2001 Barcelona Dragons season explained

Team:Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe)
Year:2001
Record:8–2
Division Place:1st
Coach:Jack Bicknell
General Manager:Rafael Cervera
Stadium:Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Playoffs:Lost World Bowl IX
Previous:2000
Next:2002

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.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2001 Barcelona Dragons NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoiceOverall
144Carl BradleyDTVirginia Tech
2410Teto SimpsonDENorth Carolina
3315Danny ScottDELouisiana Lafayette
4422Antonio BrownTIllinois
5327Jim EmanuelLBHofstra
6434Kevin HomerLBChadron State
7339Marvin LoveCBKentucky
8446Chris AveryDEKentucky State
9351Griff YatesRBSouthern Oregon State
10357Ryan SutterSColorado
11261Jason BakerTMontana
12264James PerryQBBrown
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Personnel

Roster

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 216:00 p.m.at Berlin ThunderW 21–141–0Jahn-Sportpark8,213
2Saturday, April 285:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 24–122–0Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc8,423
3Saturday, May 57:00 p.m.at Rhein FireW 27–21 3–0Rheinstadion30,984
4Saturday, May 125:00 p.m.Amsterdam AdmiralsW 31–144–0Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc9,222
5Saturday, May 197:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsL 13–334–1Amsterdam ArenA11,873
6Saturday, May 265:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderW 55–355–1Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc9,661
7Saturday, June 25:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 31–206–1Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc9,851
8Sunday, June 103:00 p.m.at Scottish ClaymoresW 14–97–1Hampden Park14,483
9Saturday, June 165:00 p.m.Scottish ClaymoresW 26–78–1Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc10,180
10Saturday, June 237:00 p.m.at Frankfurt GalaxyL 10–268–2Waldstadion31,215
World Bowl IX
11Saturday, June 306:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderL 17–248–3Amsterdam ArenA32,116

Standings

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Game summaries

World Bowl IX

See main article: World Bowl IX.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linemen dominate free agent draft . February 20, 2001 . NFL Europe League . https://web.archive.org/web/20010629102453/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2001/week07/20022001_linemen.html . June 29, 2001 . May 25, 2011.
  2. Web site: 2001 NFL Europe League Standings . NFL Europe League . https://web.archive.org/web/20020818112455/http://www.nfleurope.com/schedule/2001standings.html . August 18, 2002 . January 18, 2011.