The 2001 Rhein Fire season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his first year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2001 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 6 6 Terrell Jurineack DE Missouri 2 6 12 Shane Cook T Colorado 3 1 13 Keith Short C Virginia Tech 4 6 24 James Roscoe DE Clark Atlanta 5 1 25 Antoine McNutt G Tennessee State 6 6 36 Otis Grant DE Houston 7 1 37 Ronnie Nicks LB Notre Dame 8 6 48 Corey Bailey G Fordham 9 1 49 Julian Duncan LB Rice 10 5 59 P. J. Franklin WR Tulane 11 1 60 Kevin Monroe CB East Carolina 12 3 65 LeShun Daniels G Ohio State
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 21 7:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 24–20 1–0 Rheinstadion 31,437 2 Saturday, April 28 5:00 p.m. at Barcelona Dragons L 12–24 1–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 8,423 3 Saturday, May 5 7:00 p.m. Barcelona Dragons L 21–27 1–2 Rheinstadion 30,984 4 Saturday, May 12 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder L 17–23 1–3 Jahn-Sportpark 9,148 5 Sunday, May 20 4:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 10–3 2–3 Rheinstadion 30,211 6 Sunday, May 27 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 22–5 3–3 Waldstadion 30,512 7 Saturday, June 2 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 14–17 3–4 Amsterdam ArenA 13,823 8 Sunday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 16–13 4–4 Rheinstadion 30,701 9 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 17–13 5–4 Rheinstadion 51,719 10 Saturday, June 23 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 21–34 5–5 Hampden Park 12,251
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Notes
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