2003 Rhein Fire Roster
National Football League Europe (NFLE)
Team Record: 6-4
Finishing 2nd in NFLE
Lost Championship
Coach: Pete Kuharchek (6-4)
Attendance: 171,088, Avg. 34,218 in 5 home dates
2003 Rhein Fire StatisticsTeam Record: 6-4
Finishing 2nd in NFLE
Lost Championship
Coach: Pete Kuharchek (6-4)
Attendance: 171,088, Avg. 34,218 in 5 home dates
2003 Rhein Fire Results
The Rhein Fire of National Football League Europe ended the 2003 season with a record of 6 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in NFLE.
The Fire ran up 189 points, and the defense conceded 188. Autry Denson rushed for a team-leading 725 yards for Rhein.
Nick Rolovich threw for 907 yards, and Chris Greisen played quarterback, too. Charlie Adams caught 36 balls, while Kendall Newson added 437 receiving yards. Emmett Johnson contributed to the receiving game also.
Greg Brown and Lemual Ligon each snatched 3 opponent throws. Bastian Lano sacked opposing passers 6.5 times, leading the way for a team which created 31 sacks.
Pete Kuharchek coached the team. The 2003 Rhein Fire lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Charlie Adams | WR | October 23, 1979 | 6'2" | 190 | Hofstra | Camp Hill, PA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | Ingo Anderbrugge | K | January 2, 1964 | 6'1" | 185 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 91 | Andre Arnold | DE | July 23, 1979 | 6'4" | 268 | Grambling State | Mobile, AL | 10 | 10 |
| 25 | Adesola Badon | DB | September 10, 1976 | 6'1" | 195 | Mississippi State | Metairie, LA | 10 | 0 |
| 47 | Dwayne Blakley | TE | August 10, 1979 | 6'4" | 257 | Missouri | St. Joseph, MO USA | 10 | 10 |
| 89 | LaVell Boyd | WR | September 12, 1976 | 6'3" | 218 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 10 | 1 |
| 24 | Greg Brown | DB | July 30, 1979 | 6'1" | 205 | Texas | Baton Rouge, LA | 10 | 10 |
| 51 | Charles Burton | LB | May 6, 1979 | 6'1" | 240 | Syracuse | Henrico County, VA | 10 | 10 |
| 65 | Luke Butkus | C | June 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 300 | Illinois | Stegar, IL | 4 | 4 |
| 92 | Corey Callens | DE | February 25, 1978 | 6'3" | 275 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK | 10 | 10 |
| Ataveus Cash | WR | May 2, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | Hampton | Washington, DC | |||
| 73 | Pat Crummey | OG | August 1, 1980 | 6'3" | 288 | Youngstown State | 10 | 10 | |
| 55 | Todd DeLamielleure | LB | January 31, 1979 | 5'11" | 240 | Hofstra | 1 | 0 | |
| 23 | Autry Denson | RB | December 8, 1976 | 5'10" | 193 | Notre Dame | Davie, FL USA | 10 | 7 |
| 50 | Anthony Doghmi | DE | November 29, 1972 | 6'5" | 265 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 56 | Terrance Dukes | LB | November 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 220 | Grambling State | 8 | 0 | |
| 80 | Todd Elstrom | WR | December 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | Washington | Tacoma, WA | 6 | 0 |
| Dawani Fladger | OL | May 23, 1978 | South Carolina State | ||||||
| 13 | Todd France | K | February 13, 1980 | 6'3" | 200 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Teddy Gaines | DB | September 12, 1979 | 6'0" | 175 | Tennessee | Kingsport, TN | 10 | 10 |
| 14 | Chris Greisen | QB | July 2, 1976 | 6'3" | 227 | NW Missouri St. | Sturgeon Bay, WI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 71 | Derrick Ham | DE | March 23, 1975 | 6'4" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Merritt Island, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 98 | Brad Harris | DE | December 31, 1979 | 6'3" | 290 | Pittsburg State (KS) | Pontotoc, MS | 10 | 10 |
| 74 | Peter Heyer | OG | July 22, 1979 | 6'3" | 310 | Frechen, West Germany | 10 | 0 | |
| 41 | Abdual Howard | DB | January 27, 1979 | 6'0" | 210 | Florida State | 10 | 10 | |
| 88 | Emmett Johnson | WR | March 17, 1980 | 6'3" | 202 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | |
| 52 | Jason Johnson | LB | April 1, 1978 | 6'1" | 231 | Brockport State | Niagara Falls, NY | 9 | 8 |
| 61 | Jim Jones | OG | January 27, 1978 | 6'3" | 315 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL | 10 | 10 |
| 75 | Dustin Keith | C | August 8, 1977 | 6'5" | 300 | Virginia | Yorktown, VA | 6 | 6 |
| 58 | Dane Krager | LB | May 18, 1979 | 6'3" | 232 | Angelo State (TX) | Austin, TX | 9 | 0 |
| 72 | Bastian Lano | DT | November 29, 1976 | 6'6" | 281 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 76 | Dwayne Ledford | OT | November 2, 1976 | 6'4" | 300 | East Carolina | Morgantown, NC USA | 10 | 10 |
| 53 | Courtney Ledyard | LB | March 9, 1977 | 6'2" | 250 | Michigan St. | Shaker Heights, OH USA | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Christopher Liess | WR | June 25, 1982 | 6'1" | 194 | Cologne, West Germany | 10 | 0 | |
| 20 | Lemual Ligon | DB | November 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 190 | Savannah State | Seneca, SC | 10 | 0 |
| 37 | Tony Lukins | DB | February 18, 1977 | 5'11" | 189 | New Mexico State | 10 | 10 | |
| 95 | Josh McKibben | DT | December 24, 1978 | 6'2" | 285 | Central Florida | Wauchula, FL | 10 | 10 |
| Shawn Mills | WR | February 10, 1977 | 6'0" | 183 | Southern Mississippi | Enid, OK | |||
| 32 | Frank Moreau | RB | September 9, 1976 | 6'0" | 223 | Louisville | Elizabeth, KY USA | 10 | 3 |
| 45 | Chad Mustard | TE | October 8, 1977 | 6'6" | 288 | North Dakota | Central City, NE USA | 10 | 1 |
| 87 | Kendall Newson | WR | March 5, 1980 | 6'1" | 197 | Middle Tenn. St. | Decatur, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 21 | Oyeniran Odunayo Ojo | RB | August 11, 1973 | 5'9" | 216 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 62 | Scot Osborne | TE | October 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 286 | William & Mary | 10 | 0 | |
| 99 | Dan Petersson | DL | October 15, 1971 | 6'2" | 304 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Ryan Prince | TE | May 16, 1977 | 6'4" | 265 | Weber St. | Farmington, UT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Nick Rolovich | QB | February 16, 1979 | 6'1" | 205 | Hawaii | Kentfield, CA | 10 | 10 |
| 39 | Tierre Sams | DB | September 30, 1977 | 5'10" | 180 | Fresno State | Fresno, CA | 10 | 0 |
| 70 | Joey Slaten | OT | April 17, 1979 | 6'6" | 316 | Southern Methodist | Memphis, TN | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Jamel Smith | LB | July 18, 1977 | 6'1" | 245 | Virginia Tech | Columbia, SC | 10 | 10 |
| 44 | Matt Stanley | RB | April 27, 1979 | 6'3" | 245 | UCLA | Pasadena, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Jay Taylor | K | October 23, 1976 | 6'1" | 191 | West Virginia | Hershey, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 60 | Patrick Venzke | OT | April 6, 1975 | 6'6" | 308 | Idaho | Essen, West Germany | 10 | 10 |
| 64 | David Viger | OG | May 13, 1975 | 6'4" | 283 | Navy | Vista, CA | 6 | 0 |
| 96 | Jesse Warren | DE | March 31, 1978 | 6'3" | 269 | Colorado | Dallas, TX | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Mike Watkins | QB | December 10, 1978 | 6'4" | 220 | Louisville | 2 | 0 | |
| 82 | Royd Williams | WR | March 13, 1979 | 6'2" | 208 | Alabama - Birmingham | 4 | 0 | |
| 97 | Gillis Wilson | DE | October 15, 1977 | 6'2" | 282 | Southern | Morgan City, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Richard Yancy | DB | January 31, 1979 | 6'0" | 195 | Berlin, West Germany | 9 | 0 |
