The 1999 Rhein Fire season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fifth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of six wins and four losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 1999 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Pick 1 6 Kez McCorvey WR Florida State 2 12 Jonathan Himebauch C Southern California 3 13 Anthony McKinney WR Connecticut 4 24 Mike Lowery LB Mississippi 5 25 Carl Powell DE Louisville 6 36 Dell McGee CB Auburn 7 37 Jeremy Akers T Notre Dame 8 48 Ben Hanks LB Florida 9 49 Walter Scott DT East Carolina 10 60 Marvin Bagley WR North Carolina A&T 11 61 Chris Sanders WR Texas A&M 12 72 Hardy Mitchell DT Buffalo 13 73 Marcus Williams P Arizona State 14 84 Andy Russ P Mississippi State 16 96 Jeff Miller T Mississippi 17 97 David Terrell CB Texas-El Paso 18 108 Lamar Lyons S Washington 19 109 Kevin Huntley WR Wisconsin 20 117 Jeff Sauve K Clemson 21 118 Leonard Green RB Southern California 22 121 Dialleo Burks WR Eastern Kentucky 23 122 Chad Bates G Florida State 24 123 Rodrick Johnson RB UNLV 25 124 Louis Adams LB Oklahoma State
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 18 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 20–21 0–1 Murrayfield Stadium 9,086 2 Sunday, April 25 4:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 10–19 0–2 Rheinstadion 25,281 3 Saturday, May 1 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 30–20 1–2 Rheinstadion 23,883 4 Saturday, May 8 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 7–13 1–3 Waldstadion 39,485 5 Saturday, May 15 7:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 37–6 2–3 Rheinstadion 22,171 6 Saturday, May 22 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 36–25 3–3 Amsterdam ArenA 14,056 7 Saturday, May 29 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 20–21 3–4 Rheinstadion 40,143 8 Saturday, June 5 7:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 29–0 4–4 Jahn-Sportpark 10,683 9 Saturday, June 12 8:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons W 59–14 5–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,155 10 Saturday, June 19 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 38–10 6–4 Rheinstadion 31,350
Standings
Game summaries
Week 3: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals
Notes
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