San Antonio Commanders | |
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Established 2018 Folded 2019 | |
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Alliance of American Football | |
Current uniform | |
Team colors | Maroon, red, silver & white |
Personnel | |
President | Vic Gregovits |
Head coach | Mike Riley |
Team history | |
Championships | |
League championships (0) | |
Conference championships (0) | |
Division championships (0) |
The San Antonio Commanders were a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). [1] The league began play in February 2019. The team played their home games at the Alamodome. [1] [2] The team was led by head coach Mike Riley.
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended, [3] [4] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams. [5] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019. [6] The league left debts of over $1.4 million to three local hotels and $200,000 to a catering business. [7]
The Alliance San Antonio charter team of the Alliance of American Football spring league was announced on June 21, 2018. Also, the league announced former San Diego Chargers coach Mike Riley as head coach and former Dallas Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston as General Manager of the team. [8] [9] The western four teams' names and logos were revealed on September 25 with San Antonio as the Commanders. [10] The name is a tribute to San Antonio's military history, with maroon and silver representing the city and the small swords carried by military officers, respectively. [11] [12]
The final 52-man roster was set on January 30, 2019. [13] The team's first game was a 15–6 win at home against the San Diego Fleet on Saturday, February 9, 2019. [14]
The Commanders, who drew an average of approximately 27,720 fans to each home game, were by far the best-attended team in the AAF. [7]
The league was suspended on April 2, 2019, with about 20 minutes left in the Commanders' practice. "It ended in the blink of an eye. Like that," Riley said later. [15]
The next year, the XFL began discussions about relocating one of its eight teams to San Antonio; [16] this would eventually bear fruit with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2023. [17]
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The team's assigned area, which designated player rights, included the following: [18]
Colleges | National Football League (NFL) Canadian Football League (CFL) |
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2019 San Antonio Commanders season | |
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General manager | Daryl Johnston |
Head coach | Mike Riley |
Home field | Alamodome |
Results | |
Record | 5–3 |
League place | 1st (tie), Western Conference |
Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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Club | W–L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | SOS | SOV | STK |
(x) – Orlando Apollos | 7–1 | .875 | 5–0 | 236 | 136 | 100 | .406 | .375 | W2 |
(x) – Birmingham Iron | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 165 | 133 | 32 | .406 | .300 | W1 |
(e) – Memphis Express | 2–6 | .250 | 1–4 | 152 | 194 | -42 | .578 | .500 | L1 |
(e) – Atlanta Legends | 2–6 | .250 | 1–4 | 88 | 213 | -125 | .609 | .438 | L3 |
Western Conference | |||||||||
Club | W–L | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | DIFF | SOS | SOV | STK |
San Antonio Commanders | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 158 | 154 | 4 | .516 | .450 | L1 |
Arizona Hotshots | 5–3 | .625 | 3–2 | 186 | 144 | 42 | .469 | .500 | W3 |
San Diego Fleet | 3–5 | .375 | 2–3 | 158 | 161 | -3 | .469 | .417 | L3 |
Salt Lake Stallions | 3–5 | .375 | 2–3 | 135 | 143 | -8 | .547 | .417 | W1 |
(x)–clinched playoff berth; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention |
Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Location | |
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– | Monday | January 28 | Atlanta Legends | W 37–11 | Alamodome | |
All times Central
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Saturday | February 9 | 7:00 p.m. | CBS | San Diego Fleet | W 15–6 | 1–0 | Alamodome | 27,857 |
2 | Sunday | February 17 | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN | Orlando Apollos | L 29–37 | 1–1 | Alamodome | 29,176 |
3 | Sunday | February 24 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | at San Diego Fleet | L 11–31 | 1–2 | SDCCU Stadium | 14,789 |
4 | Sunday | March 3 | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN | at Birmingham Iron | W 12–11 | 2–2 | Legion Field | 6,539 |
5 | Sunday | March 10 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | at Arizona Hotshots | W 29–25 | 3–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 9,351 |
6 | Sunday | March 17 | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN | at Atlanta Legends | W 37–6 | 4–2 | Georgia State Stadium | 10,619 |
7 | Saturday | March 23 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | Salt Lake Stallions | W 19–15 | 5–2 | Alamodome | 30,345 |
8 | Sunday | March 31 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | Arizona Hotshots | L 6–23 | 5–3 | Alamodome | 23,504 |
9 | Saturday | April 6 | 11:00 a.m. | CBS† KMYS | Memphis Express | Not played | Alamodome | ||
10 | Friday | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | B/R Live KMYS | at Salt Lake Stallions | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fleet | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Commanders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
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With the win, the Commanders started 1–0.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Apollos | 0 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 37 |
Commanders | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
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First loss in Commanders history. San Antonio fell to 1-1.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
Fleet | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego California
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First time in Commanders history with consecutive losses. Commanders drop to 1-2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
Iron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
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First road win in Commanders history. Commanders improve to 2-2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
Hotshots | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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First time in Commanders history with consecutive wins. Commanders improve to 3-2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commanders | 6 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
Legends | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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Commanders improve to 4-2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stallions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Commanders | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
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Commanders improve to 5-2. Also, this game marks the first time in league history that single game attendance was above 30,000.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hotshots | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 23 |
Commanders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
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In addition to league-wide television coverage through NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, TNT, and B/R Live, Commanders' games were also broadcast on local radio by KZDC, an ESPN Radio affiliate. [30] The team also had a television agreement with local station KMYS of the Sinclair Broadcast Group to carry all Commanders' games that were not broadcast nationally. [31]
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