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1991 Barcelona Dragons season

The 1991 Barcelona Dragons season was the inaugural season for the franchise in the newly created World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The three European teams had dominated the North American ones, and in week 9, Barcelona had lost to Frankfurt Galaxy, which had both teams tied at 7-2 for the wild card spot, with Frankfurt having the tie breaker advantage, and Barcelona still having to face the unbeaten London Monarchs. Galaxy lost their last game, though, which gave Barcelona the chance to win the wildcard by beating the Monarchs in Wembley. Which they did, to the surprise of Frankfurt, less so to the surprise of London.

1991 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season
General managerAndrew Brandt
Head coachJack Bicknell
Home fieldEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record8–2
Division place2nd European Division
Playoff finishLost World Bowl '91

Thus, the Dragons finished the regular season in second place of the European Division with a record of eight wins and two losses. In the postseason, the Dragons beat the Birmingham Fire in the semifinals before losing to the London Monarchs in a World Bowl '91 shut-out, again at Wembley.

Personnel edit

Staff edit

1991 Barcelona Dragons staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Andrew Brandt
  • Director of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin
  • Defensive Line – Scott Lustig
  • Defensive Backs – Vaughn Williams


[1] [2]

Roster edit

1991 Barcelona Dragons roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

  • 82 Tyler Egerton
  • 84 Tyler Norman
  • 80 Tyler Taylor
  • 85 Thomas Woods

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen
  • 72 Scott Adams T
  • 66 Rick Apolskis G
  • 63 John Brandom C
  • 77 Jeff Mickel T
  • 57 Curt Mull G
  • 52 Bobby Sign C
  • 60 Barry Voorhees G

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers
  • 53 Todd Howard
  • 59 John El-Masry ILB
  • 56 Ron Goetz ILB
  • 50 Eric Lindstrom OLB
  • 91 Eric Naposki OLB
  • 55 Brad Quast ILB

Defensive Backs

  • 27 Glenn Cobb S
  • 29 Charles Fryar CB
  • 29 Tim Jackson CB
  • 21 Tyler Greene CB
  • 20 Tyler Jones CB
  • 25 Alex Morris S

Special Teams

Operation Discovery
  • 89 Xisco Marcos WR  
  • 78 Mark Pearce DE  


Rookies in italics

Schedule edit

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Sunday, March 24 7:00 p.m. New York/New Jersey Knights W 19–7 1–0 Montjuic Stadium 19,223
2 Monday, April 1 8:00 p.m. at Montreal Machine W 34–10 2–0 Olympic Stadium 53,238
3 Saturday, April 6 8:00 p.m. at Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks W 26–14 3–0 Carter–Finley Stadium 17,900
4 Sunday, April 14 7:00 p.m. Orlando Thunder W 33–13 4–0 Montjuic Stadium 40,875
5 Saturday, April 20 7:00 p.m. at San Antonio Riders L 14–22 4–1 Alamo Stadium 16,500
6 Saturday, April 27 5:00 p.m. at Sacramento Surge W 29–20 OT 5–1 Hughes Stadium 19,045
7 Saturday, May 4 8:00 p.m. Birmingham Fire W 11–6 6–1 Montjuic Stadium 31,490
8 Saturday, May 11 8:00 p.m. San Antonio Riders W 17–7 7–1 Montjuic Stadium 23,670
9 Sunday, May 19 3:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 3–10 7–2 Montjuic Stadium 29,753
10 Monday, May 27 6:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 20–17 8–2 Wembley Stadium 50,835
Postseason
Semifinal Sunday, June 1 7:00 p.m. at Birmingham Fire W 10–3 9–2 Legion Field 37,590
World Bowl Sunday, June 9 5:30 p.m. London Monarchs L 0–21 9–3 Wembley Stadium 61,108

[1] [3] [4] [5]

Standings edit

European Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA DIV STK
London Monarchs 9 1 0 .900 310 121 1–1 L1
Barcelona Dragons 8 2 0 .800 206 126 1–1 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 155 139 1–1 L1

[6] [7]

Game summaries edit

Week 10: at London Monarchs edit

Week Ten: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 10 0 7320
London 0 3 01417

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Monday, May 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 50,835
  • [4]

World Bowl '91: vs London Monarchs edit

World Bowl '91: Barcelona Dragons vs London Monarchs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 0 0 000
London 7 14 0021

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

  • Date: Sunday, June 9
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. BST
  • Game attendance: 61,108
  • [5]

Awards edit

After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by the league's ten head coaches.[8] Overall, Barcelona had six players selected, with two on the first team and four on the second team.[8] The five selections were:

  • Scott Adams, tackle (second team)
  • Bruce Clark, defensive end (first team)
  • Scott Erney, quarterback (second team)
  • Ron Goetz, inside linebacker (second team)
  • Gene Taylor, wide receiver (first team)
  • Barry Voorhees, guard (second team)

References edit

  1. ^ a b The Official 1991 World League of American Football Media Guide.
  2. ^ "Bicknell Lands a Job". The New York Times. Manhattan, New York. Associated Press. January 12, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  3. ^ The Official 1992 World League Fact Book.
  4. ^ a b "Dragons 20, Monarchs 17". Associated Press News Archive. Associated Press. May 27, 1991. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "London Monarchs Rule the WLAF With 21–0 Victory Over Barcelona". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 10, 1991. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Associated Press (May 28, 1991). "WLAF standings". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. p. 4B. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  7. ^ "1991 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "1991 All-World League Team". The News. Boca Raton, Florida. May 25, 1991. p. 5D. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
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