| Team: | Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) |
| Teamdisplay: | Rhein Fire |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Division Place: | 5th |
| Coach: | Pete Kuharchek |
| General Manager: | Alexander Leibkind |
| Stadium: | Arena AufSchalke |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | 2003 |
| Next: | 2005 |
| Shortnavlink: | Rhein Fire |
The 2004 Rhein Fire season was the tenth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fourth year, and played its home games at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
| 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 | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Sunday, April 4 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 26–25 | 1–0 | Arena AufSchalke | 22,736 | |
| 2 | Saturday, April 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 31–3 | 2–0 | Arena AufSchalke | 17,176 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 17 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–28 | 2–1 | Waldstadion | 27,213 | |
| 4 | Saturday, April 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 10–14 | 2–2 | Arena AufSchalke | 20,242 | |
| 5 | Sunday, May 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 12–13 | 2–3 | Hampden Park | 9,165 | |
| 6 | Sunday, May 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 20–13 | 3–3 | Arena AufSchalke | 18,790 | |
| 7 | Sunday, May 16 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 20–33 | 3–4 | Olympic Stadium | 15,429 | |
| 8 | Sunday, May 23 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 6–7 | 3–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 20,354 | |
| 9 | Saturday, May 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–20 | 3–6 | Arena AufSchalke | 26,417 | |
| 10 | Sunday, June 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 12–22 | 3–7 | Amsterdam ArenA | 15,874 | |