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 franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jim Tomsula in his first year, and played its home games at LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.
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 |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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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 |
NFL Europe League | |||||||||
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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 |
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
Game information |
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com.[13] Overall, Rhein had four players selected. The selections were: