1996 Barcelona Dragons season

The 1996 Barcelona Dragons season was the fourth season for the team in the World League of American Football.

1996 Barcelona Dragons season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Jack Bicknell
General Manager	Jordi Vila-Puig
Home Field	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record	5–5
Place	4th
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1995	1997

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
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

1996 {{{team}}} staff
	Front office General Manager – Jordi Vila-Puig Deputy General Manager – Marco Fusté Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Bicknell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Dick Curl Offensive Line – Vince Martino			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin Defensive Line – Sam Clancy Defensive Backs – Chip Beake National Coach – Juan Jiménez

Roster

1996 Barcelona Dragons roster
	Quarterbacks 10 Kelly Holcomb 19 Tony Sacca Running Backs 24 Charles Thompson 26 Terry Wilburn Wide Receivers 80 Alfonzo Browning  1 Marvin Marshall 81 Kenny Shedd Tight Ends 85 Jeremy Burkett 89 Bryce Burnett 88 Demetrius Davis		Offensive Linemen 79 Louis Age T 76 Chuck Bradley T Defensive Linemen 93 Demetrius Edwards DT 92 Josh Heinrich DE 56 Darren Krein DE 96 Jose Simon DT 94 Vince Stewart DT 98 Ricky Sutton DE		Linebackers 52 Ken Alexander 53 Rick Hamilton 95 Eric Naposki 91 Kevin O'Brien 51 Tommy Thigpen Defensive Backs 25 Chris Crooms 29 Kenny Gales 22 Mike Middleton 20 Michael Wright CB 21 Tim Watson S Special Teams  2 Shayne Edge P  6 Scott Szeredy K		National Players 83 Sami Alalampi WR 42 Ousmane Bary DB 74 Vladimir Ilic DL 66 Ivan Imbernon DL Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Sunday, April 14	6:00 p.m. CET	Amsterdam Admirals	W 34–27 (OT)	1–0	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	17,300
2	Sunday, April 21	3:00 p.m. BST	at Scottish Claymores	L 13–23	1–1	Murrayfield Stadium	12,928
3	Sunday, April 28	6:00 p.m. CET	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 29–33	1–2	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	17,503
4	Monday, May 6	3:00 p.m. BST	at London Monarchs	W 9–7	2–2	White Hart Lane	13,627
5	Sunday, May 12	6:00 p.m. CET	Rhein Fire	W 21–19	3–2	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	15,742
6	Saturday, May 18	6:30 p.m. CET	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 14–48	3–3	Olympisch Stadion	8,712
7	Saturday, May 25	7:00 p.m. CET	at Rhein Fire	L 12–16	3–4	Rheinstadion	13,173
8	Sunday, June 2	6:00 p.m. CET	London Monarchs	W 7–6	4–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,875
9	Saturday, June 8	7:00 p.m. CET	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 21–24	4–5	Waldstadion	33,115
10	Sunday, June 16	6:00 p.m. CET	Scottish Claymores	W 32–27	5–5	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	16,124

Standings

World League
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