| Type: | ab |
| XXXII | |
| Visitor: | Philadelphia Soul |
| Visitor Abbr: | PHI |
| Home: | Albany Empire |
| Home Abbr: | ALB |
| Visitor Qtr1: | 14 |
| Visitor Qtr2: | 7 |
| Visitor Qtr3: | 0 |
| Visitor Qtr4: | 6 |
| Home Qtr1: | 14 |
| Home Qtr2: | 21 |
| Home Qtr3: | 7 |
| Home Qtr4: | 3 |
| Date: | August 11, 2019 |
| Arena: | Times Union Center |
| City: | Albany, New York |
| Attendance: | 12,042 |
| Mvp: | Tommy Grady (QB, Albany) |
| Wincoach: | Rob Keefe |
| Losecoach: | Clint Dolezel |
| Network: | ESPN2 |
| Announcers: | Jon Meterparel, Sherdrick Bonner, Meredith Gorman and J. J. Raterink |
| Last: | XXXI |
| Next: | XXXIII |
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.[1] 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;[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]
As the higher seed, the No. 1 Albany Empire hosted ArenaBowl XXXII at the Times Union Center.[5]
See 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.
See 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.
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.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 26/39, 300 yds, 4 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | 5 car, 1 yd | ||
| Receiving | 10 rec, 129 yds, 1 TD | ||
| Albany | Passing | 16/25, 200 yds, 5 TD | |
| Rushing | 3 car, 14 yds, 1 TD | ||
| Receiving | 9 rec, 93 yds, 4 TD |