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 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
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Sunday, April 14 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 34–27 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
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 2: at Scottish Claymores
Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 4: at London Monarchs
Week 5: vs Rhein Fire
Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 7: at Rhein Fire
Week 8: vs London Monarchs
Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 10: vs Scottish Claymores
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