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. 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; however, these plans were pushed back to several weeks after the game after Boe said that negotiations for the two new teams would not be finished in time. 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.
Venue As the higher seed, the No. 1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at the Times Union Center.
2019 playoffs
Teams Albany Empire
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
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.
Game summary Scoring summary Qtr. Time Team Scoring play Score112:09PhiladelphiaDarius Prince 34 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick goodPhiladelphia 7, Albany 06:58AlbanyMaurice Leggett 54 yard interception return; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 7, Albany 74:58PhiladelphiaB. J. Bunn 38 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick goodPhiladelphia 14, Albany 71:56AlbanyQuentin Sims 11 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 14, Albany 1429:59AlbanyQuentin Sims 6 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 14, Albany 214:56PhiladelphiaDarius Prince 4 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick goodPhiladelphia 21, Albany 213:23AlbanyQuentin Sims 25 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 21, Albany 280:22AlbanyQuentin Sims 11 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 21, Albany 35310:06AlbanyMykel Benson 8 yard pass from Tommy Grady; Adrian Trevino kick goodPhiladelphia 21, Albany 42413:09PhiladelphiaLonnie Outlaw 3 yard pass from Dan Raudabaugh; Kenny Spencer kick missedPhiladelphia 27, Albany 429:59AlbanyAdrian Trevino 31 yard field goalPhiladelphia 27, Albany 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 StatisticsPhiladelphia 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 TDAlbany 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
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