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 manager	Andrew Brandt
Head coach	Jack Bicknell
Home stadium	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record	8–2
Division place	2nd European Division
Playoffs	Lost World Bowl '91
Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) 1992 →

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

Staff

1991 Barcelona Dragons staff

	Front office General Manager – Andrew Brandt Director of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Bicknell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers – Dick Curl Offensive Line – Vince Martino			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin Defensive Line – Scott Lustig Defensive Backs – Vaughn Williams

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Roster

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•  6 Scott Erney
•  4 [[Tony Rice}}

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Schedule

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

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Standings

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

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Game summaries

Week 10: at London Monarchs

Week Ten: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	10	0	7	3	20
London	0	3	0	14	17

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

• Date: Monday, May 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST
• Game attendance: 50,835
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World Bowl '91: vs London Monarchs

World Bowl '91: Barcelona Dragons vs London Monarchs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0
London	7	14	0	0	21

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

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

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)