2004 Rhein Fire season

The 2004 Rhein Fire season was the tenth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.

2004 Rhein Fire season
Head Coach	Pete Kuharchek
General Manager	Alexander Leibkind
Home Field	Arena AufSchalke
Results
Record	3–7
Place	5th
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2003	2005

Offseason

Free Agent Draft

2004 Rhein Fire NFLEL Free Agent Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	5	Randy Garner	DE	Arkansas
2	11	Maugaula Tuitele	LB	Colorado State
3	14	Daniel Wilcox	TE	Appalachian State
4	23	Earthwind Moreland	CB	Georgia Southern
5	26	Trey Freeman	DT	Stanford
6	35	Charles Burton	LB	Syracuse
7	38	Abdual Howard	S	Florida State
8	47	Reggie Poole	G	Jacksonville State
9	50	T.J. Watkins	T	Clemson
10	59	Corey Chamblin	CB	Tennessee Tech
11	62	Ryan Brewer	RB	South Carolina
12	71	Jon Clanton	DT	Nebraska
13	74	Melvin Paige	T	South Carolina

Personnel

Staff

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	Front office General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach – Pete Kuharchek Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich Running Backs – Kevin O’Neal Wide Receivers – Jeff Ogden			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Adrian White Defensive Line – Ken Clarke National Coach/Linebackers – Jörn Maier Defensive Assistant – James Harrell Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Juney Barnett

Roster

2004 Rhein Fire roster
	Quarterbacks 13 Bret Engemann  7 Chad Hutchinson 12 Greg Zolman Running Backs 28 Jeremy Allen 21 Ryan Brewer 36 Henri Childs 26 Joffrey Reynolds 24 Walter Williams Wide Receivers 83 Shockmain Davis 86 Adam Herzing 85 Nate Jackson 84 Jon Olinger 80 Willie Quinnie 81 Wilson Thomas Tight Ends 47 Dwayne Blakley 45 Daniel Wilcox		Offensive Linemen 70 Kevin Breedlove G 79 Pita Elisara G/T 66 Steven Grace C 75 Chuck Klabo T 64 Sean O’Connor G 73 Melvin Paige T 71 Chris Smith T 77 Chris Ziemann T Defensive Linemen 96 Chris Demaree DE 97 Randy Garner DE 99 Sean Guthrie DE 91 Cedric Killings DT 92 David Nugent DT 95 David Thompson DT		Linebackers 58 Wes Bautovich OLB 51 Charles Burton OLB 53 James Harrison OLB 50 Curtis Randall OLB 52 Terrence Robinson MLB 55 Maugaula Tuitele MLB Defensive Backs 23 Corey Chamblin CB 25 Charles Drake S 20 Rober’ Freeman CB 41 Abdual Howard S 37 Tony Lukins CB 38 Earthwind Moreland CB 35 Horace Willis CB Special Teams 16 Brooks Barnard P  1 Mike Shafer K		National Players 56 Richard Adjei LB  8 Ingo Anderbrügge K 74 Peter Heyer G 60 Michael Jonsson G 98 Olaf Lang DL  9 Chris Liess WR 22 Laurent Marceline RB 94 Thomas Reiser DL 44 Yoan Schnee TE 40 Richard Yancy S Rookies in italics

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Berlin Thunder	9	1	0	.900	289	195
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	212	192
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	173	191
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	191	201
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	161	178
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	128	197

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions

Rhein Fire 26, Cologne Centurions 25 1 2 3 4 Total Cologne 10 6 3 6 25 Rhein 14 3 7 2 26 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Date: Sunday, April 4 Game time: 4:08 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 22,736 Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 2: vs Scottish Claymores

Rhein Fire 31, Scottish Claymores 3 1 2 3 4 Total Scotland 3 0 0 0 3 Rhein 0 10 14 7 31 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Date: Saturday, April 10 Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 17,176 Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 28, Rhein Fire 10 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 7 3 0 0 10 Frankfurt 7 14 7 0 28 at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany Date: Saturday, April 17 Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 27,213 Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder

Berlin Thunder 14, Rhein Fire 10 1 2 3 4 Total Berlin 0 0 0 14 14 Rhein 7 3 0 0 10 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Date: Saturday, April 24 Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 20,242 Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 5: at Scottish Claymores

Scottish Claymores 13, Rhein Fire 12 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 3 0 6 3 12 Scotland 7 0 0 6 13 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Date: Sunday, May 2 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 9,165 Referee: John Parry

Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Rhein Fire 20, Amsterdam Admirals 13 1 2 3 4 Total Amsterdam 0 3 7 3 13 Rhein 14 0 3 3 20 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Date: Sunday, May 9 Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 18,790 Referee: John Parry

Week 7: at Berlin Thunder

Berlin Thunder 33, Rhein Fire 20 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 0 0 7 13 20 Berlin 3 14 7 9 33 at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany Date: Sunday, May 16 Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 15,429 Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 8: at Cologne Centurions

Cologne Centurions 7, Rhein Fire 6 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 0 6 0 0 6 Cologne 0 0 7 0 7 at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany Date: Sunday, May 23 Game time: 4:07 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 20,354 Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Frankfurt Galaxy 20, Rhein Fire 14 (OT) 1 2 3 4 Total Frankfurt 0 7 0 7 20 Rhein 7 0 7 0 14 at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Date: Saturday, May 29 Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 26,417 Referee: Walt Coleman

Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

Amsterdam Admirals 22, Rhein Fire 12 1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 0 6 6 0 12 Amsterdam 7 0 8 7 22 at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands Date: Sunday, June 6 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST Game attendance: 15,874 Referee: Walt Anderson