Montreal Machine

Montreal Machine
Helmet Logo
Year founded	1991
Year retired	1992
Home field	Olympic Stadium
City	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Team colors	Maroon, Silver, Navy, Red, White[1]
Franchise W-L-T record	Regular Season: 6–14

The Montreal Machine was the sole Canadian team in the World League of American Football (WLAF), a springtime developmental professional league set up by the National Football League (NFL) that played in 1991 and 1992. There were also three European teams and six United States-based teams. Like all WLAF teams, the Machine played by American football, 11 per side on a 100-yard field, rather than Canadian football rules.

The Machine filled a void created by the folding of the Montreal Alouettes in 1987. It was the first American football team in Canada since the Montreal Beavers, Toronto Rifles and Victoria Steelers, which played in the Continental Football League in 1967. The NFL had also played two international preseason games in Montreal in 1988 and 1990 during the Alouettes' absence.

After two years, the Machine, and the entire WLAF, were put on "hiatus" by the NFL. In 1995, the three European-based franchises (and three more) were reconstituted as the World League (later known as NFL Europe); the North American teams were folded. The Machine played their home games at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

The Machine's average game attendance dropped from 31,888 in their first year of play, to 25,254 in their second (and final) year.

Pro football would not return to Montreal until 1996 when the Montreal Alouettes were revived when the Baltimore Stallions relocated to Montreal.

Season-by-season

1991 season

Personnel

Staff

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Roster

Results

• Week 1: Sat. Mar. 23 - 8:00 pm EDT - (W) Montreal 20 @ Birmingham Fire 5 (Legion Field - 52,942) USA/TSN-RDS
• Week 2: Mon. Apr. 1 - 8:00 pm EDT - (L) Montreal 10 vs. Barcelona Dragons 34 (Olympic Stadium - 53,238) USA/TSN-RDS
• Week 3: Mon. Apr. 8 - 8:00 pm EDT - (W) Montreal 23 vs. Birmingham Fire 10 (Olympic Stadium - 27,766) USA/TSN-RDS
• Week 4: Sat. Apr. 13 - 8:00 pm EDT - (L) Montreal 0 vs. New York/New Jersey Knights 44 (Olympic Stadium - 34,821) USA/TSN-RDS
• Week 5: Sat. Apr. 20 - 2:00 pm EDT - (L) Montreal 7 @ London Monarchs 45 (Wembley Stadium - 35,294) TV EURO/TSN-RDS
• Week 6: Sat. Apr. 27 - 3:00 pm EDT - (L) Montreal 7 @ Frankfurt Galaxy 17 (Waldstadion - 25,269) TV5/TSN-RDS
• Week 7: Sat. May. 4 - 8:00 pm EDT - (W) Montreal 26 @ Sacramento Surge 23 (OT) (Hughes Stadium - 17,326) USA/TSN-RDS
• Week 8: Mon. May. 13 - 8:00 pm EDT - (W) Montreal 15 vs. Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks 6 (Olympic Stadium - 20,123) USA/TSN-RDS
• Week 9: Sun. May. 19 - 12:30 pm EDT - (L) Montreal 10 @ San Antonio Riders 27 (Alamo Stadium - 20,234) ABC/RDS
• Week 10: Mon. May. 27 - 8:00 pm EDT - (L) Montreal 27 vs. Orlando Thunder 33 (OT) (Olympic Stadium - 23,493) USA/TSN-RDS

1992 season

Personnel

Roster

Results

• Week 1: San Antonio Riders 17, Montreal 16
• Week 2: Montreal 31, Orlando Thunder 29
• Week 3: Sacramento Surge 14, Montreal 7
• Week 4: Montreal 31, Ohio Glory 20
• Week 5: Orlando Thunder 16, Montreal 8
• Week 6: New York/New Jersey Knights 34, Montreal 11
• Week 7: Sacramento Surge 35, Montreal 21
• Week 8: Birmingham Fire 23, Montreal 16 (OT)
• Week 9: London Monarchs 45, Montreal 13
• Week 10: New York/New Jersey Knights 41, Montreal 21

External links

• Montreal Machine at FunWhileItLasted.net

References