1999 Berlin Thunder season

1999 Berlin Thunder season
Head coach	Wes Chandler
General manager	Michael Lang
Home field	Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record	3–7
Division place	6th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1999 Berlin Thunder season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Wes Chandler, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Although the Thunder replaced the England Monarchs for this season, the only player from the 1998 roster to return for the new team was outside linebacker Scott Fields.

Personnel

Staff

1999 Berlin Thunder staff
	Front office General Manager – Michael Lang Head coaches Head Coach – Wes Chandler Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Bob Lord Quarterbacks – Reggie Beverly National Coach/Running Backs – Shuan Fatah			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Steve Carson Defensive Line – Dennis Danielson Defensive Backs – Derrick Burroughs

Roster

1999 Berlin Thunder roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Chuck Clements 13 Chris Dittoe 14 Ronnie McAda 11 Andre Ware Running backs 45 Edwin Watson 33 Justin Watson Wide receivers 86 Na'il Benjamin 84 Mike Bowman 80 Jim McElroy 18 Anthony Rodgers  8 Andre Rone 15 Tyrone Taylor Tight ends 81 Isaac Curtis 88 Marcus Hinton		Offensive linemen 77 Michael Edwards G/T 64 Greg Engel G 52 Jason McEndoo C 63 Derrick Turner G 67 Brent Warren G/C 76 T. J. Washington T 70 Tashe Williams T 68 Jon Zatechka G Defensive linemen 75 Jimmie Bell DE 92 Jomo Cousins DE 93 Curtis Eason DT 90 Michael Mason DE 79 Tony Plantin DT 91 Henry Slay DT 97 Larry Townsend DT		Linebackers 56 Sedric Clark OLB 50 Scott Fields OLB 58 Vernon Strickland MLB 55 Phillip Ward OLB Defensive backs 40 Israel Byrd CB 28 Fredric Ford CB 22 George Harris S 20 Shino Prater CB 24 Roderick Thomas S 30 Tre Thomas S 25 Vann Washington S 21 John Williams CB Special teams  2 David Akers K  5 Charles Pierce P		National players 87 Olaf Fischer WR 82 Jörg Heckenbach WR 94 Vladimir Ilic DE 96 Hans Juhnke DL  9 Axel Kruse K 39 Kim Kuci RB 51 Gunther Renner LB 23 Sebastian Tuch DB Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 17	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 20–21	0–1	Waldstadion	30,127
2	Saturday, April 24	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	L 14–48	0–2	Jahn-Sportpark	9,817
3	Saturday, May 1	8:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	L 10–42	0–3	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,685
4	Saturday, May 8	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 23–49	0–4	Amsterdam ArenA	10,210
5	Saturday, May 15	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 22–19 OT	1–4	Jahn-Sportpark	7,342
6	Sunday, May 23	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	W 27–20	2–4	Jahn-Sportpark	8,667
7	Sunday, May 30	4:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 28–10	3–4	Hampden Park	9,128
8	Saturday, June 5	7:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	L 0–29	3–5	Jahn-Sportpark	10,683
9	Sunday, June 13	3:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 19–32	3–6	Jahn-Sportpark	10,783
10	Saturday, June 19	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 10–38	3–7	Rheinstadion	31,350

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	7	3	0	.700	263	246	4–1	3–2	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	6	4	0	.600	239	223	3–2	3–2	L1
Rhein Fire	6	4	0	.600	286	149	3–2	3–2	W3
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	236	243	3–2	1–4	W2
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	270	298	2–3	2–3	L4
Berlin Thunder	3	7	0	.300	173	308	2–3	1–4	L3

Game summaries

Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	9	14	0	23
Amsterdam	14	14	14	7	49

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, May 8
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 10,210

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Amsterdam	3	3	7	6	0	19
Berlin	0	0	7	12	3	22

at Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 7,342