1998 Rhein Fire season

1998 Rhein Fire season
1998 Rhein Fire season
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
Head coach	Galen Hall
Home field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	World Bowl '98 champion
	← 1997; Rhein Fire; 1999 →;

The 1998 Rhein Fire season was the fourth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fourth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. Rhein won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 34–10 in World Bowl '98.

Personnel edit

Staff edit

**1998 Rhein Fire staff**

	Front office General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall 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 – Steve Carson

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Roster edit

**1998 Rhein Fire roster**

	Quarterbacks 14 Jim Arellanes 11 Mike Quinn Running backs 43 Derrick Clark 26 Jon Vaughn Wide receivers 86 Dialleo Burks 87 Kevin Lee 88 Marcus Robinson 80 Larry Ryans Tight ends 89 Harold Bishop 81 Hayward Clay		Offensive linemen 66 Chad Bates G 78 Ron Florine T 55 Bob Kronenberg G 60 Garin Patrick C 64 Leslie Ratliffe T 73 Derek West T 61 Randy Wheeler G Defensive linemen 93 Duane Ashman DT 51 Mike Croel DE 75 Ed Philion DT 92 Shatony Sargent DE 74 Walter Scott DT		Linebackers 53 Jamie Baisley OLB 58 Vince Bradford OLB 54 Mark Brook MLB 57 Kevin Jefferson MLB 52 Wardell Rouse OLB Defensive backs 36 Robert Davis S 23 Tim Denton CB 46 Joe Gordon CB 35 Richard Jones CB 27 Kerry Joseph S 30 Chris Shelling S Special teams 13 Nate Cochran P 2 Danny Kight K		National players 10 Manfred Burgsmüller K 50 Anthony Doghmi LB 98 Ole Meine DE 8 Babak Movassaghi WR 21 Tamon Nakamura RB Rookies in italics

Schedule edit

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 4	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 16–13	1–0	Rheinstadion	22,102
2	Saturday, April 11	7:00 p.m.	at England Monarchs	W 31–7	2–0	Ashton Gate Stadium	5,523
3	Sunday, April 19	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 20–10	3–0	Murrayfield Stadium	8,452
4	Saturday, April 25	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 13–9	4–0	Rheinstadion	22,249
5	Saturday, May 2	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 31–14	5–0	Waldstadion	41,123
6	Saturday, May 9	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 17–10	6–0	Rheinstadion	20,480
7	Saturday, May 16	7:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 24–31	6–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	7,900
8	Saturday, May 23	7:00 p.m.	England Monarchs	W 12–7	7–1	Rheinstadion	21,288
9	Saturday, May 30	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 17–21	7–2	Amsterdam ArenA	17,588
10	Saturday, June 6	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–20 ^OT	7–3	Rheinstadion	41,212
World Bowl '98
11	Sunday, June 14	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 34–10	8–3	Waldstadion	47,846

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Standings edit

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	177	163	3–2	4–1	W4
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	198	142	4–1	3–2	L2
Amsterdam Admirals	7	3	0	.700	205	174	4–1	3–2	W3
Barcelona Dragons	4	6	0	.400	185	200	3–2	1–4	L3
England Monarchs	3	7	0	.300	158	205	2–3	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	153	192	2–3	0–5	L3

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Game summaries edit

Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals edit

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	10	0	0	13
Rhein	0	7	6	3	16

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 4
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 22,102

Week 2: at England Monarchs edit

Week Two: Rhein Fire at England Monarchs – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	10	14	7	0	31
England	0	7	0	0	7

at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, United Kingdom

Date: Saturday, April 11
Game time: 7:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 5,523

Week 3: at Scottish Claymores edit

Week Three: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	17	0	3	20
Scotland	0	7	0	3	10

Date: Sunday, April 19
Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
Game attendance: 8,249

Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy edit

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	7	14	7	31
Frankfurt	0	0	0	14	14

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, May 2
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 41,123
Referee: Tony Corrente
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Game information

First quarter

Rhein – 28-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 6:06.

Second quarter

Rhein – Marcus Robinson 58-yard touchdown reception from Mike Quinn, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:45.

Third quarter

Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 6:08.
Rhein – Derrick Clark 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 0:46.

Fourth quarter

Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 7-yard touchdown reception from Damon Huard, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 9:30.
Rhein – Derrick Clark 3-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 4:59.
Frankfurt – Mario Bailey 22-yard touchdown reception from Chris Dittoe, Ralf Kleinmann kick good, 0:02.

Week 7: at Barcelona Dragons edit

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	3	7	14	24
Barcelona	7	14	0	10	31

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, May 16
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST

Notes edit

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References edit

^ The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book.
^ "World League of American Football – WLAF History: 1998". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ ^a ^b "Fire 31, Galaxy 14". European Stars and Stripes. Darmstadt, Germany. May 4, 1998. p. 26. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^ The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book.

[2] All times local to where the game was played.

[1998_NFLE_Fact_Book-1] The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book.

[3] "World League of American Football – WLAF History: 1998". Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[ESS_05/04-4] "Fire 31, Galaxy 14". European Stars and Stripes. Darmstadt, Germany. May 4, 1998. p. 26. Retrieved June 16, 2012.

[5] The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book.

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