The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
Offseason World League draft + 1996 Rhein Fire World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 2 Sylvester Stanley DT Michigan 2 8 Sebastian Savage DB North Carolina State 3 17 Terry Richardson RB Syracuse 4 20 Tommie Stowers TE Missouri 5 29 Steve Hoyem T Stanford 6 32 Percy Snow LB Michigan State 7 41 Stacy Evans DE South Carolina 8 44 Kevin Knox WR Florida State 9 53 Willie Gaston DB Alabama 10 56 Jerone Davison RB Arizona State 11 65 James Roberson DE Florida State 12 68 Ricky Andrews LB Washington 12 74 James Wilson DE Tennessee 13 79 Jason Carthen LB Ohio 14 82 Larry Kennedy DB Florida 15 91 Myron Glass DB Northern Iowa 16 94 Ontiwaun Carter RB Arizona 17 103 Leo Araguz P Stephen F. Austin 18 106 Jamal Cox LB Georgia Tech 19 115 Riddick Parker DT North Carolina 20 118 Eric Green WR Benedictine College 21 125 Brad Parpan QB Villanova 22 128 Tuli Mateialona LB New Mexico 23 135 Larry Davis DT UTEP
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 13 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 21–27 0–1 Rheinstadion 32,092 2 Saturday, April 20 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 7–17 0–2 Olympisch Stadion 8,492 3 Saturday, April 27 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs L 20–27 0–3 Rheinstadion 16,104 4 Saturday, May 4 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 15–14 1–3 Rheinstadion 11,395 5 Sunday, May 12 6:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 19–21 1–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 15,742 6 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 19–24 1–5 Murrayfield Stadium 12,419 7 Saturday, May 25 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 16–12 2–5 Rheinstadion 13,173 8 Saturday, June 1 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–8 3–5 Waldstadion 38,798 9 Sunday, June 9 3:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 14–24 3–6 Rheinstadion 20,103 10 Sunday, June 16 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 14–17 3–7 Stamford Bridge 11,125
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 3: vs London Monarchs
Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 6: at Scottish Claymores
Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 10: at London Monarchs
Statistics Team statistics Rhein Opponents Total first downs 180 170 Rushing 57 48 Passing 101 103 Penalty 22 19 Third down: made / attempts 49 / 127 42 / 124 Third down percentage 38.6 33.9 Fourth down: made / attempts 7 / 12 5 / 8 Fourth down percentage 58.3 62.5 Possession average 29:57 30:03 Total net yards 2,708 2,958 Average per game 270.8 295.8 Total plays 600 573 Average per play 4.5 5.2 Net yards rushing 954 720 Average per game 95.4 72.0 Total rushes 225 218 Net yards passing 1,754 2,238 Average per game 175.4 223.8 Sacked / yards lost 19 / 134 19 / 132 Gross yards 1,888 2,370 Attempts / completions 356 / 205 336 / 201 Completion percentage 57.6 59.8 Had intercepted 12 11 Punts / average 41 / 42.3 47 / 40.1 Net punting average 37.9 34.1 Penalties / yards 61 / 448 83 / 648 Fumbles / ball lost 17 / 9 15 / 8 Touchdowns 22 22 Rushing 6 6 Passing 13 14 Returns 3 2
Score by periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Points Team 43 30 24 79 0 176 Opponents 56 46 23 66 0 191
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