The 2001 Berlin Thunder season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl IX, Berlin defeated the Barcelona Dragons 24–17. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship.
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The 2001 Berlin Thunder season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League NFLEL The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year and played its home games at Jahn Sportpark in Berlin Germany They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses In World Bowl IX Berlin defeated the Barcelona Dragons 24 17 The victory marked the franchise s first World Bowl championship 2001 Berlin Thunder seasonGeneral managerMichael LangHead coachPeter VaasHome fieldJahn SportparkResultsRecord6 4Division place2ndPlayoff finishWorld Bowl IX champion 2000 Berlin Thunder 2002 Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Free agent 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 World Bowl IX 6 Notes 7 ReferencesOffseason editFree agent draft edit 2001 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 1 1 Lamanzer Williams DE Minnesota 2 1 7 Scott Pospisil DL Iowa 3 6 18 Jay Hill CB Utah 4 1 19 Joe Wesley LB Louisiana State 5 6 30 Jason Mills T Tulsa 6 1 31 Allen Mogridge G North Carolina 7 6 42 Robert Barzilauskas DT Valdosta State 8 1 43 Jamie Oats CB South Carolina State 9 6 54 Corey Taylor RB Georgetown College 1 Personnel editStaff edit 2001 Berlin Thunder staff Front office General manager Michael Lang Head coaches Head coach Peter Vaas Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator offensive line Bob Bicknell National coach running backs Shuan Fatah Wide receivers Bobby Beers Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator linebackers David Duggan Defensive line Lee Johnson Defensive backs Stephen Braggs Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning Jake Marxhausen Roster edit 2001 Berlin Thunder roster Quarterbacks 16 Leon Murray 12 Jonathan Quinn Running backs 38 Ricky Brown 34 Madre Hill 33 Rodnick Phillips Wide receivers 81 Corey Bridges 19 Demetrius Brown 87 Kenny Coutain 18 Dwaune Jones 83 Ahmad Merritt Tight ends 89 Carlos Nuno 85 Scot Osborne Offensive linemen 79 Shane Cook T 77 Rome Douglas T 63 Steve Estes G 65 Thomas Guynes G 60 Jay Hagood T 62 Ryan Kalich C 76 David Walden G 67 T J Washington G 72 Sammy Williams T Defensive linemen 95 Lavell Ellis DE 90 Jon Harris DT 93 Terrell Jurineack DE 75 Scott Pospisil DT 94 Jesse Warren DE 64 Thomas Washington DT 92 Antwone Young DE Linebackers 96 Marc Megna OLB 53 Joe O Neill MLB 52 Dax Strohmeyer OLB 56 Joe Wesley 59 Ryland Wickman Defensive backs 23 Wade Davis CB 42 Billy Gustin S 46 Brock McGrew S 24 Dee Moronkola CB 27 Dwayne Stukes CB S 22 James Watkins S 21 Payton Williams CB Special teams 1 Scott Bentley K 10 Brian Moorman P National players 86 Ulf Behre WR nbsp 20 Lelan Brickus S nbsp 80 Marico Gregersen WR nbsp 84 Jorg Heckenbach WR nbsp 9 Axel Kruse K nbsp 36 Kim Kuci RB nbsp 57 Kalle Stubbe LB nbsp 35 Richard Yancy S nbsp Rookies in italicsSchedule editWeek Date Kickoff n 1 Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday April 21 6 00 p m Barcelona Dragons L 14 21 0 1 Jahn Sportpark 8 213 2 Saturday April 28 7 00 p m at Frankfurt Galaxy W 28 20 1 1 Waldstadion 27 928 3 Sunday May 6 3 00 p m at Scottish Claymores L 21 28 1 2 Hampden Park 10 419 4 Saturday May 12 6 00 p m Rhein Fire W 23 17 2 2 Jahn Sportpark 9 148 5 Saturday May 19 6 00 p m Frankfurt Galaxy W 34 25 3 2 Jahn Sportpark 9 559 6 Saturday May 26 5 00 p m at Barcelona Dragons L 35 55 3 3 Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic 9 661 7 Saturday June 2 6 00 p m Scottish Claymores W 27 19 4 3 Jahn Sportpark 8 917 8 Sunday June 10 7 00 p m at Rhein Fire L 13 16 OT 4 4 Rheinstadion 30 701 9 Saturday June 16 6 00 p m Amsterdam Admirals W 41 10 5 4 Jahn Sportpark 10 478 10 Sunday June 24 6 00 p m at Amsterdam Admirals W 34 28 6 4 Amsterdam ArenA 13 812 World Bowl IX 11 Saturday June 30 6 00 p m Barcelona Dragons W 24 17 7 4 Amsterdam ArenA 32 116Standings editNFL Europe League Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK Barcelona Dragons 8 2 0 800 252 191 5 0 3 2 L1 Berlin Thunder 6 4 0 600 270 239 4 1 2 3 W2 Rhein Fire 5 5 0 500 174 179 4 1 1 4 L1 Scottish Claymores 4 6 0 400 168 188 4 1 0 5 W1 Amsterdam Admirals 4 6 0 400 194 226 4 1 0 5 L3 Frankfurt Galaxy 3 7 0 300 199 234 3 2 0 5 W1 2 Game summaries editWeek 1 vs Barcelona Dragons edit Week One Barcelona Dragons at Berlin Thunder Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBarcelona 7 7 7021Berlin 0 7 0714 at Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark Berlin Germany Date Saturday April 21Game time 6 05 p m CESTGame attendance 8 213Referee Walt Anderson World Bowl IX edit Main article World Bowl IX World Bowl IX Berlin Thunder vs Barcelona Dragons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBerlin 4 6 01424Barcelona 3 6 8017 at Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Netherlands Date Saturday June 30Game time 6 00 p m CESTGame weather 70 F 21 C Game attendance 32 116Referee Terry McAulayTV announcers FOX Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger 3 Notes edit All times local to where the game was played References edit Linemen 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