2017 Baltimore Brigade season

The 2017 Baltimore Brigade season was the first season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Brigade played at the Royal Farms Arena.

2017 Baltimore Brigade season
Owner	Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Omarr Smith
Home field	Royal Farms Arena
Results
Record	4–10
League place	4th
Playoff finish	Lost Semifinals 54–69 (Soul)

Staff

2017 Baltimore Brigade staff

	Front Office Chairman – Ted Leonsis			Coaches Head Coach – Omarr Smith Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach – Walt Housman Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coordinator – Virgil Gray Assistant – James Roe Assistant – Scott Bailey

Roster

The Brigade on June 3

2017 Baltimore Brigade roster

Quarterbacks  8 Shane Boyd  9 J. J. Raterink Fullbacks 23 Rory Nixon Wide receivers 19 Paul Browning 17 Brandon Collins  1 Reggie Gray 14 Brandon Thompkins 84 Milton Williams		Offensive linemen 55 Kody Afusia 63 Ben Clarke 77 Ian Joseph 70 Colin Madison 74 Antoine McClain Defensive linemen 92 Calvin Fance 99 Robert Hayes 40 Anthony McDaniel 58 Khreem Smith 67 Terrance Taylor		Linebackers  2 Dexter Davis Jr. Defensive backs  5 Qumain Black 11 Arkeith Brown  4 K. J. Morton 10 Varmah Sonie  7 Josh Victorian Kickers 45 Patrick Clarke		Injured reserve  6 Shane Carden QB (IR) -- Quinton Pointer DB (IR) 81 Julian Talley WR (IR) -- Lavasier Tuinei WR (IR)  4 LaQuan Williams WR (IR)  3 Trey Wolfe DB (IR) Other league exempt -- Alfonzo Dennard DB (Exempt) -- Travis Hawkins DB (Exempt) League suspension  9 Chase Cartwright QB (Suspended) 74 Jace Daniels OL (Suspended) -- Marcus Harris WR (Suspended) Refused to report -- Tayo Fabuluje OL (Did Not Report) -- Collin Keoshian DL (Did Not Report) Inactive reserve 56 Derrell Johnson LB Recallable reassignment Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated August 3, 2017 25 Active, 14 Inactive

Schedule

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
					Score	Record
1	Friday	April 7	7:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	L 38–51	0–1	Verizon Center	15,579	[2]
2	Sunday	April 16	3:00 PM EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 52–49	1–1	Quicken Loans Arena	5,758	[3]
3	Bye
4	Saturday	April 29	7:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 34–69	1–2	Wells Fargo Center	11,833	[4]
5	Sunday	May 7	1:00 PM EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	L 55–62	1–3	Royal Farms Arena	5,915	[5]
6	Saturday	May 13	7:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 56–61	1–4	Wells Fargo Center	9,857	[6]
7	Bye
8	Saturday	May 27	7:00 PM EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	W 63–60	2–4	Royal Farms Arena	5,190	[7]
9	Saturday	June 3	7:00 PM EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	L 35–47	2–5	Amalie Arena	9,880	[8]
10	Bye
11	Friday	June 16	7:00 PM EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	L 48–59	2–6	Quicken Loans Arena	10,877	[9]
12	Friday	June 23	7:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	W 51–41	3–6	Royal Farms Arena	6,095	[10]
13	Bye
14	Saturday	July 8	7:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 49–42	4–6	Royal Farms Arena	5,990	[11]
15	Saturday	July 15	7:00 PM EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	L 56–69	4–7	Royal Farms Arena	5,153	[12]
16	Saturday	July 22	7:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	L 30–34	4–8	Verizon Center	10,266	[13]
17	Saturday	July 29	1:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	L 21–70	4–9	Royal Farms Arena	5,327	[14]
18	Friday	August 4	7:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	L 35–41	4–10	Royal Farms Arena	6,089	[15]

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Attendance	Report
AFL Semifinals	Saturday	August 12	4:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 54–69	Wells Fargo Center	9,287	[16]

Standings

2017 Arena Football League standings
Team	Overall			Points		Records
	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Away	GB	STK
^(1)Philadelphia Soul	13	1	.929	817	590	7–0	6–1	—	W3
^(2)Tampa Bay Storm	10	4	.714	710	662	6–1	4–3	3.0	L1
^(3)Cleveland Gladiators	5	9	.357	696	715	3–4	2–5	8.0	W1
^(4)Baltimore Brigade	4	10	.286	620	749	3–4	1–6	9.0	L4
Washington Valor	3	11	.214	565	692	2–5	1–6	10.0	W1

^(#) - playoff position secured

References

1. "Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule". arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
2. "Baltimore Brigade vs Washington Valor (Apr 7, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
3. "Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 16, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
4. "Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 29, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
5. "Tampa Bay Storm vs Baltimore Brigade (May 7, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 7, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
6. "Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (May 13, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
7. "Cleveland Gladiators vs Baltimore Brigade (May 27, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
8. "Baltimore Brigade vs Tampa Bay Storm (June 3, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
9. "Baltimore Brigade vs Cleveland Gladiators (Jun 16, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
10. "Washington Valor vs Baltimore Brigade (June 23, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
11. "Philadelphia Soul vs Baltimore Brigade (July 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
12. "Tampa Bay Storm vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
13. "Washington Valor vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
14. "Philadelphia Soul vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 29, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
15. "Washington Valor vs Baltimore Brigade (Aug 4, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
16. "Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 12, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2017.