The 1991 WLAF season was the inaugural season of the World League of American Football and was the first transatlantic sports league. The regular season began on March 23, and concluded on May 27. The postseason ran from June 1 until June 9, when the London Monarchs defeated the Barcelona Dragons 21–0 in World Bowl '91 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.
Attendances Average game attendance was 25,361. At London, Barcelona, Frankfurt and Montreal, attendances surpassed early expectations. The Monarchs' home attendance led the league, with an average of 40,481 in the regular season. The dress rehearsal for the World Bowl, London v Barcelona at Wembley in week 10, attracted 50,835 fans, while the same week Frankfurt v Sacramento received a bigger crowd, 51,653, with around 10,000 more fans turned away. The World Bowl was attended by 61,108.
Regular season
Week 1 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, March 23 London Monarchs 24–11 Frankfurt Galaxy Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks 3–9 Sacramento Surge Montreal Machine 20–5 Birmingham Fire Sunday, March 24 New York/New Jersey Knights 7–19 Barcelona Dragons Monday, March 25 San Antonio Riders 34–35 Orlando Thunder
Week 2 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, March 30 Sacramento Surge 10–17 Birmingham Fire Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks 20–58 Orlando Thunder Sunday, March 31 New York/New Jersey Knights 18–22 London Monarchs Monday, April 1 Frankfurt Galaxy 10–3 San Antonio Riders Barcelona Dragons 34–10 Montreal Machine
Week 3 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, April 6 Orlando Thunder 12–35 London Monarchs Barcelona Dragons 26–14 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks Frankfurt Galaxy 27–17 New York/New Jersey Knights Sunday, April 7 Sacramento Surge 3–10 San Antonio Riders Monday, April 8 Birmingham Fire 10–23 Montreal Machine
Week 4 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, April 13 Frankfurt Galaxy 10–16 Sacramento Surge New York/New Jersey Knights 44–0 Montreal Machine Sunday, April 14 Orlando Thunder 13–33 Barcelona Dragons Monday, April 15 San Antonio Riders 37–15 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks London Monarchs 27–0 Birmingham Fire
Week 5 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, April 20 Montreal Machine 7–45 London Monarchs Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks 28–30 Frankfurt Galaxy Barcelona Dragons 14–22 San Antonio Riders Sunday, April 21 Birmingham Fire 31–6 Orlando Thunder Monday, April 22 Sacramento Surge 20–28 New York/New Jersey Knights
Week 6 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, April 27 Montreal Machine 7–17 Frankfurt Galaxy Barcelona Dragons 29–20 Sacramento Surge Orlando Thunder 6–42 New York/New Jersey Knights Sunday, April 28 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks 10–35 London Monarchs Monday, April 29 San Antonio Riders 12–16 Birmingham Fire
Week 7 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, May 4 Birmingham Fire 6–11 Barcelona Dragons Frankfurt Galaxy 17–14 Orlando Thunder Montreal Machine 26–23 Sacramento Surge Sunday, May 5 New York/New Jersey Knights 42–6 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks Monday, May 6 London Monarchs 38–15 San Antonio Riders
Week 8 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, May 11 San Antonio Riders 7–17 Barcelona Dragons London Monarchs 22–7 New York/New Jersey Knights Sacramento Surge 33–45 Orlando Thunder Sunday, May 12 Birmingham Fire 3–10 Frankfurt Galaxy Monday, May 13 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks 6–15 Montreal Machine
Week 9 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, May 18 Montreal Machine 10–27 San Antonio Riders London Monarchs 45–21 Sacramento Surge Sunday, May 19 Frankfurt Galaxy 10–3 Barcelona Dragons Monday, May 20 Orlando Thunder 20–14 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks New York/New Jersey Knights 14–24 Birmingham Fire
Week 10 Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source Saturday, May 25 Sacramento Surge 24–13 Frankfurt Galaxy Birmingham Fire 28–7 Raleigh–Durham Skyhawks San Antonio Riders 9–38 New York/New Jersey Knights Monday, May 27 Barcelona Dragons 20–17 London Monarchs Orlando Thunder 33–27 Montreal Machine
Standings
Postseason
Bracket
All-World League team
Offense Position First team Second team Wide receiver Jon Horton, LondonGene Taylor, BarcelonaByron Williams, Orlando Dana Brinson, LondonMonty Gilbreath, NY/NJCarl Parker, Sacramento Tackle Steve Gabbard, LondonMike Withycombe, Orlando Scott Adams, BarcelonaTheo Adams, London Guard Paul Berardelli, LondonGary Frank, Frankfurt John Guerrero, OrlandoBarry Voorhees, Barcelona Center Doug Marrone, London Curtis Wilson, Sacramento Quarterback Stan Gelbaugh, London Scott Erney, Barcelona Running back Tony Baker, FrankfurtRicky Blake, San Antonio Judd Garrett, LondonEric Mitchel, OrlandoEric Wilkerson, NY/NJ
Defense Position First team Second team Defensive end Bruce Clark, BarcelonaMark Mraz, Frankfurt Donnie Gardner, San AntonioShawn Knight, Sacramento Nose tackle Roy Hart, London Darrell Phillips, BirminghamMike Teeter, Frankfurt Outside linebacker Danny Lockett, LondonTracy Simien, Montreal Marlon Brown, LondonRon Sancho, NY/NJ Inside linebacker John Brantley, BirminghamTim Walton, San Antonio Ron Goetz, BarcelonaPete Najarian, SacramentoKen Sale, London Cornerback Anthony Parker, NY/NJCorris Ervin, London John Holland, BirminghamRichard Shelton, Montreal Strong safety Greg Coauette, Sacramento Tim Broady, Frankfurt Free safety John Miller, Birmingham Dedrick Dodge, London
Specialists Position First team Second team Kicker Phil Alexander, London Björn Nittmo, Montreal Punter Chris Mohr, Montreal Kirk Maggio, Birmingham Special teams Erroll Tucker, Orlando Richard Shelton, Montreal Operation Discovery Phil Alexander, London Victor Ebubedike, London
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