1995 Barcelona Dragons season
Appearance
1995 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season | |
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General manager | Jordi Vila-Puig |
Head coach | Jack Bicknell |
Home field | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc |
Results | |
Record | 5–5 |
Division place | 3rd |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1995 Barcelona Dragons season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his third year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
Offseason
[edit]World League draft
[edit]Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
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Round | Choice | |||
1 | Chuckie Johnson | DT | Auburn | |
2 | Lindsey Chapman | RB | California | |
3 | George Rooks | NT | Syracuse | |
4 | Willie Wright | TE | Wyoming | |
5 | Mike Middleton | CB | Indiana | |
6 | Michael Wright | CB | Washington State | |
7 | Mohammed Elewonibi | G | Brigham Young | |
8 | Mike Anderson | LB | Nebraska | |
9 | Ed King | G | Auburn | |
10 | Tracy Smith | CB | Tennessee | |
11 | Tommy Thigpen | LB | North Carolina | |
12 | Tim Kalal | P/K | Miami (FL) | |
13 | Chuck Bradley | T | Kentucky | |
14 | Eric Lindstrom | LB | Boston College | |
15 | Robert Jackson | WR | Central State (OH) | |
16 | Kelvin Knight | S | Mississippi State | |
17 | Eddie Blake | G | Auburn | |
18 | Chris Crooms | S | Texas A&M | |
19 | Bo Robinson | DE | Texas | |
20 | Sean Thomas | S | Duke | |
21 | Joey Mickey | TE | Oklahoma | |
22 | Christopher Perez | T | Kansas | |
23 | James Spencer | DE | Syracuse | |
24 | Shelby Hill | WR | Syracuse | |
25 | Kevin O'Brien | LB | Bowling Green | |
26 | Tyler Anderson | WR | Brigham Young | |
27 | Juan Long | LB | Mississippi State | |
28 | Charles Thompson | RB | Central State (OH) | |
29 | Eric Turner | S | East Texas State | |
30 | Louis Age | T | Southwestern Louisiana | |
31 | Anthony Hamlet | DE | Miami (FL) | |
32 | Ron Redell | S | Stanford | |
33 | William Houston | FB | Ohio State | |
34 | Joe Johnson | LB | Texas A&M | |
35 | Mark Staten | DT | Miami (OH) | |
36 | Ken Alexander | LB | Florida State | |
37 | Tony Sacca | QB | Penn State | |
38 | Steve Bryant | LB | Nevada | |
39 | Alphonso Taylor | DT | Temple | |
40 | Charlie Young | RB | Stanford | |
41 | Tommy Holliday | G | Southern | |
42 | Troy Dickey | WR | Arizona | |
43 | Craig Fayak | K | Penn State | |
44 | Victor Hall | TE | Auburn | |
45 | Todd Farrell | CB | Boston University |
NFL allocations
[edit]Player name | Position | College | NFL team |
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Tyree Davis | WR | Central Arkansas | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Mario Henry | WR | Rutgers | New England Patriots |
Andy McCollum | C | Toledo | New Orleans Saints |
Keith Traylor | DE | Central State (OK) | Kansas City Chiefs |
Jay Walker | QB | Howard | New England Patriots |
Casey Weldon | QB | Florida State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit]Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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National players
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Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Kickoff [n 1] | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||
1 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 13–17 | 0–1 | Olympisch Stadion | 7,168 |
2 | Monday, April 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 10–7 | 1–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 16,500 |
3 | Saturday, April 22 | 5:30 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 32–30 | 2–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,900 |
4 | Sunday, April 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | W 39–24 | 3–1 | White Hart Lane | 10,287 |
5 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–24 | 3–2 | Waldstadion | 30,598 |
6 | Saturday, May 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 34–40 OT | 3–3 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 18,369 |
7 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 22–27 | 3–4 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 18,850 |
8 | Saturday, May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 16–13 | 4–4 | Murrayfield Stadium | 7,523 |
9 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 31–21 | 5–4 | Rheinstadion | 12,323 |
10 | Saturday, June 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–44 | 5–5 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 21,380 |
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Standings
[edit]World League of American Football | |||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
Amsterdam Admirals | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 246 | 152 | 5–0 | 4–1 | W2 |
Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 279 | 202 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W3 |
Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 237 | 247 | 2–3 | 3–2 | L1 |
London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 174 | 220 | 1–4 | 3–2 | L2 |
Rhein Fire | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 221 | 279 | 2–3 | 2–3 | L3 |
Scottish Claymores | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 153 | 210 | 0–5 | 2–3 | W1 |
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals
[edit]Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Barcelona | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Amsterdam | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ All times local to where the game was played.
References
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- ^ Associated Press (April 8, 1995). "Admirals 17, Dragons 13". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. Retrieved February 2, 2013.