2019 Albany Empire season
Arena football season
The 2019 Albany Empire season was the second season for the Albany Empire in the Arena Football League . The Empire played at the Times Union Center and were coached by Rob Keefe for the 2019 season .
In just their second season of existence, the Empire finished with the best regular season record and advanced to ArenaBowl XXXII , where they defeated the Philadelphia Soul to win their first league championship.
Standings
y - clinched regular season titlex - clinched playoff berth
Schedule
Regular season
The 2019 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2019.[ 1] All times Eastern .[ 2]
Week
Day
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
Location
Attendance
Report
Score
Record
1
Saturday
April 27
7:00 p.m.
Columbus Destroyers
W 35–19
1–0
Times Union Center
11,682
[ 3]
2
Saturday
May 4
7:30 p.m.
Washington Valor
W 36–27
2–0
Times Union Center
9,208
[ 4]
3
Saturday
May 11
7:00 p.m.
at Philadelphia Soul
W 57–48
3–0
Wells Fargo Center
9,843
[ 5]
4
Saturday
May 18
7:00 p.m.
at Columbus Destroyers
W 56–40
4–0
Nationwide Arena
7,035
[ 6]
5
Saturday
May 25
7:00 p.m.
at Atlantic City Blackjacks
W 54–35
5–0
Boardwalk Hall
4,386
[ 7]
6
Saturday
June 1
3:30 p.m.
Washington Valor
W 58–48
6–0
Times Union Center
8,744
[ 8]
7
Saturday
June 8
7:30 p.m.
Baltimore Brigade
L 41–42
6–1
Times Union Center
10,287
[ 9]
8
Saturday
June 15
7:00 p.m.
at Washington Valor
W 56–55
7–1
Capital One Arena
7,179
[ 10]
9
Saturday
June 22
3:30 p.m.
Atlantic City Blackjacks
W 63–61
8–1
Times Union Center
9,417
[ 11]
10
Saturday
June 29
3:30 p.m.
at Philadelphia Soul
L 43–54
8–2
Wells Fargo Center
10,564
[ 12]
11
Bye
12
Sunday
July 14
3:00 p.m.
at Columbus Destroyers
W 49–18
9–2
Nationwide Arena
9,275
[ 13]
13
Saturday
July 20
7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Soul
W 72–27
10–2
Times Union Center
10,981
[ 14]
Postseason
Round
Day
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Score
Location
Attendance
Report
SF–1
Saturday
July 27
7:00 p.m.
Baltimore Brigade
W 61–26
Times Union Center
9,085
[ 15]
SF–2
Saturday
August 3
7:00 p.m.
at Baltimore Brigade
W 62–21
Royal Farms Arena
5,282
[ 16]
Aggregate score
W 123–47
ArenaBowl
Sunday
August 11
8:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Soul
W 45–27
Times Union Center
12,042
[ 17]
Game summaries
Week 1: Columbus (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Columbus
6
0
7
6
19
Albany
7
14
14
0
35
Week 2: Washington (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Washington
7
7
7
6
27
Albany
7
14
7
8
36
Week 3: at Philadelphia (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
14
14
14
15
57
Philadelphia
7
13
14
14
48
Week 4: at Columbus (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
7
21
7
21
56
Columbus
7
7
14
12
40
Week 5: at Atlantic City (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
13
14
14
13
54
Atlantic City
14
14
0
7
35
Week 6: Washington (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Washington
12
0
21
15
48
Albany
7
23
21
7
58
Week 7: Baltimore (L )
1
2
3
4
Total
Baltimore
14
14
14
0
42
Albany
7
14
14
6
41
Week 8: at Washington (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
7
7
21
21
56
Washington
14
20
7
14
55
Week 9: Atlantic City (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Atlantic City
21
14
7
19
61
Albany
20
15
7
21
63
Week 10: at Philadelphia (L )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
14
7
0
22
43
Philadelphia
7
13
14
20
54
Week 12: at Columbus (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
21
14
7
7
49
Columbus
6
6
0
6
18
Week 13: Philadelphia (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Philadelphia
7
13
0
7
27
Albany
14
16
21
21
72
Semifinal, Leg 1: Baltimore (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Baltimore
6
0
7
13
26
Albany
7
14
20
20
61
Semifinal, Leg 2: at Baltimore (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Albany
21
28
6
7
62
Baltimore
7
0
7
7
21
ArenaBowl XXXII: Philadelphia (W )
1
2
3
4
Total
Philadelphia
14
7
0
6
27
Albany
14
21
7
3
45
Roster
Albany Empire roster
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kickers
Reserve lists
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine updated May 16, 2019
24 Active, 12 Inactive
References
^ "Albany Empire 2019 Schedule" . Albany Empire . Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
^ "2019 Schedule & Times" . Arena Football League . Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE TAKE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON: BY THE NUMBERS" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE SETTLES UNFINISHED BUSINESS AGAINST VALOR" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE DEFEAT SOUL TO REMAIN UNBEATEN" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE SINKS DESTROYERS IN COLUMBUS' HOME OPENER" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE CAPS OFF ROAD TRIP WITH A VICTORY" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE REMAIN UNBEATEN WITH WIN OVER VALOR" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE FALL SHORT TO BRIGADE, 42-41" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE WIN THRILLER OVER VALOR, COMPLETE SEASON SWEEP" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE WIN SHOOTOUT OVER ATLANTIC CITY" . thealbanyempire.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Soul - Arena Football League - Football" . hosted.stats.com . Retrieved June 29, 2019 .
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football" . hosted.stats.com . Retrieved July 15, 2019 .
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Empire - Arena Football League - Football" . hosted.stats.com . Retrieved July 20, 2019 .
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Brigade v Empire - Arena Football League - Football" . hosted.stats.com . Retrieved July 28, 2019 .
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Brigade - Arena Football League - Football" . hosted.stats.com . Retrieved August 4, 2019 .
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Empire - Arena Football League - Football" . hosted.stats.com . Retrieved August 11, 2019 .
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