2001 Barcelona Dragons season

The 2001 Barcelona Dragons season was the ninth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his ninth year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of eight wins and two losses. In World Bowl IX, Barcelona lost to the Berlin Thunder 24–17.

2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season
General manager	Rafael Cervera
Head coach	Jack Bicknell
Home field	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record	8–2
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost World Bowl IX
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Offseason

Free agent draft

2001 Barcelona Dragons NFLEL free agent draft selections

Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall
1	4	4	Carl Bradley	DT	Virginia Tech
2	4	10	Teto Simpson	DE	North Carolina
3	3	15	Danny Scott	DE	Louisiana Lafayette
4	4	22	Antonio Brown	T	Illinois
5	3	27	Jim Emanuel	LB	Hofstra
6	4	34	Kevin Homer	LB	Chadron State
7	3	39	Marvin Love	CB	Kentucky
8	4	46	Chris Avery	DE	Kentucky State
9	3	51	Griff Yates	RB	Southern Oregon State
10	3	57	Ryan Sutter	S	Colorado
11	2	61	Jason Baker	T	Montana
12	2	64	James Perry	QB	Brown

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Personnel

Staff

2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) staff

	Front office General manager – Rafael Cervera Head coaches Head coach – Jack Bicknell Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Vince Martino Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Sam Rutigliano National coach/running backs – Marcos Guirles			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Red Kelin Defensive line – Ken Clarke Defensive backs – Dan Daniel

Roster

2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) roster

	Quarterbacks 13 Neo Aoga  7 Jarious Jackson  8 Roderick Robinson Running backs 22 Lloyd Clemons  2 Mike Green 23 Rashon Spikes Wide receivers 10 Eddie Conti 84 Brad Freeman 86 Bryan Gilmore 87 Trevor Insley 81 Tony Simmons Tight ends 88 Brandon Christenson 89 John Waerig		Offensive linemen 71 Jim Beverly C 78 Rome Douglas T 74 John Feugill T 73 Steve Herndon G 64 John Merandi C/G 67 Tom Moreira G 65 O'Lester Pope T 57 Jason Watts C 75 Donnie Young G/T Defensive linemen 90 Clay Arnold DT 98 Donald Broomfield DT 77 Rameel Connor DE 72 Tim Engelhardt DT 52 Ike Reid DE 93 Teto Simpson DE 91 Keith Washington DE		Linebackers 50 Corey Atkins MLB 51 Jim Emanuel OLB 53 Montee Foote OLB 58 Muadianvita Kazadi MLB 59 Troy Pelshak OLB 54 Antonio Wilson OLB Defensive backs 33 JoJuan Armour S 25 DeAuntae Brown CB 26 Anthony Malbrough CB 21 Craig Miller S 24 Sean Morey CB 29 Jeff Popovich S 35 Torrey Rush S Special teams 15 Bill Lafleur P  5 Eric Olsen K		National players 14 Jesús Angoy K   20 Samyr Hamoudi DB    1 Marco Martos WR   46 Vicenç Rodríguez TE   82 Carlos Rosado WR   27 Marcus Schuster RB   56 Phillip Sissener LB   55 Mikhail Slutsky LB   Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^[n 1]	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
1	Saturday, April 21	6:00 p.m.	at Berlin Thunder	W 21–14	1–0	Jahn-Sportpark	8,213
2	Saturday, April 28	5:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 24–12	2–0	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	8,423
3	Saturday, May 5	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	W 27–21	3–0	Rheinstadion	30,984
4	Saturday, May 12	5:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 31–14	4–0	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,222
5	Saturday, May 19	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 13–33	4–1	Amsterdam ArenA	11,873
6	Saturday, May 26	5:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	W 55–35	5–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,661
7	Saturday, June 2	5:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	W 31–20	6–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	9,851
8	Sunday, June 10	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	W 14–9	7–1	Hampden Park	14,483
9	Saturday, June 16	5:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 26–7	8–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	10,180
10	Saturday, June 23	7:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 10–26	8–2	Waldstadion	31,215
World Bowl IX
11	Saturday, June 30	6:00 p.m.	Berlin Thunder	L 17–24	8–3	Amsterdam ArenA	32,116

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Barcelona Dragons	8	2	0	.800	252	191	5–0	3–2	L1
Berlin Thunder	6	4	0	.600	270	239	4–1	2–3	W2
Rhein Fire	5	5	0	.500	174	179	4–1	1–4	L1
Scottish Claymores	4	6	0	.400	168	188	4–1	0–5	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	194	226	4–1	0–5	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	199	234	3–2	0–5	W1

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Barcelona	7	7	7	0	21
Berlin	0	7	0	7	14

at Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 21
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game attendance: 8,213
• Referee: Walt Anderson

World Bowl IX

Main article: World Bowl IX

World Bowl IX: Barcelona Dragons vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	4	6	0	14	24
Barcelona	3	6	8	0	17

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, June 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 32,116
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger
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Notes

1. All times local to where the game was played.

References

1. . NFL Europe League. February 20, 2001. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
2. . NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
3. . NFL.com. National Football League. June 30, 2001. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2012.