1996 Barcelona Dragons season

The 1996 Barcelona Dragons season was the fourth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his fourth year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of five wins and five losses.

1996 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season
General managerJordi Vila-Puig
Head coachJack Bicknell
Home fieldEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record5–5
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

World League draft
1996 Barcelona Dragons World League draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 4 Rick Hamilton LB Central Florida
2 10 Mitch Donahue DE Wyoming
3 15 Matthew Werner DT UCLA
4 22 Bob Meeks C Auburn
5 27 Fritz Fequire G Iowa
6 34 Orlando Parker WR Troy State
7 39 Ronald Edwards T North Carolina A&T
8 46 Kenny Shedd WR Northern Iowa
9 51 Brian Bravy G Georgia Tech
10 58 Eric Naposki LB Connecticut
11 63 Darren Krein DE Miami (FL)
12 70 Ricky Blake RB Alabama A&M
13 77 Joe Garten C Colorado
14 84 Corey Dixon WR Nebraska
15 89 Royce Nelson G Nicholls State
16 96 Eric Lindstrom LB Boston College
17 101 Adrian Jones DB Missouri
18 108 Craig Thompson TE North Carolina A&T
19 113 Avrom Smith RB New Hampshire
20 119 Demetrius Edwards DT Fresno State
21 124 Doug Thomas WR Clemson
22 129 John Roberts QB Northern Colorado

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Personnel

Staff
1996 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Jordi Vila-Puig
  • Deputy General Manager – Marco Fusté

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin
  • Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
  • Defensive Backs – Chip Beake
  • National Coach – Juan Jiménez


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Roster
1996 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 85 Jeremy Burkett
  • 89 Bryce Burnett
  • 88 Demetrius Davis
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

  • 93 Demetrius Edwards DT
  • 92 Josh Heinrich DE
  • 56 Darren Krein DE
  • 96 Jose Simon DT
  • 94 Vince Stewart DT
  • 98 Ricky Sutton DE
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 National players
  • 83 Sami Alalampi WR Finland
  • 42 Ousmane Bary DB France
  • 74 Vladimir Ilic DE Germany
  • 66 Ivan Imbernon DE Spain


Rookies in italics

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Schedule
Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Sunday, April 14 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 34–27 OT 1–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,300
2 Sunday, April 21 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 13–23 1–1 Murrayfield Stadium 12,928
3 Sunday, April 28 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 29–33 1–2 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 17,503
4 Monday, May 6 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 9–7 2–2 White Hart Lane 13,627
5 Sunday, May 12 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 21–19 3–2 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 15,742
6 Saturday, May 18 6:30 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 14–48 3–3 Olympisch Stadion 8,712
7 Saturday, May 25 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 12–16 3–4 Rheinstadion 13,173
8 Sunday, June 2 6:00 p.m. London Monarchs W 7–6 4–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,875
9 Saturday, June 8 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 21–24 4–5 Waldstadion 33,115
10 Sunday, June 16 6:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 32–27 5–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 16,124

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Standings
World League of American Football
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Scottish Claymores 7 3 0 .700 233 190 5–0 2–3 L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 6 4 0 .600 221 220 3–2 3–2 W2
Amsterdam Admirals 5 5 0 .500 250 210 4–1 1–4 L1
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 192 230 4–1 1–4 W1
London Monarchs 4 6 0 .400 161 192 3–2 1–4 W1
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 176 191 2–3 1–4 L2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Amsterdam 14 7 06027
Barcelona 7 7 76734

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, April 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,300

Week 2: at Scottish Claymores
Week Two: Barcelona Dragons at Scottish Claymores – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Barcelona 0
Scotland 0

at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Date: Sunday, April 21
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 12,928

Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 7 3 71633
Barcelona 6 3 02029

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, April 28
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 17,503

Week 4: at London Monarchs
Week Four: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Barcelona 0
London 0

at White Hart Lane, London, England

  • Date: Monday, May 6
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 13,627

Week 5: vs Rhein Fire
Week Five: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 7 01219
Barcelona 6 12 0321

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, May 12
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,742

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week Six: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 0 7 7014
Amsterdam 14 20 7748

at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 18
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 8,712

Week 7: at Rhein Fire
Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 0 3 9012
Rhein 6 7 0316

at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 25
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 13,173

Week 8: vs London Monarchs
Week Eight: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
London 0
Barcelona 0

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, June 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,875

Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 14 0 0721
Frankfurt 0 7 71024

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 33,115

Week 10: vs Scottish Claymores
Week Ten: Scottish Claymores at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Scotland 0
Barcelona 0

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

  • Date: Sunday, June 16
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 16,124

Notes
  1. All times local to where the game was played.

References
  1. "1996 Round by Round Draft". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 146–147.
  2. "Barcelona Dragons". The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 20–27.
  3. "1996 Season In Review". The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book. pp. 71–75.
  4. "1996 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
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