ArenaBowl XXXII was the 32nd and most recent 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] It featured the winners of the two semifinals, the No. 1 seed 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] however, these plans were pushed back to several weeks after the game[2] after Boe said that negotiations for the two new teams would not be finished in time.[3] The league ultimately filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 27 of that year, making the game the final one in the league's history until the league was purchased in 2023 and the league was revived.[4][5]
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.
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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.
^ abLevack, 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 (11 August 2019). "AFL expansion likely to be announced soon". Times Union. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
^Boe, Randall (8 August 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. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
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ArenaBowl XXXII was the 32nd and most recent 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 It featured the winners of the two semifinals the No 1 seed Albany Empire and the No 3 seed Philadelphia Soul ArenaBowl XXXIIPhiladelphia Soul Albany Empire27 451234 TotalPHI 14706 27ALB 142173 45DateAugust 11 2019ArenaTimes Union Center Albany New YorkMVPTommy Grady QB Albany Attendance12 042Winning coachRob KeefeLosing coachClint DolezelTV in the United StatesNetworkESPN2AnnouncersJon Meterparel Sherdrick Bonner Meredith Gorman and J J Raterink XXXIArenaBowlXXXIII AFL Commissioner Randall Boe also confirmed that the league s expansion plans for next season would be unveiled during the game 1 however these plans were pushed back to several weeks after the game 2 after Boe said that negotiations for the two new teams would not be finished in time 3 The league ultimately filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on November 27 of that year making the game the final one in the league s history until the league was purchased in 2023 and the league was revived 4 5 Contents 1 Venue 2 2019 playoffs 3 Teams 3 1 Albany Empire 3 2 Philadelphia Soul 3 3 Series record 4 Game summary 5 References 6 External linksVenue editAs the higher seed the No 1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at the Times Union Center 6 2019 playoffs editSemifinalsArenaBowl XXXII 1Albany Empire61621234Baltimore Brigade2621471Albany Empire453Philadelphia Soul272Washington Valor3341743Philadelphia Soul6948117This bracket viewtalkeditTeams editAlbany Empire edit Main article 2019 Albany Empire season 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 Philadelphia Soul edit Main article 2019 Philadelphia Soul season 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 Series record edit 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 victoriesPhiladelphia victoriesNo DateLocationWinnerScore1April 14 2018Albany NYPhiladelphia56 352May 19 2018Philadelphia PAAlbany41 363June 16 2018Albany NYPhiladelphia75 744July 7 2018Albany NYAlbany71 575May 11 2019Philadelphia PAAlbany57 486June 29 2019Philadelphia PAPhiladelphia54 437July 20 2019Albany NYAlbany72 27Series Albany leads 4 3Game summary editScoring 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 TDReferences edit 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 11 August 2019 AFL expansion likely to be announced soon Times Union Retrieved August 11 2019 Boe Randall 8 August 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 Retrieved July 6 2019 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title ArenaBowl XXXII amp oldid 1219999760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,