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| league = [[World League of American Football]]
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| founded = 1991
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The '''Montreal Machine''' were the sole Canadian (and non-U.S.-based North American) 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 [[American football|American rules football]], 11 players per side on a 100-yard-long/{{frac|53|1|3}}-yard-wide field, rather than [[Canadian football|Canadian rules football]] of 12 players per side on a 110-yard-long/65-yard-wide field.
The '''Montreal Machine''' were the sole Canadian (and non-U.S.-based North American) team in the [[NFL Europe#WLAF/World League (1991–92)|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 [[American football|American rules football]], 11 players per side on a 100-yard-long/{{frac|53|1|3}}-yard-wide field, rather than [[Canadian football|Canadian rules football]] of 12 players per side on a 110-yard-long/65-yard-wide field.


The Machine filled a void created by the folding of the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Montreal Alouettes]] in 1987. It was the first American football team in Canada since the [[Montreal Beavers]], [[Toronto Rifles]] and [[Victoria Steelers]], which all played in the [[Continental Football League]] in 1967. The NFL had also played two [[American Bowl|international preseason games]] in Montreal in 1988 and 1990 during the Alouettes' absence.
The Machine filled a void created by the folding of the [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Montreal Alouettes]] in 1987. It was the first American football team in Canada since the [[Montreal Beavers]], [[Toronto Rifles]] and [[Victoria Steelers]], which all played in the [[Continental Football League]] in 1967. The NFL had also played two [[American Bowl|international preseason games]] in Montreal in 1988 and 1990 during the Alouettes' absence.
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| [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
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| Olympic Stadium
| Olympic Stadium
| 27,766
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| {{dow tooltip|April 13, 1991}}
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| Olympic Stadium
| Olympic Stadium
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| {{dow tooltip|April 20, 1991}}
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| [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| 35,294
| 35,294
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| [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]]
| [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]]
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| 25,269
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| [[Charles C. Hughes Stadium]]
| [[Charles C. Hughes Stadium]]
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| 17,326
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| {{dow tooltip|May 13, 1991}}
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| Olympic Stadium
| Olympic Stadium
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| 20,123
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| May 19
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| [[Alamo Stadium]]
| [[Alamo Stadium]]
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| 20,234
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| stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 27 December 2025

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The Montreal Machine were the sole Canadian (and non-U.S.-based North American) 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 American rules football, 11 players per side on a 100-yard-long/<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />53+1⁄3-yard-wide field, rather than Canadian rules football of 12 players per side on a 110-yard-long/65-yard-wide field.

The Machine filled a void created by the folding of the Canadian Football League's Montreal Alouettes in 1987. It was the first American football team in Canada since the Montreal Beavers, Toronto Rifles and Victoria Steelers, which all 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, thus becoming a purely European league. The Machine played their home games at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, which also hosted what would be the WLAF's last game in its original incarnation, World Bowl '92. A crowd of 43,789 watched the Sacramento Surge defeat the Orlando Thunder, 21–17.

The Machine's average game attendance was 31,888 in their first year of play, well above the league average and above expectations. It dropped to 25,254 in their second (and final) year, still in line with league average.

The end of the WLAF's North American operations was soon followed by the CFL commencing its own U.S. expansion experiment, which lasted for three seasons. The subsequent demise of the CFL's U.S. teams coincided with pro football's return to Montreal in 1996 when the third and current incarnation of the Montreal Alouettes commenced play. The Alouettes had been revived by the owners of the Baltimore Stallions, the most successful of the CFL's American franchises, who upon shuttering their U.S.-based team relocated their football organization to Montreal.

Season-by-season

Season League Regular season Postseason
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
1991 WLAF 4 6 0 .400 3rd (North American East)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – – — —
1992 WLAF 2 8 0 .200 3rd (North American East)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – – — —
Total 6 14 0 .300 – – —

1991 season

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Personnel

Staff

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Roster

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Results

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1 Template:Dow tooltip at Birmingham Fire W 20–5 1–0 Legion Field 52,942
2 Template:Dow tooltip Barcelona Dragons L 10–34 1–1 Olympic Stadium 53,238
3 Template:Dow tooltip Birmingham Fire W 23–10 2–1 Olympic Stadium 27,766
4 Template:Dow tooltip New York/New Jersey Knights L 0–44 2–2 Olympic Stadium 34,821
5 Template:Dow tooltip at London Monarchs L 7–45 2–3 Wembley Stadium 35,294
6 Template:Dow tooltip at Frankfurt Galaxy L 7–17 2–4 Waldstadion 25,269
7 Template:Dow tooltip at Sacramento Surge W 26–23 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 3–4 Charles C. Hughes Stadium 17,326
8 Template:Dow tooltip Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks W 15–6 4–4 Olympic Stadium 20,123
9 May 19 at San Antonio Riders L 10–27 4–5 Alamo Stadium 20,234
10 Template:Dow tooltip Orlando Thunder L 27–33 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 4–6 Olympic Stadium 23,493

1992 season

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Personnel

Roster

Template:WLAF 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

References

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