2007 Rhein Fire season | |
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General manager | Sammy Schmale |
Head coach | Rick Lantz |
Home field | LTU arena |
Results | |
Record | 4–6 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 2007 Rhein Fire season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his first year, and played its home games at LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the team's 13-year existence.[1]
Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | 4 | Troy Reddick | T | Auburn |
2 | 10 | Wally Dada | CB | Washington State |
3 | 15 | Jesse Boone | C | Utah |
4 | 22 | Aaron Harris | LB | Texas |
5 | 27 | Erik Jensen | TE | Iowa |
6 | 34 | DeJuan Skinner | T | West Texas A&M |
7 | 39 | Calvin Carlyle | S | Oregon State |
8 | 46 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State |
9 | 51 | Scott Farley | S | Williams |
10 | 58 | Earvin Johnson | TE | UNLV |
11 | 63 | Derrick Strong | DE | Illinois |
12 | 70 | Zach Ville | DE | Missouri |
13 | 75 | Brennan Schmidt | DT | Virginia |
14 | 82 | Jimmy Dixon | FB | Georgia Tech |
15 | 87 | Chris Hawkins | CB | Marshall |
16 | 94 | Taylor Schmidt | C | San Diego State |
17 | 99 | Steve Franklin | G | Syracuse |
18 | 106 | Michael Franklin | RB | San Diego State |
19 | 111 | Jeff Green | DE | Florida A&M |
20 | 118 | Quentin Swain | LB | Florida Atlantic |
21 | 123 | John Glass | T | Rutgers |
22 | 130 | Cal Murray | RB | Miami (OH) |
23 | 131 | Mike Andrews | LB | Youngstown State |
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Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | L 3–15 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 30,355 |
2 | Friday, April 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–10 | 1–1 | Amsterdam ArenA | 14,611 |
3 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 6–14 | 1–2 | LTU arena | 21,347 |
4 | Sunday, May 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 9–34 | 1–3 | AOL Arena | 19,347 |
5 | Saturday, May 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 27–24 | 2–3 | LTU arena | 27,349 |
6 | Saturday, May 19 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | L 17–20 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 22,154 |
7 | Saturday, May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–23 | 2–5 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,789 |
8 | Sunday, June 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 41–38 | 3–5 | LTU arena | 20,355 |
9 | Friday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder | W 24–17 | 4–5 | Olympic Stadium | 12,114 |
10 | Saturday, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 13–17 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 22,980 |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Hamburg Sea Devils | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 231 | 176 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W4 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 254 | 179 | 5–0 | 2–3 | W1 |
Cologne Centurions | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 205 | 172 | 2–3 | 4–1 | L1 |
Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 166 | 212 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L1 |
Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 250 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
Berlin Thunder | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 146 | 207 | 0–5 | 2–3 | L6 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Berlin | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cologne | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Rhein | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Frankfurt | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Cologne | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Frankfurt | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Amsterdam | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 38 |
Rhein | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rhein | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Berlin | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany