2002 Rhein Fire season
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The 2002 Rhein Fire season was the eighth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl X, Rhein lost to the Berlin Thunder 26–20.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
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Round | Choice | Overall | |||
1 | 4 | 4 | Corey Callens | DE | Oklahoma |
2 | 4 | 10 | Damonte McKenzie | DE | Clemson |
3 | 3 | 15 | Ben Nichols | G | Colorado |
4 | 4 | 22 | Trey Merkens | LB | Texas-El Paso |
5 | 3 | 27 | Aaron Humphrey | DE | Texas |
6 | 4 | 34 | John Raveche | T | Princeton |
7 | 3 | 39 | Daniel Greer | DT | Arizona |
8 | 3 | 45 | Adam Newman | TE | Boston College |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| National players
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Standings
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 166 | 156 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
Berlin Thunder | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 231 | 188 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 189 | 174 | 3–2 | 3–2 | L2 |
Scottish Claymores | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 197 | 172 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 218 | 202 | 2–3 | 2–3 | W2 |
FC Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 202 | 311 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L3 |
Game summaries
Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Amsterdam | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 13
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
- Game attendance: 13,743
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
World Bowl X
World Bowl X: Berlin Thunder vs Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 22
- Game time: 6:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), fair
- Game attendance: 53,109
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
References
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Rhein Fire
- Founded in 1995
- Folded in 2007
- Based in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Franchise
- Coaches