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.
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.
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Results Game site Attendance Source 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 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 40,500 World Bowl Sunday, June 9 5:30 p.m. at London Monarchs L 0–21 9–3 Wembley Stadium 61,108
Standings
Game summaries Week 10: at London Monarchs
World Bowl '91: vs London Monarchs
Awards After the completion of the regular season, the All-World League team was selected by the league's ten head coaches. Overall, Barcelona had six players selected, with two on the first team and four on the second team. 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)
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