# 1996 Barcelona Dragons season

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

## Schedule

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

World League of American Football :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Road | STK |
| Scottish Claymores | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 233 | 190 | 5–0 | 2–3 | L1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 221 | 220 | 3–2 | 3–2 | W2 |
| Amsterdam Admirals | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 250 | 210 | 4–1 | 1–4 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 192 | 230 | 4–1 | 1–4 | W1 |
| London Monarchs | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 161 | 192 | 3–2 | 1–4 | W1 |
| Rhein Fire | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 176 | 191 | 2–3 | 1–4 | L2 |

## Game summaries
### Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Barcelona | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, April 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 17,300

### Week 2: at Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
| Scotland | | | 0 |
at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
* Date: Sunday, April 21
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 12,928

### Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Frankfurt | 7 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 33 |
| Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 29 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, April 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 17,503

### Week 4: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
| London | | | 0 |
at White Hart Lane, London, England
* Date: Monday, May 6
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 13,627

### Week 5: vs Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rhein | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Barcelona | 6 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, May 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 15,742

### Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Date: Saturday, May 18
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 8,712

### Week 7: at Rhein Fire

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| Rhein | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany
* Date: Saturday, May 25
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 13,173

### Week 8: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| London | | | 0 |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, June 2
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 9,875

### Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Frankfurt | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany
* Date: Saturday, June 8
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 33,115

### Week 10: vs Scottish Claymores

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Scotland | | | 0 |
| Barcelona | | | 0 |
at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
* Date: Sunday, June 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
* Game attendance: 16,124