2019 Arena Football League championship game
ArenaBowl XXXII was the 32ndArenaBowl and the championship game of the2019 Arena Football League season . The game took place on August 11, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m.EDT onESPN2 .[ 1] Albany Empire and the No. 3 seedPhiladelphia Soul .
AFL CommissionerRandall Boe also confirmed that the league's expansion plans for next season would be unveiled during the game;[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 27 of that year, making the game the final one in the league's history.[ 4] [ 5]
As the higher seed, the No. 1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at theTimes Union Center .[ 6]
The Empire, led by head coachRob Keefe , finished the regular season 10–2 and earned the No. 1 seed for the second straight season. They defeated No. 4Baltimore home and away in the semifinal to advance to their first ArenaBowl.
The Soul, led by head coachClint Dolezel , finished the regular season 7–5 and earned the No. 3 seed for the second straight season. They defeated No. 2Washington home and away in the semifinal to advance to their sixth ArenaBowl; they are 3–2 in previous appearances.
The all-time series between the Empire and the Soul dates back to the Empire's inaugural game on April 14, 2018. Entering the game, Albany led the series 4–3.
Albany victories Philadelphia victories
No. Date Location Winner Score 1 April 14, 2018 Albany, NY Philadelphia 56–35 2 May 19, 2018 Philadelphia, PA Albany 41–36 3 June 16, 2018 Albany, NY Philadelphia 75–74 4 July 7, 2018 Albany, NY Albany 71–57 5 May 11, 2019 Philadelphia, PA Albany 57–48 6 June 29, 2019 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia 54–43 7 July 20, 2019 Albany, NY Albany 72–27 Series: Albany leads 4–3
Scoring summary Qtr. Time Team Scoring play Score 1 12:09 Philadelphia Darius Prince 34 yard pass fromDan Raudabaugh ;Kenny Spencer kick goodPhiladelphia 7 , Albany 06:58 Albany Maurice Leggett 54 yard interception return;Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 7,Albany 7 4:58 Philadelphia B. J. Bunn 38 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick goodPhiladelphia 14 , Albany 71:56 Albany Quentin Sims 11 yard pass fromTommy Grady ; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 14,Albany 14 2 9:59 Albany Quentin Sims 6 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good Philadelphia 14,Albany 21 4:56 Philadelphia Darius Prince 4 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick good Philadelphia 21 , Albany 213:23 Albany Quentin Sims 25 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good Philadelphia 21,Albany 28 0:22 Albany Quentin Sims 11 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick good Philadelphia 21,Albany 35 3 10:06 Albany Mykel Benson 8 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 21,Albany 42 4 13:09 Philadelphia Lonnie Outlaw 3 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick missedPhiladelphia 27 , Albany 429:59 Albany Adrian Trevino 31 yard field goal Philadelphia 27,Albany 45
1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia 14 7 0 6 27 Albany 14 21 7 3 45
Statistics PHI ALB First downs 19 14 Total yards 300 208 Rushes–yards 7–0 5–8 Passing yards 300 200 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–39–1 16–25–0 Penalties–yards 3–25 3–9
Team Category Player Statistics Philadelphia Passing Dan Raudabaugh 26/39, 300 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Adrian Ferns 5 car, 1 yd Receiving B. J. Bunn 10 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD Albany Passing Tommy Grady 16/25, 200 yds, 5 TD Rushing Mykel Benson 3 car, 14 yds, 1 TD Receiving Quentin Sims 9 rec, 93 yds, 4 TD
^a b Levack, Jeff (June 25, 2019)."AFL Planning To Announce Expansion Teams At Arena Bowl" .104.5 The Team ESPN Radio . RetrievedJuly 1, 2019 . ^ Dougherty, Pete (August 11, 2019)."AFL expansion likely to be announced soon" .Times Union . RetrievedAugust 11, 2019 . ^ Boe, Randall (August 8, 2019)."We've narrowed the list for @officialafl expansion to five markets—we're in negotiations now and are committed to adding 2 new teams for 2020. We want to be thoughtful and get it right even if it takes more time. Look forward to announcements soon. #BetOnUS" .@randallboe . RetrievedAugust 11, 2019 . ^ Gleeson, Scott (November 27, 2019),"Arena Football League files for bankruptcy, ceases all operations" ,USA Today , retrievedNovember 27, 2019 ^ "News: Arena Football League Relaunch The Arena Football League (AFL) - The AFL Returns in 2024!" .demosite475.footballshift.com (Press release). February 2023. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2024 .^ "Arena Football League 101" .Arena Football League . Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. RetrievedJuly 6, 2019 .
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