| Team: | Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) |
| Teamdisplay: | Rhein Fire |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Division Place: | 6th |
| Coach: | Galen Hall |
| General Manager: | Alexander Leibkind |
| Stadium: | Rheinstadion |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | 1995 |
| Next: | 1997 |
| Shortnavlink: | Rhein Fire |
The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
| 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 | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 21–27 | 0–1 | Rheinstadion | 32,092 | |
| 2 | Saturday, April 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 7–17 | 0–2 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,492 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 27 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 20–27 | 0–3 | Rheinstadion | 16,104 | |
| 4 | Saturday, May 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 15–14 | 1–3 | Rheinstadion | 11,395 | |
| 5 | Sunday, May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 19–21 | 1–4 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 15,742 | |
| 6 | Sunday, May 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 19–24 | 1–5 | Murrayfield Stadium | 12,419 | |
| 7 | Saturday, May 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 16–12 | 2–5 | Rheinstadion | 13,173 | |
| 8 | Saturday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 31–8 | 3–5 | Waldstadion | 38,798 | |
| 9 | Sunday, June 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 14–24 | 3–6 | Rheinstadion | 20,103 | |
| 10 | Sunday, June 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | L 14–17 | 3–7 | Stamford Bridge | 11,125 | |
| Rhein | Opponents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total first downs | 180 | 170 | |
| Rushing | 57 | 48 | |
| Passing | 101 | 103 | |
| Penalty | 22 | 19 | |
| Third down: made / attempts | 49 / 127 | 42 / 124 | |
| Third down percentage | 38.6 | 33.9 | |
| Fourth down: made / attempts | 7 / 12 | 5 / 8 | |
| Fourth down percentage | 58.3 | 62.5 | |
| Possession average | 29:57 | 30:03 | |
| Total net yards | 2,708 | 2,958 | |
| Average per game | 270.8 | 295.8 | |
| Total plays | 600 | 573 | |
| Average per play | 4.5 | 5.2 | |
| Net yards rushing | 954 | 720 | |
| Average per game | 95.4 | 72.0 | |
| Total rushes | 225 | 218 | |
| Net yards passing | 1,754 | 2,238 | |
| Average per game | 175.4 | 223.8 | |
| Sacked / yards lost | 19 / 134 | 19 / 132 | |
| Gross yards | 1,888 | 2,370 | |
| Attempts / completions | 356 / 205 | 336 / 201 | |
| Completion percentage | 57.6 | 59.8 | |
| Had intercepted | 12 | 11 | |
| Punts / average | 41 / 42.3 | 47 / 40.1 | |
| Net punting average | 37.9 | 34.1 | |
| Penalties / yards | 61 / 448 | 83 / 648 | |
| Fumbles / ball lost | 17 / 9 | 15 / 8 | |
| Touchdowns | 22 | 22 | |
| Rushing | 6 | 6 | |
| Passing | 13 | 14 | |
| Returns | 3 | 2 |
| Score by periods | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 43 | 30 | 24 | 79 | 0 | 176 | |
| Opponents | 56 | 46 | 23 | 66 | 0 | 191 |