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.
| 2019 Columbus Destroyers season | |
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| Head coach | Matthew Sauk |
| Home field | Nationwide Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 1–11 |
| League place | 6th |
Standings
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| Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | GB | STK | |||
| Albany Empire xy | 10 | 2 | .833 | 620 | 474 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | W2 | ||
| Washington Valor x | 7 | 5 | .583 | 538 | 552 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3 | W2 | ||
| Philadelphia Soul x | 7 | 5 | .583 | 523 | 530 | 4–2 | 3–3 | L1 | |||
| Baltimore Brigade x | 7 | 5 | .583 | 500 | 439 | 4–2 | 3–3 | W1 | |||
| Atlantic City Blackjacks | 4 | 8 | .333 | 518 | 550 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 6 | L2 | ||
| Columbus Destroyers | 1 | 11 | .083 | 394 | 548 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 9 | L5 | ||
y - clinched regular season title
x - clinched playoff berth
Schedule
editRegular season
editThe 2019 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2019.[1] All times Eastern.[2]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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| 1 | Saturday | April 27, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany Empire | L 19–35 | 0–1 | Times Union Center | 11,682 | [3] |
| 2 | Saturday | May 4, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. | at Atlantic City Blackjacks | L 35–42 | 0–2 | Boardwalk Hall | 6,139 | [4] |
| 3 | Friday | May 10, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | at Baltimore Brigade | L 30–48 | 0–3 | Royal Farms Arena | 4,990 | [5] |
| 4 | Saturday | May 18, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | Albany Empire | L 40–56 | 0–4 | Nationwide Arena | 7,035 | [6] |
| 5 | Saturday | May 25, 2019 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington Valor | L 27–29 | 0–5 | Nationwide Arena | 6,122 | [7] |
| 6 | Saturday | June 1, 2019 | 7:00 p.m. | at Philadelphia Soul | L 35–47 | 0–6 | Wells Fargo Center | 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 | Capital One Arena | 8,456 | [14] |
Game summaries
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Roster
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Reserve lists
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References
edit- ^ "Arena Football League Announces 2019 Schedule, Rule Changes". ArenaFootball.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Schedule & Times". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Albany Empire Defeat the Columbus Destroyers in First Game of the Season". Arena Football League. Archived from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "AFL Box Score Columbus vs Atlantic City". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "AFL Box Score Columbus vs Baltimore". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "AFL Box Score Albany vs Columbus". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "AFL Box Score Washington vs Columbus". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Destroyers v Soul - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Blackjacks v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Brigade v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Soul v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Destroyers v Brigade - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Destroyers v Valor - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
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