2019 Arena Football League championship game
ArenaBowl XXXII was the 32nd ArenaBowl and the championship game of the 2019 Arena Football League season . The game took place on August 11, 2019, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 .[ 1] Albany Empire and the No. 3 seed Philadelphia Soul .
AFL Commissioner Randall 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 the Times Union Center .[ 6]
The Empire, led by head coach Rob Keefe , finished the regular season 10–2 and earned the No. 1 seed for the second straight season. They defeated No. 4 Baltimore home and away in the semifinal to advance to their first ArenaBowl.
The Soul, led by head coach Clint Dolezel , finished the regular season 7–5 and earned the No. 3 seed for the second straight season. They defeated No. 2 Washington 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 from Dan Raudabaugh ; Kenny Spencer kick good
Philadelphia 7 , Albany 0
6:58
Albany
Maurice Leggett 54 yard interception return; Adrian Trevino kick good
Philadelphia 7, Albany 7
4:58
Philadelphia
B. J. Bunn 38 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick good
Philadelphia 14 , Albany 7
1:56
Albany
Quentin Sims 11 yard pass from Tommy Grady ; Adrian Trevino kick good
Philadelphia 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 21
3:23
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 good
Philadelphia 21, Albany 42
4
13:09
Philadelphia
Lonnie Outlaw 3 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick missed
Philadelphia 27 , Albany 42
9:59
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 . Retrieved July 1, 2019 . ^ Dougherty, Pete (August 11, 2019). "AFL expansion likely to be announced soon" . Times Union . Retrieved August 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 . Retrieved August 11, 2019 . ^ Gleeson, Scott (November 27, 2019), "Arena Football League files for bankruptcy, ceases all operations" , USA Today , retrieved November 27, 2019 ^ "News: Arena Football League Relaunch The Arena Football League (AFL) - The AFL Returns in 2024!" . demosite475.footballshift.com (Press release). February 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024 .^ "Arena Football League 101" . Arena Football League . Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2019 .
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