World Bowl XI World Bowl XI was NFL Europe ' s 2003 championship game . It was played at Hampden Park in Glasgow , Scotland on June 14 , 2003 . The game was between the 6 - 4 Rhein Fire and the 6 - 4 Frankfurt Galaxy . The Fire was hoping to avenge last year ' s loss to Berlin , while the Galaxy was looking for their first World Bowl title since 1999 . 28 , 138 fans were in attendance , as the Galaxy easily won 35 - 16 over the Fire . Galaxy running back Jonas Lewis earned Most Valuable Player honors , when he ran 16 times for 126 yards ( World Bowl record ) and a touchdown , with his longest run being 42 yards . Background . The Fire won the first meeting 14 - 7 in Düsseldorf , while the Galaxy won the second meeting 38 - 7 in Frankfurt . Game summary . The Galaxy drew first blood with a 4 - point field goal , which was Jon Hilbert ' s 53 - yard attempt . On their next attempt , Galaxy quarterback James Brown led his team 8 - play , 79 - yard drive that ended with Lewis running the ball in from a yard out . The Fire tried to responded with a touchdown , but Frankfurt ' s defense made them settle for a 39 - yard field goal by Todd France . In the second quarter , after the Fire goofed a punt attempt , Frankfurt quarterback Quinn Gray led his team on a 3 - play , 15 - yard drive and he concluded it with a 10 - yard pass to wide receiver Marc Lester . Again , the Fire tried to respond with a touchdown of their own , but again , the Galaxy defense made them settle for another field goal , which was a 31 - yarder by Ingo Anderbrügge . Afterwards , the Galaxy would quickly respond with a 3 - play , 79 - yard drive that ended with running back Robert Gillespie running 29 yards for a touchdown . With only two minutes left until halftime , the Fire desperately needed a touchdown to keep up with Frankfurt . At first , their drive showed promise as they started from their own 44 - yard line and managed to get to Frankfurt ' s 9 - yard line . Unfortunately , the drive stalled once the Fire got there and they had to settle for 27 - yard field goal by Anderbrügge . At halftime , the Galaxy had a comfortable 25 - 9 lead over the Fire . In the third quarter , Rhein got the ball to begin the second half and on their opening drive and the Fire managed to get to Frankfurt ' s 1 - yard line . However , they failed to get the ball in on 3rd & goal . Then , on 4th & goal , Fire center Dustin Keith fumbled the ball and Galaxy defensive tackle Daniel Benetka managed to recover the ball , preventing Rhein from another touchdown opportunity . After Benetka got the ball for Frankfurt , Brown lead his team on a 10 - play , 99 - yard drive that ended with running back Adam Tate running in for a 1 - yard touchdown strike . Heading into the fourth quarter , the Fire trailed 32 - 9 and only a miracle could save any hope of Rhein winning another World Bowl title . Alas , the Galaxy would just kick a 34 - yard field goal by Ralf Kleinmann to increase their lead and make the score 35 - 9 . Even though the Rhein Fire would finally respond with a 5 - yard touchdown pass from Chris Greisen to Dwayne Blakely , it was too little , too late for the Fire . When the official clock reached 00 : 00 , the Galaxy celebrated their third World Bowl victory in franchise history .