2001 Berlin Thunder season

2001 Berlin Thunder season
Head coach	Peter Vaas
General manager	Michael Lang
Home field	Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record	6–4
Division place	2nd
Playoff finish	World Bowl IX champion

The 2001 Berlin Thunder season was the third season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his second year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of six wins and four losses. In World Bowl IX, Berlin defeated the Barcelona Dragons 24–17. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2001 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	1	1	Lamanzer Williams	DE	Minnesota
2	1	7	Scott Pospisil	DL	Iowa
3	6	18	Jay Hill	CB	Utah
4	1	19	Joe Wesley	LB	Louisiana State
5	6	30	Jason Mills	T	Tulsa
6	1	31	Allen Mogridge	G	North Carolina
7	6	42	Robert Barzilauskas	DT	Valdosta State
8	1	43	Jamie Oats	CB	South Carolina State
9	6	54	Corey Taylor	RB	Georgetown College

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Berlin Thunder staff

Front office

General Manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Head Coach – Peter Vaas

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Bicknell
National Coach/Running Backs – Shuan Fatah
Wide Receivers – Bobby Beers

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – David Duggan
Defensive Line – Lee Johnson
Defensive Backs – Stephen Braggs

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jake Marxhausen

Roster

2001 Berlin Thunder roster

Quarterbacks

16 Leon Murray
12 Jonathan Quinn

Running backs

38 Ricky Brown
34 Madre Hill
33 Rodnick Phillips

Wide receivers

81 Corey Bridges
19 Demetrius Brown
87 Kenny Coutain
18 Dwaune Jones
83 Ahmad Merritt

Tight ends

89 Carlos Nuno
85 Scot Osborne

Offensive linemen

79 Shane Cook T
77 Rome Douglas T
63 Steve Estes G
65 Thomas Guynes G
60 Jay Hagood T
62 Ryan Kalich C
76 David Walden G
67 T. J. Washington G
72 Sammy Williams T

Defensive linemen

95 Lavell Ellis DE
90 Jon Harris DT
93 Terrell Jurineack DE
75 Scott Pospisil DT
94 Jesse Warren DE
64 Thomas Washington DT
92 Antwone Young DE

Linebackers

96 Marc Megna OLB
53 Joe O'Neill MLB
52 Dax Strohmeyer OLB
56 Joe Wesley
59 Ryland Wickman

Defensive backs

23 Wade Davis CB
42 Billy Gustin S
46 Brock McGrew S
24 Dee Moronkola CB
27 Dwayne Stukes CB/S
22 James Watkins S
21 Payton Williams CB

Special teams

1 Scott Bentley K
10 Brian Moorman P

National players

86 Ulf Behre WR
20 Lelan Brickus S
80 Marico Gregersen WR
84 Jörg Heckenbach WR
9 Axel Kruse K
36 Kim Kuci RB
57 Kalle Stubbe LB
35 Richard Yancy S

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 21	6:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 14–21	0–1	Jahn-Sportpark	8,213
2	Saturday, April 28	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 28–20	1–1	Waldstadion	27,928
3	Sunday, May 6	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 21–28	1–2	Hampden Park	10,419
4	Saturday, May 12	6:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 23–17	2–2	Jahn-Sportpark	9,148
5	Saturday, May 19	6:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 34–25	3–2	Jahn-Sportpark	9,559
6	Saturday, May 26	5:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 35–55	3–3	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,661
7	Saturday, June 2	6:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 27–19	4–3	Jahn-Sportpark	8,917
8	Sunday, June 10	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 13–16 ^OT	4–4	Rheinstadion	30,701
9	Saturday, June 16	6:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 41–10	5–4	Jahn-Sportpark	10,478
10	Sunday, June 24	6:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	W 34–28	6–4	Amsterdam ArenA	13,812
World Bowl IX
11	Saturday, June 30	6:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 24–17	7–4	Amsterdam ArenA	32,116

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	8	2	0	.800	252	191	5–0	3–2	L1
Berlin Thunder	6	4	0	.600	270	239	4–1	2–3	W2
Rhein Fire	5	5	0	.500	174	179	4–1	1–4	L1
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	168	188	4–1	0–5	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	194	226	4–1	0–5	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	199	234	3–2	0–5	W1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Barcelona Dragons

Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	7	7	7	0	21
Berlin	0	7	0	7	14

at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 21
Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
Game attendance: 8,213
Referee: Walt Anderson

World Bowl IX

Main article: World Bowl IX

World Bowl IX: Berlin Thunder vs Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	4	6	0	14	24
Barcelona	3	6	8	0	17

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: Saturday, June 30
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 32,116
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
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Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ "Linemen dominate free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 20, 2001. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
↑ "2001 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
↑ "The Mighty Quinn". NFL.com. National Football League. June 30, 2001. Retrieved January 1, 2012.

Berlin Thunder

Founded in 1999 Folded in 2007 Based in Berlin, Germany

The Franchise	Franchise Coaches

Stadiums	Jahn-Sportpark Olympic Stadium

Head coaches	Wes Chandler Peter Vaas Rick Lantz John Allen

World Bowl appearances (4)	IX X XII XIII

League championships (3)	2001 2002 2004

Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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