2018 Baltimore Brigade season

The 2018 Baltimore Brigade season is the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Brigade play home games at the Royal Farms Arena.

2018 Baltimore Brigade season
Owner	Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Head coach	Omarr Smith
Home field	Royal Farms Arena
Results
Record	7–5
League place	2nd
Playoff finish	Lost ArenaBowl XXXI

Standings

2018 Arena Football League standings
Team	Overall			Points		Records
	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Away	GB	STK
(#)-Albany Empire	8	4	.667	646	564	4–3	4–1	—	W3
Baltimore Brigade	7	5	.583	605	562	5–1	2–4	1	L3
Philadelphia Soul	7	5	.583	612	577	3-2	4-3	1	L1
Washington Valor	2	10	.167	482	642	1–5	1–5	6	W1

^(#) - clinched regular season title

Staff

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

2018 Baltimore Brigade roster

Quarterbacks  7 Shane Boyd 12 Randy Hippeard Fullbacks 23 Rory Nixon Wide receivers 17 Brandon Collins 18 Quentin Sims  3 D. J. Stephens 14 Brandon Thompkins 84 Milton Williams		Offensive linemen 44 Rodney Austin 70 Colin Madison 63 Jordan McCray 50 Raymond McNeil 60 Jeremiah Warren Defensive linemen -- Cliff Dukes 24 Rodney Fritz 90 Monte Lewis 99 Justin Lawrence		Linebackers 55 Dexter Jackson Defensive backs 13 David Hyland  2 Michael Knight  1 Joe Powell  8 Clevan Thomas  5 Josh Victorian Kickers 19 Mark Lewis		Injured reserve  6 Willie Bailey DB (IR)  9 Damien Borel DL (IR) 11 Lamark Brown WR (IR)  4 Virgil Gray DB (IR)  7 Kendrick Ings WR (IR) 48 Royce LaFrance DL (IR)  2 Nias Martin DB (IR) -- Cleshawn Page DB (IR) 75 Kyron Samuels OL (IR) Other league exempt -- Rashaun Simonise WR (Exempt) League suspension -- Daniel Adams WR (Suspended) -- Qumain Black DB (Suspended) 93 Kendall Montgomery DL (Suspended) -- Rykeem Yates DL (Suspended) Refused to report Currently vacant Inactive reserve Currently vacant Recallable reassignment Rookies in italics Roster updated July 18, 2018 24 Active, 13 Inactive → More rosters

Schedule

Regular season

The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018.[1]

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
					Score	Record
1	Friday	April 13	7:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	W 61–56	1–0	Royal Farms Arena	5,358
2	Sunday	April 21	7:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 49–54	1–1	Wells Fargo Center	9,326
3	Saturday	April 28	3:00 PM EDT	Albany Empire	W 52–49	2–1	Royal Farms Arena	4,796
4	Friday	May 4	7:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 31–21	3–1	Royal Farms Arena	4,833
5	Bye
6	Saturday	May 19	3:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	W 42–41	4–1	Capital One Arena	7,198
7	Friday	May 25	7:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 54–35	5–1	Royal Farms Arena	5,035
8	Saturday	June 2	7:00 PM EDT	at Albany Empire	L 53–61	5–2	Times Union Center	8,056
9	Saturday	June 9	7:00 PM EDT	at Albany Empire	W 59–56	6–2	Times Union Center	8,767
10	Friday	June 15	7:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	W 72–42	7–2	Royal Farms Arena	5,105
11	Saturday	June 23	7:30 PM EDT	Albany Empire	L 49–56	7–3	Royal Farms Arena	5,552
12	Saturday	June 30	7:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	L 48–49	7–4	Wells Fargo Center	8,432
13	Saturday	July 7	3:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	L 35–42	7–5	Capital One Arena	6,116

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Result	Location	Attendance
Semifinal #1	Sunday	July 15	6:00 PM EDT	at Philadelphia Soul	W 57–45	Wells Fargo Center	8,164
Semifinal #2	Friday	July 20	7:00 PM EDT	Philadelphia Soul	W 53–41	Royal Farms Arena	5,139
ArenaBowl XXXI	Saturday	July 28	7:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	L 55–69	Royal Farms Arena	8,183

References

1. "Arena Football League to Kick Off 2018 Season with New Playoff Rules, More Ticket Options for Fans". AFL. February 13, 2018.