1997 Barcelona Dragons season

World League of American Football team season Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) 1997 5–5 2nd Jack Bicknell Jordi Vila-Puig Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc World Bowl '97 champions 1996 1998 The 1997 Barcelona Dragons season was the fifth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his fifth year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of five wins and five losses. In World Bowl '97, Barcelona defeated the Rhein Fire 38–24. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship. Offseason World League draft + 1997 Barcelona Dragons World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 3 Oliver Barnett DE Kentucky 2 9 Corey Mayfield DL Oklahoma 3 16 P. J. Killian LB Virginia 4 21 Butler By'not'e CB Ohio State 5 28 Hugh Hunter DE Hampton 6 33 Carlos Yancy CB Georgia 7 40 Tristan Moss CB Western Michigan 8 45 Santo Stephens LB Temple 9 52 Tony Covington CB Virginia 10 57 Keith Conlin OT Penn State 11 64 Dante DePaola CB California 12 69 Henry Fields RB McNeese State 13 76 Jeff Wilner TE Wesleyan 14 81 Tyrone Rush RB North Alabama 15 88 Cornell Thomas DE West Georgia 16 93 Eric Carter CB Knoxville College 17 100 Vincent Landrum LB McNeese State 18 105 Ricky Blake RB Alabama A&M 19 112 Jason Pohopek LB Boston College 20 117 Vince Stewart DT Penn State 21 123 Robert Dougherty QB Boston University 1997 World League draft http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html WorldLeague.com June 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/19970709131348/http://www.worldleague.com/general/facts/00035926.html July 9, 1997 Personnel Staff 1997 Barcelona Dragons General manager – Jordi Vila-Puig Deputy General Manager/Operations – Marco Fusté Head coach – Jack Bicknell Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Dick Curl National coach/running backs – Juan Jiménez Offensive line – Vince Martino Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Red Kelin Defensive line – Sam Clancy Defensive backs – Chip Beake 1997 Barcelona Dragons Media Guide 18–37 Roster 1997 Barcelona Dragons final #024731 white #B71234 15 Stoney Case 11 Robert Dougherty gridiron football 12 Jake Kelchner  7 Jon Kitna 22 Michael Hicks American football no 34 Bruce Presley no 28 Terry Wilburn no 80 Alfonzo Browning 84 Tyree Davis 82 Sheddrick Wilson no 89 Bryce Burnett 45 Andy Fuller 70 Chris Banks American football G no 72 Robert Couch G/T no 68 Chris Dausin C 64 Everett Lindsay T 78 Emerson Martin C no 62 Tom Robsock G no 77 Deron Thorp T 96 Oliver Barnett DT no 93 Steve Brannon DE no 97 Mike Foley DT 99 La'Roi Glover DT no 92 Hugh Hunter DE 90 Carl Reeves DE no 55 Ronnie Woolfork DE no 56 Vincent Landrum MLB no 59 Juan Long MLB 91 Eric Naposki OLB no 52 Willie Smith OLB no 30 Carlos Brooks S 24 Butler B'ynote' CB no 27 Dante DePaolo CB 26 Rogerick Green CB 29 Thomas McGaughey S no 25 Tristan Moss CB no 23 Don Robinson S 21 Mark Washington Canadian football CB no 20 Mike Wright CB no 10 Jeff Beckley P no  8 Joe Wood K no 86 FIN 12px Sami Alalampi WR 14 ESP 12px Jesús Angoy y K no  5 ITA 12px Maurizio Barbotti WR no 75 ITA 12px Luca Bellora DT no 66 ESP 12px Ivan Imbernon DE no 36 FRA 12px Gregoire Malo S no 58 MEX 12px Diego Martos OLB  1 MEX 12px Marco Martos American football y WR Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times local to where the game was played. "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 12 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 27–12 1–0 Rheinstadion 17,150 2 Sunday, April 20 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 20–7 2–0 Murrayfield Stadium 14,877 3 Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–17 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,102 4 Sunday, May 4 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 37–32 3–1 Stamford Bridge 10,110 5 Sunday, May 11 7:30 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 28–21 4–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 14,152 6 Saturday, May 17 7:30 p.m. London Monarchs L 7–9 4–2 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,514 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 21–26 4–3 Amsterdam ArenA 13,289 8 Saturday, May 31 7:30 p.m. Rhein Fire L 23–38 4–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,670 9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–29 4–5 Waldstadion 40,743 10 Saturday, June 14 7:30 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 46–18 5–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,523World Bowl '97 11 Sunday, June 22 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 38–24 6–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 31,100 The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book 20–29 The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book 218–222 1997 Season in Review http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1997/04/12/pagina-43/374556/pdf.html Los Dragons alzan el telón Cubero Cristina April 12, 1997 El Mundo Deportivo 43 Spanish Barcelona, Spain April 12, 2013 http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1997/04/13/pagina-51/374616/pdf.html Contundente victoria de los Dragons Servicio Especial April 13, 1997 El Mundo Deportivo 51 Spanish Barcelona, Spain April 13, 2013 https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1997-04-14/page-26/ Dragons 27, Fire 12 April 14, 1997 European Stars and Stripes 27 Darmstadt, Germany June 5, 2012 https://apnews.com/0300caf3e193cb2cc80dabbe8debc8b6 Last minute touchdown gives Galaxy 10–17 victory over Dragons Associated Press April 26, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 https://apnews.com/5f9750b0b8b5c20a173f0dd9ceabb99a Galaxy 29, Dragons 17 Associated Press June 7, 1997 APNewsArchive.com Associated Press June 30, 2013 Standings Game summaries Week 1: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 12 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona 7 14 6 0 Rhein 3 3 3 3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 17,150 Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 3 3 11 Barcelona 7 0 0 3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 13,102 Ron Winter Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Sunday, May 11 7:30 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 0 14 7 Barcelona 14 7 0 7 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 14,152 Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona 7 0 14 0 Amsterdam 0 17 0 9 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 13,289 Week 8: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Rhein Fire at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Saturday, May 31 7:30 p.m. CEST Rhein 7 14 7 10 Barcelona 0 9 7 7 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 13,670 Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. CEST Barcelona 10 0 0 7 Frankfurt 0 21 2 6 Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany 40,743 World Bowl '97 background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; World Bowl '97: Rhein Fire vs Barcelona Dragons – Game summary Sunday, June 22 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 3 14 0 7 Barcelona 14 14 7 3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain 31,100 Phil Luckett Notes "n" References 30em Category:Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) seasons