2019 Columbus Destroyers season explained
| Team: | Columbus Destroyers |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Record: | 1–11 |
| League Place: | 6th |
| Coach: | Matthew Sauk |
| Previous: | 2008 |
| Shortnavlink: | Destroyers seasons |
| No Nextseason: | yes |
The 2019 Columbus Destroyers season was the 11th and last season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, their sixth season in Columbus, and their first season following a 10-year hiatus. The Destroyers played their home games at Nationwide Arena and were coached by Matthew Sauk for the 2019 season.
Schedule
Regular season
The 2019 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2019.[1] All times Eastern.[2]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
|---|
| Score | Record |
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| 1 | Saturday | April 27, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | | L 19–35 | 0–1 | | 11,682 | [3] |
| 2 | Saturday | May 4, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. | | L 35–42 | 0–2 | | 6,139 | [4] |
| 3 | Friday | May 10, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | | L 30–48 | 0–3 | | 4,990 | [5] |
| 4 | Saturday | May 18, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Albany Empire | L 40–56 | 0–4 | | 7,035 | [6] |
| 5 | Saturday | May 25, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. | | L 27–29 | 0–5 | Nationwide Arena | 6,122 | [7] |
| 6 | Saturday | June 1, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | | L 35–47 | 0–6 | | 8,672 | [8] |
| 7 | Friday | June 7, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Atlantic City Blackjacks | W 54–50 | 1–6 | Nationwide Arena | 6,029 | [9] |
| 8 | Saturday | June 15, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. | Baltimore Brigade | L 39–44 | 1–7 | Nationwide Arena | 6,260 | [10] |
| 9 | Saturday | June 22, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Philadelphia Soul | L 35–42 | 1–8 | Nationwide Arena | 7,604 | [11] |
| 10 | Friday | June 28, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | at Baltimore Brigade | L 12–50 | 1–9 | Royal Farms Arena | 4,206 | [12] |
| 11 | Bye |
| 12 | Sunday | July 14, 2019 | 3:00 p.m. | Albany Empire | L 18–49 | 1–10 | Nationwide Arena | 9,275 | [13] |
| 13 | Saturday | July 20, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. | at Washington Valor | L 50–56 | 1–11 | | 8,456 | [14] |
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Game summaries
Notes and References
- Web site: Arena Football League Announces 2019 Schedule, Rule Changes . ArenaFootball.com . 2019-03-08 . 2019-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085639/https://arenafootball.com/article/new-article13022019174227 . dead .
- Web site: 2019 Schedule & Times . Arena Football League . March 25, 2019 . en . March 26, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190326012053/https://www.arenafootball.com/2019-scheduletimes . dead .
- Web site: Albany Empire Defeat the Columbus Destroyers in First Game of the Season . Arena Football League . May 2, 2019 . en . May 2, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190502154310/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/new-article29042019160212 . dead .
- Web site: AFL Box Score Columbus vs Atlantic City . ArenaFan . May 30, 2019 . en.
- Web site: AFL Box Score Columbus vs Baltimore . ArenaFan . May 30, 2019 . en.
- Web site: AFL Box Score Albany vs Columbus . ArenaFan . May 30, 2019 . en.
- Web site: AFL Box Score Washington vs Columbus . ArenaFan . May 30, 2019 . en.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Destroyers v Soul - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . June 29, 2019.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Blackjacks v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . June 29, 2019.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Brigade v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . June 29, 2019.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Soul v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . June 29, 2019.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Destroyers v Brigade - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . June 29, 2019.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Empire v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . July 15, 2019.
- Web site: STATS Hosted Solution Boxscore - Destroyers v Valor - Arena Football League - Football . hosted.stats.com . July 20, 2019.
