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2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season
General managerRafael Cervera
Head coachJack Bicknell
Home fieldEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record8–2
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost World Bowl IX

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

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Free agent draft

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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

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Staff

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2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General manager – Rafael Cervera

Head coaches

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

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2001 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

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

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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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

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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

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Week 1: at Berlin Thunder

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Week One: Barcelona Dragons at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Barcelona 7 7 7021
Berlin 0 7 0714

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

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Main article: World Bowl IX
World Bowl IX: Barcelona Dragons vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 4 6 01424
Barcelona 3 6 8017

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Linemen dominate free agent draft". NFL Europe League. February 20, 2001. Archived from the original on June 29, 2001. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "2001 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2002. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "The Mighty Quinn". NFL.com. National Football League. June 30, 2001. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
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