1999 Rhein Fire season

1999 Rhein Fire season
1999 Rhein Fire season
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
Head coach	Galen Hall
Home field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	3rd
Playoff finish	did not qualify
	← 1998; Rhein Fire; 2000 →;

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 edit

Free agent draft edit

1999 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Pick	Player name	Position	College
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 edit

Staff edit

**1999 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 – Jeff Reinebold Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Sammy Cribb

Roster edit

**1999 Rhein Fire roster**

	Quarterbacks 14 Jim Arellanes 18 Mike Cherry Running backs 30 Kenny Bynum 43 Derrick Clark Wide receivers 86 Dialleo Burks 84 Kez McCorvey 80 Larry Ryans 87 Jason Tucker Tight ends 89 Andy Haase 89 Lamont Hall 88 Anthony McKinney		Offensive linemen 65 Jeremy Akers T 66 Chad Bates G/C 67 Chris Brymer G 73 Mike Halapin G 61 Jonathan Himebauch C 78 Scott Whittaker T 79 Clay Williams T Defensive linemen 90 Reggie Lowe DE 97 Hardy Mitchell DT/DE 91 Carl Powell DE 75 Walter Scott DT 93 Mike Sutton DE 99 Tyrone Williams DT		Linebackers 53 Jaime Baisley MLB/OLB 55 Ben Hanks OLB 56 Richard Hogans OLB 51 Michael Lowery OLB 59 Robert Thomas MLB Defensive backs 29 Terry Billups CB 28 Cedric Donaldson CB 44 Charles Emanuel S 33 Nick Ferguson S 20 Kenny Harris S 45 Vance Joseph S 24 Dell McGee CB 25 David Terrell CB 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 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	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

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Standings edit

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	7	3	0	.700	263	246	4–1	3–2	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	239	223	3–2	3–2	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	286	149	3–2	3–2	W3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	236	243	3–2	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	270	298	2–3	2–3	L4
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	173	308	2–3	1–4	L3

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Game summaries edit

Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals edit

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 1
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 23,883
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Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals edit

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 22
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 14,056
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Notes edit

^ All times local to where the game was played.

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Rhein 30, Amsterdam 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 1, 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Rhein 36, Amsterdam 25". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
^ "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 20, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

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

[CNNSI_05/01-2] "Rhein 30, Amsterdam 20". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 1, 1999. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

[CNNSI_05/22-3] "Rhein 36, Amsterdam 25". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. May 22, 1999. Retrieved May 22, 2013.

[4] "Final NFL Europe Standings". CNNSI.com. Time Warner. June 20, 1999. Retrieved June 20, 2013.

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