The 2004 Rhein Fire season was the tenth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fourth year, and played its home games at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2004 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 Randy Garner DE Arkansas 2 11 Maugaula Tuitele LB Colorado State 3 14 Daniel Wilcox TE Appalachian State 4 23 Earthwind Moreland CB Georgia Southern 5 26 Trey Freeman DT Stanford 6 35 Charles Burton LB Syracuse 7 38 Abdual Howard S Florida State 8 47 Reggie Poole G Jacksonville State 9 50 T. J. Watkins T Clemson 10 59 Corey Chamblin CB Tennessee Tech 11 62 Ryan Brewer RB South Carolina 12 71 Jon Clanton DT Nebraska 13 74 Melvin Paige T South Carolina
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 26–25 1–0 Arena AufSchalke 22,736 2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 31–3 2–0 Arena AufSchalke 17,176 3 Saturday, April 17 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–28 2–1 Waldstadion 27,213 4 Saturday, April 24 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 10–14 2–2 Arena AufSchalke 20,242 5 Sunday, May 2 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 12–13 2–3 Hampden Park 9,165 6 Sunday, May 9 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 20–13 3–3 Arena AufSchalke 18,790 7 Sunday, May 16 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 20–33 3–4 Olympic Stadium 15,429 8 Sunday, May 23 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 6–7 3–5 RheinEnergieStadion 20,354 9 Saturday, May 29 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–20 3–6 Arena AufSchalke 26,417 10 Sunday, June 6 3:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 12–22 3–7 Amsterdam ArenA 15,874
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 2: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 5: at Scottish Claymores
Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 7: at Berlin Thunder
Week 8: at Cologne Centurions
Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
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