# San Antonio Commanders

The San Antonio Commanders were a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league began play in February 2019. The team played their home games at the Alamodome. The team was led by head coach Mike Riley.
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended, and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams. The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019. The league left debts of over $1.4 million to three local hotels and $200,000 to a catering business.

## History

The Alliance San Antonio charter team of the Alliance of American Football spring league was announced on June 21, 2018. Also, the league announced former San Diego Chargers coach Mike Riley as head coach and former Dallas Cowboys fullback Daryl Johnston as General Manager of the team. The western four teams' names and logos were revealed on September 25 with San Antonio as the Commanders. The name is a tribute to San Antonio's military history, with maroon and silver representing the city and the small swords carried by military officers, respectively.
The final 52-man roster was set on January 30, 2019. The team's first game was a 15–6 win at home against the San Diego Fleet on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
The Commanders, who drew an average of approximately 27,720 fans to each home game, were by far the best-attended team in the AAF.
The league was suspended on April 2, 2019, with about 20 minutes left in the Commanders' practice. "It ended in the blink of an eye. Like that," Riley said later.
The next year, the XFL began discussions about relocating one of its eight teams to San Antonio; this would eventually bear fruit with the San Antonio Brahmas in 2023.

## Final roster
### Allocation pool

The team's assigned area, which designated player rights, included the following:

## 2019 season
### Final standings

2019 Alliance of American Football standingsvte :
| 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 ||||||||||

### Schedule
#### Preseason

| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Location |
| Week | Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Location |
| – | Monday | January 28 | Atlanta Legends | W 37–11 | | Alamodome |

#### Regular season

All times Central
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | TV | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday | February 9 | 7:00 p.m. | CBS | San Diego Fleet | W 15–6 | 1–0 | Alamodome | 27,857 |
| 2 | Sunday | February 17 | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN | Orlando Apollos | L 29–37 | 1–1 | Alamodome | 29,176 |
| 3 | Sunday | February 24 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | at San Diego Fleet | L 11–31 | 1–2 | SDCCU Stadium | 14,789 |
| 4 | Sunday | March 3 | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN | at Birmingham Iron | W 12–11 | 2–2 | Legion Field | 6,539 |
| 5 | Sunday | March 10 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | at Arizona Hotshots | W 29–25 | 3–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 9,351 |
| 6 | Sunday | March 17 | 3:00 p.m. | CBSSN | at Atlanta Legends | W 37–6 | 4–2 | Georgia State Stadium | 10,619 |
| 7 | Saturday | March 23 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | Salt Lake Stallions | W 19–15 | 5–2 | Alamodome | 30,345 |
| 8 | Sunday | March 31 | 7:00 p.m. | NFLN | Arizona Hotshots | L 6–23 | 5–3 | Alamodome | 23,504 |
| 9 | Saturday | April 6 | 11:00 a.m. | CBS† KMYS | Memphis Express | Not played | Not played | Alamodome | |
| 10 | Friday | April 12 | 7:00 p.m. | B/R Live KMYS | at Salt Lake Stallions | Not played | Not played | Rice–Eccles Stadium | |
† Changed from original time and network.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: San Diego

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fleet | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Commanders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: February 9
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 27,857
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Trent Green, Tiki Barber, and Jamie Erdahl
* NoExtraPoints AAF
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
SD – Mike Bercovici – 15/25, 176 yards, 2 INT
SA – Logan Woodside – 18/36, 255 yards, 2 INT
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
SD – Damontre Moore, 5 tackles
SA – Orion Stewart, 4 tackles :
With the win, the Commanders started 1–0.

#### Week 2: Orlando

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Apollos | 0 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 37 |
| Commanders | 12 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: February 17
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 29,176
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
* NoExtraPoints AAF
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
ORL – Garrett Gilbert – 19/28, 393 yards, 2 TD
SA – Logan Woodside – 20/39, 223 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commanders | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| Fleet | 6 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 31 |
at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego California
* Date: February 24
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
* Game attendance: 14,789
* Referee: Tra Blake
* TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
* NoExtraPoints AAF
Game information :
First Quarter
(14:47) SA– Logan Woodside 47-yard pass to Mekale McKay (Logan Woodside pass to Evan Rodriguez), Commanders 8–0
(3:17) SD – Philip Nelson 3-yard pass to Nelson Spruce (pass failed), Commanders 8–6
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
SA – Logan Woodside – 12/23, 151 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
SD – Philip Nelson – 17/25, 193 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commanders | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Iron | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
* Date: March 3
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CT
* Game weather: Storm warning
* Game attendance: 6,539
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
* NoExtraPoints AAF
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
SA – Logan Woodside – 11/25, 44 yards
BIRM – Luis Perez – 19/39, 202 yards, 2 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commanders | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Hotshots | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: March 10
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
* Game attendance: 9,351
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (NFL Network): Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
* NoExtraPoints AAF
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
(5:31) ARIZ – John Wolford 45-yard pass to Rashad Ross (John Wolford rush), Commanders 26–8
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
SA – Logan Woodside – 21/27, 290 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
ARIZ – John Wolford – 19/33, 246 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commanders | 6 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
| Legends | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: March 17
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CT
* Game attendance: 10,619
* Referee: James Carter
* TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
* NoExtraPoints AAF
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
SA – Logan Woodside – 17/23, 164 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Aaron Murray – 30/41, 215 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stallions | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Commanders | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: March 23
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 30,345
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (NFL Network): Dan Hellie, Steve Mariucci, Jason Fisher
* NoExtraPoints AAF
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
(5:25) SA – Marquise Williams 36-yard pass to Trey Williams (Marquise Williams pass to Greg Ward Jr.), Commanders 17–9
(1:54) SL – Josh Woodrum 21-yard pass to Terrell Newby (pass intercepted by De'Vante Bausby and returned for defensive 2-pt), Commanders 19–15
Top Passers
SL – Josh Woodrum – 22/35, 229 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
SA – Logan Woodside – 13/19, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top Rushers
SL – Joel Bouagnon – 9 carries, 35 yards
SA – Marquise Williams – 6 carries, 19 yards
Top Receivers
SL – Nick Truesdell – 4 receptions, 74 yards
SA – Evan Rodriguez – 3 receptions, 71 yards :
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hotshots | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 23 |
| Commanders | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
* Date: March 31
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 23,504
* Referee: Tra Blake
* TV announcers (NFL Network): Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
* NoExtraPoints AAF
Game information :
First Quarter
(9:18) ARIZ – John Wolford 58-yard pass to Rashad Ross (pass failed), Hotshots 6–0
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
ARIZ – John Wolford – 17/23, 216 yards, 1 TD
SA – Marquise Williams – 17/23, 130 yards
Top Rushers
ARIZ – Justin Stockton – 4 carries, 34 yards
SA – David Cobb – 9 carries, 59 yards
Top Receivers
ARIZ – Rashad Ross – 4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
SA – Greg Ward Jr. – 5 receptions, 48 yards :

## Media

In addition to league-wide television coverage through NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, TNT, and B/R Live, Commanders' games were also broadcast on local radio by KZDC, an ESPN Radio affiliate. The team also had a television agreement with local station KMYS of the Sinclair Broadcast Group to carry all Commanders' games that were not broadcast nationally.