Minnesota Machine

The Minnesota Machine was a women's tackle football team of the Women's Football Alliance (WFA) from 2009 to 2017. The team was started by Lisa Olson on December 8, 2008, after stints with the Indiana Speed and Minnesota Vixen,^[1] and began play in the WFA's inaugural 2009 season. Based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, the Machine played its home games at different locations in the area each year.

Minnesota Machine

Founded	2008
League	Women's Football Alliance
Team history	Minnesota Machine (2009-2017)
Based in	Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Colors	Orange, Black, Grey
Head coach	Doug Johnson (2012), Willie Howard (2011), Dann Lickness (2009-2010)
Championships	0
Division titles	3 (2010, 2011, 2012)

Season-By-Season

Season records

Season	W	L	T	Finish	Playoff results
2009	5	3	0	2nd American Midwest	--
2010	6	2	0	1st American Midwest	Lost AC Quarterfinal (Iowa)
2011	5	3	0	1st American Upper Midwest	Lost AC Quarterfinal (Kansas City)
2012	6	3	0	1st WFA American 10	Lost AC Quarterfinal (St. Louis)
Totals	22	11	0	(including playoffs)

* = Current standing

2009

Season schedule

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 25	Iowa Thunder	Away	Lost 6-16
May 2	Missouri Phoenix	Home	Won 58-0
May 9	St. Louis Slam	Home	Lost 0-28
May 16	Kansas City Storm	Away	Won 58-0
June 6	St. Louis Slam	Away	Lost 7-42
June 13	Iowa Thunder	Home	Won 20-0
June 20	Missouri Phoenix	Away	Win 61-0
June 27	Kansas City Storm	Home	Won **

** = Won by forfeit

2010

Season schedule

Home games were played at James Griffin Stadium in St. Paul, MN

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 10	Nebraska Stampede	Home	Won 50-0
April 17	St. Louis Slam	Away	Lost 0-34
May 1	Iowa Thunder	Away	Won 7-21
May 8	Kansas City Spartans	Away	Won 12-13
May 15	Nebraska Stampede	Home	Won 34-0
June 5	Kansas City Spartans	Home	Won 22-8
June 12	Iowa Thunder	Home	Lost 13-21
June 19	Nebraska Stampede	Away	Won 13-12
June 26	Iowa Thunder (American Conference Quarterfinal)	Home	Lost 12-20

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2011

Standings

2011 Upper Midwest Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	GB	STK
y-Minnesota Machine	5	3	0	0.625	150	117	4-0	---	W2
Wisconsin Wolves	4	4	0	0.500	144	207	2-2	1.0	L1
Wisconsin Dragons	0	8	0	0.000	27	271	0-4	5.0	L8

Season schedule

Home games were played at Einer Anderson Stadium in Minnetonka, MN

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 9	Chicago Force	Away	Lost 69-0
April 16	Wisconsin Dragons	Home	Won 21-7
April 30	Wisconsin Wolves	Away	Won 27-6
May 7	Nebraska Stampede	Home	Won 6-0
May 14	Iowa Xplosion	Away	Lost 0-7
June 4	Wisconsin Dragons	Away	Won 46-0
June 11	Iowa Xplosion	Home	Lost 17-20
June 18	Wisconsin Wolves	Home	Won 33-8
June 25	Kansas City Tribe (American Conference Quarterfinal)	Home	Lost 0-51

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2012

Season schedule

Home games were played at Woodbury High School Stadium in Woodbury, MN

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
April 21	St. Louis Slam	Home	Lost 59-0
April 21	Wisconsin Wolves	Home	Won 34-6
April 28	Nebraska Stampede	Away	Won 14-6
May 5	Wisconsin Dragons	Home	Won 41-0
May 12	Nebraska Stampede	Away	Won 38-0
May 19	Kansas City Tribe	Home	Lost 13-0
June 9	Wisconsin Wolves	Away	Won 34-24
June 16	Wisconsin Dragons	Away	Won 34-0
June 23	St. Louis Slam (American Conference Quarterfinal)	Away	Lost 42-6

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