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1998 January 22, 1998
Oliver Luck announces at a pre Superbowl press conference that the World
League will be called NFL Europe from the 1998 season. London Monarchs renamed England Monarchs. January 22, 1998 Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud is named as the league's
new kicking consultant. April
4, 1998 New NFL Europe
season kicks off with the 200th game in league history - Rhein vs Amsterdam. June 13, 1998 NFLEL announces that Berlin, Germany's capital city, has been awarded a team to begin play in
1999.
June 14, 1998
Jim Arellanes
passes for 263 yards and 3 touchdowns to earn MVP honors as Rhein beats Frankfurt 34-10 in the Waldstadion to win its first
World Bowl. The crowd of 47,846 is the NFLEL's biggest since returning in 1995 in the pouring rain.
June 24, 1998 The NFLEL suspends operations of the England Monarchs
and announces that the league will remain with six teams in 1999. July 1, 1998 Bill Peterson becomes NFL Europe's Managing Director for the UK, Spain and Netherlands
after three years as general of the Amsterdam Admirals. July 9, 1998 Will Wilson is appointed General Manager of the Scottish Claymores. He succeeds
Richard Regan. November 5, 1998 Berlin selects defensive end Vladi Ilic as the first pick
in the NFLEL's inaugural German national player draft. November 16, 1998 League
President Oliver Luck unveils the new team as the Berlin Thunder. They will be coached by Frankfurt Offensive Coordinator
Wes Chandler with former DSF anchor Michael Lang as General Manager. December 17, 1998 NFLEL announces that 1999 training camp will be held in Orlando, Florida. 1998 Results & Standings | Week 1 |
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| Teams | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final | Date | Attendance | Time
/ Day |
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Amsterdam Admirals
@ Rhein Fire | 3
0 | 10
7 | 0
6 | 0
3 | | 13
16 | 04-04-98 | 22,102 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Frankfurt Galaxy
@ England Monarchs | 12
0 | 3
0 | 14
7 | 7
6 | | 36
13 | 04-05-98 | 6,500 | 10:00 AM / Sunday | Scottish Claymores
@ Barcelona Dragons | 9
0 | 6
7 | 0
6 | 3
6 | | 18
19 | 04-05-98 | 10,500 | 2:00 PM / Sunday | | Week 2 |
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Barcelona Dragons
@ Frankfurt Galaxy | 0
7 | 6
0 | 0
0 | 9
0 | | 15
7 | 04-11-98 | 28,215 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Rhein Fire
@ England Monarchs | 10
0 | 14
7 | 7
0 | 0
0 | | 31
7 | 04-11-98 | 5,523 | 2:00 PM / Saturday
at Bristol | Scottish Claymores
@ Amsterdam Admirals | 0
0 | 3
14 | 0
6 | 0
6 | | 3
26 | 04-12-98 | 22,614 | 1:00 PM / Sunday | | Week 3 |
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Amsterdam Admirals
@ Barcelona Dragons | 7
7 | 21
0 | 0
14 | 13
7 | | 41
28 | 04-18-98 | 11,800 | 12:00 PM / Saturday | England Monarchs
@ Frankfurt Galaxy | 7
7 | 0
7 | 7
3 | 3
0 | 0
6 | 17
23 | 04-18-98 | 29,312 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Rhein Fire
@ Scottish Claymores | 0
0 | 17
7 | 0
0 | 3
3 | | 20
10 | 04-19-98 | 8,249 | 10:00 AM / Sunday | | Week
4 |
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Barcelona Dragons
@ Rhein Fire | 3
3 | 0
7 | 6
0 | 0
3 | | 9
13 | 04-25-98 | 22,249 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Amsterdam Admirals | 0
7 | 0
0 | 7
0 | 7
3 | | 14
10 | 04-25-98 | 16,085 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Scottish Claymores
@ England Monarchs | 7
7 | 0
0 | 3
0 | 0
7 | | 10
14 | 04-26-98 | 6,246 | 10:00 AM / Sunday
at Birmingham | | Week 5 |
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Rhein Fire
@ Frankfurt Galaxy | 3
0 | 7
0 | 14
0 | 7
14 | | 31
14 | 05-02-98 | 41,123 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | England Monarchs
@ Amsterdam Admirals | 3
0 | 14
10 | 0
0 | 7
15 | | 24
25 | 05-02-98 | 10,112 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Barcelona Dragons
@ Scottish Claymores | 0
3 | 3
7 | 0
17 | 7
3 | | 10
30 | 05-03-98 | 9,629 | 10:00
AM / Sunday | | Week 6 |
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Scottish Claymores
@ Rhein Fire | 3
0 | 0
10 | 7
0 | 0
7 | | 10
17 | 05-09-98 | 20,480 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Amsterdam Admirals
@ England Monarchs | 2
7 | 3
0 | 3
0 | 8
0 | | 16
7 | 05-10-98 | 6,235 | 12:00 PM / Sunday | Frankfurt Galaxy
@
Barcelona Dragons | 0
7 | 2
0 | 0
21 | 0
3 | | 2
31 | 05-10-98 | 6,800 | 2:00 PM / Sunday | | Week 7 |
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Amsterdam Admirals
@ Frankfurt Galaxy | 0
7 | 0
9 | 0
3 | 7
6 | | 7
25 | 05-16-98 | 37,095 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Rhein Fire
@ Barcelona Dragons | 0
7 | 3
14 | 7
0 | 14
10 | | 24
31 | 05-16-98 | 7,900 | 2:00 PM / Saturday | England
Monarchs
@ Scottish Claymores | 14
7 | 7
7 | 0
7 | 3
6 | | 24
27 | 05-17-98 | 9,213 | 10:00 AM / Sunday | | Week 8 |
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Barcelona Dragons
@ Amsterdam Admirals | 10
0 | 7
10 | 0
0 | 0
10 | | 17
20 | 05-23-98 | 12,864 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | England Monarchs
@ Rhein Fire | 0
3 | 0
3 | 7
3 | 0
3 | | 7
12 | 05-23-98 | 21,288 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Frankfurt
Galaxy
@ Scottish Claymores | 7
3 | 0
9 | 0
0 | 8
0 | | 15
12 | 05-24-98 | 8,025 | 10:00 AM / Sunday | | Week 9 |
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Rhein Fire
@ Amsterdam Admirals | 0
0 | 0
7 | 7
7 | 10
7 | | 17
21 | 05-30-98 | 17,588 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Barcelona
Dragons
@ England Monarchs | 3
14 | 2
0 | 0
0 | 0
3 | | 5
17 | 05-31-98 | 5,215 | 10:00 AM / Sunday | Scottish Claymores
@
Frankfurt Galaxy | 0
7 | 7
0 | 3
0 | 0
14 | | 10
21 | 05-31-98 | 35,264 | 1:00 PM / Sunday | | Week 10 |
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Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Rhein Fire | 0
0 | 0
7 | 7
7 | 10
3 | 3
0 | 20
17 | 06-06-98 | 41,212 | 1:00 PM / Saturday | Amsterdam
Admirals
@ Scottish Claymores | 7
7 | 0
3 | 6
0 | 13
13 | | 26
23 | 06-07-98 | 8,762 | 10:00 AM / Sunday
at Firhill, Glasgow | England
Monarchs
@ Barcelona Dragons | 14
0 | 0
17 | 7
3 | 7
0 | | 28
20 | 06-07-98 | 10,834 | 2:00 PM / Sunday | | World Bowl 1998 at Waldstadion; Frankfurt, Germany |
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Rhein Fire
vs Frankfurt Galaxy | 10
0 | 7
7 | 7
3 | 10
0 | | 34
10 | 06-14-98 | 47,846 | 1:00 PM / Sunday |
http://www.hworth.net/nflel/scores1998.html World Bowl '98June
14, 1998 at Waldstadion in Frankfurt (Att: 47,846) | Rhein (7-3) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10
— | 34 | | Frankfurt
(7-3) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 — | 10 |
MVP: Jim Arellanes, Rhein, QB (12 for 18, 263 yards and 3 TDs.) Regular Season Individual LeadersPassing
Efficiency(Min. 140 pass attempts) | | Att | Cmp | Cmp
Pct | Yds | Avg
Gain | TD | TD Pct | Long | Int | Int
Pct | Rating |
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| Mike
Quinn, Rhe | 264 | 133 | 50.4 | 1997 | 7.56 | 13 | 4.9 | 68 | 3 | 1.1 | 87.3 | | Kurt Warner, Ams | 326 | 165 | 50.6 | 2101 | 6.44 | 15 | 4.6 | 47-td | 6 | 1.8 | 78.8 | | Damon Huard, Fran | 290 | 159 | 54.8 | 1857 | 6.40 | 12 | 4.1 | 72 | 7 | 2.4 | 78.2 | | Josh LaRocca,
Eng | 257 | 122 | 47.5 | 1641 | 6.39 | 14 | 5.4 | 74-td | 11 | 4.2 | 68.6 | | Jim Ballard, Sco | 212 | 113 | 53.3 | 1425 | 6.72 | 4 | 1.8 | 44 | 8 | 3.7 | 65.1 | | Jim Ritchey, Bar | 272 | 129 | 47.4 | 1341 | 4.93 | 6 | 2.2 | 91-td | 10 | 3.6 | 54.2 |
Scoring| Touchdowns | TD | Rus | Rec | Ret | Pts |
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| Reggie Jones, Eng | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 42 | | Reggie Brooks, Bar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | | Malcolm Thomas, Ams | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 36 | | Derrick Clark, Rhe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | | Mario Bailey, Fran | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 |
| Kicking | PAT | FG/FGA | Lg | Pts |
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| M. Burgsmuller, Rhe | 21/21 | 12/13 | 36 | 57 | | Gary Parker,
Sco | 12/13 | 13/16 | 31 | 51 | | Silvio Diliberto, Ams | 16/18 | 11/15 | 44 | 49 | | Jess Angoy, Bar | 16/18 | 9/15 | 46 | 43 | | Ralf Kleinmann,
Fran | 17/20 | 8/16 | 46 | 41 |
Rushing| | Car | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
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| Derrick Clark, Rhe | 177 | 739 | 4.2 | 44 | 6 | | Malcolm Thomas, Ams | 150 | 664 | 4.4 | 33 | 5 | | Jermaine Chaney, Fran | 137 | 491 | 3.6 | 24 | 2 | | Carey Bender, Sco | 108 | 441 | 4.1 | 44 | 0 | | Ralph Dawkins, Ams | 104 | 435 | 4.2 | 23 | 2 |
Receptions| | No | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
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| Jason Shelley, Ams | 42 | 559 | 13.3 | 46 | 2 | | Marcus Robinson, Rhe | 39 | 811 | 20.8 | 68 | 5 | | Mario Bailey, Fran | 38 | 544 | 14.3 | 72 | 6 | | Joe Douglass, Ams | 38 | 499 | 13.1 | 47-td | 5 | | Reggie Jones, Eng | 36 | 649 | 18.0 | 74-td | 7 | | Darrick Branch, Fran | 36 | 468 | 13.0 | 63-td | 4 |
Punting| | No | Yards | Avg | Long | In20 |
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| Brian Greenfield, Eng | 48 | 2170 | 45.2 | 64 | 13 | | Nate Cochran, Rhe | 50 | 2099 | 42.0 | 69 | 17 | | Jeff Beckley, Bar | 67 | 2745 | 41.0 | 61 | 23 | | Bill Kushner, Fran | 54 | 2184 | 40.4 | 59 | 12 | | David Wing, Sco | 53 | 1998 | 37.7 | 61 | 15 | | Will Brice, Ams | 40 | 1478 | 37.0 | 63 | 14 |
Sacks| | No |
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| Ed Philion, Rhe | 9 | | Josh Taves, Bar | 9 | | Chick Osborne, Ams | 8 | | Uhuru Hamiter, Eng | 7 | | Mike
Croel, Rhe | 6 | | Ben Williams, Eng | 51/2 | | Brad Keeney, Sco | 51/2 |
Interceptions| | No | Yds | Long | TD |
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| Richard Jones, Rhe | 4 | 114 | 30 | 0 | | Kenyan Branscomb, Fran | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | | Dexter Seigler, Ams | 3 | 99 | 52 | 0 | | George McCullough, Bar | 3 | 89 | 36 | 1 | | Chris Hall, Fran | 3 | 67 | 67-td | 1 | | Kory Blackwell, Sco | 3 | 65 | 32 | 1 | | Greg Evans, Fran | 3 | 52 | 23 | 0 | | Kerry Joseph, Rhe | 3 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
Annual Awards| Offensive MVP | Marcus
Robinson, Rhein, WR | | Defensive MVP | Josh Taves,
Barcelona, DE | | Coach of the Year | Dick Curl, Frankfurt |
All-NFL Europe League TeamThe All-NFL Europe League Team as selected by members of the NFL Europe media. | Pos | Offense | Pos | Defense |
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| QB | Mike Quinn, Rhe | DE | Josh Taves,
Bar | | RB | Malcolm Thomas, Ams | DT | Chick Osborne, Ams | | RB | Derrick Clark, Rhe | DT | Ed Philion,
Rhe | | WR | Marcus Robinson, Rhe | DE | Uhuru Hamiter, Eng | | WR | Mario Bailey, Fran | LB | Hillary
Butler, Fran | | TE | Vince Marrow, Fran | LB | Juan Long, Bar | | G | Joe Andruzzi, Sco | LB | Rich Yurkiewicz, Ams | | G | Bob Kronenberg, Rhe | CB | Richard Jones, Rhe | | C | Ben
Lynch, Fran | CB | Dexter Siegler, Ams | | T | Derek West, Rhe | S | Chris Hall, Fran | | T | Mike Rockwood,
Sco | S | Kerry Joseph, Rhe |
| Pos | Special Teams |
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| K | Manfred Burgsmuller,
Rhe | | P | Brian Greenfield, Eng | | Spec. | Joe Douglass, Ams |
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