The 1997 Barcelona Dragons season was the fifth season for the franchise in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his fifth year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of five wins and five losses. In World Bowl '97, Barcelona defeated the Rhein Fire 38–24. The victory marked the franchise's first World Bowl championship.
Offseason
World League draft + 1997 Barcelona Dragons World League draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 3 Oliver Barnett DE Kentucky 2 9 Corey Mayfield DL Oklahoma 3 16 P. J. Killian LB Virginia 4 21 Butler By'not'e CB Ohio State 5 28 Hugh Hunter DE Hampton 6 33 Carlos Yancy CB Georgia 7 40 Tristan Moss CB Western Michigan 8 45 Santo Stephens LB Temple 9 52 Tony Covington CB Virginia 10 57 Keith Conlin OT Penn State 11 64 Dante DePaola CB California 12 69 Henry Fields RB McNeese State 13 76 Jeff Wilner TE Wesleyan 14 81 Tyrone Rush RB North Alabama 15 88 Cornell Thomas DE West Georgia 16 93 Eric Carter CB Knoxville College 17 100 Vincent Landrum LB McNeese State 18 105 Ricky Blake RB Alabama A&M 19 112 Jason Pohopek LB Boston College 20 117 Vince Stewart DT Penn State 21 123 Robert Dougherty QB Boston University
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 12 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 27–12 1–0 Rheinstadion 17,150 2 Sunday, April 20 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores W 20–7 2–0 Murrayfield Stadium 14,877 3 Saturday, April 26 7:30 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–17 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,102 4 Sunday, May 4 3:00 p.m. at London Monarchs W 37–32 3–1 Stamford Bridge 10,110 5 Sunday, May 11 7:30 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 28–21 4–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 14,152 6 Saturday, May 17 7:30 p.m. London Monarchs L 7–9 4–2 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,514 7 Saturday, May 24 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 21–26 4–3 Amsterdam ArenA 13,289 8 Saturday, May 31 7:30 p.m. Rhein Fire L 23–38 4–4 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 13,670 9 Saturday, June 7 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–29 4–5 Waldstadion 40,743 10 Saturday, June 14 7:30 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 46–18 5–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,523World Bowl '97 11 Sunday, June 22 7:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 38–24 6–5 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 31,100
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: at Rhein Fire
Week 3: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 7: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 8: vs Rhein Fire
Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy
World Bowl '97
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