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1998 Barcelona Dragons season

1998 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) season
General managerMarco Fusté
Head coachJack Bicknell
Home fieldEstadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record4–6
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1998 Barcelona Dragons season was the sixth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his sixth year, and played its home games at Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. They finished the regular season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Personnel

Staff

1998 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • President – Miguel Matas
  • General Manager – Marco Fusté

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Vince Martino
  • Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Peter Vaas
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Juan Jiménez
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Red Kelin
  • Defensive Line – Sam Clancy
  • Defensive Backs – Chip Beake


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Roster

1998 Barcelona Dragons (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks
  • 11 Jason Davis

Running backs

  • 21 Earnest Hunter

Wide receivers

  • 87 Kotto Cotton
  • 88 Anthony Ladd
  • 82 Curtis Shearer

Tight ends

  • 86 Grant Baynham
Offensive linemen
  • 75 Dave Rilatt G
  • 62 Tom Robsock G
  • 55 Joey Wylie G/C

Defensive linemen

  • 92 Hugh Hunter DE
  • 91 Larry Jackson DE
Linebackers
  • 50 Anthony Hicks OLB
  • 59 Juan Long MLB
  • 52 Shay Muirbrook MLB
  • 33 Marlon Perez Cicchelli OLB

Defensive backs

  • 30 Carlos Brooks S
  • 25 Dante DePaola S
  • 29 Anthony Fogle CB
  • 23 Tristan Moss CB
  • 46 Armon Williams S
  • 20 Michael Wright CB

Special teams

  • 10 Jeff Beckley P
National players
  •  8 Spain Rafa Garcia K
  • 66 Spain Ivan Imbernon DE
  • 36 France Gregoire Malo S
  • 39 Mexico Arturo Martinez RB


Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Sunday, April 5 8:00 p.m. Scottish Claymores W 19–18 1–0 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,500
2 Saturday, April 11 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 15–7 2–0 Waldstadion 28,215
3 Saturday, April 18 6:00 p.m. Amsterdem Admirals L 28–41 2–1 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 11,800
4 Saturday, April 25 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire L 9–13 2–2 Rheinstadion 22,249
5 Sunday, May 3 3:00 p.m. at Scottish Claymores L 10–30 2–3 9,629
6 Sunday, May 10 8:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–2 3–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 6,800
7 Saturday, May 16 8:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 31–24 4–3 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 7,900
8 Saturday, May 23 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdem Admirals L 17–20 4–4 Amsterdam ArenA 12,864
9 Sunday, May 31 3:00 p.m. at England Monarchs L 5–17 4–5 5,215
10 Sunday, June 7 8:00 p.m. England Monarchs L 20–28 4–6 Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc 10,834

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Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 3 0 .700 177 163 3–2 4–1 W4
Rhein Fire 7 3 0 .700 198 142 4–1 3–2 L2
Amsterdam Admirals 7 3 0 .700 205 174 4–1 3–2 W3
Barcelona Dragons 4 6 0 .400 185 200 3–2 1–4 L3
England Monarchs 3 7 0 .300 158 205 2–3 1–4 W2
Scottish Claymores 2 8 0 .200 153 192 2–3 0–5 L3

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Notes

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

References

  1. ^ The Official 1998 NFL Europe League Fact Book. pp. 53–55.
  2. ^ "1998 Barcelona Dragons Roster". NFLEurope.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  3. ^ "World League of American Football – WLAF History: 1998". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  4. ^ The Official 2001 NFL Europe League Fact Book.