| 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 |
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.
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | |||
| 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 |
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| Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Amsterdam | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cologne | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Berlin | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Rhein | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |
| Berlin | 0 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Cologne | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhein | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Berlin | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Scotland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
at Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Berlin | 3 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Berlin | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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