World League of American Football team season
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 selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Choice
Overall
1
1
1
Shaumbe Wright-Fair
RB
Washington State
2
6
12
Darrick Owens
WR
Mississippi
3
1
13
Mark Mason
RB
Maryland
4
6
24
Arthur Bussie
DE
Northeast Louisiana
5
1
25
Mike Withycombe
T
Fresno State
6
6
36
Greg Lane
CB
Notre Dame
7
1
37
Vaughn Bryant
CB
Stanford
8
6
48
Jason Atkinson
LB
Texas A&M
9
1
49
Akili Calhoun
DT
Hawaii
10
6
60
Terry Crews
LB
Western Michigan
11
1
61
Mike Alexander
C
San Diego State
12
6
72
Marquise Thomas
LB
Mississippi
13
1
73
Rod Moore
WR
Utah State
14
6
84
Matt Gay
S
Kansas
15
1
85
Don Stowers
CB
New Mexico State
16
6
96
Andy Kelly
QB
Tennessee
17
1
97
Mack Travis
DT
California
18
6
108
Leroy Smith
LB
Iowa
19
1
109
Jose Munoz
T
Ball State
20
6
120
Victor Brown
CB
Tennessee
21
1
121
Mike Salmon
S
Southern California
22
6
132
Deron Pointer
WR
Washington State
23
1
133
Jay Hillman
RB
Boston University
24
6
144
Willie Felton
TE
Bethune-Cookman
25
1
145
Nick Ma'afala
DT
Hawaii
26
6
156
Ronald Williams
RB
Clemson
27
1
157
Tony Lenseigne
TE
Eastern Washington
28
6
168
Brandon Houston
T
Oklahoma
29
1
169
Anthony Fieldings
LB
Morningside
30
6
180
Tony Rowell
C
Florida
31
1
181
Charles Beauchamp
LB
Indiana
32
6
192
Turhon O'Bannon
WR
New Mexico
33
1
193
Don Chaney
TE
South Carolina
34
6
204
Karl Nieberlein
T
Towson State
35
1
205
Cisco Richard
RB
Northeast Louisiana
36
6
216
Jerry Sharp
G
Syracuse
37
1
217
Junior Tagoai
NT
Hawaii
38
6
228
Kavin Crawford
DE
Louisiana Tech
39
1
229
Mark Sturdivant
DE
Maryland
40
6
240
Bill Durkin
G
Massachusetts
41
1
241
Carey Broudy
S
Louisiana Tech
42
6
252
Tre Everett
WR
Florida
43
1
253
Donald Douglas
S
Houston
44
6
264
Bob Tavernaro
CB
Pittsburg State
45
1
265
Mike Collins
S
West Virginia
46
5
275
Joey Veargis
LB
Central State (OH)
[ 1]
NFL allocations
[ 2]
Personnel
Staff
1995 Rhein Fire staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator/linebackers – A. J. Duhe
National coach/defensive line – Walter Rohlfing
Defensive backs/special teams – Jeff Reinebold
Roster
1995 Rhein Fire roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
National players
58 Claus Biedermann LB 75 Peter Gross-Pass DL 64 Frank Habermann OL 21 Andreas Motzkus DB67 Gerald Olszewski G 5 Andreas Schröder K 80 Max von Garnier WR Rookies in italics
Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff [ n 1]
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
Sunday, April 9
3:00 p.m.
at Scottish Claymores
W 19–17
1–0
Murrayfield Stadium
10,346
2
Saturday, April 15
7:00 p.m.
London Monarchs
L 7–23
1–1
Rheinstadion
15,892
3
Saturday, April 22
5:30 p.m.
at Barcelona Dragons
L 30–32
1–2
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
17,900
4
Sunday, April 30
7:00 p.m.
Frankfurt Galaxy
W 21–20
2–2
Rheinstadion
19,181
5
Saturday, May 6
7:00 p.m.
at Amsterdam Admirals
L 10–30
2–3
Olympisch Stadion
8,153
6
Saturday, May 13
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Claymores
W 33–27 OT 3–3
Rheinstadion
6,981
7
Saturday, May 20
7:00 p.m.
at Frankfurt Galaxy
W 41–28
4–3
Waldstadion
33,112
8
Monday, May 29
3:00 p.m.
at London Monarchs
L 14–34
4–4
White Hart Lane
12,342
9
Saturday, June 3
7:00 p.m.
Barcelona Dragons
L 21–31
4–5
Rheinstadion
12,323
10
Saturday, June 10
7:00 p.m.
Amsterdam Admirals
L 25–37
4–6
Rheinstadion
7,961
[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Standings
[ 10]
Game summaries
Week 1: at Scottish Claymores
Week One: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rhein 7
0
6 6 19
Scotland
0
10
0 7 17
at Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh , Scotland
Date : Sunday, April 9Game time : 3:00 p.m. BST Game attendance : 10,346
Week 2: vs London Monarchs
Week Two: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
Total
London 3
10
7 3 23
Rhein
7
0
0 0 7
at Rheinstadion , Düsseldorf , Germany
Date : Saturday, April 15Game time : 7:00 p.m. CEST Game attendance : 15,892Referee : Larry Nemmers
Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
Week Three: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rhein
0
Barcelona 0
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc , Barcelona , Spain
Date : Saturday, April 22Game time : 5:30 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 17,900
Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Frankfurt
0
Rhein 0
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Date : Sunday, April 30Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 19,181
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rhein
3
0
7 0 10
Amsterdam 6
21
3 0 30
at Olympisch Stadion , Amsterdam , Netherlands
Date : Saturday, May 6Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 8,153[ 6]
Week 6: vs Scottish Claymores
Week Six: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Scotland
0
Rhein 0
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Date : Saturday, May 13Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 6,981
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rhein 0
Frankfurt
0
at Waldstadion , Frankfurt , Germany
Date : Saturday, May 20Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 33,112
Week 8: at London Monarchs
Week Eight: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Rhein
0
London 0
at White Hart Lane , London , England
Date : Monday, May 29Game time : 3:00 p.m. BSTGame attendance : 12,342
Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Barcelona 0
Rhein
0
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Date : Saturday, June 3Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 12,323
Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week Ten: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Amsterdam 7
0
7 23 37
Rhein
0
6
0 19 25
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
Date : Saturday, June 10Game time : 7:00 p.m. CESTGame attendance : 7,961[ 9]
Notes
^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
^ "1995 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . pp. 148– 149. ^ Associated Press (February 23, 1995). "NFL allocations to WLAF" . European Stars and Stripes . Retrieved July 6, 2012 . ^ Associated Press (April 17, 1995). "Monarchs, Admirals nab wins" . European Stars and Stripes . Darmstadt, Germany. p. 29. Retrieved October 11, 2012 . ^ Cubero, Cristina (April 22, 1995). "Los Dragons se enfrentan hoy al equipo cenicienta" . El Mundo Deportivo . Retrieved October 11, 2012 . ^ Cubero, Cristina (April 23, 1995). "Dragons de foc" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. pp. 42– 43. Retrieved October 11, 2012 . ^ a b Associated Press (May 6, 1995). "Admirals 30, Rhein Fire 10" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 . ^ Redacción (June 3, 1995). "Dragons: una de tres" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 53. Retrieved October 11, 2012 . ^ Servicio Especial (June 4, 1995). "21–31: Los Dragons, a un triunfo de la final de la Liga Mundial" . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Barcelona, Spain. p. 59. Retrieved October 11, 2012 . ^ a b Associated Press (June 10, 1995). "Admirals 37, Rhein Fire 25" . APNewsArchive.com . Associated Press. Retrieved February 9, 2013 . ^ "1995 WLAF Standings" . The Football Database. Retrieved July 6, 2012 .
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