# 2001 Barcelona Dragons season

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 | Draft order | Draft order | Player name | Position | College |
| Round | Choice | Overall | Player name | Position | College |
| 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 |

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 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

NFL Europe League :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Barcelona Dragons | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 252 | 191 | 5–0 | 3–2 | L1 |
| Berlin Thunder | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 270 | 239 | 4–1 | 2–3 | W2 |
| Rhein Fire | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 174 | 179 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Scottish Claymores | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 168 | 188 | 4–1 | 0–5 | W1 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 194 | 226 | 4–1 | 0–5 | L3 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 199 | 234 | 3–2 | 0–5 | W1 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Berlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany
* Date: Saturday, April 21
* Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,213
* Referee: Walt Anderson

### World Bowl IX

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Berlin | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Barcelona | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 17 |
at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, June 30
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 32,116
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger