
W 59–14
5–4
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
10,155
10
Saturday, June 19
7:00 p.m.
Berlin Thunder
W 38–10
6–4
Rheinstadion
31,350
[1]
[2]
Standings
[3]
Game summaries
Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Amsterdam
0
0
7 13 20
Rhein
14
3
10 3 30
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Date : Saturday, May 1Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 23,883[1]
Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Six: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rhein
16
10
10 0 36
Amsterdam
3
13
0 9 25
at Amsterdam ArenA , Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date : Saturday, May 22Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 14,056[2]
Notes
^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
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