1996 Barcelona Dragons season explained
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 selectionsDraft order | Player name | Position | College |
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Round | Choice |
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1 | 4 | Rick Hamilton | LB | Central Florida |
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2 | 10 | Mitch Donahue | DE | Wyoming |
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3 | 15 | Matthew Werner | DT | UCLA |
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4 | 22 | Bob Meeks | C | Auburn |
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5 | 27 | Fritz Fequire | G | Iowa |
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6 | 34 | Orlando Parker | WR | Troy State |
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7 | 39 | Ronald Edwards | T | North Carolina A&T |
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8 | 46 | Kenny Shedd | WR | Northern Iowa |
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9 | 51 | Brian Bravy | G | Georgia Tech |
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10 | 58 | Eric Naposki | LB | Connecticut |
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11 | 63 | Darren Krein | DE | Miami (FL) |
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12 | 70 | Ricky Blake | RB | Alabama A&M |
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13 | 77 | Joe Garten | C | Colorado |
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14 | 84 | Corey Dixon | WR | Nebraska |
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15 | 89 | Royce Nelson | G | Nicholls State |
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16 | 96 | Eric Lindstrom | LB | Boston College |
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17 | 101 | Adrian Jones | DB | Missouri |
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18 | 108 | Craig Thompson | TE | North Carolina A&T |
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19 | 113 | Avrom Smith | RB | New Hampshire |
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20 | 119 | Demetrius Edwards | DT | Fresno State |
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21 | 124 | Doug Thomas | WR | Clemson |
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22 | 129 | John Roberts | QB | Northern Colorado | |
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[1] Personnel
Staff
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Roster
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Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance |
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Final score | Team record |
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1 | Sunday, April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 34–27 | 1–0 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,300 |
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2 | Sunday, April 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 13–23 | 1–1 | Murrayfield Stadium | 12,928 |
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3 | Sunday, April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 29–33 | 1–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,503 |
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4 | Monday, May 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | W 9–7 | 2–2 | White Hart Lane | 13,627 |
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5 | Sunday, May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 21–19 | 3–2 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 15,742 |
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6 | Saturday, May 18 | 6:30 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 14–48 | 3–3 | Olympisch Stadion | 8,712 |
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7 | Saturday, May 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 12–16 | 3–4 | Rheinstadion | 13,173 |
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8 | Sunday, June 2 | 6:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | W 7–6 | 4–4 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 9,875 |
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9 | Saturday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 21–24 | 4–5 | Waldstadion | 33,115 |
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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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[2] [3] Standings
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Game summaries
Week 10: vs Scottish Claymores
Notes and References
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 146–147 . 1996 Round by Round Draft.
- Book: The Official 1996 World League of American Football Fact Book . 20–27 . Barcelona Dragons.
- Book: The Official 1997 World League of American Football Fact Book . 71–75 . 1996 Season In Review.
- Web site: 1996 WLAF Standings . The Football Database . June 7, 2010.