2001

March 5, 2001

Training camp opens in Tampa Bay with the league's first-ever mini-camp for national players. A record 229 NFL-allocated players report to camp in 2001.

April 21, 2001

NFL Europe League kicks off its ninth season.

June 17, 2001

A crowd of 51,719, the biggest since the NFLEL relaunched in 1995, watches the Rhein Fire beat the Frankfurt Galaxy in Düsseldorf's Rheinstadion.

June 30, 2001

Jonathan Quinn throws three touchdown passes, including a game-winning 53-yarder to Duane Jones in the fourth quarter, as the Berlin Thunder beats the Barcelona Dragons 24-17 in World Bowl IX in front of 32,116 fans in the Amsterdam ArenA.

2001 Results & Standings

All times EST and local

FSN - Fox Sports Net

DTV [channel] - DirecTV

FOX - main FOX network channel

WEEK 1
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final Attendance Day / Date Time / Local / TV
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Scottish Claymores 7
10 0
0 7
14 7
0 21
24 16,347 Saturday
April 21, 2001 10:00 AM EST
15:00
DTV [704]
Barcelona Dragons
@ Berlin Thunder 7
0 7
7 7
0 0
7 21
14 8,213 Saturday
April 21, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
DTV [705]
Amsterdam Admirals
@ Rhein Fire 13
7 0
7 7
7 0
3 20
24 31,437 Saturday
April 21, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
WEEK 2
Rhein Fire
@ Barcelona Dragons 3
0 3
3 0
14 6
7 12
24 8,423 Saturday
April 28, 2001 11:00 AM EST
17:00
DTV [704]
Berlin Thunder
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 0
14 14
0 7
3 7
3 28
20 27,928 Saturday
April 28, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
Scottish Claymores
@ Amsterdam Admirals 0
0 0
0 7
7 3
7 10
14 12,516 Saturday
April 28, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
DTV [705]
WEEK 3
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Amsterdam Admirals 0
7 7
7 0
0 7
14 14
28 14,268 Saturday
May 5, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
DTV [704]
Barcelona Dragons
@ Rhein Fire 7
0 7
13 7
8 0
0 6
0 27
21 30,984 Saturday
May 5, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
Berlin Thunder
@ Scottish Claymores 7
3 0
3 14
14 0
8 21
28 10,419 Sunday
May 6, 2001 10:00 AM EST
15:00
DTV [704]
WEEK 4
Amsterdam Admirals
@ Barcelona Dragons 7
14 7
7 0
0 0
10 14
31 9,222 Saturday
May 12, 2001 11:00 AM EST
17:00
DTV [704]
Rhein Fire
@ Berlin Thunder 0
0 3
6 7
7 7
10 17
23 9,148 Saturday
May 12, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
DTV [705]
Scottish Claymores
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 0
6 3
14 7
0 7
7 17
27 33,437 Saturday
May 12, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
WEEK 5
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Berlin Thunder 0
13 14
7 3
14 8
0 25
34 9,359 Saturday
May 19, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
DTV [704]
Barcelona Dragons
@ Amsterdam Admirals 0
17 3
6 10
3 0
7 13
33 11,873 Saturday
May 19, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
Scottish Claymores
@ Rhein Fire 0
7 0
3 0
0 3
0 3
10 30,211 Sunday
May 20, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
DTV [704]
WEEK 6
Berlin Thunder
@ Barcelona Dragons 14
14 7
17 0
10 14
14 35
55 9,661 Saturday
May 26, 2001 11:00 AM EST
17:00
FSN
Amsterdam Admirals
@ Scottish Claymores 0
7 0
7 7
0 0
3 7
17 15,983 Sunday
May 27, 2001 10:00 AM EST
15:00
DTV [704]
Rhein Fire
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 0
5 16
0 3
0 3
0 22
5 30,512 Sunday
May 27, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FOX
WEEK 7
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Barcelona Dragons 7
7 0
7 0
7 13
10 20
31 9,851 Saturday
June 2, 2001 11:00 AM EST
17:00
DTV [704]
Scottish Claymores
@ Berlin Thunder 10
7 0
3 3
7 6
10 19
27 8,917 Saturday
June 2, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
DTV [705]
Rhein Fire
@ Amsterdam Admirals 0
0 3
7 11
0 0
7 0
3 14
17 13,823 Saturday
June 2, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
WEEK 8
Amsterdam Admirals
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 0
7 6
14 15
7 2
0 23
28 29,587 Saturday
June 09, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
Barcelona Dragons
@ Scottish Claymores 0
3 14
3 0
3 0
0 14
9 14,483 Sunday
June 10, 2001 10:00 AM EST
15:00
DTV [704]
Berlin Thunder
@ Rhein Fire 0
3 0
3 7
0 6
7 0
3 13
16 30,701 Sunday
June 10, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FOX
WEEK 9
Scottish Claymores
@ Barcelona Dragons 0
14 0
6 7
3 0
3 7
26 10,180 Saturday
June 16, 2001 11:00 AM EST
17:00
DTV [704]
Amsterdam Admirals
@ Berlin Thunder 0
7 10
21 0
10 0
3 10
41 10,478 Saturday
June 16, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
DTV [705]
Frankfurt Galaxy
@ Rhein Fire 0
0 7
3 3
7 3
7 13
17 51,719 Saturday
June 16, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
WEEK 10
Rhein Fire
@ Scottish Claymores 0
14 0
6 0
14 21
0 21
34 12,251 Saturday
June 23, 2001 10:00 AM EST
15:00
DTV [704]
Barcelona Dragons
@ Frankfurt Galaxy 3
0 0
6 0
10 7
10 10
26 31,215 Saturday
June 23, 2001 1:00 PM EST
19:00
FSN
Berlin Thunder
@ Amsterdam Admirals 10
0 7
7 10
14 7
7 34
28 13,812 Sunday
June 24, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
FOX
WORLD BOWL 2001 at Amsterdam ArenA
Berlin Thunder
vs Barcelona Dragons 4
3 6
6 0
8 14
0 24
17 32,116 Saturday
June 30, 2001 12:00 PM EST
18:00
FOX

2001 NFL Europe League tie-breakers:

This year's system includes a new second step that will guarantee a nail-biting finish to the season and may mean that teams have to reach certain targets in yardage in the final games of the season:

The tie-breaker system is:
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games among the tied clubs)
2. Best combined offensive and defensive rankings, as listed in the official NFLEL statistics.
Note:

Offensive rankings are based on total net yards gained (passing plus rushing).

Defensive rankings are based on fewest net yards allowed (passing plus rushing).
Example:
Team A is ranked 1 on offense and 3 on defense (4 ranking points). Team B is ranked 3 on offense and 2 on defense (5 ranking points). Team A wins tie-breaker by virtue of lower ranking points total.
3. Best points differential in all games
4. Best net touchdowns
5. Coin toss

Teams could go into Week 10, not only needing to win their game but to reach certain targets in terms of yards gained by the offense and yards allowed by the defense.

http://www.hworth.net/nflel/scores2001.html

Final 2001 Standings

	W	L	Pct.	PF	PA
*Barcelona	8	2	.800	252	191
*Berlin	6	4	.600	270	239
Rhein	5	5	.500	174	179
Scotland	4	6	.400	168	188
Amsterdam	4	6	.400	194	226
Frankfurt	3	7	.300	199	234

*World Bowl participants

Note: The teams with the top two records after the regular season advance directly to the World Bowl.

World Bowl IX

June 30, 2001 at the Amsterdam ArenA, the Netherlands

(Att: 32,116)

Berlin (6-4)	4	6	0	14 —	24
Barcelona (8-2)	3	6	8	0 —	17

MVP: Jonathan Quinn, Berlin, QB (25-38 for 308 yards and 3 TDs)

Regular Season Individual Leaders

Passing Efficiency

(Min. 140 pass attempts)

	Att	Cmp	Cmp Pct	Yds	Yds/ Att	TD	TD Pct	Long	Int	Int Pct	Rating
Jonathan Quinn, Ber	296	167	56.4	2257	7.63	24	8.1	82-td	9	3.0	95.3
Jarious Jackson, Bar	223	125	56.1	1544	6.92	13	5.8	74-td	6	2.7	85.9
Michael Bishop, Fra	153	76	49.7	1090	7.12	11	7.2	80-td	7	4.6	78.1
Spergon Wynn, Ams	337	193	57.3	2041	6.06	14	4.2	45-td	9	2.7	77.8
Clint Stoerner, Sco	307	171	55.7	1966	6.08	10	3.3	79-td	8	2.6	73.8

Scoring

Touchdowns	TD	Rus	Rec	Pts
Chris Coleman, Ams	8	0	8	48
Mike Green, Bar	8	8	0	48
Tony Simmons, Bar	7	0	7	42
Bryan Gilmore, Bar	6	1	5	36
Ahmad Merritt, Ber	6	0	6	36

Kicking	PAT	FG/FGA	Lg	Pts
Jesus Angoy, Bar	30/30	12/16	43	66
Rob Hart, Sco	16/16	16/19	39	64
Axel Kruse, Ber	33/33	4/5	29	45
Silvio Diliberto, Ams	22/23	5/5	31	37
Ola Kimrin, Fra	7/7	10/13	47	37

Rushing

	Car	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
Mike Green, Bar	183	1057	5.8	55	8
Pepe Pearson, Rhe	166	597	3.6	19	3
Denvis Manns, Fra	143	513	3.6	30	1
Anthony Gray, Sco	111	445	4.0	53	2
Madre Hill, Ber	69	388	5.6	60-td	2

Receptions

	No	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
James Whalen, Sco	66	691	10.5	47	3
Trevor Insley, Bar	61	659	10.8	54	2
Chris Coleman, Ams	51	710	13.9	45-td	8
Andy McCullough, Fra	41	460	11.2	38	3
Ahmad Merritt, Ber	39	582	14.9	62	6

Punting

	No	Yards	Avg	Long	In20
Brian Moorman, Ber	38	1645	43.3	77	7
Brad Costello, Sco	45	1887	41.9	64	16
Jason Malecki, Ams	55	2239	40.7	59	18
Rodney Williams, Rhe	50	2014	40.3	74	12
Bill LaFleur, Bar	44	1702	38.7	54	17

Sacks

	No
Roshaun Matthews, Ams	9.5
Gary Stills, Fra	9.5
Winfield Garnett, Ams	8.0
Chris Ward, Sco	7.5
Tim Englehardt, Bar	6.5

Interceptions

	No	Yds	Long	TD
Deke Cooper, Rhe	6	30	18	0
Clarence LeBlanc, Rhe	4	153	73-td	3
Anthony Malbrough, Bar	4	140	75-td	2
Billy Gustin, Ber	4	44	21	0
Samyr Hamoudi, Bar	4	35	18	0

Annual Awards

Offensive MVP	Mike Green, Barcelona, RB
Defensive MVP	Roshaun Matthews, Amsterdam, DE
Coach of the Year	Jack Bicknell, Barcelona

All-NFL Europe League Team

The All-NFL Europe League Team as selected by members of the NFL Europe media and by fan vote.

	Offense		Defense
QB	Jonathan Quinn, Ber	DE	Roshaun Matthews, Ams
WR	Trevor Insley, Bar	DT	Tim Englehardt, Bar
WR	Chris Coleman, Ams	DT	Winfield Garnett, Ams
WR	Tony Simmons, Bar	DE	Chris Ward, Sco
RB	Mike Green, Bar	LB	Scott Zimmerman, Rhe
TE	James Whalen, Sco	LB	Dwan Epps, Ams
T	Josh Rawlings, Fra	LB	Gary Stills, Fra
G	Donnie Young, Bar	CB	Anthony Malbrough, Bar
C	Michael Early, Rhe	S	Deke Cooper, Rhe
G	Steve Herndon, Bar	S	Clarence LeBlanc, Rhe
T	John Feugill, Bar	CB	Todd McMillon, Fra

	Special Teams
K	Rob Hart, Sco
P	Brian Moorman, Ber
Spec.	Jordan Younger, Rhe

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