2004_Berlin_Thunder_season

2004 Berlin Thunder season
2004 Berlin Thunder season
General manager	Michael Lang
Head coach	Rick Lantz
Home field	Olympic Stadium
Results
Record	9–1
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	World Bowl XII champion
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2004 Berlin Thunder season

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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.

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Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
1	1	James Thornton	CB	Morris Brown
2	7	T. J. Bingham	DE	Ouichita Baptist
3	18	Yubrenal Isabelle	LB	Virginia
4	19	Troy Andrew	G	Duke
5	30	DeShaun Hill	S	USC
6	31	DeVonte Peterson	DT	Catawba
7	42	Dwayne Pierce	G	LSU
9	43	Mike Malan	FB	Brown
9	54	Oliver Celestin	S	Texas Southern
10	55	Keith Heyward-Johnson	CB	Oregon State
11	66	Jeff Grzeskowiak	T	Akron
12	67	Michael Jennings	WR	Florida State


	Quarterbacks 7 Rohan Davey 14 Marc Dunn 12 David Rivers Running backs 23 Ryan Brewer 40 Ed Ieremia-Stansbury FB 33 Ray Jackson 25 Eric McCoo Wide receivers 86 Bosley Allen 87 Richard Alston 82 Aaron Boone 83 Chas Gessner 80 LaShaun Ward Tight ends 88 Bryan Fletcher 85 Mike Pinkard		Offensive linemen 65 Troy Andrew G 69 Ben Claxton C 79 Dante Ellington T 70 Jason Jowers T 75 Dave Kadela T 76 Dion Meredith T 77 Jamil Soriano G Defensive linemen 99 T. J. Bingham DE 97 LaWaylon Brown DT 93 Israel Idonije DE 95 DeVonte Peterson DT 94 Tank Reese DT 96 Montique Sharpe DT 98 Corey Smith DE		Linebackers 54 Kevin DeRonde OLB 53 Lawrence Flugence OLB 56 Brenden Givan MLB 57 Jason Kazar OLB Defensive backs 28 Oliver Celestin S 27 Keith Davis S 36 Scott Farley S 22 Willie Ford CB 21 Jermaine Mays CB 24 Darrell Rideaux CB 26 James Thornton CB Special teams 2 Hayden Epstein P 5 Jonathan Ruffin K		National players 89 Klaus Alinen TE 62 Rolando Cantu T 90 Dennis Engelbrecht DT 43 Philippe Gardent LB 84 Jörg Heckenbach WR 35 Patrice Kancel FB 66 Andre Mathes T 92 Christian Mohr DE 10 Heinz Quast K 46 Astor Schneider LB Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Sunday, April 4	4:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 20–14	1–0	Olympic Stadium	14,257
2	Saturday, April 10	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–17	2–0	Amsterdam ArenA	10,763
3	Sunday, April 18	4:00 p.m.	Cologne Centurions	W 35–31	3–0	Olympic Stadium	12,036
4	Saturday, April 24	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 14–10	4–0	Arena AufSchalke	20,242
5	Sunday, May 2	4:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 33–29	5–0	Olympic Stadium	12,909
6	Saturday, May 8	7:00 p.m.	at Cologne Centurions	L 27–28	5–1	RheinEnergieStadion	10,164
7	Sunday, May 16	4:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 33–20	6–1	Olympic Stadium	15,429
8	Saturday, May 22	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 31–27	7–1	Waldstadion	30,812
9	Saturday, May 29	2:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 27–19	8–1	Hampden Park	9,153
10	Sunday, June 6	4:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 41–0	9–1	Olympic Stadium	19,175
World Bowl XII
11	Saturday, June 12	6:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 30–24	10–1	Arena AufSchalke	35,413

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Berlin Thunder	9	1	0	.900	289	195	5–0	4–1	W4
Frankfurt Galaxy	7	3	0	.700	212	192	4–1	3–2	L1
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	173	191	3–2	2–3	W2
Cologne Centurions	4	6	0	.400	191	201	3–2	1–4	W1
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	161	178	3–2	0–5	L4
Scottish Claymores	2	8	0	.200	128	197	1–4	1–4	L2

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Scotland	0	7	0	7	14
Berlin	0	10	7	3	20

2004_Berlin_Thunder_season

2004 Berlin Thunder season

Offseason

Free agent draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Scottish Claymores

Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

Week 7: vs Rhein Fire

Week 8: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week 9: at Scottish Claymores

Week 10: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

World Bowl XII

Notes

References

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	Front office General manager – Michael Lang Head coaches Head coach – Rick Lantz Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Don Eck Quarterbacks/wide receivers – Steve Logan Running backs – Amp Lee Offensive line/tight ends – Reggie McElroy			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Tomsula National coach/linebackers/special teams – Shuan Fatah Defensive backs – Rick Smith Defensive assistant – D'Marco Farr Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Martin Streight