1996 Rhein Fire season

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.

1996 Rhein Fire season
General manager	Alexander Leibkind
Head coach	Galen Hall
Home field	Rheinstadion
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify
← 1995 Rhein Fire 1997 →

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

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Personnel

Staff

1996 Rhein Fire staff

	Front office General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach/Running Backs – Galen Hall Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Pete Levine Wide Receivers – Wes Chandler Offensive Line – Dean Unruh			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Pete Kuharchek National Coach/Defensive Line – Walter Rohlfing Defensive Backs/Special Teams – Steve Carson

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Roster

1996 Rhein Fire roster

	Quarterbacks 12 Terry Dean  7 Andy Kelly 5 Brad Parpan Running backs 24 Ontiwaun Carter 43 Derrick Clark FB 33 Jerone Davison 32 Terry Richardson Wide receivers  1 Tommie Boyd 81 Kevin Knox 84 Manley Woods Tight ends 82 Byron Chamberlain 89 Tommie Stowers		Offensive linemen 60 Mike Alexander C 69 Derek Allen G 77 Steve Hardin G 76 Steve Hoyem T 55 Bob Kronenberg C 73 Jose Munoz T Defensive linemen 98 Dunstan Anderson DE 78 Stacy Evans DE 96 Riddick Parker DT 72 James Roberson DE 90 Lance Teichelman DT 74 James Wilson DT		Linebackers 91 Ricky Andrews OLB 99 Jason Carthen 50 Anthony Fieldings OLB 95 Percy Snow MLB Defensive backs 48 Jamal Cox S 29 Donald Douglas 27 Jamal Ellis CB 40 Matt Gay S 28 Myron Glass 22 Larry Kennedy CB 42 Mike Salmon S 20 Sebastian Savage CB Special teams  2 Leo Araguz K/P		National players 58 Claus Biedermann OLB/DE 10 Manfred Burgsmüller K 23 Markus Finke RB 75 Peter Gross-Pass DL 71 Olaf Hampel T 56 Shigemasa Ito LB 94 Takahiro Ikenoue LB Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	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

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Standings

World League of American Football
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Scottish Claymores	7	3	0	.700	233	190	5–0	2–3	L1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	221	220	3–2	3–2	W2
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	250	210	4–1	1–4	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	192	230	4–1	1–4	W1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	161	192	3–2	1–4	W1
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	176	191	2–3	1–4	L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	10	0	7	10	27
Rhein	0	0	7	14	21

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 13
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 32,092
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Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	0	0	7	7
Amsterdam	3	0	7	7	17

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 20
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 8,492
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Week 3: vs London Monarchs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
London	10	3	0	14	27
Rhein	0	3	0	17	20

Week Three: London Monarchs at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 27
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 16,104

Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	7	0	0	7	14
Rhein	6	3	3	3	15

Week Four: Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 4
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 11,395

Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	7	0	12	19
Barcelona	6	12	0	3	21

Week Five: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

• Date: Sunday, May 12
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 15,742

Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	3	3	7	6	19
Scotland	13	11	0	0	24

Week Six: Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores – Game summary

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

• Date: Sunday, May 19
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 12,419

Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	3	9	0	12
Rhein	6	7	0	3	16

Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 25
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 13,173

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	21	7	0	3	31
Frankfurt	0	0	0	8	8

Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, June 1
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 38,798
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Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	0	10	0	14	24
Rhein	7	0	7	0	14

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Sunday, June 9
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 20,103
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Week 10: at London Monarchs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	0	0	14	14
London	7	7	0	3	17

Week Ten: Rhein Fire at London Monarchs – Game summary

at Stamford Bridge, London, England

• Date: Sunday, June 16
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 11,125

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

Notes

1. All times local to where the game was played.

References

1. "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
2. "Rhein Fire". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 44–51.
3. "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
4. Associated Press (April 13, 1996). "Galaxy 27, Rhein Fire 21". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
5. Associated Press (April 20, 1996). "Admirals 17, Fire 7". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
6. Associated Press (June 1, 1996). "Rhein Fire 31, Galaxy 8". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
7. Associated Press (June 9, 1996). "Admirals 24, Rhein Fire 14". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
8. "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 22, 2013.