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The 2000 Rhein Fire season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his sixth 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, qualifying for the league final for the third time in four years. Rhein won the second championship in team history by defeating the Scottish Claymores 13–10 in World Bowl 2000 .
Offseason
Free agent draft
2000 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order
Player name
Position
College
Round
Choice
1
4
Rome Douglas
T
Southern California
2
10
Michael Early
C
Norfolk State
3
15
Terrance Joseph
S
Tulsa
4
22
Everett Burnett
WR
Kansas State
5
27
Pepe Pearson
RB
Ohio State
6
34
Daniel Jones
WR
Utah
7
39
Stephen Fisher
CB
North Carolina
8
46
Dan Collins
G
Boston College
9
51
Derrick Steagall
WR
Georgia Tech
10
58
Thomas Guynes
T
Michigan
11
63
Dusty Renfro
LB
Texas
12
70
Kevin Cooper
WR
Mississippi State
13
75
William Carr
DT
Michigan
14
82
Tim Martin
DE
Tulsa
15
87
Matthew Hickl
S
Texas A&M-Kingville
16
94
Mark Smith
LB
Arkansas
17
99
Scott Whittaker
T
Kansas
18
106
Nakia Reddick
S
Central Florida
19
111
Kevin Drake
WR
Alabama-Birmingham
20
118
James Clyburn
DT
North Carolina A&T
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Personnel
Staff
2000 Rhein Fire staff
Front office
General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Bart Andrus
Wide Receivers – Mike Jones
Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan
Defensive coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek
National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing
Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Jeff Reinebold
Roster
Schedule
Week
Date
Kickoff [ n 1]
Opponent
Results
Game site
Attendance
Final score
Team record
1
Saturday, April 15
7:00 p.m.
Barcelona Dragons
W 28–17
1–0
Rheinstadion
28,924
2
Saturday, April 22
7:00 p.m.
at Amsterdam Admirals
L 20–23 OT 1–1
Amsterdam ArenA
13,285
3
Saturday, April 29
7:00 p.m.
Frankfurt Galaxy
W 34–27
2–1
Rheinstadion
43,129
4
Saturday, May 6
7:00 p.m.
at Barcelona Dragons
W 18–7
3–1
Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
21,200
5
Saturday, May 13
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Claymores
W 22–10
4–1
Rheinstadion
30,537
6
Sunday, May 21
3:00 p.m.
at Berlin Thunder
L 21–25 OT 4–2
Jahn-Sportpark
10,273
7
Saturday, May 27
7:00 p.m.
Berlin Thunder
W 28–27
5–2
Rheinstadion
33,437
8
Sunday, June 4
7:00 p.m.
at Frankfurt Galaxy
W 53–14
6–2
Waldstadion
41,351
9
Saturday, June 10
3:00 p.m.
at Scottish Claymores
L 24–31
6–3
Hampden Park
10,196
10
Sunday, June 18
7:00 p.m.
Amsterdam Admirals
W 31–28
7–3
Rheinstadion
37,113
World Bowl 2000
11
Sunday, June 25
7:00 p.m.
Scottish Claymores
W 13–10
8–3
Waldstadion
35,860
Standings
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Game summaries
World Bowl 2000
World Bowl 2000: Rhein Fire vs Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Rhein 3
3
0 7 13
Scotland
7
3
0 0 10
at Waldstadion , Frankfurt , Germany
Game information
First quarter Second quarter Scotland – 32-yard field goal by Rob Hart, 9:03.
Rhein – 23-yard field goal by Manfred Burgsmüller, 4:59. Third quarter Fourth quarter Rhein – Pepe Pearson 1-yard touchdown run, Manfred Burgsmüller kick good, 1:12.
Leading passers Leading rushers Rhein – Pepe Pearson – 14 rushes, 61 yards, 1 touchdown.
Scotland – Aaron Stecker – 13 rushes, 92 yards, 1 touchdown. Leading receivers
Notes
^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
The Franchise Stadiums Head coaches World Bowl appearances (5) League championships (2) Seasons
