2019 Columbus Destroyers season

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
Head coach	Matthew Sauk
Home field	Nationwide Arena
Results
Record	1–11
League place	6th

Standings

2019 Arena Football League standings
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

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
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

Week 1: at Albany (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Columbus 6 0 7 6 19 Albany 7 14 14 0 35

Week 2: at Atlantic City (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Columbus 13 7 0 15 35 Atlantic City 7 14 7 14 42

Week 3: at Baltimore (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Columbus 0 10 13 7 30 Baltimore 7 14 7 20 48

Week 4: Albany (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Albany 7 21 7 21 56 Columbus 7 7 14 12 40

Week 5: Washington (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 7 14 8 29 Columbus 14 7 3 3 27

Week 6: at Philadelphia (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Columbus 7 7 0 21 35 Philadelphia 13 6 14 14 47

Week 7: Atlantic City (W) 1 2 3 4 Total Atlantic City 0 21 14 15 50 Columbus 14 13 7 20 54

Week 8: Baltimore (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Baltimore 13 7 14 10 44 Columbus 13 7 7 12 39

Week 9: Philadelphia (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Philadelphia 7 20 0 15 42 Columbus 7 14 7 7 35

Week 10: at Baltimore (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Columbus 0 12 0 0 12 Baltimore 7 14 15 14 50

Week 12: Albany (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Albany 21 14 7 7 49 Columbus 6 6 0 6 18

Week 13: at Washington (L) 1 2 3 4 Total Columbus 13 14 14 9 50 Washington 13 14 7 22 56

Roster

Columbus Destroyers roster

Quarterbacks  4 Liam Nadler 12 Grant Russell 7 Kyle Rowley Fullbacks 44 Faleaoga Russell Wide receivers  9 Fabian Guerra 13 Paul Revis  5 Tony Stevens 17 Jenson Stoshak  7 Domonique Young 5 Tyler Palka		Offensive linemen 75 Nathan Isles 65 Tuni Kanuch 25 Miles Mason 43 Lene Maiava 73 Tait Leavitt Defensive linemen  8 K. C. Obi  6 Sydney Omameh 99 Nick Seither 58 Khreem Smith 50 Derrick Summers 67 Terrance Taylor		Linebackers 11 Anthony Clark 21 Aaron Ivory Defensive backs 10 Varmah Sonie  1 Brandon Stephens 23 LaRico Stevenson Kickers 19 Craig Peterson 92 Tyler Durbin		Reserve lists 15 Kenny Cook WR (IR) -- Jordan Gandy WR (IR) -- Randall Harris OL (Did Not Report) 43 Jovann Letuli OL (Suspended) -- Julian Lowe WR (IR)  2 Donovan Morgan WR (IR) -- K. J. Morton DB (IR) -- Trevon Saunders WR (IR)  7 Danny Southwick QB (Suspended) 11 Jordan Thomas DB (IR) -- Robert Wheelwright WR (Did Not Report) Recallable reassignment  5 Anthony Amos WR 65 Daronte Bouldin OL 11 Alex Gray DB Rookies in italics Roster updated May 16, 2019 24 Active, 14 Inactive → More rosters

References

1. "Arena Football League Announces 2019 Schedule, Rule Changes". ArenaFootball.com. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
2. "2019 Schedule & Times". Arena Football League. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
3. "Albany Empire Defeat the Columbus Destroyers in First Game of the Season". Arena Football League. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
4. "AFL Box Score Columbus vs Atlantic City". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
5. "AFL Box Score Columbus vs Baltimore". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
6. "AFL Box Score Albany vs Columbus". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
7. "AFL Box Score Washington vs Columbus". ArenaFan. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
8. "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Destroyers v Soul - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
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13. "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Empire v Destroyers - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
14. "STATS Hosted Solution | Boxscore - Destroyers v Valor - Arena Football League - Football". hosted.stats.com. Retrieved July 20, 2019.