1995 Rhein Fire season explained
Team: | Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) |
Teamdisplay: | Rhein Fire |
Year: | 1995 |
Record: | 4–6 |
Division Place: | 5th |
Coach: | Galen Hall |
General Manager: | Oliver Luck |
Stadium: | Rheinstadion |
Playoffs: | did not qualify |
Previous: | none |
No Prevseason: | true |
Next: | 1996 |
Shortnavlink: | Rhein Fire |
The 1995 Rhein Fire season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
Offseason
World League draft
1995 Rhein Fire World League draft selectionsDraft order | Player name | Position | College |
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Round | Choice | Overall |
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1 | 1 | 1 | Shaumbe Wright-Fair | RB | Washington State |
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2 | 6 | 12 | Darrick Owens | WR | Mississippi |
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3 | 1 | 13 | Mark Mason | RB | Maryland |
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4 | 6 | 24 | Arthur Bussie | DE | Northeast Louisiana |
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5 | 1 | 25 | Mike Withycombe | T | Fresno State |
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6 | 6 | 36 | Greg Lane | CB | Notre Dame |
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7 | 1 | 37 | Vaughn Bryant | CB | Stanford |
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8 | 6 | 48 | Jason Atkinson | LB | Texas A&M |
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9 | 1 | 49 | Akili Calhoun | DT | Hawaii |
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10 | 6 | 60 | Terry Crews | LB | Western Michigan |
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11 | 1 | 61 | Mike Alexander | C | San Diego State |
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12 | 6 | 72 | Marquise Thomas | LB | Mississippi |
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13 | 1 | 73 | Rod Moore | WR | Utah State |
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14 | 6 | 84 | Matt Gay | S | Kansas |
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15 | 1 | 85 | Don Stowers | CB | New Mexico State |
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16 | 6 | 96 | Andy Kelly | QB | Tennessee |
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17 | 1 | 97 | Mack Travis | DT | California |
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18 | 6 | 108 | Leroy Smith | LB | Iowa |
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19 | 1 | 109 | Jose Munoz | T | Ball State |
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20 | 6 | 120 | Victor Brown | CB | Tennessee |
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21 | 1 | 121 | Mike Salmon | S | Southern California |
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22 | 6 | 132 | Deron Pointer | WR | Washington State |
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23 | 1 | 133 | Jay Hillman | RB | Boston University |
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24 | 6 | 144 | Willie Felton | TE | Bethune-Cookman |
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25 | 1 | 145 | Nick Ma'afala | DT | Hawaii |
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26 | 6 | 156 | Ronald Williams | RB | Clemson |
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27 | 1 | 157 | Tony Lenseigne | TE | Eastern Washington |
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28 | 6 | 168 | Brandon Houston | T | Oklahoma |
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29 | 1 | 169 | Anthony Fieldings | LB | Morningside |
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30 | 6 | 180 | Tony Rowell | C | Florida |
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31 | 1 | 181 | Charles Beauchamp | LB | Indiana |
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32 | 6 | 192 | Turhon O'Bannon | WR | New Mexico |
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33 | 1 | 193 | Don Chaney | TE | South Carolina |
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34 | 6 | 204 | Karl Nieberlein | T | Towson State |
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35 | 1 | 205 | Cisco Richard | RB | Northeast Louisiana |
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36 | 6 | 216 | Jerry Sharp | G | Syracuse |
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37 | 1 | 217 | Junior Tagoai | NT | Hawaii |
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38 | 6 | 228 | Kavin Crawford | DE | Louisiana Tech |
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39 | 1 | 229 | Mark Sturdivant | DE | Maryland |
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40 | 6 | 240 | Bill Durkin | G | Massachusetts |
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41 | 1 | 241 | Carey Broudy | S | Louisiana Tech |
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42 | 6 | 252 | Tre Everett | WR | Florida |
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43 | 1 | 253 | Donald Douglas | S | Houston |
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44 | 6 | 264 | Bob Tavernaro | CB | Pittsburg State |
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45 | 1 | 265 | Mike Collins | S | West Virginia |
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46 | 5 | 275 | Joey Veargis | LB | Central State (OH) | |
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[1] NFL allocations
[2] Personnel
Roster
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance |
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Final score | Team record |
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1 | Sunday, April 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 19–17 | 1–0 | Murrayfield Stadium | 10,346 |
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2 | Saturday, April 15 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 7–23 | 1–1 | Rheinstadion | 15,892 |
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3 | Saturday, April 22 | 5:30 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 30–32 | 1–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,900 |
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4 | Sunday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 21–20 | 2–2 | Rheinstadion | 19,181 |
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5 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–30 | 2–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,153 |
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6 | Saturday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 33–27 | 3–3 | Rheinstadion | 6,981 |
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7 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 41–28 | 4–3 | Waldstadion | 33,112 |
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8 | Monday, May 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 14–34 | 4–4 | White Hart Lane | 12,342 |
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9 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 21–31 | 4–5 | Rheinstadion | 12,323 |
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10 | Saturday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 25–37 | 4–6 | Rheinstadion | 7,961 | |
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[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Standings
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Game summaries
Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Notes and References
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 148–149 . 1995 Round by Round Draft.
- News: NFL allocations to WLAF . Associated Press . February 23, 1995 . . 27 . Darmstadt, Germany . July 6, 2012.
- News: Monarchs, Admirals nab wins . Associated Press . April 17, 1995 . European Stars and Stripes . 29 . Darmstadt, Germany . October 11, 2012.
- News: Los Dragons se enfrentan hoy al equipo cenicienta . Cubero . Cristina . April 22, 1995 . . 44 . Spanish . Barcelona, Spain . October 11, 2012.
- News: Dragons de foc . Cubero . Cristina . April 23, 1995 . El Mundo Deportivo . 42–43 . Spanish . Barcelona, Spain . October 11, 2012.
- Web site: Admirals 30, Rhein Fire 10 . Associated Press . May 6, 1995 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . February 9, 2013.
- News: Dragons: una de tres . Redacción . June 3, 1995 . El Mundo Deportivo . 53 . Spanish . Barcelona, Spain . October 11, 2012.
- News: 21–31: Los Dragons, a un triunfo de la final de la Liga Mundial . Servicio Especial . June 4, 1995 . El Mundo Deportivo . 59 . Spanish . Barcelona, Spain . October 11, 2012.
- Web site: Admirals 37, Rhein Fire 25 . Associated Press . June 10, 1995 . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press . February 9, 2013.
- Web site: 1995 WLAF Standings . The Football Database . July 6, 2012.