ArenaBowl XXXII

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 XXXII

Philadelphia Soul Albany Empire 27 45
1 2 3 4 Total PHI 14 7 0 6 27 ALB 14 21 7 3 45
Date	August 11, 2019
Arena	Times Union Center, Albany, New York
MVP	Tommy Grady (QB, Albany)
Attendance	12,042
Winning coach	Rob Keefe
Losing coach	Clint Dolezel
TV in the United States
Network	ESPN2
Announcers	Jon Meterparel, Sherdrick Bonner, Meredith Gorman and J. J. Raterink
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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]

Venue

As the higher seed, the No. 1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at the Times Union Center.^[6]

2019 playoffs

	Semifinals							ArenaBowl XXXII
	1	Albany Empire	61	62	123
	4	Baltimore Brigade	26	21	47
								1	Albany Empire	45
								3	Philadelphia Soul	27
	2	Washington Valor	33	41	74
	3	Philadelphia Soul	69	48	117

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Teams

Albany Empire

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

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

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

Game summary

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

References

1. Levack, Jeff (June 25, 2019). "AFL Planning To Announce Expansion Teams At Arena Bowl". 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
2. Dougherty, Pete (11 August 2019). "AFL expansion likely to be announced soon". Times Union. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
3. 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.
4. Gleeson, Scott (November 27, 2019), "Arena Football League files for bankruptcy, ceases all operations", USA Today, retrieved November 27, 2019
5. "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.
6. "Arena Football League 101". Arena Football League. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

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