1996 Rhein Fire season

The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football.

1996 Rhein Fire season
Head Coach	Galen Hall
General Manager	Alexander Leibkind
Home Field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	3–7
Place	6th
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

Offseason

World League Draft

1996 Rhein Fire World League Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	2	Sylvester Stanley	DT	Michigan
2	8	Sebastian Savage	DB	North Carolina State
3	17	Terry Richardson	RB	Syracuse
4	20	Tommie Stowers	TE	Missouri
5	29	Steve Hoyem	T	Stanford
6	32	Percy Snow	LB	Michigan State
7	41	Stacy Evans	DE	South Carolina
8	44	Kevin Knox	WR	Florida State
9	53	Willie Gaston	DB	Alabama
10	56	Jerone Davison	RB	Arizona State
11	65	James Roberson	DE	Florida State
12	68	Ricky Andrews	LB	Washington
12	74	James Wilson	DE	Tennessee
13	79	Jason Carthen	LB	Ohio
14	82	Larry Kennedy	DB	Florida
15	91	Myron Glass	DB	Northern Iowa
16	94	Ontiwaun Carter	RB	Arizona
17	103	Leo Araguz	P	Stephen F. Austin
18	106	Jamal Cox	LB	Georgia Tech
19	115	Riddick Parker	DT	North Carolina
20	118	Eric Green	WR	Benedictine College
21	125	Brad Parpan	QB	Villanova
22	128	Tuli Mateialona	LB	New Mexico
23	135	Larry Davis	DT	UTEP

Personnel

Staff

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	Front office General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Pete Levine Wide Receivers – Wes Chandler Offensive Line – Dean Unruh			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Steve Carson

Roster

1996 Rhein Fire roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Terry Dean  7 Andy Kelly  5 Brad Parpan Running Backs 24 Ontiwaun Carter 43 Derrick Clark 33 Jerone Davison 32 Terry Richardson Wide Receivers 83 Tommie Boyd 81 Kevin Knox 84 Manley Woods Tight Ends 82 Byron Chamberlain 89 Tommie Stowers		Offensive Linemen 60 Mike Alexander C 76 Steve Hoyem Defensive Linemen -- Dunstan Anderson DE 78 Stacy Evans DE 96 Riddick Parker DT 72 James Roberson DE -- Lance Teichelman DT 74 James Wilson DE		Linebackers 91 Ricky Andrews 59 Jason Carthen 48 Jamal Cox 50 Anthony Fieldings 95 Percy Snow Defensive Backs 39 Donald Douglas 27 Jamal Ellis 40 Matt Gay S 28 Myron Glass 22 Larry Kennedy CB 42 Mike Salmon S 20 Sebastian Savage CB Special Teams  2 Leo Araguz K/P		National Players 58 Claus Biedermann LB 10 Manfred Burgsmüller K 23 Markus Finke RB 75 Peter Gross-Pass DL 56 Shigemasa Ito LB 94 Takahiro Ikenoue LB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 13	7:00 p.m. CET	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 21–27	0–1	Rheinstadion	32,092
2	Saturday, April 20	6:30 p.m. CET	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 7–17	0–2	Olympisch Stadion	8,492
3	Saturday, April 27	7:00 p.m. CET	London Monarchs	L 20–27	0–3	Rheinstadion	16,104
4	Saturday, May 4	7:00 p.m. CET	Scottish Claymores	W 15–14	1–3	Rheinstadion	11,395
5	Sunday, May 12	6:00 p.m. CET	at Barcelona Dragons	L 19–21	1–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	15,742
6	Sunday, May 19	3:00 p.m. BST	at Scottish Claymores	L 19–24	1–5	Murrayfield Stadium	12,419
7	Saturday, May 25	7:00 p.m. CET	Barcelona Dragons	W 16–12	2–5	Rheinstadion	13,173
8	Saturday, June 1	7:00 p.m. CET	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 31–8	3–5	Waldstadion	38,798
9	Sunday, June 9	3:00 p.m. CET	Amsterdam Admirals	L 14–24	3–6	Rheinstadion	20,103
10	Sunday, June 16	3:00 p.m. BST	at London Monarchs	L 14–17	3–7	Stamford Bridge	11,125

Standings

World League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Scottish Claymores	7	3	0	.700	233	190	5–0	2–3	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	221	220	3–2	3–2	W2
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	250	210	4–1	1–4	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	192	230	4–1	1–4	W1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	161	192	3–2	1–4	W1
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	176	191	2–3	1–4	L2