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

Season	League	Regular season					Postseason
Season	League	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
1991	WLAF	4	6	0	.400	3rd (North American East)	–	–	—	—
1992	WLAF	2	8	0	.200	3rd (North American East)	–	–	—	—
Total		6	14	0	.300		–	–	—

1991 season

1991 Montreal Machine season
Head coach	Jacques Dussault
General manager	Gordon Cahill
Owner	Roger Dore
Home field	Olympic Stadium
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	3rd (North American)
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Personnel

Staff

1991 Montreal Machine staff

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

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Roster

1991 Montreal Machine roster

Quarterbacks

16 Ben Brown
8 Dave Dacus
1 Chris Flynn
14 Michael Proctor
7 Kevin Sweeney

Running Backs

21 Darryl Harris
32 Elroy Harris
34 Ricky Johnson
47 Broderick Sargent

Wide Receivers

81 Mike Cadore
83 Gary Cooper
82 Wyatt Harris
84 Willie Snead
82 Steve Williams

Tight Ends

86 K. D. Dunn
80 Steve Fumi
80 Keith Jennings

Offensive Linemen

71 Tony Brown T
73 Dave DesRochers T
63 Pat Doyle G
50 Dan Graham C
75 Michael Harris G
62 Mike Kelley G
64 Bob Kula G
67 Kevin Lightner G/T
79 Jeff Novak T

Defensive Linemen

70 Johnny Carter NT
72 O'Neill Gilbert DE
91 Jerry Leggett DE
92 George Little DE
76 Rollin Putzier DE
90 Desmond Royal NT

Linebackers

94 Adam Bob OLB
26 Tyrone Jones OLB
57 Dan Murray ILB
55 Ray Savage ILB
53 Tracy Simien OLB
59 Henry Walls OLB

Defensive Backs

22 Teryl Austin SS
30 Hency Charles FS
31 Jamie Gray SS
20 Darryl Holmes FS
36 Orsorio Jackson CB
25 Quintin Jones SS
45 Steve Lofton CB
42 Richard Shelton CB

Special Teams

10 Steve Kasowski
1 Chris Mohr P
3 Björn Nittmo K

Operation Discovery

Vacant

Rookies in italics

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

1992 Montreal Machine season
Home field	Olympic Stadium
Results
Record	2–9
Division place	3rd (North American)
Playoff finish	did not qualify