The 2001 Barcelona Dragons season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his ninth year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of eight wins and two losses. In World Bowl IX, Barcelona lost to the Berlin Thunder 24–17.
Offseason
Free agent draft + 2001 Barcelona Dragons NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 4 4 Carl Bradley DT Virginia Tech 2 4 10 Teto Simpson DE North Carolina 3 3 15 Danny Scott DE Louisiana Lafayette 4 4 22 Antonio Brown T Illinois 5 3 27 Jim Emanuel LB Hofstra 6 4 34 Kevin Homer LB Chadron State 7 3 39 Marvin Love CB Kentucky 8 4 46 Chris Avery DE Kentucky State 9 3 51 Griff Yates RB Southern Oregon State 10 3 57 Ryan Sutter S Colorado 11 2 61 Jason Baker T Montana 12 2 64 James Perry QB Brown
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 21 6:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 21–14 1–0 Jahn-Sportpark 8,213 2 Saturday, April 28 5:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 24–12 2–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 8,423 3 Saturday, May 5 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 27–21 3–0 Rheinstadion 30,984 4 Saturday, May 12 5:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 31–14 4–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,222 5 Saturday, May 19 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 13–33 4–1 Amsterdam ArenA 11,873 6 Saturday, May 26 5:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 55–35 5–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,661 7 Saturday, June 2 5:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–20 6–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 9,851 8 Sunday, June 10 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 14–9 7–1 Hampden Park 14,483 9 Saturday, June 16 5:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 26–7 8–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,180 10 Saturday, June 23 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–26 8–2 Waldstadion 31,215 World Bowl IX 11 Saturday, June 30 6:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 17–24 8–3 Amsterdam ArenA 32,116
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Berlin Thunder
World Bowl IX
Notes
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