2019 Albany Empire season

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2019 Albany Empire season
Head coach Rob Keefe
Home field Times 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.

Contents

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
TeamOverallPointsRecords
WLPCTPFPAHomeAwayGBSTK
Albany Empire xy102.8336204745–15–1—W2
Washington Valor x75.5835385524–23–33W2
Philadelphia Soul x75.5835235304–23–3L1
Baltimore Brigade x75.5835004394–23–3W1
Atlantic City Blackjacks 48.3335185503–31–56L2
Columbus Destroyers 111.0833945481–50–69L5

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]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1SaturdayApril 277:00 p.m. Columbus Destroyers W 35–191–0 Times Union Center 11,682 [3]
2SaturdayMay 47:30 p.m. Washington Valor W 36–272–0Times Union Center9,208 [4]
3SaturdayMay 117:00 p.m. at Philadelphia Soul W 57–483–0 Wells Fargo Center 9,843 [5]
4SaturdayMay 187:00 p.m.at Columbus DestroyersW 56–404–0 Nationwide Arena 7,035 [6]
5SaturdayMay 257:00 p.m. at Atlantic City Blackjacks W 54–355–0 Boardwalk Hall 4,386 [7]
6SaturdayJune 13:30 p.m.Washington ValorW 58–486–0Times Union Center8,744 [8]
7SaturdayJune 87:30 p.m. Baltimore Brigade L 41–426–1Times Union Center10,287 [9]
8SaturdayJune 157:00 p.m.at Washington ValorW 56–557–1 Capital One Arena 7,179 [10]
9SaturdayJune 223:30 p.m.Atlantic City BlackjacksW 63–618–1Times Union Center9,417 [11]
10SaturdayJune 293:30 p.m.at Philadelphia SoulL 43–548–2Wells Fargo Center10,564 [12]
11Bye
12SundayJuly 143:00 p.m.at Columbus DestroyersW 49–189–2Nationwide Arena9,275 [13]
13SaturdayJuly 207:00 p.m.Philadelphia SoulW 72–2710–2Times Union Center10,981 [14]

Postseason

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentScoreLocationAttendanceReport
SF–1SaturdayJuly 277:00 p.m.Baltimore BrigadeW 61–26Times Union Center9,085 [15]
SF–2SaturdayAugust 37:00 p.m.at Baltimore BrigadeW 62–21Royal Farms Arena5,282 [16]
Aggregate scoreW 123–47
ArenaBowl SundayAugust 118:00 p.m.Philadelphia SoulW 45–27Times Union Center12,042 [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

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