1996 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season
General manager	Jordi Vila-Puig
Head coach	Jack Bicknell
Home field	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1995 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) 1997 →

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.

Offseason

World League draft

1996 Barcelona Dragons World League draft selections
Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Player name	Position	College
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 Head Coach – Jack Bicknell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Dick Curl Offensive Line – Vince Martino			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 10 Kelly Holcomb 19 Tony Sacca Running backs 24 Charles Thompson 26 Terry Wilburn Wide receivers 80 Alfonzo Browning 1 Marvin Marshall 81 Kenny Shedd Tight ends 85 Jeremy Burkett 89 Bryce Burnett 88 Demetrius Davis		Offensive linemen 79 Louis Age T 76 Chuck Bradley T 67 Fritz Fequiere G -- Joe Garten G 63 Bob Meeks C 62 Tom Robsock G 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 52 Ken Alexander 53 Rick Hamilton MLB 95 Eric Naposki 91 Kevin O'Brien OLB 51 Tommy Thigpen OLB Defensive backs 25 Chris Crooms S 29 Kenny Gales CB 22 Mike Middleton S 20 Michael Wright CB 21 Tim Watson S Special teams 14 Shayne Edge P 6 Scott Szeredy K		National players 83 Sami Alalampi WR 42 Ousmane Bary DB 74 Vladimir Ilic DE 66 Ivan Imbernon DE Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
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	3	4	OT	Total
Amsterdam	14	7	0	6	0	27
Barcelona	7	7	7	6	7	34

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	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	7	3	7	16	33
Barcelona	6	3	0	20	29

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	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	7	0	12	19
Barcelona	6	12	0	3	21

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	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	7	7	0	14
Amsterdam	14	20	7	7	48

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	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	3	9	0	12
Rhein	6	7	0	3	16

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	3	4	Total
Barcelona	14	0	0	7	21
Frankfurt	0	7	7	10	24

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

References

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

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Founded in 1991 Folded in 2003 Based in Barcelona, Spain
The Franchise	Franchise
Stadiums	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Mini Estadi
Head coaches	Jack Bicknell
World Bowl appearances (4)	'91 '97 '99 IX
League championships (1)	1997
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