The 2003 Rhein Fire season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his third year, and played its home games at Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl XI, Rhein lost to the Frankfurt Galaxy 35–16.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2003 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 5 Derrick Ham DE Miami 2 11 Dwayne Ledford G East Carolina 3 14 Gillis Wilson DE Southern 4 23 Shad Criss CB Missouri 5 26 Lew Thomas RB Vanderbilt 6 35 Andre Arnold LB Grambling State 7 38 Todd DeLamielleure LB Hofstra 8 47 Jonathan Burrough TE New Mexico 9 50 Kwazi Leverette WR Syracuse 10 59 Greg Brown S Texas 11 62 Corey Callens DE Oklahoma 12 71 Jamel Smith LB Virginia Tech 13 74 Jeff McCurley C Pittsburgh 14 83 Ataveus Cash WR Hampton 15 86 Lawrence Story WR Jackson State 16 95 Frank Moreau RB Louisville 17 98 Kendall Newson WR Middle Tennessee 18 107 Shane O’Neill S Southern Methodist 19 110 Mike Watkins QB Louisville 20 118 Bob Dzvonick DT Buffalo
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 5 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 15–17 0–1 Arena AufSchalke 28,206 2 Sunday, April 13 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 21–10 1–1 Olympic Stadium 16,312 3 Saturday, April 19 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 34–17 2–1 Arena AufSchalke 43,985 4 Saturday, April 26 5:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 3–11 2–2 Mini Estadi 6,182 5 Saturday, May 3 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 14–7 3–2 Arena AufSchalke 42,324 6 Saturday, May 10 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 34–27 4–2 Amsterdam ArenA 11,672 7 Sunday, May 18 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 0–33 4–3 Hampden Park 8,279 8 Sunday, May 25 4:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 28–21 5–3 Arena AufSchalke 27,895 9 Sunday, June 1 4:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 7–38 5–4 Waldstadion 25,539 10 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons W 33–7 6–4 Arena AufSchalke 28,678
Standings
Game summaries
World Bowl XI
Notes
References