Английская Википедия:1996 Rhein Fire season

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The 1996 Rhein Fire season was the second season for the Rhein Fire in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason

World League draft

1996 Rhein Fire World League draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	2	Sylvester Stanley	DT	Michigan
2	8	Sebastian Savage	DB	North Carolina State
3	17	Terry Richardson	RB	Syracuse
4	20	Tommie Stowers	TE	Missouri
5	29	Steve Hoyem	T	Stanford
6	32	Percy Snow	LB	Michigan State
7	41	Stacy Evans	DE	South Carolina
8	44	Kevin Knox	WR	Florida State
9	53	Willie Gaston	DB	Alabama
10	56	Jerone Davison	RB	Arizona State
11	65	James Roberson	DE	Florida State
12	68	Ricky Andrews	LB	Washington
12	74	James Wilson	DE	Tennessee
13	79	Jason Carthen	LB	Ohio
14	82	Larry Kennedy	DB	Florida
15	91	Myron Glass	DB	Northern Iowa
16	94	Ontiwaun Carter	RB	Arizona
17	103	Leo Araguz	P	Stephen F. Austin
18	106	Jamal Cox	LB	Georgia Tech
19	115	Riddick Parker	DT	North Carolina
20	118	Eric Green	WR	Benedictine College
21	125	Brad Parpan	QB	Villanova
22	128	Tuli Mateialona	LB	New Mexico
23	135	Larry Davis	DT	UTEP

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 13	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 21–27	0–1	Rheinstadion	32,092
2	Saturday, April 20	6:30 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 7–17	0–2	Olympisch Stadion	8,492
3	Saturday, April 27	7:00 p.m.	London Monarchs	L 20–27	0–3	Rheinstadion	16,104
4	Saturday, May 4	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 15–14	1–3	Rheinstadion	11,395
5	Sunday, May 12	6:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 19–21	1–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	15,742
6	Sunday, May 19	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 19–24	1–5	Murrayfield Stadium	12,419
7	Saturday, May 25	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 16–12	2–5	Rheinstadion	13,173
8	Saturday, June 1	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 31–8	3–5	Waldstadion	38,798
9	Sunday, June 9	3:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	L 14–24	3–6	Rheinstadion	20,103
10	Sunday, June 16	3:00 p.m.	at London Monarchs	L 14–17	3–7	Stamford Bridge	11,125

Statistics

Team statistics

	Rhein	Opponents
Total first downs	180	170
Rushing	57	48
Passing	101	103
Penalty	22	19
Third down: made / attempts	49 / 127	42 / 124
Third down percentage	38.6	33.9
Fourth down: made / attempts	7 / 12	5 / 8
Fourth down percentage	58.3	62.5
Possession average	29:57	30:03
Total net yards	2,708	2,958
Average per game	270.8	295.8
Total plays	600	573
Average per play	4.5	5.2
Net yards rushing	954	720
Average per game	95.4	72.0
Total rushes	225	218
Net yards passing	1,754	2,238
Average per game	175.4	223.8
Sacked / yards lost	19 / 134	19 / 132
Gross yards	1,888	2,370
Attempts / completions	356 / 205	336 / 201
Completion percentage	57.6	59.8
Had intercepted	12	11
Punts / average	41 / 42.3	47 / 40.1
Net punting average	37.9	34.1
Penalties / yards	61 / 448	83 / 648
Fumbles / ball lost	17 / 9	15 / 8
Touchdowns	22	22
Rushing	6	6
Passing	13	14
Returns	3	2

Score by periods	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Points
Team	43	30	24	79	0	176
Opponents	56	46	23	66	0	191