# 1991 Barcelona Dragons season

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.

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Game site | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Final score | Team record | Game site | Attendance |
| 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 | 37,590 |
| World Bowl | Sunday, June 9 | 5:30 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 0–21 | 9–3 | Wembley Stadium | 61,108 |

## Standings

European Division :
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | STK |
| London Monarchs | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 310 | 121 | 1–1 | L1 |
| Barcelona Dragons | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 206 | 126 | 1–1 | W1 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 155 | 139 | 1–1 | L1 |

## Game summaries
### Week 10: at London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| London | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Monday, May 27
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 50,835

### World Bowl '91: vs London Monarchs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| London | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England
* Date: Sunday, June 9
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. BST
* Game attendance: 61,108

## 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)