2004 Berlin Thunder season

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2004 Berlin Thunder season
General managerMichael Lang
Head coach Rick Lantz
Home field Olympic Stadium
Results
Record9–1
Division place1st
Playoff finish World Bowl XII champion

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.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2004 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
11James ThorntonCBMorris Brown
27T. J. BinghamDEOuichita Baptist
318Yubrenal IsabelleLBVirginia
419Troy AndrewGDuke
530DeShaun HillSUSC
631DeVonte PetersonDTCatawba
742Dwayne PierceGLSU
943Mike MalanFBBrown
954 Oliver Celestin STexas Southern
1055 Keith Heyward-Johnson CBOregon State
1166Jeff GrzeskowiakTAkron
1267 Michael Jennings WRFlorida State

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Personnel

Staff

2004 Berlin Thunder staff
Front office
  • General manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Martin Streight

Roster

2004 Berlin Thunder roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 David Rivers

Running backs

  • 23 Ryan Brewer
  • 33 Ray Jackson

Wide receivers

  • 86 Bosley Allen
  • 87 Richard Alston

Tight ends

  • 85 Mike Pinkard
Offensive linemen
  • 79 Dante Ellington T
  • 76 Dion Meredith T
  • 77 Jamil Soriano G

Defensive linemen

  • 99 T. J. Bingham DE
  • 97 LaWaylon Brown DT
  • 95 DeVonte Peterson DT
  • 94 Tank Reese DT
Linebackers
  • 54 Kevin DeRonde OLB
  • 56 Brenden Givan MLB
  • 57 Jason Kazar OLB

Defensive backs

  • 36 Scott Farley S
  • 22 Willie Ford CB
  • 24 Darrell Rideaux CB
  • 26 James Thornton CB

Special teams

National players
  • 89 Flag of Finland.svg Klaus AlinenTE
  • 90 Flag of Germany.svg Dennis Engelbrecht DT
  • 84 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Heckenbach WR
  • 35 Flag of France.svg Patrice Kancel FB
  • 66 Flag of Germany.svg Andre Mathes T
  • 10 Flag of Denmark.svg Heinz Quast K
  • 46 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Astor SchneiderLB


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Sunday, April 44:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 20–141–0 Olympic Stadium 14,257
2Saturday, April 107:00 p.m.at Amsterdam Admirals W 28–172–0 Amsterdam ArenA 10,763
3Sunday, April 184:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions W 35–313–0Olympic Stadium12,036
4Saturday, April 247:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire W 14–104–0 Arena AufSchalke 20,242
5Sunday, May 24:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 33–295–0Olympic Stadium12,909
6Saturday, May 87:00 p.m.at Cologne CenturionsL 27–285–1 RheinEnergieStadion 10,164
7Sunday, May 164:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 33–206–1Olympic Stadium15,429
8Saturday, May 227:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–277–1 Waldstadion 30,812
9Saturday, May 292:00 p.m.at Scottish ClaymoresW 27–198–1 Hampden Park 9,153
10Sunday, June 64:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 41–09–1Olympic Stadium19,175
World Bowl XII
11Saturday, June 126:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 30–2410–1Arena AufSchalke35,413

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Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Berlin Thunder 910.9002891955–04–1W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7002121924–13–2L1
Amsterdam Admirals 550.5001731913–22–3W2
Cologne Centurions 460.4001912013–21–4W1
Rhein Fire 370.3001611783–20–5L4
Scottish Claymores 280.2001281971–41–4L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores

Week One: Scottish Claymores at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Scotland070714
Berlin0107320

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 4
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,257
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Two: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin0714728
Amsterdam0100717

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 10
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,763
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cologne7143731
Berlin2177035

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 18
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,036
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin0001414
Rhein730010

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 24
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,242
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Amsterdam0771529
Berlin01271433

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 2
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,909
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli

Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin7701327
Cologne1407728

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 8
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,164
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 7: vs Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rhein0071320
Berlin3147933

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 16
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,429
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin1077731
Frankfurt0207027

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 22
  • Game time: 7:08 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,812
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 9: at Scottish Claymores

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Berlin0671427
Scotland1033319

at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland

  • Date: Saturday, May 29
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 9,153
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Ten: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt00000
Berlin31771441

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 6
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,175
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich

World Bowl XII

World Bowl XII: Frankfurt Galaxy vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Frankfurt3701424
Berlin7313730

at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 12
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 35,413
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Notes

  1. ↑ All times local to where the game was played.

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