1992 WLAF season

1992 WLAF season
DurationMarch 21, 1992 – May 24, 1992
World Bowl '92
DateJune 6, 1992
VenueOlympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The 1992 WLAF season was the second season of the World League of American Football (WLAF). The regular season began on March 21, and concluded on May 24. The postseason ran from May 30 until June 6, when the Sacramento Surge defeated the Orlando Thunder 21–17 in World Bowl '92 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

Regular season

Week 1

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, March 21 Frankfurt Galaxy 17–0 Barcelona Dragons [2]
Birmingham Fire 6–20 Sacramento Surge [3]
Sunday, March 22 Ohio Glory 9–13 Orlando Thunder [4]
New York/New Jersey Knights 20–26 * London Monarchs [5]
Montreal Machine 16–17 San Antonio Riders [6]

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Week 2

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, March 28 New York/New Jersey Knights 14–15 Barcelona Dragons [8]
Frankfurt Galaxy 31–28 London Monarchs [9]
Orlando Thunder 29–31 Montreal Machine [10]
Sunday, March 29 San Antonio Riders 10–17 Birmingham Fire [11]
Sacramento Surge 17–6 Ohio Glory [12]

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Week 3

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, April 4 London Monarchs 7–13 Barcelona Dragons [14]
Montreal Machine 7–14 Sacramento Surge [15]
San Antonio Riders 9–3 New York/New Jersey Knights [16]
Sunday, April 5 Birmingham Fire 17–7 Frankfurt Galaxy [17]
Orlando Thunder 28–3 Ohio Glory [18]

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Week 4

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, April 11 Barcelona Dragons 20–17 Frankfurt Galaxy [21]
Birmingham Fire 17–17 * London Monarchs [22]
San Antonio Riders 23–20 * Sacramento Surge [23]
Sunday, April 12 New York/New Jersey Knights 21–39 Orlando Thunder [24]
Ohio Glory 20–31 Montreal Machine [25]

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Week 5

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, April 18 Barcelona Dragons 9–0 London Monarchs [28]
Sacramento Surge 14–28 Birmingham Fire [29]
Frankfurt Galaxy 21–24 New York/New Jersey Knights [30]
Sunday, April 19 Ohio Glory 0–17 San Antonio Riders [31]
Montreal Machine 8–16 Orlando Thunder [32]

[33] [34]

Week 6

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, April 25 Orlando Thunder 38–0 Frankfurt Galaxy [35]
Birmingham Fire 14–17 San Antonio Riders [36]
Sunday, April 26 Ohio Glory 10–20 Barcelona Dragons [37]
Sacramento Surge 31–26 London Monarchs [38]
New York/New Jersey Knights 34–11 Montreal Machine [39]

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Week 7

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, May 2 Barcelona Dragons 17–19 Birmingham Fire [42]
Frankfurt Galaxy 17–20 Ohio Glory [43]
Sunday, May 3 Orlando Thunder 39–21 San Antonio Riders [44]
London Monarchs 13–41 New York/New Jersey Knights [45]
Sacramento Surge 35–21 Montreal Machine [46]

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Week 8

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, May 9 Frankfurt Galaxy 7–51 Sacramento Surge [49]
London Monarchs 0–9 Orlando Thunder [50]
Sunday, May 10 New York/New Jersey Knights 39–33 * Ohio Glory [51]
San Antonio Riders 17–0 Barcelona Dragons [52]
Montreal Machine 16–23 * Birmingham Fire [53]

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Week 9

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, May 16 Ohio Glory 7–21 Sacramento Surge [56]
Barcelona Dragons 0–47 New York/New Jersey Knights [57]
Sunday, May 17 Orlando Thunder 23–24 Birmingham Fire [58]
London Monarchs 45–13 Montreal Machine [59]
San Antonio Riders 43–14 Frankfurt Galaxy [60]

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Week 10

Date Visiting team Final score Home team Source
Saturday, May 23 London Monarchs 16–19 Frankfurt Galaxy [63]
Montreal Machine 21–41 New York/New Jersey Knights [64]
Barcelona Dragons 10–13 Orlando Thunder [65]
Sacramento Surge 27–21 San Antonio Riders [66]
Sunday, May 24 Birmingham Fire 27–24 Ohio Glory [67]

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Standings

European Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA DIV STK
Barcelona Dragons 5 5 0 .500 104 161 3–1 L4
Frankfurt Galaxy 3 7 0 .300 150 257 3–1 W1
London Monarchs 2 7 1 .250 178 203 0–4 L1
North American East Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA DIV STK
Orlando Thunder 8 2 0 .800 247 127 4–1 W1
New York/New Jersey Knights 6 4 0 .600 284 188 3–1 W6
Montreal Machine 2 8 0 .200 175 274 2–3 L6
Ohio Glory 1 9 0 .100 132 230 0–4 L3
North American West Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA DIV STK
Sacramento Surge 8 2 0 .800 250 152 2–2 W5
Birmingham Fire 7 2 1 .750 192 165 2–2 W4
San Antonio Riders 7 3 0 .700 195 150 2–2 L1

Postseason

Semifinals World Bowl '92
      
1 Orlando Thunder 45
4 Birmingham Fire 7
Sacramento Surge 21
Orlando Thunder 17
3 Barcelona Dragons 15
2 Sacramento Surge 17

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