2006 Rhein Fire season
2006 Rhein Fire season | |
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General manager | Sammy Schmale |
Head coach | Jim Tomsula |
Home field | LTU arena |
Results | |
Record | 6–4 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 2006 Rhein Fire season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The Fire was led by first-year head coach Jim Tomsula and played its home games at the LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. Rhein finished the season in third place with a record of 6–4.
Offseason
Free agent draft
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 1 | Ja'Waren Blair | DT | East Carolina |
2 | 7 | Ronyell Whitaker | CB | Virginia Tech |
3 | 18 | Brian Atkinson | LB | Northern Illinois |
4 | 19 | Terrence Robinson | LB | Oklahoma State |
5 | 30 | Guy Tuell | LB | Wyoming |
6 | 31 | Sacha Lancaster | DE | Arkansas |
7 | 42 | Derrick Strong | DE | Illinois |
8 | 43 | Jameel Dumas | LB | Syracuse |
9 | 54 | Johnathanio Conley | DL | Southeastern Louisiana |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, March 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 10–6 | 1–0 | LTU arena | 22,827 |
2 | Saturday, March 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 22–0 | 2–0 | Olympic Stadium | 13,105 |
3 | Sunday, April 2 | 4:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 20–10 | 3–0 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,961 |
4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 31–21 | 4–0 | LTU arena | 18,224 |
5 | Saturday, April 15 | 3:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 31–35 | 4–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 12,683 |
6 | Saturday, April 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 21–30 | 4–2 | LTU arena | 20,118 |
7 | Saturday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 27–24 | 5–2 | LTU arena | 20,598 |
8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 14–16 | 5–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,172 |
9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 10–13 | 5–4 | AOL Arena | 16,823 |
10 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | W 21–10 | 6–4 | LTU arena | 28,334 |
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Standings
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Amsterdam Admirals | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 259 | 234 | 2–3–0 | 5–0–0 | L1 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 172 | 160 | 4–1–0 | 3–2–0 | W1 |
Rhein Fire | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 207 | 165 | 4–1–0 | 2–3–0 | W1 |
Cologne Centurions | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 151 | 170 | 2–3–0 | 2–3–0 | L1 |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 194 | 193 | 1–3–1 | 2–3–0 | W3 |
Berlin Thunder | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 180 | 241 | 1–4–0 | 1–3–1 | L5 |
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, March 18
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CET
- Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 22,827
- Referee: Terry Brown
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Week 2: at Berlin Thunder
Week Two: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
- Date: Saturday, March 25
- Game time: 6:07 p.m. CET
- Game weather: 39 °F (3.9 °C), cloudy with light rain
- Game attendance: 13,105
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 3: at Cologne Centurions
Week Three: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Cologne | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- Date: Sunday, April 2
- Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), partly cloudly
- Game attendance: 16,961
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 4: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week Four: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hamburg | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Rhein | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 8
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 18,224
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Five: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Amsterdam | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Date: Saturday, April 15
- Game time: 3:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), roof open, fair
- Game attendance: 12,683
- Referee: John Parry
Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 |
Rhein | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 22
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), roof open, mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 20,118
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder
Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Rhein | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, April 29
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), roof closed
- Game attendance: 20,598
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 6
- Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 71 °F (21.7 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 32,172
- Referee: Gene Steratore
Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions
Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Rhein | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, May 20
- Game time: 7:06 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C)
- Game attendance: 28,334
- Referee: Greg Meyer
Honors
- TE Aaron Halterman, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- LB Terrence Robinson, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- DE Derrick Strong, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- CB Ronyell Whitaker, All-NFL Europe League team selection
Notes
- ^ All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.
References
- ^ NFL Europe League (January 27, 2006). "Familiar faces return in NFLEL free agent draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ NFL Europe League (March 13, 2006). "World Bowl rematch kicks off 14th season" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (March 21, 2006). "Week one winners clash in Berlin" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (March 28, 2006). "Race looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 4, 2006). "Pace-setting Fire host Sea Devils" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 11, 2006). "Top two in fight for first as season reaches halfway mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 18, 2006). "League leaders meet for second week in a row" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (April 25, 2006). "League-leading Admirals aim to maintain World Bowl charge" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 2, 2006). "Admirals within touching distance of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 9, 2006). "Winner takes all in Admirals-Galaxy clash" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 16, 2006). "Admirals clinch World Bowl berth" (Press release). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ "2006 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ NFL Europe League (May 25, 2006). "NFLEL names All-League team, MVPs" (Press release). Retrieved July 18, 2011.