Montreal Machine
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The Montreal Machine was the sole Canadian team in the 1991 - 1992 World League of American Football, a springtime developmental professional league set up by the National Football League. There were also three European teams and six U.S.-based teams. Like all WLAF teams, the Machine played by American football - eleven 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 and were thus the only Canadian team in the WLAF; they were the first American football team in Canada since the Montreal Beavers and Toronto Rifles played in the Continental Football League in 1967.
After two stumbling years, the Machine, and the entire WLAF, were put on "hiatus" by the NFL. After three years, the three European-based franchises (and three more) were reconstituted as NFL Europe; the North American teams were never heard of again (except for two that competed in the CFL). 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 as the Baltimore Stallions relocated to Montreal.
Punter Chris Mohr was among the Machine's most notable players.
Season-By-Season
| Season | W | L | T | Finish | Playoff results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3rd North American East | -- |
| 1992 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3rd North American East | -- |
| Totals | 6 | 14 | 0 | ||
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