The 2007 Rhein Fire season was the 13th and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.
| 2007 Rhein Fire season | |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Rick Lantz |
| General Manager | Sammy Schmale |
| Home Field | LTU arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Place | 4th |
| Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2006 | — |
Offseason[]
Free Agent Draft[]
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | |||
| 1 | 4 | Troy Reddick | T | Auburn |
| 2 | 10 | Wally Dada | CB | Washington State |
| 3 | 15 | Jesse Boone | C | Utah |
| 4 | 22 | Aaron Harris | LB | Texas |
| 5 | 27 | Erik Jensen | TE | Iowa |
| 6 | 34 | DeJuan Skinner | T | West Texas A&M |
| 7 | 39 | Calvin Carlyle | S | Oregon State |
| 8 | 46 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State |
| 9 | 51 | Scott Farley | S | Williams |
| 10 | 58 | Earvin Johnson | TE | UNLV |
| 11 | 63 | Derrick Strong | DE | Illinois |
| 12 | 70 | Zach Ville | DE | Missouri |
| 13 | 75 | Brennan Schmidt | DT | Virginia |
| 14 | 82 | Jimmy Dixon | FB | Georgia Tech |
| 15 | 87 | Chris Hawkins | CB | Marshall |
| 16 | 94 | Taylor Schmidt | C | San Diego State |
| 17 | 99 | Steve Franklin | G | Syracuse |
| 18 | 106 | Michael Franklin | RB | San Diego State |
| 19 | 111 | Jeff Green | DE | Florida A&M |
| 20 | 118 | Quentin Swain | LB | Florida Atlantic |
| 21 | 123 | John Glass | T | Rutgers |
| 22 | 130 | Cal Murray | RB | Miami (Ohio) |
| 23 | 131 | Mike Andrews | LB | Youngstown State |
Personnel[]
Staff[]
| 2007 {{{team}}} staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster[]
| 2007 Rhein Fire roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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National Players
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Schedule[]
| Week | Date | Kickoff (CEST) | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 3–15 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 30,355 |
| 2 | Friday, April 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–10 | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,611 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 6–14 | 1–2 | LTU arena | 21,347 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 9–34 | 1–3 | AOL Arena | 19,347 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 27–24 | 2–3 | LTU arena | 27,349 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 17–20 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 22,154 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–23 | 2–5 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,789 |
| 8 | Sunday, June 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 41–38 | 3–5 | LTU arena | 20,355 |
| 9 | Friday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 24–17 | 4–5 | Olympic Stadium | 12,114 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 13–17 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 22,980 |
Standings[]
| NFL Europa | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |||
| Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | |||
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | |||
| Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | |||
| Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | |||
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | |||
| Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | |||
Honors[]
- Danny Baugher, All-NFL Europa League team selection
- Blake Costanzo, All-NFL Europa League team selection
- Jamar Enzor, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9)
- Carlos Hendricks, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8)
- Derek Rehage, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6)
- P.K. Sam, Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5)
References[]
- ↑ "2007 NFL Europa Free Agent Draft". NFLEurope.com. February 23, 2007. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070328033801/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10017350. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Bowl XV Media Guide.
- ↑ "2007 NFL Europa Standings". NFLEurope.com. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070627165836/www.nfleurope.com/standings. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ↑ "Honors handed out". NFLEurope.com. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070626020117/www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806. Retrieved January 19, 2011.