# 1996 Rhein Fire season

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 | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Player name | Position | College |
| 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 | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 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 |

## Standings

World League of American Football :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 10 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 13
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 32,092

### Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, April 20
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,492

### Week 3: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| London | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 27
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 16,104

### Week 4: vs Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scotland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rhein | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 4
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 11,395

### Week 5: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Barcelona | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, May 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 15,742

### Week 6: at Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Scotland | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, May 19
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 12,419

### Week 7: vs Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Rhein | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 25
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 13,173

### Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, June 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 38,798

### Week 9: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Rhein | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Sunday, June 9
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 20,103

### Week 10: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| London | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
at Stamford Bridge, London, England
* Date: Sunday, June 16
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 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 |