2002 Rhein Fire season (original) (raw)
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NFL Europe team season
| 2002 Rhein Fire season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Alexander Leibkind |
| Head coach | Pete Kuharchek |
| Home stadium | Rheinstadion |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–3 |
| Division place | 1st |
| Playoffs | Lost World Bowl X |
| ← 2001 Rhein Fire 2003 → |
The 2002 Rhein Fire season was the eighth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl X, Rhein lost to the Berlin Thunder 26–20.
2002 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | Overall | |||
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Corey Callens | DE | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | Damonte McKenzie | DE | Clemson |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Ben Nichols | G | Colorado |
| 4 | 4 | 22 | Trey Merkens | LB | Texas-El Paso |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Aaron Humphrey | DE | Texas |
| 6 | 4 | 34 | John Raveche | T | Princeton |
| 7 | 3 | 39 | Daniel Greer | DT | Arizona |
| 8 | 3 | 45 | Adam Newman | TE | Boston College |
2002 Rhein Fire staff | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | Front office General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Pete Kuharchek Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Mike Jones Wide Receivers – Tom Everest Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan Offensive Line – Guy McIntyre | | | Defensive coaches Defensive Line/Special Teams – Ed O'Neil National Coach/Linebackers – Jörn Maier Defensive Backs – Adrian White Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Brian Ferguson |
2002 Rhein Fire roster
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| | Quarterbacks 17 Tee Martin 11 Romaro Miller Running backs 25 Jamal Robertson 36 Tony Taylor Wide receivers 81 Corey Alston 80 Scott Cloman 84 Jermale Kelly 86 Onome Ojo 9 Jimmy Robinson Tight ends 1 Darnell Dinkins 83 David Newman 88 Mark Thomas | | Offensive linemen 77 Ben Adams G 56 Jonathan Himebauch C 71 Alcender Jackson G 70 Ed Kehl OL 75 Dustin Keith C 76 Dustin Kroeker T 69 Mike Malano G/C 68 Josh Moore T/G 60 Patrick Venzke T Defensive linemen 92 Corey Callens DE 91 DeVone Claybrooks DT 90 Aaron Humphrey DE 96 Riley Kleinhesselink DE 97 Damonte McKenzie DT 95 Jason Lane DE 93 Brandon Miller DT | | Linebackers 54 Tim Johnson OLB 52 Brad Rekuc OLB 57 Jamel Smith OLB 55 Maugaula Tuitele MLB Defensive backs 24 Greg Brown S 40 Deke Cooper S 28 Cedric Donaldson CB 33 Clinton Hart DB 38 Earthwind Moreland CB 27 Adrian Sadler CB 29 Chandler Smith CB 26 Jordan Younger DB Special teams 8 Dirk Johnson P 13 Jason Witczak K | | National players 5 
Akihito Amaya WR 15 Sumitaka Ando WR 10 
Manfred Burgsmüller K 50 Anthony Doghmi DE 74 Peter Heyer G 53 Shingo Hiruma LB 21 
Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB 35 Richard Yancy S Rookies in italics |
| NFL Europe League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 166 | 156 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 231 | 188 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 189 | 174 | 3–2 | 3–2 | L2 |
| Scottish Claymores | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 197 | 172 | 3–2 | 2–3 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 218 | 202 | 2–3 | 2–3 | W2 |
| FC Barcelona Dragons | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 202 | 311 | 1–4 | 1–4 | L3 |
Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
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World Bowl X: Berlin Thunder vs Rhein Fire – Game summary
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Date: Saturday, June 22
- Game time: 6:04 p.m. CEST
- Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), fair
- Game attendance: 53,109
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
- ^ "NFL Europe League Free Agent Draft 2002". NFL Europe League. February 12, 2002. Archived from the original on August 17, 2002. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "2002 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.