1999 Berlin Thunder season

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1999 Berlin Thunder season
General managerMichael Lang
Head coach Wes Chandler
Home field Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record3–7
Division place6th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1999 Berlin Thunder season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Wes Chandler, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Contents

Although the Thunder replaced the England Monarchs for this season, the only player from the 1998 roster to return for the new team was outside linebacker Scott Fields.

Personnel

Staff

1999 Berlin Thunder staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Lord
  • Quarterbacks – Reggie Beverly
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Shuan Fatah
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Steve Carson
  • Defensive Line – Dennis Danielson
  • Defensive Backs – Derrick Burroughs


Roster

1999 Berlin Thunder roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 45 Edwin Watson

Wide receivers

  • 86 Na'il Benjamin
  • 84 Mike Bowman
  • 80 Jim McElroy
  • 18 Anthony Rodgers
  •  8 Andre Rone
  • 15 Tyrone Taylor

Tight ends

  • 81 Isaac Curtis
Offensive linemen
  • 77 Michael Edwards G/T
  • 63 Derrick Turner G
  • 67 Brent Warren G/C
  • 76 T. J. Washington T
  • 70 Tashe Williams T
  • 68 Jon Zatechka G

Defensive linemen

  • 75 Jimmie Bell DE
  • 92 Jomo Cousins DE
  • 93 Curtis Eason DT
  • 90 Michael Mason DE
  • 79 Tony Plantin DT
  • 91 Henry Slay DT
  • 97 Larry Townsend DT
Linebackers
  • 50 Scott Fields OLB
  • 58 Vernon Strickland MLB

Defensive backs

  • 28 Fredric Ford CB
  • 22 George Harris S
  • 20 Shino Prater CB
  • 24 Roderick Thomas S
  • 25 Vann Washington S
  • 21 John Williams CB

Special teams

  •  5 Charles Pierce P
National players
  • 87 Flag of Germany.svg Olaf FischerWR
  • 82 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Heckenbach WR
  • 94 Flag of Germany.svg Vladimir Ilic DE
  • 96 Flag of Germany.svg Hans JuhnkeDL
  •  9 Flag of Germany.svg Axel Kruse K
  • 39 Flag of Germany.svg Kim KuciRB
  • 51 Flag of Germany.svg Gunther RennerLB
  • 23 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian TuchDB


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 177:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 20–210–1 Waldstadion 30,127
2Saturday, April 247:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores L 14–480–2 Jahn-Sportpark 9,817
3Saturday, May 18:00 p.m.at Barcelona Dragons L 10–420–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,685
4Saturday, May 87:00 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals L 23–490–4 Amsterdam ArenA 10,210
5Saturday, May 157:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 22–19 OT 1–4Jahn-Sportpark7,342
6Sunday, May 237:00 p.m.Barcelona DragonsW 27–202–4Jahn-Sportpark8,667
7Sunday, May 304:00 p.m.at Scottish ClaymoresW 28–103–4 Hampden Park 9,128
8Saturday, June 57:00 p.m. Rhein Fire L 0–293–5Jahn-Sportpark10,683
9Sunday, June 133:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyL 19–323–6Jahn-Sportpark10,783
10Saturday, June 197:00 p.m.at Rhein FireL 10–383–7 Rheinstadion 31,350

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Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Barcelona Dragons 730.7002632464–13–2W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 640.6002392233–23–2L1
Rhein Fire 640.6002861493–23–2W3
Amsterdam Admirals 460.4002362433–21–4W2
Scottish Claymores 460.4002702982–32–3L4
Berlin Thunder 370.3001733082–31–4L3

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Game summaries

Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin0914023
Amsterdam141414749

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,210

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Amsterdam3376019
Berlin00712322

at Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 7,342
  • [1]

Notes

  1. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

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