1995 Barcelona Dragons season
{{short description|World League of American Football team season}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)
| year = 1995
| record = 5–5
| division_place = 3rd
| coach = Jack Bicknell
| general manager = Jordi Vila-Puig
| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| uniform =
| previous = 1992
| next = 1996
}}
The 1995 Barcelona Dragons season was the third season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his third year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in third place with a record of five wins and five losses.
Offseason
=World League draft=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"
|+ 1995 Barcelona Dragons World League draft selections |
| width="120" colspan="2" | Draft order
! width="160" rowspan="2" | Player name ! width="60" rowspan="2" | Position ! width="160" rowspan="2" | College |
|---|
| Round
! Choice |
| 1
! | Chuckie Johnson | DT | Auburn |
| 2
! | Lindsey Chapman | RB | California |
| 3
! | George Rooks | NT | Syracuse |
| 4
! | TE | Wyoming |
| 5
! | CB | Indiana |
| 6
! | Michael Wright | CB | Washington State |
| 7
! | G | Brigham Young |
| 8
! | Mike Anderson | LB | Nebraska |
| 9
! | Ed King | G | Auburn |
| 10
! | Tracy Smith | CB | Tennessee |
| 11
! | LB | North Carolina |
| 12
! | Tim Kalal | P/K | Miami (FL) |
| 13
! | T | Kentucky |
| 14
! | Eric Lindstrom | LB | Boston College |
| 15
! | Robert Jackson | WR | Central State (OH) |
| 16
! | Kelvin Knight | S | Mississippi State |
| 17
! | G | Auburn |
| 18
! | S | Texas A&M |
| 19
! | Bo Robinson | DE | Texas |
| 20
! | Sean Thomas | S | Duke |
| 21
! | TE | Oklahoma |
| 22
! | T | Kansas |
| 23
! | James Spencer | DE | Syracuse |
| 24
! | Shelby Hill | WR | Syracuse |
| 25
! | LB | Bowling Green |
| 26
! | Tyler Anderson | WR | Brigham Young |
| 27
! | Juan Long | LB | Mississippi State |
| 28
! | Charles Thompson | RB | Central State (OH) |
| 29
! | Eric Turner | S | East Texas State |
| 30
! | T | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 31
! | Anthony Hamlet | DE | Miami (FL) |
| 32
! | Ron Redell | S | Stanford |
| 33
! | William Houston | FB | Ohio State |
| 34
! | Joe Johnson | LB | Texas A&M |
| 35
! | Mark Staten | DT | Miami (OH) |
| 36
! | Ken Alexander | LB | Florida State |
| 37
! | QB | Penn State |
| 38
! | Steve Bryant | LB | Nevada |
| 39
! | Alphonso Taylor | DT | Temple |
| 40
! | Charlie Young | RB | Stanford |
| 41
! | Tommy Holliday | G | Southern |
| 42
! | Troy Dickey | WR | Arizona |
| 43
! | Craig Fayak | K | Penn State |
| 44
! | Victor Hall | TE | Auburn |
| 45
! | Todd Farrell | CB | Boston University |
=NFL allocations=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center" |
| width="160" | Player name
! width="60" | Position ! width="160" | College ! width="160" | NFL team |
|---|
| Tyree Davis
| WR | Central Arkansas |
| Mario Henry
| WR | Rutgers |
| Andy McCollum
| C | Toledo |
| Keith Traylor
| DE | Central State (OK) |
| Jay Walker
| QB | Howard | New England Patriots |
| Casey Weldon
| QB | Florida State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
{{cite news |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/european-stars-and-stripes/1995-02-23/page-27 |title=NFL allocations to WLAF |author=Associated Press |date=February 23, 1995 |newspaper=European Stars and Stripes |page=27 |accessdate=July 5, 2012}}
Personnel
=Staff=
{{NFLE staff
| year = 1995
| team = Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)
| front_office =
- General Manager – Jordi Vila-Puig
| head_coach =
- Head Coach – Jack Bicknell
| offensive =
- Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Dick Curl
- Offensive Line – Vince Martino
| defensive =
- Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin
- Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
- Defensive Backs – Chip Beake
}}
=Roster=
{{NFLE roster
|Year=1995
|Team=Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)
|BC1=#024731
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#B71234
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer|19|Tony Sacca}}
{{NFLplayer| 7|Jay Walker|d=legislator}}
{{NFLplayer| 3|Casey Weldon}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|link=yes|26|Ricky Blake}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|33|Lindsey Chapman}}
{{NFLplayer|34|Joe Mickles}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Charles Thompson|d=American football}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|82|Tyree Davis}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|87|Troy Dickey}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|80|Mario Henry}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|12|Shelby Hill}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|85|Demetrius Davis}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Joey Mickey}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|57|Louis Age|T}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Chuck Bradley||d=offensive tackle|T}}
{{NFLplayer|67|Mohammed Elewonibi|G}}
{{NFLplayer|64|Ed King|d=American football|G}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Andy McCollum|C}}
{{NFLplayer|77|Chris Perez|d=gridiron football|T}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|90|Byron Bonds|DE/NT}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|98|Victor Hall|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|99|Chuckie Johnson|DE/NT}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|96|Jose Simon|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|95|James Spencer|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Keith Traylor|NT/DE}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|52|Ken Alexander|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|54|Joe Johnson|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|50|Eric Lindstrom|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|59|Juan Long|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|91|Kevin O'Brien|d=American football|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|51|Tommy Thigpen|ILB}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|25|Chris Crooms|S}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|27|Todd Farrell|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|22|Mike Middleton|S}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|21|Tracy Smith|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|20|Sean Thomas|S}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|28|Eric Turner|CB}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer|link=no| 6|Scott Szeredy|K/P}}
|National Players=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|31 {{flagicon|ESP|size=12px}}|Pau Coll|DB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|74 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Vladimir Ilic|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|86 {{flagicon|MEX|size=12px}}|Xisco Marcos|WR}}
}}
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:66em" |
| rowspan="2" | Week
! rowspan="2" | Date ! rowspan="2" | Kickoff {{#tag:ref|All times local to where the game was played.|group="n"}} ! rowspan="2" | Opponent ! colspan="2" | Results ! rowspan="2" | Game site ! rowspan="2" | Attendance |
|---|
| Final score
! Team record |
| bgcolor="#FFDDDD"
! 1 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 13–17 | 0–1 | 7,168 |
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"
! 2 | Monday, April 17 | 4:00 p.m. | W 10–7 | 1–1 | 16,500 |
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"
! 3 | Saturday, April 22 | 5:30 p.m. | W 32–30 | 2–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 17,900 |
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"
! 4 | Sunday, April 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs | W 39–24 | 3–1 | 10,287 |
| bgcolor="#FFDDDD"
! 5 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–24 | 3–2 | 30,598 |
| bgcolor="#FFDDDD"
! 6 | Saturday, May 13 | 5:30 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 34–40 {{small|OT}} | 3–3 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 18,369 |
| bgcolor="#FFDDDD"
! 7 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 22–27 | 3–4 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 18,850 |
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"
! 8 | Saturday, May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | W 16–13 | 4–4 | 7,523 |
| bgcolor="#DDFFDD"
! 9 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 31–21 | 5–4 | 12,323 |
| bgcolor="#FFDDDD"
! 10 | Saturday, June 10 | 5:30 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 20–44 | 5–5 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 21,380 |
{{cite news |url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1995/04/08/pagina-47/1292695/pdf.html |title=Los Dragons, en Amsterdam |last=Cubero |first=Cristina |date=April 8, 1995 |work=El Mundo Deportivo |page=47 |language=Spanish |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=October 12, 2012}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/10/sports/10iht-wlaf_0.html |title=After the Circus, It's Game Time in the WLAF |last=Thomsen |first=Ian |date=April 10, 1995 |work=The New York Times |location=Manhattan, New York |accessdate=October 12, 2012}}
{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dragons-exploit-errors-1617798.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dragons-exploit-errors-1617798.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Dragons exploit errors |last=Halling |first=Nick |date=May 1, 1995 |work=The Independent |location=London, England |accessdate=October 12, 2012}}{{cbignore}}
Standings
Game summaries
=Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals=
{{Americanfootballbox
| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;
| title = Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
| date = Saturday, April 8
| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Barcelona
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 3
| R3 = 7
| R4 = 3
| home = Amsterdam
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 10
| H3 = 0
| H4 = 0
| stadium = Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| attendance = 7,168
| referee =
| reference = {{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/51f4e150840b4b83b6179198d5711ef6 |title=Admirals 17, Dragons 13 |author=Associated Press |date=April 8, 1995 |work=APNewsArchive.com |publisher=Associated Press |accessdate=February 2, 2013}}
}}
=Week 6: vs Amsterdam Admirals=
{{Americanfootballbox
| titlestyle = background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center;
| title = Week Six: Amsterdam Admirals at Barcelona Dragons – Game summary
| date = Saturday, May 13
| time = 5:30 p.m. CEST
| road = Amsterdam
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 20
| R3 = 0
| R4 = 14
| R5 = 6
| home = Barcelona
| H1 = 6
| H2 = 9
| H3 = 11
| H4 = 8
| H5 = 0
| stadium = Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain
| attendance = 18,369
}}
Notes
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References
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{{Barcelona Dragons}}
{{1995 WLAF season by team}}
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