The 1995 Rhein Fire season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses.
Offseason
World League draft + 1995 Rhein Fire World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 1 1 Shaumbe Wright-Fair RB Washington State 2 6 12 Darrick Owens WR Mississippi 3 1 13 Mark Mason RB Maryland 4 6 24 Arthur Bussie DE Northeast Louisiana 5 1 25 Mike Withycombe T Fresno State 6 6 36 Greg Lane CB Notre Dame 7 1 37 Vaughn Bryant CB Stanford 8 6 48 Jason Atkinson LB Texas A&M 9 1 49 Akili Calhoun DT Hawaii 10 6 60 Terry Crews LB Western Michigan 11 1 61 Mike Alexander C San Diego State 12 6 72 Marquise Thomas LB Mississippi 13 1 73 Rod Moore WR Utah State 14 6 84 Matt Gay S Kansas 15 1 85 Don Stowers CB New Mexico State 16 6 96 Andy Kelly QB Tennessee 17 1 97 Mack Travis DT California 18 6 108 Leroy Smith LB Iowa 19 1 109 Jose Munoz T Ball State 20 6 120 Victor Brown CB Tennessee 21 1 121 Mike Salmon S Southern California 22 6 132 Deron Pointer WR Washington State 23 1 133 Jay Hillman RB Boston University 24 6 144 Willie Felton TE Bethune-Cookman 25 1 145 Nick Ma'afala DT Hawaii 26 6 156 Ronald Williams RB Clemson 27 1 157 Tony Lenseigne TE Eastern Washington 28 6 168 Brandon Houston T Oklahoma 29 1 169 Anthony Fieldings LB Morningside 30 6 180 Tony Rowell C Florida 31 1 181 Charles Beauchamp LB Indiana 32 6 192 Turhon O'Bannon WR New Mexico 33 1 193 Don Chaney TE South Carolina 34 6 204 Karl Nieberlein T Towson State 35 1 205 Cisco Richard RB Northeast Louisiana 36 6 216 Jerry Sharp G Syracuse 37 1 217 Junior Tagoai NT Hawaii 38 6 228 Kavin Crawford DE Louisiana Tech 39 1 229 Mark Sturdivant DE Maryland 40 6 240 Bill Durkin G Massachusetts 41 1 241 Carey Broudy S Louisiana Tech 42 6 252 Tre Everett WR Florida 43 1 253 Donald Douglas S Houston 44 6 264 Bob Tavernaro CB Pittsburg State 45 1 265 Mike Collins S West Virginia 46 5 275 Joey Veargis LB Central State (OH)
NFL allocations Player name Position College NFL team Karl Dunbar DE Louisiana State Arizona Cardinals Tyrone Johnson WR Western State (CO) New Orleans Saints Alan Kline T Ohio State New Orleans Saints Doug Nussmeier QB Idaho New Orleans Saints Tom Roth G Southern Illinois New Orleans Saints Gino Torretta QB Miami (FL) Detroit Lions
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 9 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 19–17 1–0 Murrayfield Stadium 10,346 2 Saturday, April 15 7:00 p.m. London Monarchs L 7–23 1–1 Rheinstadion 15,892 3 Saturday, April 22 5:30 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 30–32 1–2 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,900 4 Sunday, April 30 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 21–20 2–2 Rheinstadion 19,181 5 Saturday, May 6 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 10–30 2–3 Olympisch Stadion 8,153 6 Saturday, May 13 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 33–27 3–3 Rheinstadion 6,981 7 Saturday, May 20 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 41–28 4–3 Waldstadion 33,112 8 Monday, May 29 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs L 14–34 4–4 White Hart Lane 12,342 9 Saturday, June 3 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 21–31 4–5 Rheinstadion 12,323 10 Saturday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 25–37 4–6 Rheinstadion 7,961
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Scottish Claymores
Week 2: vs London Monarchs
Week 3: at Barcelona Dragons
Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 5: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 6: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 8: at London Monarchs
Week 9: vs Barcelona Dragons
Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Notes
References