The 2000 Rhein Fire season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his sixth 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, qualifying for the league final for the third time in four years. Rhein won the second championship in team history by defeating the Scottish Claymores 13–10 in World Bowl 2000.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2000 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Rome Douglas T Southern California 2 10 Michael Early C Norfolk State 3 15 Terrance Joseph S Tulsa 4 22 Everett Burnett WR Kansas State 5 27 Pepe Pearson RB Ohio State 6 34 Daniel Jones WR Utah 7 39 Stephen Fisher CB North Carolina 8 46 Dan Collins G Boston College 9 51 Derrick Steagall WR Georgia Tech 10 58 Thomas Guynes T Michigan 11 63 Dusty Renfro LB Texas 12 70 Kevin Cooper WR Mississippi State 13 75 William Carr DT Michigan 14 82 Tim Martin DE Tulsa 15 87 Matthew Hickl S Texas A&M-Kingville 16 94 Mark Smith LB Arkansas 17 99 Scott Whittaker T Kansas 18 106 Nakia Reddick S Central Florida 19 111 Kevin Drake WR Alabama-Birmingham 20 118 James Clyburn DT North Carolina A&T
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 15 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 28–17 1–0 Rheinstadion 28,924 2 Saturday, April 22 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 20–23 1–1 Amsterdam ArenA 13,285 3 Saturday, April 29 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 34–27 2–1 Rheinstadion 43,129 4 Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 18–7 3–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 21,200 5 Saturday, May 13 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 22–10 4–1 Rheinstadion 30,537 6 Sunday, May 21 3:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 21–25 4–2 Jahn-Sportpark 10,273 7 Saturday, May 27 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 28–27 5–2 Rheinstadion 33,437 8 Sunday, June 4 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 53–14 6–2 Waldstadion 41,351 9 Saturday, June 10 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 24–31 6–3 Hampden Park 10,196 10 Sunday, June 18 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 31–28 7–3 Rheinstadion 37,113World Bowl 2000 11 Sunday, June 25 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 13–10 8–3 Waldstadion 35,860
Standings
Game summaries World Bowl 2000
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