The 1997 Rhein Fire season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his third 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, marking the first winning season in franchise history. In World Bowl '97, Rhein lost to the Barcelona Dragons 38–24. Quarterback T. J. Rubley earned all-World League honors and was named the league's offensive most valuable player.
After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by members of the media.[9] Overall, Rhein had six players selected.[9] The selections were:
^ abc. WorldLeague.com. June 20, 1997. Archived from the original on July 9, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
^"Rubley and Simmons Honored". The New York Times. Manhattan, New York. June 21, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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The 1997 Rhein Fire season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football WLAF The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his third year and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Dusseldorf Germany They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses marking the first winning season in franchise history In World Bowl 97 Rhein lost to the Barcelona Dragons 38 24 Quarterback T J Rubley earned all World League honors and was named the league s offensive most valuable player 1997 Rhein Fire seasonGeneral managerAlexander LeibkindHead coachGalen HallHome fieldRheinstadionResultsRecord7 3Division place1stPlayoff finishLost World Bowl 97 1996 Rhein Fire 1998 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 World League draft 2 Personnel 2 1 Staff 2 2 Roster 3 Schedule 4 Standings 5 Game summaries 5 1 Week 1 vs Barcelona Dragons 5 2 Week 2 vs London Monarchs 5 3 Week 3 at Scottish Claymores 5 4 Week 4 at Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 Week 5 vs Frankfurt Galaxy 5 6 Week 6 at Frankfurt Galaxy 5 7 Week 7 vs Scottish Claymores 5 8 Week 8 at Barcelona Dragons 5 9 Week 9 vs Amsterdam Admirals 5 10 Week 10 at London Monarchs 5 11 World Bowl 97 6 Awards 7 Notes 8 ReferencesOffseason editWorld League draft edit 1997 Rhein Fire World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 1 Israel Stanley DE Arizona State 2 7 Artis Houston CB California 3 18 Thomas Bailey WR Auburn 4 19 Scotty Lewis DE Baylor 5 30 David Merritt LB North Carolina State 6 31 John Anderson S Oklahoma 7 42 David Rhodes WR Central Florida 8 43 Pete Shufelt LB UTEP 9 54 Anthony Daigle RB Fresno State 10 55 Sean Foster WR Long Beach State 11 66 Chris Shelling CB Auburn 12 67 Ricky Powers RB Michigan 13 78 Kelly Wiltshire CB James Madison 14 79 Earl Mackey LB Southern 15 90 Mark Brook LB Wyoming 16 91 Don Robinson CB Kentucky 17 102 Will Brown LB Alabama 18 103 Kyle Richardson P Arkansas State 19 114 Chris Thomas WR Cal Poly 20 115 Jay Barry RB Washington 1 Personnel editStaff edit 1997 Rhein Fire staff Front office General Manager Alexander Leibkind Head coaches Head Coach Running Backs Galen Hall Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks Ken Karcher Wide Receivers Wes Chandler Offensive Line Bob Lord Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator Linebackers Pete Kuharchek National Coach Defensive Line Walter Rohlfing Defensive Backs Special Teams Steve Carson Roster edit 1997 Rhein Fire roster Quarterbacks 13 Mike Groh 7 Josh LaRocca 12 T J Rubley Running backs 26 Ontiwaun Carter 43 Derrick Clark 44 Ricky Powers Wide receivers 18 Thomas Bailey 80 Michael Dritlein 5 Sean Foster 81 David Rhodes 84 Bill Schroeder Tight ends 88 A J Ofodile Offensive linemen 79 Ethan Brooks T 70 Spencer Folau T 62 John Jones G 55 Bob Kronenberg C 64 Leslie Ratliffe G T 77 Mike Sheldon G 68 Barry Stokes G T Defensive linemen 98 Dunstan Anderson DE 90 Israel Stanley DE 63 Sylvester Stanley DE 99 Tyrone Williams DT 74 James Wilson DT Linebackers 53 Aubrey Beavers OLB 56 Mark Brook OLB 52 Will Brown OLB 50 Anthony Fieldings MLB 51 David Merritt OLB 54 Pete Shufelt MLB Defensive backs 19 John Anderson S 22 Lee Cole CB 40 Matt Gay S 33 Artis Houston CB 30 Chris Shelling S 29 Michael Swift CB Special teams 2 Atle Larsen K 11 Diriki Mose RS 3 Kyle Richardson P National players 10 Manfred Burgsmuller K nbsp 82 Martin Driever TE nbsp 75 Peter Gross Pass DT nbsp 71 Olaf Hampel G nbsp 94 Takahiro Ikenoue LB nbsp 78 Vladimir Ilic DE nbsp 8 Babak Movassaghi WR nbsp Rookies in italicsSchedule editWeek Date Kickoff n 1 Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday April 12 7 00 p m Barcelona Dragons L 12 27 0 1 Rheinstadion 17 150 2 Sunday April 20 3 00 p m London Monarchs W 28 6 1 1 Rheinstadion 14 876 3 Sunday April 27 3 00 p m at Scottish Claymores W 23 10 2 1 Murrayfield Stadium 11 166 4 Saturday May 3 7 00 p m at Amsterdam Admirals L 20 23 2 2 Amsterdam ArenA 10 698 5 Saturday May 10 7 00 p m Frankfurt Galaxy W 10 7 3 2 Rheinstadion 32 140 6 Saturday May 17 7 00 p m at Frankfurt Galaxy W 21 20 4 2 Waldstadion 39 182 7 Sunday May 25 3 00 p m Scottish Claymores L 20 23 4 3 Rheinstadion 20 498 8 Saturday May 31 7 30 p m at Barcelona Dragons W 38 23 5 3 Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic 13 670 9 Saturday June 7 7 00 p m Amsterdam Admirals W 24 0 6 3 Rheinstadion 23 697 10 Sunday June 15 3 00 p m at London Monarchs W 10 7 7 3 Stamford Bridge 10 462 World Bowl 97 11 Sunday June 22 7 00 p m Barcelona Dragons L 24 38 7 4 Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic 31 100 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Standings editWorld League of American Football Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK Rhein Fire 7 3 0 700 206 146 3 2 4 1 W3 Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 500 236 209 2 3 3 2 W1 Scottish Claymores 5 5 0 500 134 154 2 3 3 2 L2 Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 500 156 160 4 1 1 4 W1 Frankfurt Galaxy 4 6 0 400 147 142 3 2 1 4 L1 London Monarchs 4 6 0 400 116 184 2 3 2 3 L1 2 Game summaries editWeek 1 vs Barcelona Dragons edit Week One Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBarcelona 7 14 6027Rhein 3 3 3312 at Rheinstadion Dusseldorf Germany Date Saturday April 12Game time 7 00 p m CESTGame attendance 17 150 3 Week 2 vs London Monarchs edit Week Two London Monarchs at Rhein Fire Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalLondon 0 0 066Rhein 0 0 141428 at Rheinstadion Dusseldorf Germany Date Sunday April 20Game time 3 00 p m CESTGame attendance 14 876 4 Week 3 at Scottish Claymores edit Week Three Rhein Fire at Scottish Claymores Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRhein 13 0 7323Scotland 0 0 3710 at Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland Date Sunday April 27Game time 3 00 p m BSTGame attendance 11 166 Week 4 at Amsterdam Admirals edit Week Four Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRhein 0 6 7720Amsterdam 10 0 6723 at Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Netherlands Date Saturday May 3Game time 7 00 p m CESTGame attendance 10 698 5 Week 5 vs Frankfurt Galaxy edit Week Five Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalFrankfurt 0 7 007Rhein 0 0 7310 at Rheinstadion Dusseldorf Germany Date Saturday May 10Game time 7 00 p m CESTGame attendance 32 140Referee Phil Luckett 6 Week 6 at Frankfurt Galaxy edit Week Six Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRhein 0 14 0721Frankfurt 3 7 7320 at Waldstadion Frankfurt Germany Date Saturday May 17Game time 7 00 p m CESTGame attendance 39 182 7 Week 7 vs Scottish Claymores edit Week Seven Scottish Claymores at Rhein Fire Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalScotland 7 0 01623Rhein 3 10 7020 at Rheinstadion Dusseldorf Germany Date Sunday May 25Game time 3 00 p m CESTGame attendance 20 498 Week 8 at Barcelona Dragons edit Week Eight Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRhein 7 14 71038Barcelona 0 9 7723 at Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic Barcelona Spain Date Saturday May 31Game time 7 30 p m CESTGame attendance 13 670 Week 9 vs Amsterdam Admirals edit Week Nine Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalAmsterdam 0 0 000Rhein 7 10 0724 at Rheinstadion Dusseldorf Germany Date Saturday June 7Game time 7 00 p m CESTGame attendance 23 697 Week 10 at London Monarchs edit Week Ten Rhein Fire at London Monarchs Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRhein 0 3 7010London 0 7 007 at Stamford Bridge London England Date Sunday June 15Game time 3 00 p m BSTGame attendance 10 462Referee Phil Luckett 8 World Bowl 97 edit Main article World Bowl 97 World Bowl 97 Rhein Fire vs Barcelona Dragons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRhein 3 14 0724Barcelona 14 14 7338 at Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic Barcelona Spain Date Sunday June 22Game time 7 00 p m CESTGame attendance 31 100Referee Phil Luckett 2 Awards editAfter the completion of the regular season the All World League team was selected by members of the media 9 Overall Rhein had six players selected 9 The selections were T J Rubley quarterback Bill Schroeder wide receiver Ethan Brooks offensive tackle Mike Sheldon guard Bob Kronenberg center Spencer Folau offensive tackle Additionally Rubley was selected offensive MVP by the six World League head coaches 10 Galen Hall earned Coach of the Year honors 9 Notes edit All times local to where the game was played References edit 1997 World League draft WorldLeague com Archived from the original on July 9 1997 Retrieved March 9 2013 a b c 1997 Season in Review The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book pp 218 222 a b Dragons 27 Fire 12 European Stars and Stripes Darmstadt Germany April 14 1997 p 27 Retrieved June 5 2012 a b Associated Press April 20 1997 Fire 28 Monarchs 6 APNewsArchive com Associated Press Retrieved March 9 2013 a b Associated Press May 3 1997 Admirals 23 Fire 20 APNewsArchive com Associated Press Retrieved March 9 2013 a b Associated Press May 10 1997 Fire 10 Galaxy 7 APNewsArchive com Associated Press Retrieved June 30 2013 a b Associated Press May 17 1997 Fire 21 Galaxy 20 APNewsArchive com Associated Press Retrieved June 30 2013 a b Associated Press June 15 1997 Fire 10 Monarchs 7 APNewsArchive com Associated Press Retrieved June 30 2013 a b c 1997 All World League team WorldLeague com June 20 1997 Archived from the original on July 9 1997 Retrieved March 9 2013 Rubley and Simmons Honored The New York Times Manhattan New York June 21 1997 Retrieved March 9 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Rhein Fire season amp oldid 1171194486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
