1997 Barcelona Dragons season

The 1997 Barcelona Dragons season was the fifth season for the team in the World League of American Football.

1997 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	2nd
Playoff Finish	W World Bowl '97
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1996	1998

Offseason

World League Draft

1997 Barcelona Dragons World League Draft selections

Draft order		Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice
1	3	Oliver Barnett	DE	Kentucky
2	9	Corey Mayfield	DL	Oklahoma
3	16	P. J. Killian	LB	Virginia
4	21	Butler By'not'e	CB	Ohio State
5	28	Hugh Hunter	DE	Hampton
6	33	Carlos Yancy	CB	Georgia
7	40	Tristan Moss	CB	Western Michigan
8	45	Santo Stephens	LB	Temple
9	52	Tony Covington	CB	Virginia
10	57	Keith Conlin	OT	Penn State
11	64	Dante DePaola	CB	California
12	69	Henry Fields	RB	McNeese State
13	76	Jeff Wilner	TE	Wesleyan
14	81	Tyrone Rush	RB	North Alabama
15	88	Cornell Thomas	DE	West Georgia
16	93	Eric Carter	CB	Knoxville College
17	100	Vincent Landrum	LB	McNeese State
18	105	Ricky Blake	RB	Alabama A&M
19	112	Jason Pohopek	LB	Boston College
20	117	Vince Stewart	DT	Penn State
21	123	Robert Dougherty	QB	Boston University

Personnel

Staff

1997 {{{team}}} staff
	Front office General Manager – Jordi Vila-Puig Deputy General Manager/Operations – Marco Fusté Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Bicknell Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dick Curl National Coach/Running Backs – Juan Jiménez Offensive Line – Vince Martino			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin Defensive Line – Sam Clancy Defensive Backs – Chip Beake

Roster

1997 Barcelona Dragons roster
	Quarterbacks 11 Robert Dougherty  7 Jon Kitna Running Backs 22 Michael Hicks 28 Terry Wilburn Wide Receivers 80 Alfonzo Browning 84 Tyree Davis 82 Sheddrick Wilson Tight Ends 89 Bryce Burnett 85 Andy Fuller		Offensive Linemen 70 Chris Banks G 72 Robert Couch T 68 Chris Dausin C 64 Everett Lindsay T 78 Emerson Martin C 62 Tom Robsock G 77 Deron Thorp T Defensive Linemen 96 Oliver Barnett DT 93 Steve Brannon DE 97 Mike Foley DT 99 La'Roi Glover DT 92 Hugh Hunter DE 55 Ronnie Woolfork DE		Linebackers 56 Vincent Landrum ILB 59 Juan Long ILB 91 Eric Naposki OLB 52 Willie Smith OLB Defensive Backs 30 Carlos Brooks S 24 Butler By'not'e CB 26 Rogerick Green S 29 Thomas McGaughey S 23 Don Robinson S 21 Mark Washington CB 20 Michael Wright CB Special Teams 10 Jeff Beckley P		National Players 86 Sami Alalampi WR 14 Jesús Angoy K  5 Maurizio Barbotti WR 75 Luca Bellora DT 66 Ivan Imbernon DE 36 Gregoire Malo S  1 Marco Martos WR Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 12	7:00 p.m. CET	at Rhein Fire	W 27–12	1–0	Rheinstadion
2	Sunday, April 20	3:00 p.m. BST	at Scottish Claymores	W 20–7	2–0	Murrayfield Stadium
3	Saturday, April 26	7:30 p.m. CET	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 10–17	2–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
4	Sunday, May 4	3:00 p.m. BST	at London Monarchs	W 37–32	3–1	Stamford Bridge
5	Sunday, May 11	7:30 p.m. CET	Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–21	4–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
6	Saturday, May 17	7:30 p.m. CET	London Monarchs	L 7–9	4–2	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
7	Saturday, May 24	7:00 p.m. CET	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 21–26	4–3	Amsterdam ArenA
8	Saturday, May 31	7:30 p.m. CET	Rhein Fire	L 23–38	4–4	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
9	Saturday, June 7	7:00 p.m. CET	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–29	4–5	Waldstadion
10	Saturday, June 14	7:30 p.m. CET	Scottish Claymores	W 46–18	5–5	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
World Bowl '97
11	Sunday, June 22	7:00 p.m. CET	Rhein Fire	W 38–24	6–5	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	31,100

Standings

World League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	206	146	3–2	4–1	W3
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	236	209	2–3	3–2	W1
Scottish Claymores	5	5	0	.500	134	154	2–3	3–2	L2
Amsterdam Admirals	5	5	0	.500	156	160	4–1	1–4	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	147	142	3–2	1–4	L1
London Monarchs	4	6	0	.400	116	184	2–3	2–3	L1

World Bowl '97

Main article: World Bowl V

1 2 3 4 Total Rhein 3 14 0 7 24 Barcelona 14 14 7 3 38 at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona Date: June 22, 1997 Game time: 7:00 p.m. CET Game attendance: 31,100