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{{Short description|World League of American Football team}}
{{Infobox American football team
| name = Montreal Machine
| bgcolor = #4B2942 | fontcolor = #FFFFFF
| helmet = 
| logo = Montreal Machine Logo.svg
| league = [[NFL Europe#WLAF/World League (1991–92)|World League of American Football]]
| founded = 1991
| closed = 1992
| field = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| location = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
| colors = Maroon, Silver, Navy, Red, White<ref>{{cite web |title=Team Colors – WLAF |url=http://www.colorwerx.us/research/TeamColors/Football_Outdoor/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball.htm |work=ColorWerx.us |accessdate=January 17, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115224323/http://www.colorwerx.us/research/TeamColors/Football_Outdoor/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball.htm |archivedate=November 15, 2010 }}</ref><br><small>{{Color box|#512A44|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#8A8D8F|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#0C2340|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#BA0C2F|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF|border=darkgray}}</small>
| mascot = 
| coach = 
| record = Regular Season: 6–14
}}

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.

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 (Montreal)|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 [[CFL USA|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==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:50em"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Season
! rowspan="2" | League
! colspan="5" | Regular season
! colspan="4" | Postseason
|-
! Won
! Lost
! Ties
! Win %
! Finish
! Won
! Lost
! Win %
! Result
|-
! [[Montreal Machine#1991 season|1991]]
| [[1991 WLAF season|WLAF]]
| 4
| 6
| 0
| .400
| 3rd {{small|(North American East)}}
| –
| –
| —
| —
|-
! [[Montreal Machine#1992 season|1992]]
| [[1992 WLAF season|WLAF]]
| 2
| 8
| 0
| .200
| 3rd {{small|(North American East)}}
| –
| –
| —
| —
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! 6
! 14
! 0
! .300
!
! –
! –
! —
!
|}

==1991 season==
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Montreal Machine
| year = 1991
| record = 4–6
| division_place = 3rd (North American)
| coach = Jacques Dussault
| general manager = Gordon Cahill
| owner = Roger Dore
| stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| uniform =
| previous = ''none''
| no_prevseason = true
| next = [[Montreal Machine#1992 season|1992]]
| no_seasonslist = true}}

===Personnel===

====Staff====
{{NFLE staff
|Year=1991
|Team=Montreal Machine
|BC1=#512A44
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#8A8D8F
|Front Office=
*Owner/President – Roger Dore
*General Manager – Gordon Cahill
*Director of Player Personnel – [[Lionel Vital]]
|Head Coaches=
*Head Coach – Jacques Dussault
|Offensive Coaches=
*Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – [[Joe Faragalli]]
*Running Backs/Tight Ends – [[Paul Pawlak]]
*Receivers – Joseph Tricario
*Offensive Line – [[John Salavantis]]
|Defensive Coaches=
*Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – [[Don Sutherin]]
*Defensive Line/Linebackers – Hank Hughes
|Strength and Conditioning=
}}
<ref>{{cite book |title=The Official 1991 World League of American Football Media Guide}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title=Pawlak enjoying life with WLAF |author=John Vellante |newspaper=The Boston Globe |date=May 5, 1991 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDF5349F49535&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |accessdate=January 17, 2010}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news |title=Tricario enjoying life with WLAF club |author=Tom Boggie |newspaper=The Daily Gazette |date=March 30, 1991 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z3YhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QokFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1122,7308121&dq=receivers+joe-tricario&hl=en |accessdate=January 17, 2010}}</ref>

====Roster====
{{WLAF roster
|Year=1991
|Team=Montreal Machine
|BC1=#512A44
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#8A8D8F
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|16|Ben Brown}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|&nbsp;8|Dave Dacus}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;1|Chris Flynn|d=Canadian football}}
{{NFLplayer|14|Michael Proctor|d=gridiron football}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;7|Kevin Sweeney|d=American football}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|21|Darryl Harris|d=running back}}
{{NFLplayer|32|Elroy Harris}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|34|Ricky Johnson}}
{{NFLplayer|47|Broderick Sargent}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|81|Michael A Cadore Sr.}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|83|Gary Cooper}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|82|Wyatt Harris}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|84|Willie Snead}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|82|Steve Williams}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|86|K. D. Dunn}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|80|Steve Fumi}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Keith Jennings|d=American football}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|71|Tony Brown|d=offensive lineman|T}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|73|Dave DesRochers|T}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|63|Pat Doyle|G}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|50|Dan Graham|C}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Michael Harris|d=offensive lineman, born 1966|G}}
{{NFLplayer|62|Mike Kelley|d=offensive lineman|G}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|64|[[Bob Kula]]|G}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|67|Keven Lightner|G/T}}
{{NFLplayer|79|Jeff Novak|T}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|53|Frank Habecker|C}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|70|Johnny Carter|NT}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|72|O'Neill Gilbert|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|91|Jerry Leggett|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|92|George Little|d=defensive lineman|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Rollin Putzier|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|90|Desmond Royal|NT}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|94|Adam Bob|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|26|Tyrone Jones|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|57|Dan Murray|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|55|Ray Savage|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Tracy Simien|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|59|Henry Walls|OLB}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|22|Teryl Austin|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|30|Hency Charles|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|31|Jamie Gray|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|20|Darryl Holmes|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|36|Orsorio Jackson|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|25|Quintin Jones|d=American football|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|45|Steve Lofton|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Richard Shelton|d=American football|CB}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|4|Steve Kasowski}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;11|Chris Mohr|P}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;3|Björn Nittmo|K}}
|Operation Discovery=
* ''Vacant''
}}

===Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Montreal Machine|year=1991|border=2}}"| Attendance
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 1
| {{dow tooltip|March 23, 1991}}
| at [[1991 Birmingham Fire season|Birmingham Fire]]
| '''W''' 20–5
| 1–0
| [[Legion Field]]
| 52,942
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| {{dow tooltip|April 1, 1991}}
| [[1991 Barcelona Dragons season|Barcelona Dragons]]
| '''L''' 10–34
| 1–1
| [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| 53,238
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| {{dow tooltip|April 8, 1991}}
| [[1991 Birmingham Fire season|Birmingham Fire]]
| '''W''' 23–10
| 2–1
| Olympic Stadium
| 27,766
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 4
| {{dow tooltip|April 13, 1991}}
| [[1991 New York/New Jersey Knights season|New York/New Jersey Knights]]
| '''L''' 0–44
| 2–2
| Olympic Stadium
| 34,821
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
| {{dow tooltip|April 20, 1991}}
| at [[1991 London Monarchs season|London Monarchs]]
| '''L''' 7–45
| 2–3
| [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]
| 35,294
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| {{dow tooltip|April 27, 1991}}
| at [[1991 Frankfurt Galaxy season|Frankfurt Galaxy]]
| '''L''' 7–17
| 2–4
| [[Waldstadion (Frankfurt)|Waldstadion]]
| 25,269
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 7
| {{dow tooltip|May 4, 1991}}
| at [[1991 Sacramento Surge season|Sacramento Surge]]
| '''W''' 26–23 {{Small|(OT)}}
| 3–4
| [[Charles C. Hughes Stadium]]
| 17,326
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 8
| {{dow tooltip|May 13, 1991}}
| [[1991 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks season|Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks]]
| '''W''' 15–6
| 4–4
| Olympic Stadium
| 20,123
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| May 19
| at [[1991 San Antonio Riders season|San Antonio Riders]]
| '''L''' 10–27
| 4–5
| [[Alamo Stadium]]
| 20,234
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| {{dow tooltip|May 27, 1991}}
| [[1991 Orlando Thunder season|Orlando Thunder]]
| '''L''' 27–33  {{Small|(OT)}}
| 4–6
| Olympic Stadium
| 23,493
|}

==1992 season==
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Montreal Machine
| year = 1992
| record = 2–8
| division_place = 3rd (North American)
| coach = 
| general manager = 
| owner = 
| stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| radio = [[CKAC]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| uniform =
| previous = [[Montreal Machine#1991 season|1991]]
| next = ''none''
| no_nextseason = true
| no_seasonslist = true
}}

===Personnel===

====Roster====
{{WLAF roster
|Year=1992
|Team=Montreal Machine
|BC1=#512A44
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#8A8D8F
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|16|Ben Brown}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;8|Anthony Dilweg}}
{{NFLplayer|10|Craig Kupp}}
{{NFLplayer|14|Michael Proctor|d=gridiron football}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|33|Aaron Emanuel}}
{{NFLplayer|21|Darryl Harris|d=running back}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|32|Charlie Young}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|85|Andre Brown|d=wide receiver}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Reggie Bynum}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;1|Chris Flynn|d=Canadian football}}
{{NFLplayer|89|Pete Mandley}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|82|Steve Williams}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|88|Rich Bartlewski|HB}}
{{NFLplayer|86|K. D. Dunn}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|35|Sean Russell|HB}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|69|Tom Backes|G/C}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|63|Jay Butler|T}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|73|Dave Desrochers|T}}
{{NFLplayer|64|Bob Kula|C}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|75|Roman Matusz|T}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|77|Matt McCall|G}}
{{NFLplayer|79|Jeff Novak|G/C}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|93|Michael Finn|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Emanuel King|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|92|George Little|d=defensive lineman|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Rollin Putzier|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|90|Desmond Royal|NT}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|94|Adam Bob|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Reggie Clark|ILB/OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|56|Darrell Davis|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|50|Kevin McArthur|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|54|Reggie McKenzie|d=linebacker|ILB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|55|Ray Savage|OLB}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|link=no|30|Hency Charles|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|31|Jamie Gray|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|20|Daryl Holmes|FS}}
{{NFLplayer|25|Quintin Jones|d=American football|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|23|James Lott|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|29|Kris McCall|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|22|Anthony Newsom|S}}
{{NFLplayer|42|Billy Owens|d=American football|S}}
{{NFLplayer|26|Elliot Smith|d=American football|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|22|Kip Texada|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Dee Thomas|CB}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer|12|Greg Horne|P}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;3|Björn Nittmo|K}}
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;4|Monte Robbins|P}}
|Operation Discovery=
* ''Vacant''
}}

===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: [[1992 Birmingham Fire season|Birmingham Fire]] 23, Montreal 16 (OT)
*Week 9: London Monarchs 45, Montreal 13
*Week 10: New York/New Jersey Knights 41, Montreal 21

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{NFLE}}
{{Defunct Quebec Sports}}

[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Montreal]]
[[Category:American football teams established in 1991]]
[[Category:American football teams disestablished in 1992]]
[[Category:NFL Europe (WLAF) teams]]
[[Category:Defunct American football teams in Canada]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Quebec]]
[[Category:1992 disestablishments in Quebec]]