1998 Barcelona Dragons season

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.

1998 Barcelona Dragons season
Head coach	Jack Bicknell
General manager	Marco Fusté
Home field	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	4th
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Personnel

Staff

1998 Barcelona Dragons staff

	Front office President – Miguel Matas General Manager – Marco Fusté Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Bicknell 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 roster

	Quarterbacks 11 Jason Davis 15 Jason Martin  7 James Ritchey Running backs 40 Reggie Brooks 21 Earnest Hunter Wide receivers 87 Kotto Cotton 88 Anthony Ladd 81 Isaiah Mustafa 82 Curtis Shearer Tight ends 86 Grant Baynham 85 Bill Khayat		Offensive linemen 68 Gary Brown T 74 Tom Claro T 77 Matt Lepsis T 78 Emerson Martin C 75 Dave Rilatt G 62 Tom Robsock G 55 Joey Wylie G/C Defensive linemen 92 Hugh Hunter DE 91 Larry Jackson DE 97 Corey Mayfield DE 93 Brandon Noble DT 94 Josh Taves DE 72 Devin Wyman DT		Linebackers 99 Joe Cummings OLB 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 28 George McCullough CB 23 Tristan Moss CB 46 Armon Williams S 20 Michael Wright CB Special teams 10 Jeff Beckley P		National players 14 Jesús Angoy K  8 Rafa Garcia K 66 Ivan Imbernon DE 36 Gregoire Malo S 39 Arturo Martinez RB  1 Marco Martos WR 84 Carlos Rosado WR 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.