2018 Washington Valor season

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2018 Washington Valor season
Owner Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Head coach Dean Cokinos (fired week 5, 0–4 record)
Benji McDowell (interim, 2–6 record)
Home stadium Capital One Arena
Results
Record2–10
League place4th
PlayoffsWon ArenaBowl XXXI

The 2018 Washington Valor season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Valor play at the Capital One Arena. The team finished fourth at the end of the regular season. After losing the first game of their semifinal series against the Albany Empire, the Valor won the second game and advanced to ArenaBowl XXXI by virtue of aggregate score. The Valor would go on to win the Arena Bowl by defeating the Baltimore Brigade 69–55.

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Standings

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

(#) - clinched regular season title

Staff

2018 Washington Valor staff
Front office Coaches
  • Head coach – Benji McDowell (Interim)
  • Offensive coordinator –
  • Assistant coach –
  • Player coordinator – Cos Dematteo
  • Strength and conditioning – Ben Jenkins
  • Team Physician - Dr. Jeffrey Mayer, MD

Roster

2018 Washington Valor roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • currently vacant

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 updated July 19, 2018
25 Active, 15 Inactive

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Schedule

Regular season

The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayApril 147:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade L 56–610–1 Royal Farms Arena 5,358
2Bye
3SaturdayApril 283:00 PM EDTat Philadelphia Soul L 49–520–2 Wells Fargo Center 10,164
4SaturdayMay 57:00 PM EDTat Albany Empire L 23–470–3 Times Union Center 10,065
5FridayMay 117:00 PM EDTAlbany EmpireL 42–530–4 Capital One Arena 9,037
6SaturdayMay 193:00 PM EDTBaltimore BrigadeL 41–420–5Capital One Arena7,198
7SaturdayMay 267:00 PM EDTat Albany EmpireL 21–480–6Times Union Center7,847
8ThursdayMay 317:00 PM EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 46–510–7Capital One Arena4,711
9SundayJune 101:00 PM EDTat Philadelphia SoulW 49–481–7Wells Fargo Center9,636
10FridayJune 157:00 PM EDTat Baltimore BrigadeL 42–721–8Royal Farms Arena5,105
11FridayJune 227:30 PM EDTPhiladelphia SoulL 28–631–9Capital One Arena8,351
12FridayJune 297:00 PM EDTAlbany EmpireL 41–551–10Capital One Arena5,044
13SaturdayJuly 73:00 PM EDTBaltimore BrigadeW 42–352–10Capital One Arena6,116

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultLocation
Semifinal #1SaturdayJuly 146:00 PM EDTAlbany EmpireL 56–57 OTCapital One Arena
Semifinal #2SaturdayJuly 217:00 PM EDTat Albany EmpireW 47–40Times Union Center
ArenaBowl XXXI SaturdayJuly 287:00 PM EDTat Baltimore BrigadeW 69–55Royal Farms Arena

References

  1. ↑ "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 July 28, 2018.
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