2019 Albany Empire season

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Albany Empire

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
Team	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
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance	Report
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

Week 1: Columbus (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Columbus	6	0	7	6	19
Albany	7	14	14	0	35

Week 2: Washington (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	7	7	6	27
Albany	7	14	7	8	36

Week 3: at Philadelphia (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	14	14	14	15	57
Philadelphia	7	13	14	14	48

Week 4: at Columbus (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	7	21	7	21	56
Columbus	7	7	14	12	40

Week 5: at Atlantic City (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	13	14	14	13	54
Atlantic City	14	14	0	7	35

Week 6: Washington (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	12	0	21	15	48
Albany	7	23	21	7	58

Week 7: Baltimore (L)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baltimore	14	14	14	0	42
Albany	7	14	14	6	41

Week 8: at Washington (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	7	7	21	21	56
Washington	14	20	7	14	55

Week 9: Atlantic City (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Atlantic City	21	14	7	19	61
Albany	20	15	7	21	63

Week 10: at Philadelphia (L)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	14	7	0	22	43
Philadelphia	7	13	14	20	54

Week 12: at Columbus (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	21	14	7	7	49
Columbus	6	6	0	6	18

Week 13: Philadelphia (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia	7	13	0	7	27
Albany	14	16	21	21	72

Semifinal, Leg 1: Baltimore (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Baltimore	6	0	7	13	26
Albany	7	14	20	20	61

Semifinal, Leg 2: at Baltimore (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Albany	21	28	6	7	62
Baltimore	7	0	7	7	21

ArenaBowl XXXII: Philadelphia (W)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Philadelphia	14	7	0	6	27
Albany	14	21	7	3	45

Roster

**Albany Empire roster**
Quarterbacks 15 Mason Espinosa 4 Tommy Grady Fullbacks 9 Mykel Benson Wide receivers 14 Christian Briggs 7 Malachi Jones 18 Quentin Sims 2 D. J. Stephens 11 Collin Taylor		Offensive linemen 68 Ryan Cave 70 Jordan Mudge 93 Moqut Ruffins 53 Jakobi Smith Defensive linemen 90 Harold Brantley 92 Calvin France 5 Rodney Fritz 95 Antonio Guerad 3 Jeramie Richardson 1 Joe Sykes		Linebackers 8 Terence Moore Defensive backs 24 Arkeith Brown 6 Tevin Homer 13 Juwan Offray 10 Terrance Smith Kickers 12 Adrian Trevino		Reserve lists -- Jack Bramswig WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Troy Grant WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 75 Hayworth Hicks OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Christian Love DB (Suspended) -- Quinn McQueary QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Brad Muhammad DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Cheatham Norrils DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Brandon Sesay DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Monte Taylor DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Aaron Tiller DL (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Recallable reassignment 21 A. J. Coney WR -- Jameer Outsey DL Rookies in italics Roster Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine updated May 16, 2019 24 Active, 12 Inactive

References

^ "Albany Empire 2019 Schedule". Albany Empire. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
^ "2019 Schedule & Times". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE TAKE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON: BY THE NUMBERS". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE SETTLES UNFINISHED BUSINESS AGAINST VALOR". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE DEFEAT SOUL TO REMAIN UNBEATEN". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE SINKS DESTROYERS IN COLUMBUS' HOME OPENER". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE CAPS OFF ROAD TRIP WITH A VICTORY". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE REMAIN UNBEATEN WITH WIN OVER VALOR". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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^ "TheAlbanyEmpire.com - EMPIRE WIN SHOOTOUT OVER ATLANTIC CITY". thealbanyempire.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Soul - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Empire - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Brigade v Empire - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Brigade - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Empire - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved August 11, 2019.

ArenaBowl champions

I: Denver Dynamite
II: Detroit Drive
III: Detroit Drive
IV: Detroit Drive
V: Tampa Bay Storm
VI: Detroit Drive
VII: Tampa Bay Storm
VIII: Arizona Rattlers
IX: Tampa Bay Storm
X: Tampa Bay Storm
XI: Arizona Rattlers
XII: Orlando Predators
XIII: Albany Firebirds
XIV: Orlando Predators
XV: Grand Rapids Rampage
XVI: San Jose SaberCats
XVII: Tampa Bay Storm
XVIII: San Jose SaberCats
XIX: Colorado Crush
XX: Chicago Rush
XXI: San Jose SaberCats
XXII: Philadelphia Soul
XXIII: Spokane Shock
XXIV: Jacksonville Sharks
XXV: Arizona Rattlers
XXVI: Arizona Rattlers
XXVII: Arizona Rattlers
XXVIII: San Jose SaberCats
XXIX: Philadelphia Soul
XXX: Philadelphia Soul
XXXI: Washington Valor
XXXII: Albany Empire

v t e 2019 AFL season
Teams	Albany Empire Atlantic City Blackjacks Baltimore Brigade Columbus Destroyers Philadelphia Soul Washington Valor
Related articles 2019 Arena Football League season ArenaBowl XXXII Arenas

v t e Albany Empire
Founded in 2017 Based in Albany, New York
Franchise	Franchise
Arenas	MVP Arena
Head coaches	Keefe
League	Arena Football League
Seasons	2018 2019

v t e Albany Empire ArenaBowl XXXII champions
1 Trumaine Sykes 2 D. J. Stephens 3 Jeramie Richardson 4 Tommy Grady (MVP) 5 Rodney Fritz 6 Tevin Homer 7 Malachi Jones 8 Terence Moore 9 Mykel Benson 10 Terrance Smith 11 Collin Taylor 12 Adrian Trevino 13 Juwan Offray 14 Christian Briggs 15 Mason Espinosa 18 Quentin Sims 23 Brad Muhammad 24 Arkeith Brown 53 Jakobi Smith 68 Ryan Cave 70 Jordan Mudge 75 Hayworth Hicks 90 Harold Brantley 91 Brandon Sesay 92 Calvin France 93 Moqut Ruffins 94 Aaron Tiller 95 Antonio Guerad – Jack Bramswig – Troy Grant – Maurice Leggett – Christian Love – Quinn McQueary – Cheatham Norrils – Monte Taylor Head coach: Rob Keefe Coaches: Les Moss

Albany Empire ArenaBowl XXXII champions