| Team: | Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) |
| Teamdisplay: | Rhein Fire |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Division Place: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Pete Kuharchek |
| General Manager: | Alexander Leibkind |
| Stadium: | Rheinstadion |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | 2000 |
| Next: | 2002 |
| Shortnavlink: | Rhein Fire |
The 2001 Rhein Fire season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his first year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | ||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | Terrell Jurineack | DE | Missouri | |
| 2 | 6 | 12 | Shane Cook | T | Colorado | |
| 3 | 1 | 13 | Keith Short | C | Virginia Tech | |
| 4 | 6 | 24 | James Roscoe | DE | Clark Atlanta | |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | Antoine McNutt | G | Tennessee State | |
| 6 | 6 | 36 | Otis Grant | DE | Houston | |
| 7 | 1 | 37 | Ronnie Nicks | LB | Notre Dame | |
| 8 | 6 | 48 | Corey Bailey | G | Fordham | |
| 9 | 1 | 49 | Julian Duncan | LB | Rice | |
| 10 | 5 | 59 | P. J. Franklin | WR | Tulane | |
| 11 | 1 | 60 | Kevin Monroe | CB | East Carolina | |
| 12 | 3 | 65 | LeShun Daniels | G | Ohio State | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 24–20 | 1–0 | Rheinstadion | 31,437 | |
| 2 | Saturday, April 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 12–24 | 1–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 8,423 | |
| 3 | Saturday, May 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 21–27 | 1–2 | Rheinstadion | 30,984 | |
| 4 | Saturday, May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 17–23 | 1–3 | Jahn-Sportpark | 9,148 | |
| 5 | Sunday, May 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 10–3 | 2–3 | Rheinstadion | 30,211 | |
| 6 | Sunday, May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 22–5 | 3–3 | Waldstadion | 30,512 | |
| 7 | Saturday, June 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 14–17 | 3–4 | Amsterdam ArenA | 13,823 | |
| 8 | Sunday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 16–13 | 4–4 | Rheinstadion | 30,701 | |
| 9 | Saturday, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 17–13 | 5–4 | Rheinstadion | 51,719 | |
| 10 | Saturday, June 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 21–34 | 5–5 | Hampden Park | 12,251 | |