2018 Albany Empire season

2018 Albany Empire season
2018 Albany Empire season
Owner	Main owners:; George Randolph Hearst III; Dan Nolan; Ed Swyer; Partner owners (with Philadelphia Soul):; Ron Jaworski; Craig Spencer; Pete Ciarrocchi; Cosmo DeNicola; Martin E. Judge; Dick Vermeil; Marques Colston; Jahri Evans; Nicholas Giuffre; Philip Jaurigue; Stewart Anmuth; Gil Peter; Hal Brunson
Head coach	Rob Keefe
Home stadium	Times Union Center
Results
Record	8–4
League place	1st
Playoffs	Eliminated in semifinals
	Albany Empire; 2019 →;

The 2018 Albany Empire season was the first season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Empire play home games at the Times Union Center.

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2018 Arena Football League standings
Team	Overall			Points		Records
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Away	GB	STK
(#)-Albany Empire	8	4	.667	646	564	4–3	4–1	—	W3
Baltimore Brigade	7	5	.583	605	562	5–1	2–4	1	L3
Philadelphia Soul	7	5	.583	612	577	3-2	4-3	1	L1
Washington Valor	2	10	.167	482	642	1–5	1–5	6	W1

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance
1	Saturday	April 14	7:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 35–56	0–1	Times Union Center	13,648
2	Bye
3	Saturday	April 28	3:00 PM EDT	at Baltimore Brigade	L 49–52	0–2	Royal Farms Arena	4,796
4	Saturday	May 5	7:30 PM EDT	Washington Valor	W 47–23	1–2	Times Union Center	10,065
5	Friday	May 11	7:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	W 53–42	2–2	Capital One Arena	9,037
6	Saturday	May 19	6:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	W 41–36	3–2	Wells Fargo Center	9,715
7	Saturday	May 26	6:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	W 48–21	4–2	Times Union Center	7,847
8	Saturday	June 2	7:00 PM EDT	Baltimore Brigade	W 61–53	5–2	Times Union Center	8,057
9	Saturday	June 9	7:00 PM EDT	Baltimore Brigade	L 56–59	5–3	Times Union Center	8,767
10	Saturday	June 16	6:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 74–75	5–4	Times Union Center	9,534
11	Saturday	June 23	7:30 PM EDT	at Baltimore Brigade	W 56–49	6–4	Royal Farms Arena	5,552
12	Friday	June 29	7:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	W 55–41	7–4	Capital One Arena	5,044
13	Saturday	July 7	7:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 71–57	8–4	Times Union Center	10,082

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Location
Semifinal #1	Saturday	July 14	7:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	W 57–56 OT	Capital One Arena
Semifinal #2	Saturday	July 21	7:30 PM EDT	Washington Valor	L 40–47	Times Union Center

Standings

**Albany Empire staff**

	Front office Albany ownership group – George Randolph Hearst III Albany ownership group – Daniel Nolan Albany ownership group – Ed Swyer Philadelphia ownership group – Craig A. Spencer Philadelphia ownership group – Ron Jaworski Philadelphia ownership group – Pete Ciarrocchi Philadelphia ownership group – Cosmo DeNicola Philadelphia ownership group – Martin E. Judge Philadelphia ownership group – Marques Colston Philadelphia ownership group – Dick Vermeil Philadelphia ownership group – Nicholas Giuffre Philadelphia ownership group – Jahri Evans Philadelphia ownership group – Philip Jaurigue Philadelphia ownership group – Stewart Anmuth Philadelphia ownership group – Gil Peter Philadelphia ownership group – Hal Brunson President – John Adams Director of operations – Chris Thompson			Coaches Head coach – Rob Keefe Assistant head coach – Les Moss Offensive coordinator – Chris Thompson^[1]