| Team: | Albany Empire (AFL) |
| Teamdisplay: | Albany Empire |
| Shortnavlink: | Albany Empire |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| League Place: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rob Keefe |
| 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 |
| Playoffs: | Eliminated in semifinals |
| No Prevseason: | y |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 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.
The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018.[2]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||||
| 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 |