# 1998 Rhein Fire season

The 1998 Rhein Fire season was the fourth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Galen Hall in his fourth year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. Rhein won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 34–10 in World Bowl '98.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday, April 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 16–13 | 1–0 | Rheinstadion | 22,102 |
| 2 | Saturday, April 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at England Monarchs | W 31–7 | 2–0 | Ashton Gate Stadium | 5,523 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 20–10 | 3–0 | Murrayfield Stadium | 8,452 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | W 13–9 | 4–0 | Rheinstadion | 22,249 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | W 31–14 | 5–0 | Waldstadion | 41,123 |
| 6 | Saturday, May 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 17–10 | 6–0 | Rheinstadion | 20,480 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | L 24–31 | 6–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 7,900 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 23 | 7:00 p.m. | England Monarchs | W 12–7 | 7–1 | Rheinstadion | 21,288 |
| 9 | Saturday, May 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 17–21 | 7–2 | Amsterdam ArenA | 17,588 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 6 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 17–20 | 7–3 | Rheinstadion | 41,212 |
| World Bowl '98 ||||||||
| 11 | Sunday, June 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | W 34–10 | 8–3 | Waldstadion | 47,846 |

## Standings

NFL Europe League :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 177 | 163 | 3–2 | 4–1 | W4 |
| Rhein Fire | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 198 | 142 | 4–1 | 3–2 | L2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 205 | 174 | 4–1 | 3–2 | W3 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 185 | 200 | 3–2 | 1–4 | L3 |
| England Monarchs | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 158 | 205 | 2–3 | 1–4 | W2 |
| Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 153 | 192 | 2–3 | 0–5 | L3 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Rhein | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 4
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 22,102

### Week 2: at England Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| England | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, United Kingdom
* Date: Saturday, April 11
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 5,523

### Week 3: at Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Scotland | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
* Date: Sunday, April 19
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 8,249

### Week 5: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 2
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 41,123
* Referee: Tony Corrente

### Week 7: at Barcelona Dragons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Barcelona | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Saturday, May 16
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST