| Team: | Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) |
| Teamdisplay: | Rhein Fire |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Division Place: | 6th |
| Coach: | Pete Kuharchek |
| General Manager: | Sammy Schmale |
| Stadium: | LTU arena |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Previous: | 2004 |
| Next: | 2006 |
| Shortnavlink: | Rhein Fire |
The 2005 Rhein Fire season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fifth year, and played its home games at the newly built LTU arena 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 | Overall | ||||
| 1 | 2 | Jason Rader | TE | Marshall | |
| 2 | 8 | Jesse Mitchell | DT | Mississippi | |
| 3 | 17 | Sean Guthrie | DE | Boston College | |
| 4 | 20 | Brandon Rager | LB | San Diego State | |
| 5 | 29 | Jeremy Phillips | T | Lenoir–Rhyne | |
| 6 | 32 | Clarence LeBlanc | S | Louisiana State | |
| 7 | 41 | Travis Carroll | LB | Florida | |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 14–24 | 0–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,234 | |
| 2 | Sunday, April 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 10–23 | 0–2 | LTU arena | 25,304 | |
| 3 | Saturday, April 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 24–31 | 0–3 | AOL Arena | 19,865 | |
| 4 | Saturday, April 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 28–30 | 0–4 | LTU arena | 20,399 | |
| 5 | Saturday, April 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–23 | 0–5 | Waldstadion | 27,439 | |
| 6 | Saturday, May 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 24–19 | 1–5 | LTU arena | 18,632 | |
| 7 | Saturday, May 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | L 15–24 | 1–6 | Olympic Stadium | 16,695 | |
| 8 | Saturday, May 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 13–20 | 1–7 | LTU arena | 28,124 | |
| 9 | Sunday, May 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 28–16 | 2–7 | RheinEnergieStadion | 32,521 | |
| 10 | Saturday, June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 27–14 | 3–7 | LTU arena | 20,203 | |