2018 Albany Empire season

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2018 Albany Empire season
OwnerMain owners:
George Randolph Hearst III
Dan Nolan
Ed Swyer
Partner owners (with Philadelphia Soul):
Ron Jaworski
Craig Spencer
Pete Ciarrocchi
Cosmo DeNicola
Martin E. Judge
Dick Vermeil
Marques Colston
Jahri Evans
Nicholas Giuffre
Philip Jaurigue
Stewart Anmuth
Gil Peter
Hal Brunson
Head coach Rob Keefe
Home stadium Times Union Center
Results
Record8–4
League place1st
PlayoffsEliminated in semifinals

The 2018 Albany Empire season was the first season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Empire play home games at the Times Union Center.

Contents

Standings

2018 Arena Football League standings
TeamOverallPointsRecords
WLPCTPFPAHomeAwayGBSTK
(#)-Albany Empire 84.6676465644–34–1W3
Baltimore Brigade 75.5836055625–12–41L3
Philadelphia Soul 75.5836125773-24-31L1
Washington Valor 210.1674826421–51–56W1

(#) - clinched regular season title

Roster

2018 Albany Empire roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

League suspension

Refused to report

  • currently vacant

Inactive reserve

  • currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine updated July 19, 2018
23 Active, 9 Inactive

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Staff

Albany Empire staff
Front office
  • Albany ownership group – George Randolph Hearst III
  • Albany ownership group – Daniel Nolan
  • Albany ownership group – Ed Swyer
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Craig A. Spencer
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Ron Jaworski
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Pete Ciarrocchi
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Cosmo DeNicola
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Martin E. Judge
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Marques Colston
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Dick Vermeil
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Nicholas Giuffre
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Jahri Evans
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Philip Jaurigue
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Stewart Anmuth
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Gil Peter
  • Philadelphia ownership group – Hal Brunson
  • President – John Adams
  • Director of operations – Chris Thompson
 Coaches
  • Head coach – Rob Keefe
  • Assistant head coach – Les Moss
  • Offensive coordinator – Chris Thompson [1]

Schedule

Regular season

The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018. [2]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendance
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayApril 147:00 PM EDT Philadelphia Soul L 35–560–1 Times Union Center 13,648
2Bye
3SaturdayApril 283:00 PM EDTat Baltimore Brigade L 49–520–2 Royal Farms Arena 4,796
4SaturdayMay 57:30 PM EDT Washington Valor W 47–231–2Times Union Center10,065
5FridayMay 117:00 PM EDTat Washington Valor W 53–422–2 Capital One Arena 9,037
6SaturdayMay 196:00 PM EDTat Philadelphia SoulW 41–363–2 Wells Fargo Center 9,715
7SaturdayMay 266:00 PM EDTWashington ValorW 48–214–2Times Union Center7,847
8SaturdayJune 27:00 PM EDTBaltimore BrigadeW 61–535–2Times Union Center8,057
9SaturdayJune 97:00 PM EDTBaltimore BrigadeL 56–595–3Times Union Center8,767
10SaturdayJune 166:00 PM EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 74–755–4Times Union Center9,534
11SaturdayJune 237:30 PM EDTat Baltimore BrigadeW 56–496–4Royal Farms Arena5,552
12FridayJune 297:00 PM EDTat Washington ValorW 55–417–4Capital One Arena5,044
13SaturdayJuly 77:00 PM EDTPhiladelphia SoulW 71–578–4Times Union Center10,082

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultLocation
Semifinal #1SaturdayJuly 147:00 PM EDTat Washington ValorW 57–56 OTCapital One Arena
Semifinal #2SaturdayJuly 217:30 PM EDTWashington ValorL 40–47Times Union Center

References

  1. "ALBANY AFL NAMES CHRIS THOMPSON DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS". Albany AFL team. November 14, 2017. Archived from the original on January 22, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. "Arena Football League to Kick Off 2018 Season with New Playoff Rules, More Ticket Options for Fans". AFL. February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.