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The 2019 San Antonio Commanders season was the first season for the San Antonio Commanders as a professional American football franchise ; they played as charter members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). They were one of eight teams to compete in the AAF for the 2019 season . The Commanders played their home games at the Alamodome and were led by head coach Mike Riley .
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,[1] [2] [3]
Standings [ ]
2019 Alliance of American Football standings
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Eastern Conference
Club
W–L PCT
CONF
PF
PA
DIFF
SOS
SOV
STK
(x) – Orlando Apollos
7–1
.875
5–0
236
136
100
.406
.375
W2
(x) – Birmingham Iron
5–3
.625
3–2
165
133
32
.406
.300
W1
(e) – Memphis Express
2–6
.250
1–4
152
194
-42
.578
.500
L1
(e) – Atlanta Legends
2–6
.250
1–4
88
213
-125
.609
.438
L3
Western Conference
Club
W–L PCT
CONF
PF
PA
DIFF
SOS
SOV
STK
San Antonio Commanders
5–3
.625
3–2
158
154
4
.516
.450
L1
Arizona Hotshots
5–3
.625
3–2
186
144
42
.469
.500
W3
San Diego Fleet
3–5
.375
2–3
158
161
-3
.469
.417
L3
Salt Lake Stallions
3–5
.375
2–3
135
143
-8
.547
.417
W1
(x) –clinched playoff berth; (e) –eliminated from playoff contention
Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
San Antonio commanders staff
Front office Head coach Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Matt Troxel
Running backs – Lyle Moevao
Wide Receivers – Keith Williams
Tight ends – Josh Oglesby
Offensive line/Run game coordinator – Jonathan Himebauch
Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Inside linebackers – Jim Grobe
Defensive line/Special teams – Jeff McInerney
Outside linebackers – James Rodgers
Defensive backs – Bill Bradley
Assistant defensive backs – Kenny Watson
Final roster [ ]
2019 San Antonio Commanders final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
27 David Cobb 20 Kenneth Farrow 22 Aaron Green 35 Trey Williams Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
65 Dillon DeBoer C67 Brian Folkerts C79 Mason Gentry G72 Jaryd Jones-Smith T61 Fred Lauina G69 Andrew McDonald T73 Cyril Richardson G76 Maea Teuhema GDefensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
49 Scott Daly LS 9 Nick Rose K 6 Joseph Zema P
Reserve lists
Rights list
-- Daniel Braverman WR-- Robert Taylor DB51 Active, 6 Inactive
Schedule [ ] Preseason [ ] Regular season [ ] All times Central
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Game summaries [ ] Week 1: San Diego [ ]
Week One: San Diego Fleet at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary
Game information
First Quarter
No scoring plays Second Quarter (10:39) SA – Nick Rose 29-yard field goal, Commanders 3–0
(3:50) SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, Commanders 6–0
(1:17) SD – Donny Hageman 47-yard field goal, Commanders 6–3
(0:02) SD – Donny Hageman 28-yard field goal, Tied 6–6 Third Quarter
No scoring plays Fourth Quarter (14:56) SA – Kenneth Farrow II 3-yard run (run failed), Commanders 12–6
(3:34) SA – Nick Rose 28-yard field goal, Commanders 15–6
Top Passers Top Rushers SD – Ja'Quan Gardner – 8 carries, 55 yards
SA – Aaron Green – 6 carries, 43 yards Top Receivers SD – Brian Brown – 5 receptions, 66 yards
SA – Mekale McKay – 5 receptions, 80 yards Top Tackler
With the win, the Commanders started 1–0.
Week 2: Orlando [ ]
Week Two: Orlando Apollos at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary
Game information
First Quarter (8:06) SA – Kenneth Farrow 15-yard rush (rush failed), Commanders 6–0
(0:00) SA – Logan Woodside 1-yard pass to Evan Rodriguez (rush failed), Commanders 12–0 Second Quarter (12:52) ORL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush (De'Veon Smith rush), Commanders 12–8
(8:20) SA – Nick Rose 50-yard field goal, Commanders 15–8
(5:37) ORL – Elliott Fry 35-yard field goal, Commanders 15–11
(1:54) ORL – Garrett Gilbert 21-yard pass to Charles Johnson (pass failed), Apollos 17–15
(0:00) SA – Nick Rose 38-yard field goal, Commanders 18–17 Third Quarter (9:28) SA – Nick Rose 37-yard field goal, Commanders 21–17
(8:10) SA – Garrett Gilbert (ORL) fumble recovered by Joey Mbu and returned 8 yards for touchdown (Logan Woodside pass to Evan Rodriguez), Commanders 29–17
(3:12) ORL – Elliott Fry 24-yard field goal, Commanders 29–20 Fourth Quarter (13:51) ORL – Elliott Fry 47-yard field goal, Commanders 29–23
(7:49) ORL – Garrett Gilbert 23-yard pass to Jalin Marshall (pass failed), Tied 29–29
(7:02) ORL – Keith Reaser 39-yard interception return for touchdown (Garrett Gilbert pass to Rannell Hall ), Apollos 37–29
Top Passers Top Rushers ORL – D'Ernest Johnson – 8 carries, 57 yards
SA – Kenneth Farrow – 13 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers ORL – Charles Johnson – 7 receptions, 192 yards, 1 TD
SA – De'Marcus Ayers – 5 receptions, 80 yards
First loss in Commanders history. San Antonio fell to 1-1.
Week 3: at San Diego [ ]
Week Three: San Antonio Commanders at San Diego Fleet – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Commanders
8
0
3
0
11
Fleet
6
16
6
3
31
at SDCCU Stadium , San Diego California
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter (11:02) SD – A. J. Tarpley 27-yard interception return (Terrell Watson rush), Fleet 14–8
(2:13) SD – Philip Nelson 18-yard pass to Nelson Spruce (Terrell Watson rush), Fleet 22–8 Third Quarter (8:21) SD – Ja'Quan Gardner 83-yard run (pass failed), Fleet 28–8
(3:29) SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, Fleet 28–11 Fourth Quarter (11:53) SD – Donny Hageman 35-yard field goal, Fleet 31–11
Top Passers Top Rushers SA – Trey Williams – 7 carries, 75 yards
SD – Ja'Quan Gardner – 12 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers SA – Mekale McKay – 4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
SD – Nelson Spruce – 4 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TDs
First time in Commanders history with consecutive losses. Commanders drop to 1-2.
Week 4: at Birmingham [ ]
Week Four: San Antonio Commanders at Birmingham Iron – Game summary
Game information
First Quarter (2:18) SA – Nick Rose 39-yard field goal, Commanders 3–0 Second Quarter (0:26) BIRM – Nick Novak 33-yard field goal, Tied 3–3 Third Quarter (1:46) SA – Trey Williams 12-yard rush (pass failed), Commanders 9–3 Fourth Quarter (3:58) SA – Nick Rose 20-yard field goal, Commanders 12–3
(1:41) BIRM – Trent Richardson 1-yard rush (Luis Perez pass to DeVozea Felton), Commanders 12–11
Top Passers Top Rushers SA – Kenneth Farrow – 30 carries, 142 yards
BIRM – Brandon Ross – 9 carries, 64 yards Top Receivers SA – Greg Ward – 2 receptions, 24 yards
BIRM – Wes Saxton – 3 receptions, 54 yards
First road win in Commanders history. Commanders improve to 2-2.
Week 5: at Arizona [ ]
Week Five: San Antonio Commanders at Arizona Hotshots – Game summary
Game information
First Quarter (12:07) SA – Derron Smith 66-yard interception return (pass failed), Commanders 6–0
(4:58) SA – Logan Woodside 54-yard pass to Mekale McKay (Logan Woodside rush), Commanders 14–0 Second Quarter (12:19) SA – Kenneth Farrow 1-yard rush (rush failed), Commanders 20–0
(3:36) SA – Logan Woodside 5-yard pass to Stehly Reden (pass failed), Commanders 26–0 Third Quarter Fourth Quarter (13:04) ARIZ – Nick Folk 23-yard field goal, Commanders 26–11
(7:52) SA – Nick Rose 21-yard field goal, Commanders 29–11
(3:30) ARIZ – John Wolford 4-yard pass to Thomas Duarte (John Wolford pass to Rashad Ross), Commanders 29–19
(1:20) ARIZ – Tim Cook 1-yard rush (rush failed), Commanders 29–25
Top Passers Top Rushers SA – Kenneth Farrow – 12 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD
ARIZ – Tim Cook – 12 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD Top Receivers SA – Mekale McKay – 5 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
ARIZ – Rashad Ross – 5 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
First time in Commanders history with consecutive wins. Commanders improve to 3-2.
Week 6: at Atlanta [ ]
Week Six: San Antonio Commanders at Atlanta Legends – Game summary
1
2
3
4
Total
Commanders
6
20
3
8
37
Legends
0
6
0
0
6
at Georgia State Stadium , Atlanta, Georgia
Game information
First Quarter (7:38) SA – Kenneth Farrow 13-yard rush (pass failed), Commanders 6–0 Second Quarter (13:35) SA – Logan Woodside 5-yard pass to Mekale McKay (Logan Woodside pass to Mekale McKay), Commanders 14–0
(9:55) SA – Logan Woodside 33-yard pass to Evan Rodriguez (pass failed), Commanders 20–0
(2:37) ATL – Aaron Murray 1-yard pass to Tarean Folston (pass failed), Commanders 20–6
(1:00) SA – Greg Ward Jr. 79-yard punt return (pass failed), Commanders 26–6 Third Quarter (8:39) SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, Commanders 29–6 Fourth Quarter (8:40) SA – Derron Smith 87-yard interception return (Kenneth Farrow rush), Commanders 37–6
Top Passers Top Rushers SA – Kenneth Farrow – 9 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
ATL – Brandon Radcliff – 6 carries, 24 yards Top Receivers SA – Cam Clear – 5 receptions, 45 yards
ATL – Keith Towbridge – 5 receptions, 42 yards
Commanders improve to 4-2.
Week 7: Salt Lake [ ]
Week Seven: Salt Lake Stallions at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary
Game information
First Quarter (9:17) SL – Taylor Bertolet 32-yard field goal, Stallions 3–0
(4:42) SA – Logan Woodside 21-yard pass to Mekale McKay (pass failed), Commanders 6–3 Second Quarter (14:10) SL – Taylor Bertolet 53-yard field goal, Tied 6–6
(0:05) SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, Commanders 9–6 Third Quarter (9:20) SL – Taylor Bertolet 52-yard field goal, Tied 9–9 Fourth Quarter
Top Passers Top Rushers Top Receivers
Commanders improve to 5-2. Also, this game marks the first time in league history that single game attendance was above 30,000.
Week 8: Arizona [ ]
Week Eight: Arizona Hotshots at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary
Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter (14:06) ARIZ – Nick Folk 25-yard field goal, Hotshots 9–0
(6:56) ARIZ – Tim Cook 6-yard rush (pass failed), Hotshots 15–0
(0:47) SA – Nick Rose 54-yard field goal, Hotshots 15–3 Third Quarter (9:16) SA – Nick Rose 35-yard field goal, Hotshots 15–6 Fourth Quarter (4:10) ARIZ – Tim Cook 20-yard rush (John Wolford pass to Connor Hamlett ), Hotshots 23–6
Top Passers Top Rushers ARIZ – Justin Stockton – 4 carries, 34 yards
SA – David Cobb – 9 carries, 59 yards Top Receivers
References [ ]
↑ Kercheval, Ben (April 2, 2019). "AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season" . https://www.cbssports.com/aaf/news/aaf-operations-reportedly-suspended-leagues-future-in-doubt-after-eight-games-of-first-season/ . Retrieved 2019-04-02 . ↑ "AAF to immediately suspend operations" . April 2, 2019. http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26423928/source-aaf-immediately-suspend-operations . Retrieved April 2, 2019 .↑ Schwartz, Nick (April 4, 2019). "AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown" . USA Today . https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/aaf-keith-reaser-kansas-city-chiefs . Retrieved April 4, 2019 . ↑ "CBS SPORTS ELEVATES TWO ALLIANCE GAMES TO CBS TELEVISION NETWORK" . March 14, 2019. https://aaf.com/news/cbs-sports-elevates-two-alliance-of-american-football . Retrieved March 14, 2019 .↑ "2019 San Antonio Commanders Schedule" . https://fbschedules.com/san-antonio-commanders-schedule/ . Retrieved February 3, 2019 .↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 9, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 1, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/week-1-aaf-referee-assignments-19/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 2, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/alliance-of-american-football-week-2-2019/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 22, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 3, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/alliance-of-american-football-week-3-2019/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ @NWSBirmingham (March 3, 2019). "SEVERE STORMS LIKELY for SE Central AL Counties" . https://twitter.com/NWSBirmingham/status/1102186477595832320 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 4, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/alliance-of-american-football-week-4-2019/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 9, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 5, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-5-2019/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 14, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 6, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-6-2019/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 21, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 7, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-7-2019/ . Retrieved March 22, 2019 . ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 28, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 8, 2019" . http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-8-2019/ . Retrieved March 31, 2019 .
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