1992 Barcelona Dragons season

1992 Barcelona Dragons season
Head coach	Jack Bicknell
General manager	Jack Teele
Home field	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record	5–5
Division place	1st European Division
Playoff finish	Lost semifinals

The 1992 Barcelona Dragons season was the second season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his second year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Spain. They finished the regular season in first place of the European Division with a record of five wins and five losses. In the WLAF semifinals, the Dragons lost to the Sacramento Surge 17–15.

Personnel

Staff

1992 Barcelona Dragons staff

Front office

Chief Executive Officer – Josep Maria Figueras
President – Roman Figueras
Chief Operating Officer/General Manager – Jack Teele
Director of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough

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 – Steve Spagnuolo
Defensive Backs – Vaughn Williams

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Roster

1992 Barcelona Dragons roster

Quarterbacks

6 Scott Erney
4 Tony Rice

Running Backs

34 Joe Mickles FB
26 Paul Palmer

Wide Receivers

80 Lionel Manuel
87 Tony Moss
84 Dempsey Norman
85 Thomas Woods

Tight Ends

88 Demetrius Davis
81 Terry O'Shea
89 Franklin Thomas

Offensive Linemen

66 O'Neil Glenn G
72 Ike Harris T
71 Brad Henke T
65 Mike Hinnant G
70 Jeff Oliver C/G
52 Bobby Sign C
–– Barry Voorhees G
79 Brett Wiese C/G

Defensive Linemen

61 Steve Alvord DE
75 Bruce Clark DE
92 Jerry Reese NT
62 Mike Ruth NT
96 Brent White DE

Linebackers

51 Greg Gilbert
56 Ron Goetz ILB
90 Matt Kelley
50 Eric Lindstrom OLB
91 Eric Naposki OLB
55 Brad Quast ILB

Defensive Backs

27 Glenn Cobb S
25 Travis Curtis S
29 Charles Fryar CB
21 Anthony Greene CB
23 Adrian Jones CB
–– Herb Welch S
35 Jerry Woods S

Special Teams

8 Keith English P
3 Teddy Garcia K

Operation Discovery

32 Guillermo Gomez RB
78 Mark Pearce DE

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, March 21	6:00 p.m	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 0–17	0–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	25,788
2	Saturday, March 28	6:00 p.m	New York/New Jersey Knights	W 15–14	1–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	17,780
3	Saturday, April 4	6:00 p.m	London Monarchs	W 13–7	2–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	19,337
4	Saturday, April 11	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	W 20–17	3–1	Waldstadion	34,376
5	Saturday, April 18		at London Monarchs	W 9–0	4–1	Wembley Stadium	18,518
6	Sunday, April 26		Ohio Glory	W 20–10	5–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	49,657
7	Saturday, May 2	7:00 p.m.	at Birmingham Fire	L 17–19	5–2	Legion Field	11,187
8	Sunday, May 10		San Antonio Riders	L 0–17	5–3	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	41,220
9	Saturday, May 16	8:00 p.m.	at New York/New Jersey Knights	L 0–47	5–4	Giants Stadium	22,917
10	Saturday, May 23	1:00 p.m.	at Orlando Thunder	L 10–13	5–5	Florida Citrus Bowl	12,223
Postseason
Semifinal	Sunday, May 31		at Sacramento Surge	L 15–17	5–6	Hornet Stadium	23,640

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Standings

European Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	STK
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	104	161	3–1	L4
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	150	257	3–1	W1
London Monarchs	2	7	1	.250	178	203	0–4	L1

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	0	3	14	17
Barcelona	0	0	0	0	0

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, March 21
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 25,788
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring.

Second quarter

No scoring.

Third quarter

Frankfurt – 37-yard field goal by Robbie Keen, 5:29.

Fourth quarter

Frankfurt – Chad Fortune 38-yard touchdown reception from Mike Perez, Robbie Keen kick good, 14:50.
Frankfurt – Fumble recovery in end zone for touchdown by Willie Wright, Robbie Keen kick good, 0:54.

Leading passers

Frankfurt – Mike Perez – 18/31, 209 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 13/29, 149 yards.

Leading rushers

Frankfurt – Tony Baker – 19 rushes, 46 yards.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 3 rushes, 22 yards.

Leading receivers

Frankfurt – Chad Fortune – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 touchdown.
Barcelona – Thomas Woods – 4 receptions, 60 yards.

Week 2: vs New York/New Jersey Knights

Week Two: New York/New Jersey Knights at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
NY/NJ	7	7	0	0	14
Barcelona	0	3	6	6	15

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, March 28
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 17,780
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Game information

First quarter

New York/New Jersey – Monty Gilbreath 12-yard touchdown reception from Reggie Slack, Kendall Trainor kick good, 9:33.

Second quarter

Barcelona – 45-yard field goal by Teddy Garcia, 6:55.
New York/New Jersey – Reggie Slack 10-yard touchdown run, Kendall Trainor kick good, 1:20.

Third quarter

Barcelona – Demetrius Davis 4-yard touchdown reception from Scott Erney, two-point conversion pass failed, 3:15.

Fourth quarter

Barcelona – Dempsey Norman 6-yard touchdown reception from Scott Erney, two-point conversion pass failed, 0:16.

Leading passers

New York/New Jersey – Reggie Slack – 21/39, 288 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 23/32, 185 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.

Leading rushers

New York/New Jersey – Reggie Slack – 5 rushes, 58 yards, 1 touchdown.
Barcelona – Paul Palmer – 16 rushes, 78 yards.

Leading receivers

New York/New Jersey – Davis Smith – 3 receptions, 55 yards.
Barcelona – Thomas Woods – 8 receptions, 65 yards.

Week 3: vs London Monarchs

Week Three: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
London	0	0	0	7	7
Barcelona	7	6	0	0	13

at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

Date: Saturday, April 4
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 19,337
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Game information

First quarter

Barcelona – Thomas Woods 66-yard touchdown reception from Scott Erney, Teddy Garcia kick good, 9:55.

Second quarter

Barcelona – 22-yard field goal by Teddy Garcia, 8:58.
Barcelona – 22-yard field goal by Teddy Garcia, 0:24.

Third quarter

No scoring.

Fourth quarter

London – Bernard Ford 29-yard touchdown reception from Stan Gelbaugh, Phil Alexander kick good, 6:20.

Leading passers

London – Stan Gelbaugh – 16/29, 224 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions.
Barcelona – Scott Erney – 15/33, 181 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.

Leading rushers

London – Jeff Alexander – 12 rushes, 36 yards.
Barcelona – Paul Palmer – 22 rushes, 62 yards.

Leading receivers

London – Tony Sargent – 4 receptions, 80 yards.
Barcelona – Thomas Woods – 2 receptions, 95 yards, 1 touchdown.

Week 4: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	13	0	7	20
Frankfurt	17	0	0	0	17

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

Date: Saturday, April 11
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 34,376
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Week 5: at London Monarchs

Week Five: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	0	6	0	3	9
London	0	0	0	0	0

at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

Date: Saturday, April 18
Game attendance: 18,518
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References

↑ 1992 Barcelona Dragons Media Guide. pp. 5–21.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "El calendario". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). March 21, 1992. p. 31. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (March 22, 1992). "Galaxy amarga la fiesta a los Dragons". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 31. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (March 28, 1992). "Lyonel Manuel intentará dar a los Dragons su primera victori". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 41. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (March 29, 1992). "Los Dragons hundén a los Knights a falta de 16”". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 41. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (April 4, 1992). "“No soportaría fallarle al público”". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 39. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (April 5, 1992). "Los Dragons dejan a los Monarchs sin coron". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 36. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (April 11, 1992). "Los Dragons se juegan en Frankfurt el liderato". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 40. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Servicio Especial (April 12, 1992). "Los Dragons brillan más que Galaxy". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 40. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
1 2 Cubero, Cristina (April 19, 1992). "Barcelona ya gana en Wembley". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish) (Barcelona, Spain). p. 35. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
↑ "1992 WLAF Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved December 22, 2012.

Barcelona Dragons

Founded in 1991 Folded in 2003 Based in Barcelona, Spain

The Franchise	Franchise

Stadiums	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc Mini Estadi

Head coaches	Jack Bicknell

World Bowl appearances (4)	'91 '97 '99 IX

League championships (1)	1997

Seasons	1991 1992 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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