The 2005 Rhein Fire season was the 11th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his fifth year, and played its home games at the newly built LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2005 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Overall 1 2 Jason Rader TE Marshall 2 8 Jesse Mitchell DT Mississippi 3 17 Sean Guthrie DE Boston College 4 20 Brandon Rager LB San Diego State 5 29 Jeremy Phillips T Lenoir–Rhyne 6 32 Clarence LeBlanc S Louisiana State 7 41 Travis Carroll LB Florida
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 2 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 14–24 0–1 Amsterdam ArenA 10,234 2 Sunday, April 10 4:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 10–23 0–2 LTU arena 25,304 3 Saturday, April 16 7:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils L 24–31 0–3 AOL Arena 19,865 4 Saturday, April 23 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 28–30 0–4 LTU arena 20,399 5 Saturday, April 30 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 20–23 0–5 Waldstadion 27,439 6 Saturday, May 7 7:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 24–19 1–5 LTU arena 18,632 7 Saturday, May 14 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 15–24 1–6 Olympic Stadium 16,695 8 Saturday, May 21 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 13–20 1–7 LTU arena 28,124 9 Sunday, May 29 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 28–16 2–7 RheinEnergieStadion 32,521 10 Saturday, June 4 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 27–14 3–7 LTU arena 20,203
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 2: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 4: vs Berlin Thunder
Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 6: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 7: at Berlin Thunder
Week 8: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 9: at Cologne Centurions
Week 10: vs Amsterdam Admirals
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