1997 Rhein Fire Game-by-Game Results
Team Record: 7-3
Finishing 1st in the WLAF
Lost Championship
Coach: Galen Hall (7-3)
Attendance: 108,323, Avg. 21,665 in 5 home dates
1997 Rhein Fire Roster
The Rhein Fire of the World League of American Football ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the WLAF.
The Fire racked up 206 points, while the defensive squad yielded 146. Ontiwaun Carter rushed for a team-leading 587 yards for Rhein, and Derrick Clark also aided the ground game.
T.J. Rubley passed for 1,473 yards. Bill Schroeder caught 43 balls for 702 yards.
Aubrey Beavers and Matt Gay each snatched 2 opponent throws. Israel Stanley topped pass rushers with 5.5 sacks.
Galen Hall coached the team. The 1997 Rhein Fire lost in the Championship.
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Regular Season Points For: 206
Regular Season Points Against: 146
Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
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April 12, 1997 | Barcelona Dragons 27 at Rhein Fire 12 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
April 20, 1997 | London Monarchs 6 at Rhein Fire 28 | W | 1-1-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 | ||
April 27, 1997 | Rhein Fire 23 at Scottish Claymores 10 | W | 1-1-0 | 1-0-0 | 2-1-0 | ||
May 3, 1997 | Rhein Fire 20 at Amsterdam Admirals 23 | L | 1-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-0 | ||
May 10, 1997 | Frankfurt Galaxy 7 at Rhein Fire 10 | W | 2-1-0 | 1-1-0 | 3-2-0 | ||
May 17, 1997 | Rhein Fire 21 at Frankfurt Galaxy 20 | W | 2-1-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-2-0 | ||
May 25, 1997 | Scottish Claymores 23 at Rhein Fire 20 | L | 2-2-0 | 2-1-0 | 4-3-0 | ||
May 31, 1997 | Rhein Fire 38 at Barcelona Dragons 23 | W | 2-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 5-3-0 | ||
June 7, 1997 | Amsterdam Admirals 0 at Rhein Fire 24 | W | 3-2-0 | 3-1-0 | 6-3-0 | ||
June 15, 1997 | Rhein Fire 10 at London Monarchs 7 | W | 3-2-0 | 4-1-0 | 7-3-0 | ||
June 22, 1997 | Rhein Fire 24 at Barcelona Dragons 38 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | World Bowl |