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2019 Albany Empire season

2019 Albany Empire season
Head coachRob Keefe
Home fieldTimes Union Center
Results
Record10–2
League place1st
Playoff finishSemifinals,
Won vs. #4 Baltimore

ArenaBowl XXXII,
Won vs. Philadelphia

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

2019 Arena Football League standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L PCT PF PA Home Away GB STK
Albany Empire xy 10 2 .833 620 474 5–1 5–1 W2
Washington Valor x 7 5 .583 538 552 4–2 3–3 3 W2
Philadelphia Soul x 7 5 .583 523 530 4–2 3–3 L1
Baltimore Brigade x 7 5 .583 500 439 4–2 3–3 W1
Atlantic City Blackjacks 4 8 .333 518 550 3–3 1–5 6 L2
Columbus Destroyers 1 11 .083 394 548 1–5 0–6 9 L5

y - clinched regular season title
x - 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

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

  1. ^ "Albany Empire 2019 Schedule". Albany Empire. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 Schedule & Times". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE TAKE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON: BY THE NUMBERS". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE SETTLES UNFINISHED BUSINESS AGAINST VALOR". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  5. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE DEFEAT SOUL TO REMAIN UNBEATEN". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE SINKS DESTROYERS IN COLUMBUS' HOME OPENER". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  7. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE CAPS OFF ROAD TRIP WITH A VICTORY". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE REMAIN UNBEATEN WITH WIN OVER VALOR". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE FALL SHORT TO BRIGADE, 42-41". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  10. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE WIN THRILLER OVER VALOR, COMPLETE SEASON SWEEP". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  11. ^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE WIN SHOOTOUT OVER ATLANTIC CITY". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  12. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Soul - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  13. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  14. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Empire - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  15. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Brigade v Empire - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  16. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Brigade - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Empire - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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