1992 Barcelona Dragons season

{{short description|World League of American Football team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)

| year = 1992

| record = 5–5

| division_place = 1st European Division

| coach = Jack Bicknell

| general manager = Jack Teele

| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

| playoffs = Lost semifinals

| uniform =

| previous = 1991

| next = 1995

}}

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=

{{NFLE staff

| year = 1992

| team = Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)

| 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_coach =

| offensive =

| defensive =

  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin
  • Defensive Line – Steve Spagnuolo
  • Defensive Backs – Vaughn Williams

}}

{{cite book |title=1992 Barcelona Dragons Media Guide |pages=5–21}}

=Roster=

{{WLAF roster

|Year=1992

|Team=Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)

|BC1=#024731

|FC1=white

|BDC1=#B71234

|Quarterbacks=

{{NFLplayer|link=no| 6|Scott Erney}}

{{NFLplayer| 4|Tony Rice|d=gridiron football}}

|Running Backs=

{{NFLplayer|34|Joe Mickles|FB}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Paul Palmer|d=American football}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{NFLplayer|80|Lionel Manuel}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|87|Tony Moss}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|84|Dempsey Norman}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|85|Thomas Woods}}

|Tight Ends=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|88|Demetrius Davis}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Terry O'Shea}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|89|Franklin Thomas}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|66|O'Neil Glenn|G}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|72|Ike Harris|T}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Brad Henke|T}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Mike Hinnant|G}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Jeff Oliver|C/G}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|52|Bobby Sign|C}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|––|Barry Voorhees|G}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|79|Brett Wiese|C/G}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{NFLplayer|61|Steve Alvord|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Bruce Clark|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|92|Jerry Reese|d=defensive lineman|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|62|Mike Ruth|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|96|Brent White|DE}}

|Linebackers=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|51|Greg Gilbert}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|56|Ron Goetz|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|90|Matt Kelley}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|50|Eric Lindstrom|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Eric Naposki|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Brad Quast|ILB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|27|Glenn Cobb|S}}

{{NFLplayer|25|Travis Curtis|S}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|29|Charles Fryar|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|21|Anthony Greene|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|23|Adrian Jones|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|––|Herb Welch|S}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Jerry Woods|S}}

|Special Teams=

{{NFLplayer|link=no| 8|Keith English|P}}

{{NFLplayer| 3|Teddy Garcia|K}}

|Operation Discovery=

{{NFLplayer|link=no|32 {{flagicon|ESP|size=12px}}|Guillermo Gomez|RB}}

{{NFLplayer|link=no|78 {{flagicon|ENG|size=12px}}|Mark Pearce|DE}}

}}

Schedule

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:66em"
rowspan="2" | Week

! rowspan="2" | Date

! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|Kickoff|All times local}}

! rowspan="2" | Opponent

! colspan="2" | Results

! rowspan="2" | Game site

! rowspan="2" | Attendance

Final score

! Team record

bgcolor="FFDDDD"

! 1

| Saturday, March 21

| 6:00 p.m

| Frankfurt Galaxy

| L 0–17

| 0–1

| Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

| 25,788

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! 2

| Saturday, March 28

| 6:00 p.m

| New York/New Jersey Knights

| W 15–14

| 1–1

| Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

| 17,780

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! 3

| Saturday, April 4

| 6:00 p.m

| London Monarchs

| W 13–7

| 2–1

| Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

| 19,337

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! 4

| Saturday, April 11

| 7:00 p.m.

| at Frankfurt Galaxy

| W 20–17

| 3–1

| Waldstadion

| 34,376

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! 5

| Saturday, April 18

|

| at London Monarchs

| W 9–0

| 4–1

| Wembley Stadium

| 18,518

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! 6

| Sunday, April 26

|

| Ohio Glory

| W 20–10

| 5–1

| Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

| 49,657

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! 7

| Saturday, May 2

| 7:00 p.m.

| at Birmingham Fire

| L 17–19

| 5–2

| Legion Field

| 11,187

bgcolor="FFDDDD"

! 8

| Sunday, May 10

|

| San Antonio Riders

| L 0–17

| 5–3

| Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc

| 41,220

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! 9

| Saturday, May 16

| 8:00 p.m.

| at New York/New Jersey Knights

| L 0–47

| 5–4

| Giants Stadium

| 22,917

bgcolor="FFDDDD"

! 10

| Saturday, May 23

| 1:00 p.m.

| at Orlando Thunder

| L 10–13

| 5–5

| Florida Citrus Bowl

| 12,223

colspan=8 | Postseason
bgcolor="#FFDDDD"

! Semifinal

| Sunday, May 31

|

| at Sacramento Surge

| L 15–17

| 5–6

| Hornet Stadium

| 23,640

Standings

{{1992 WLAF European standings}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=WLAF&yr=1992 |title=1992 WLAF Standings |work=The Football Database |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

Game summaries

=Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy=

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| title = Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

| date = Saturday, March 21

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| road = Frankfurt

| R1 = 0

| R2 = 0

| R3 = 3

| R4 = 14

| home = Barcelona

| H1 = 0

| H2 = 0

| H3 = 0

| H4 = 0

| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

| attendance = 25,788

| reference =

| scoring =

;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.

| stats =

;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=

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

| date = Saturday, March 28

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| road = NY/NJ

| R1 = 7

| R2 = 7

| R3 = 0

| R4 = 0

| home = Barcelona

| H1 = 0

| H2 = 3

| H3 = 6

| H4 = 6

| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

| attendance = 17,780

| reference =

| scoring =

;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.

| stats =

;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=

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| title = Week Three: London Monarchs at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary

| date = Saturday, April 4

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| road = London

| R1 = 0

| R2 = 0

| R3 = 0

| R4 = 7

| home = Barcelona

| H1 = 7

| H2 = 6

| H3 = 0

| H4 = 0

| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain

| attendance = 19,337

| reference =

| scoring =

;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.

| stats =

;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=

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| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;

| title = Week Four: Barcelona Dragons at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

| date = Saturday, April 11

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| road = Barcelona

| R1 = 0

| R2 = 13

| R3 = 0

| R4 = 7

| home = Frankfurt

| H1 = 17

| H2 = 0

| H3 = 0

| H4 = 0

| stadium = Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

| attendance = 34,376

| reference =

}}

=Week 5: at London Monarchs=

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| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;

| title = Week Five: Barcelona Dragons at London Monarchs – Game summary

| date = Saturday, April 18

| time =

| road = Barcelona

| R1 = 0

| R2 = 6

| R3 = 0

| R4 = 3

| home = London

| H1 = 0

| H2 = 0

| H3 = 0

| H4 = 0

| stadium = Wembley Stadium, Wembley, England

| attendance = 18,518

| reference =

}}

References

{{Reflist|30em|refs=

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/03/21/pagina-31/1257486/pdf.html# |title=El calendario |date=March 21, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=31 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/03/22/pagina-31/1257529/pdf.html# |title=Galaxy amarga la fiesta a los Dragons |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=March 22, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=31 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/03/28/pagina-41/1256086/pdf.html# |title=Lyonel Manuel intentará dar a los Dragons su primera victori |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=March 28, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=41 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/03/29/pagina-41/1440652/pdf.html# |title=Los Dragons hundén a los Knights a falta de 16 |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=March 29, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=41 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/04/04/pagina-39/1250367/pdf.html# |title="No soportaría fallarle al público" |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=April 4, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=39 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/04/05/pagina-36/1252323/pdf.html# |title=Los Dragons dejan a los Monarchs sin coron |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=April 5, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=36 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/04/11/pagina-40/1431323/pdf.html# |title=Los Dragons se juegan en Frankfurt el liderato |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=April 11, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=40 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/04/12/pagina-40/1250543/pdf.html# |title=Los Dragons brillan más que Galaxy |author=Servicio Especial |date=April 12, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=40 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1992/04/19/pagina-35/1247182/pdf.html# |title=Barcelona ya gana en Wembley |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=April 19, 1992 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=35 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=December 22, 2012}}

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