The 2004 Berlin Thunder season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his first year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of nine wins and one loss. In World Bowl XII, Berlin defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 30–24. The victory marked the franchise's third World Bowl championship.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2004 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 1 James Thornton CB Morris Brown 2 7 T. J. Bingham DE Ouichita Baptist 3 18 Yubrenal Isabelle LB Virginia 4 19 Troy Andrew G Duke 5 30 DeShaun Hill S USC 6 31 DeVonte Peterson DT Catawba 7 42 Dwayne Pierce G LSU 9 43 Mike Malan FB Brown 9 54 Oliver Celestin S Texas Southern 10 55 Keith Heyward-Johnson CB Oregon State 11 66 Jeff Grzeskowiak T Akron 12 67 Michael Jennings WR Florida State
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 4 4:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 20–14 1–0 Olympic Stadium 14,257 2 Saturday, April 10 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 28–17 2–0 Amsterdam ArenA 10,763 3 Sunday, April 18 4:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 35–31 3–0 Olympic Stadium 12,036 4 Saturday, April 24 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 14–10 4–0 Arena AufSchalke 20,242 5 Sunday, May 2 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 33–29 5–0 Olympic Stadium 12,909 6 Saturday, May 8 7:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 27–28 5–1 RheinEnergieStadion 10,164 7 Sunday, May 16 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 33–20 6–1 Olympic Stadium 15,429 8 Saturday, May 22 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–27 7–1 Waldstadion 30,812 9 Saturday, May 29 2:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 27–19 8–1 Hampden Park 9,153 10 Sunday, June 6 4:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 41–0 9–1 Olympic Stadium 19,175 World Bowl XII 11 Saturday, June 12 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 30–24 10–1 Arena AufSchalke 35,413
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores
Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions
Week 4: at Rhein Fire
Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 6: at Cologne Centurions
Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 9: at Scottish Claymores
Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
World Bowl XII
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