1991 Barcelona Dragons season
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The 1991
Barcelona Dragons
season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football
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1991 WLAF season
The 1991 WLAF season was the inaugural season of the World League of American Football. The league champions were the London Monarchs, who defeated the Barcelona Dragons in World Bowl '91.-Standings:* * Division winners...
Barcelona Dragons
Barcelona Dragons
The Barcelona Dragons were a team originally in the World League of American Football and later in the resurrected NFL Europe. Their home field in Barcelona was the Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic, the 1992 Olympic Stadium, and later the Mini Estadi. The Dragons were successful on the field, making it...
season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football
World League of American Football
The World League of American Football was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in North America, Europe and later possibly Asia...
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Staff
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Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | ||
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| 1 | Sunday, March 24 | 7:00 p.m. | New York/New Jersey Knights New York/New Jersey Knights New York/New Jersey Knights was a franchise in the World League of American Football for the 1991 and 1992 seasons. They played in the North American East division, which they won in the 1991 season. They were coached by Mouse Davis, an architect of the Run & Shoot offense.After 1992 the NFL ... |
W 19–7 | 1–0 | Montjuic Stadium Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys is a stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Originally built in 1927 for the 1929 International Exposition in the city , it was renovated in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics... |
19,223 |
| 2 | Monday, April 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Montreal Machine Montreal Machine The Montreal Machine was the sole Canadian team in the World League of American Football, a springtime developmental professional league set up by the National Football League that played in 1991 and 1992. There were also three European teams and six U.S.-based teams... |
W 34–10 | 2–0 | Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Montreal) The Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the main venue for the 1976 Summer Olympics... |
53,238 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks | W 26–14 | 3–0 | Carter–Finley Stadium | 17,900 |
| 4 | Sunday, April 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Orlando Thunder Orlando Thunder The Orlando Thunder was a member of the World League of American Football from 1991 to 1992 . The team played their games in the 70,000 seat Citrus Bowl, and was coached by Don Matthews in 1991 and Galen Hall in 1992... |
W 33–13 | 4–0 | Montjuic Stadium | 40,875 |
| 5 | Saturday, April 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Antonio Riders San Antonio Riders The San Antonio Riders were a professional American football team that played in the WLAF in 1991 and 1992. The team played in the Alamo Stadium in 1991 and then were forced to move to Bobcat Stadium on the campus of Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, 45 miles northeast of San... |
L 14–22 | 4–1 | Alamo Stadium Alamo Stadium Alamo Stadium is a horseshoe-shaped football stadium in San Antonio, Texas. Nicknamed "the rock pile" due to its primarily limestone construction it was completed in September 1940 as a Works Progress Administration project. The stadium is currently owned and operated by the San Antonio Independent... |
16,500 |
| 6 | Saturday, April 27 | 5:00 p.m. | at Sacramento Surge Sacramento Surge The Sacramento Surge was a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played its first season at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, and the second season in Hornet Stadium on the Sacramento State University campus. It was owned... |
W 29–20 (OT) | 5–1 | Hughes Stadium | 19,045 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Birmingham Fire Birmingham Fire The Birmingham Fire was a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Legion Field, and it made the playoffs in both seasons.... |
W 11–6 | 6–1 | Montjuic Stadium | 31,490 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 11 | 8:00 p.m. | San Antonio Riders | W 17–7 | 7–1 | Montjuic Stadium | 23,670 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy 1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season The 1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:-Honors:... |
L 3–10 | 7–2 | Montjuic Stadium | 29,753 |
| 10 | Monday, May 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at London Monarchs 1991 London Monarchs season The 1991 London Monarchs season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:... |
W 20–17 | 8–2 | Wembley Stadium | 50,835 |
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| Semifinal | Sunday, June 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Birmingham Fire | W 10–3 | 9–2 | Legion Field Legion Field Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak... |
37,590 |
| World Bowl | Sunday, June 9 | 5:30 p.m. | London Monarchs | L 0–21 | 9–3 | Wembley Stadium | 61,108 |
Standings
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| Barcelona Dragons | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 310 | 121 |
| London Monarchs 1991 London Monarchs season The 1991 London Monarchs season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 206 | 126 |
| Frankfurt Galaxy 1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season The 1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the inaugural season for the team in the World League of American Football.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Standings:-Honors:... |
7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 155 | 139 |