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| city = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]],<br>Canada |
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| stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] |
| stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] |
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| 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 }}</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> |
| 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115224323/http://www.colorwerx.us/research/TeamColors/Football_Outdoor/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball/WorldLeagueOfAmericanFootball.htm |archivedate=November 15, 2010 |df= }}</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> |
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| W-L-T = Regular Season: 6–14 |
| W-L-T = Regular Season: 6–14 |
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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 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 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.
Pro football would not return to Montreal until 1996 when the Montreal Alouettes were revived when the Baltimore Stallions relocated to Montreal.
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| 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 Montreal Machine season | |
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| Owner | Roger Dore |
| General manager | Gordon Cahill |
| Head coach | Jacques Dussault |
| Home field | Olympic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 4–6 |
| Division place | 3rd (North American) |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| 1992 Montreal Machine season | |
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| Home field | Olympic Stadium |
| Local radio | CKAC |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–8 |
| Division place | 3rd (North American) |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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