San Diego Fleet

{{Short description|Professional American football franchise}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox indoor American football team

|name=San Diego Fleet

|logo=SanDiegoFleet.png

|logosize=

|established=2018

|folded=2019

|location=San Diego, California

|stadium years=

SDCCU Stadium (2019)

|coach=Mike Martz

|manager=Dave Boller

|league=Alliance of American Football

  • Western Conference (2019)

| team_history = * San Diego Fleet (2019)

|colors=Battleship Gray, Gray, Yellow, White
{{color box|#313D49}} {{color box|#A1A9AC}} {{color box|#FEC52E}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}

|president=Jeff Garner}}

The San Diego Fleet was a professional American football team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league began play in February 2019, with the team playing its home games at SDCCU Stadium. They were coached by former NFL head coach Mike Martz. The team was one of the two professional football teams playing in San Diego, along with the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League, and the first since the San Diego Chargers moved to Los Angeles in 2017.

In April 2019, the league suspended football operations and allowed players to break their contracts. On April 17, the league filed for bankruptcy, cutting the season short and putting all eight teams out of business, since under the AAF organizational plan all teams were funded by the central organization.{{cite news|url=https://missiontimescourier.com/the-fleets-fleeting-success-in-san-diego/|title=The Fleet's fleeting success in San Diego|last=Curlee|first=Doug|date=May 10, 2019|work=Mission Times Courier|access-date=28 May 2019}}

History

The Alliance San Diego team and head coach, Mike Martz, was announced by the Alliance of American Football on May 29, 2018.{{cite news|last1=Krasovic|first1=Tom|title=AAF confirms San Diego is getting football team; what should it call itself?|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/nfl/sd-sp-chargers-don-coryell-nfl-afl-mike-martz-20180528-story.html|access-date=29 May 2018|publisher=San Diego Union-Tribune}} Early reports had Rick Neuheisel coaching the team before he instead agreed to take the coaching job in Phoenix.{{cite web|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/04/10/rick-neuheisel-nothing-has-been-finalized-with-coaching-return/|title=Rick Neuheisel: "Nothing has been finalized" with coaching return|work=Pro Football Talk|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=April 11, 2018}} Alliance San Diego's name, logo and colors were revealed on September 25, 2018, as the San Diego Fleet (battleship gray, yellow and silver gray) along with the other three western teams. The name indicates the city's ties to the United States Navy.{{cite news |last1=Benjamin |first1=Cody |title=LOOK: Here's a full list of team names and logos from the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-heres-a-full-list-of-team-names-and-logos-from-the-alliance-of-american-football/ |access-date=October 3, 2018 |work=CBSSports.com |date=September 25, 2018 |language=en}}

The team pays $25,000 per game in rent to use SDCCU Stadium and covers an additional $160,000 per game in other game-related expenses the city incurs.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2019/02/18/aaf-football-san-diego-fleet/2903068002|title=Pro football returns to San Diego: Here's what it's like at an AAF Fleet game|first=Brent|last=Schrotenboer|work=USA Today|date=February 18, 2019|access-date=February 22, 2019}}

The Fleet held the first-overall pick in the league's 2019 AAF QB Draft,{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Dana |title=Alliance of American Football league to hold 'Protect or Pick' quarterback draft |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/football/2018/10/31/aaf-hold-new-protect-pick-quarterback-draft/1835643002/ |access-date=November 5, 2018 |work=AZ Central |publisher=USA Today Network |date=October 31, 2018 |language=en}} which was used to protect Josh Johnson.{{cite web|last=Wilson|first=Ryan|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/alliance-of-american-football-qb-draft-aaron-murray-christian-hackenberg-highlight-qbs-taken/|title=Alliance of American Football QB Draft: Aaron Murray, Christian Hackenberg highlight QBs taken|publisher=CBSSports.com|date=November 27, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2018}} Johnson, who signed with the NFL's Washington Redskins before the end of the 2018 season, never played for the Fleet.{{cite web|title=Redskins Sign Josh Johnson, Three Others; Place Quinton Dunbar, Trey Quinn And Jonathan Cooper On Injured Reserve|url=https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-sign-josh-johnson-three-others-place-quinton-dunbar-trey-quinn-and-jona|website=Redskins.com|date=December 5, 2018}} The final 52-man roster was set on January 30.{{cite web|url=https://aaf.com/san-diego-fleet-sets-final-roster|title=San Diego Fleet sets final roster|work=Alliance of American Football|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=January 30, 2019}}

Dre Bly, who had played cornerback for Martz with the St. Louis Rams, was originally slated to coach defensive backs, but stepped down to take a similar position at the University of North Carolina.{{cite news|title=New coach Dré Bly, a former star cornerback, remembers his UNC 'rude boy' days (it's a mindset)|url=https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article222811950.html|access-date=February 3, 2019 |work=Charlotte News & Observer |date=December 11, 2018 |language=en}} Former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna was also announced as the team's offensive coordinator in June 2018.{{cite web|last=Crabtree|first=Curtis|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/01/san-diego-aaf-team-to-have-coaching-staff-filled-with-nfl-names/|title=San Diego AAF team to have coaching staff filled with NFL names|publisher=Profootballtalk.com|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=October 11, 2018}} However, he did not coach a game for the Fleet as he was hired by the Dallas Cowboys in January 2019 to become their quarterbacks coach.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25809632/ex-nfl-qb-jon-kitna-become-cowboys-qb-coach|title=Cowboys to hire Jon Kitna as quarterbacks coach|work=ESPN|date=January 20, 2019|access-date=January 25, 2019}}

The team's first game was a loss at the Alamodome against the San Antonio Commanders on Saturday, February 9, 2019, with the game broadcast live on CBS.{{cite news |title=Alliance of American Football schedule released for Arizona Hotshots, other 7 teams |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/football/2018/10/16/alliance-american-football-arizona-hotshots-2019-schedule/1658993002/ |access-date=November 8, 2018 |work=AZ Central |publisher=USA Today Network |date=October 16, 2018 |language=en}} The Fleet won its first three home games before enthusiastic crowds and was third in attendance among the eight-team league.

On April 2, 2019, the Alliance for American Football suspended football operations,{{cite news |author=Kercheval, Ben |title=AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season |url=https://www.cbssports.com/aaf/news/aaf-operations-reportedly-suspended-leagues-future-in-doubt-after-eight-games-of-first-season/ |website=cbssports.com |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=2019-04-02}}{{cite web|website=ESPN|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26423928/source-aaf-immediately-suspend-operations|title=AAF to immediately suspend operations|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2019}} and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.{{Cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/aaf-keith-reaser-kansas-city-chiefs|title=AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown|first=Nick|last=Schwartz|work=USA Today|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=April 4, 2019}} The effect was to cancel the final two regular season games and the scheduled post-season playoffs.{{cite news|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/story/2019-04-02/san-diego-fleet-allliance-american-football-folding-nfl-nflpa|title=Alliance of American Football pulls the plug, taking San Diego Fleet down with it|last=Krasovic|first=Tom|date=April 2, 2019|work=San Diego Union Tribune|access-date=28 May 2019}} The Fleet athletes and coaches, who were in Orlando getting ready for a game against the Orlando Apollos, suddenly "found themselves paying their own hotel bills and buying their own plane tickets home."

The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.{{citation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/04/17/aaf-alliance-american-football-files-bankruptcy/3500708002/ |title=AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down |website=USA Today |date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=April 17, 2019}} The Fleet's final record for the abbreviated season was 3-5.

Final Roster

{{AAF final roster

|year=2019

|TeamName=San Diego Fleet

|Quarterbacks=

{{AAFplayer|11|Mike Bercovici}}

{{AAFplayer| 4|Alex Ross|d=American football}}

{{AAFplayer| 8|Alek Torgersen}}

|Running Backs=

{{AAFplayer|31|Paul James|link=no}}

{{AAFplayer|20|Bishop Sankey}}

{{AAFplayer|39|Terrell Watson}}

|Wide Receivers=

{{AAFplayer|83|Brian Brown|link=no}}

{{AAFplayer|16|Shay Fields}}

{{AAFplayer|10|Laquvionte Gonzalez|link=no}}

{{AAFplayer|80|Kyle Lewis|link=no}}

{{AAFplayer|82|Francis Owusu}}

{{AAFplayer|81|Nelson Spruce}}

|Tight Ends=

{{AAFplayer|85|Marcus Baugh}}

{{AAFplayer|88|Ben Johnson|d=tight end}}

{{AAFplayer|46|Darryl Richardson|link=no}}

|Offensive Linemen=

{{AAFplayer|75|Daniel Brunskill|T}}

{{AAFplayer|69|Brett Boyko|T}}

{{AAFplayer|74|Chris Gonzalez|link=no|G}}

{{AAFplayer|72|Darrell Greene|link=no|G}}

{{AAFplayer|62|Jeremiah Kolone|C}}

{{AAFplayer|68|Gerard Kough|link=no|T}}

{{AAFplayer|71|Damien Mama|G}}

{{AAFplayer|67|Beau Nunn|T}}

{{AAFplayer|79|Terry Poole|d=American football|T}}

|Defensive Linemen=

{{AAFplayer|93|Alex Barrett|DE}}

{{AAFplayer|97|Meffy Koloamatangi|DE}}

{{AAFplayer|94|Damontre Moore|DE}}

{{AAFplayer|91|Myles Nash|link=no|DE}}

{{AAFplayer|98|Gelen Robinson|link=no|DT}}

{{AAFplayer|92|Shakir Soto|DT}}

{{AAFplayer|92|Andrew Stelter|link=no|DT}}

{{AAFplayer|90|Tani Tupou|DT}}

{{AAFplayer|99|Aaron Jackson|link=no|DT}}

|Linebackers=

{{AAFplayer|41|Travis Feeney|OLB}}

{{AAFplayer|58|Frank Ginda|MLB}}

{{AAFplayer|53|John Lotulelei|OLB}}

{{AAFplayer|51|Kenneth Olugbode|link=no|OLB}}

{{AAFplayer|42|Eric Pinkins|OLB}}

{{AAFplayer|59|A. J. Tarpley|MLB}}

|Defensive Backs=

{{AAFplayer|33|Ron Brooks|CB}}

{{AAFplayer|36|Xavier Coleman|CB}}

{{AAFplayer|26|Greg Ducre|CB}}

{{AAFplayer|37|Kendall James|CB}}

{{AAFplayer|24|Kameron Kelly|CB}}

{{AAFplayer|22|Jordan Martin|link=no|FS}}

{{AAFplayer|28|Curtis Mikell|link=no|CB}}

{{AAFplayer|25|Ryan Moeller|link=no|SS}}

{{AAFplayer|27|Damarius Travis|link=no|SS}}

{{AAFplayer|34|Demetrius Wright|FS}}

|Special Teams=

{{AAFplayer|49|Ryan DiSalvo|link=no|LS}}

{{AAFplayer| 1|Donny Hageman|K}}

{{AAFplayer| 2|Sam Irwin-Hill|P}}

|Reserve Lists=

{{AAFplayer|21|Jude Adjei-Barimah|CB|IR}}

{{AAFplayer|18|Isaiah Burse|WR|IR}}

{{AAFplayer|89|Wayne Capers Jr.|link=no|WR|IR}}

{{AAFplayer|89|Gavin Escobar|TE|IR}}

{{AAFplayer|12|Dontez Ford|link=no|WR|IR}}

{{AAFplayer|32|Ja'Quan Gardner|link=no|RB|IR}}

{{AAFplayer|60|John Montelus|link=no|G|IR}}

{{AAFplayer| 9|Philip Nelson|d=American football|QB|IR}}

|Rights List=

  • Vacant

|active=52

|inactive=8

|-

|BC1=#313D49

|BDC1=#FEC52E

|FC1=#FFFFFF

|League=Alliance of American Football

}}

= Allocation pool =

The team's assigned area, which designates player rights, includes the following:{{cite news |last1=Inabinett |first1=Mark |date=July 12, 2018 |title=Alabama, Auburn players to go on Birmingham AAF team's assignment list |work=AL.com |publisher=Alabama Media Group |url=https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/07/alabama_auburn_on_birminghams.html |access-date=December 5, 2018}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

Colleges

{{col-3}}

{{col-3}}

National Football League (NFL)

Canadian Football League (CFL)

{{col-end}}

Staff

class="toccolours" style="text-align:left"

|+ colspan="7" style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|San Diego Fleet|border=2}}"|San Diego Fleet staff

colspan="7" style="text-align:right"|
style="vertical-align:top"|

|style="font-size:95%;vertical-align:top"|

Front office

  • President – Jeff Garner
  • General manager – Dave Boller

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

|width="35"| 

|style="vertical-align:top"|

|style="font-size:95%;vertical-align:top"|

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

2019 season

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = San Diego Fleet

| teamcolor =

| year = 2019

| no_prevseason = true

| no_nextseason = true

| record = 3–5

| league place = 3rd (tie), Western Conference

| coach = Mike Martz

| general manager = Dave Boller

| owner =

| stadium = SDCCU Stadium

| playoffs =

}}

=Final standings=

{{2019 AAF standings}}

=Schedule=

==Preseason==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" width="90" | Date

!rowspan="2" width="200"| Opponent

!colspan="2" width="200"| Results

!rowspan="2" width="200"| Location

width="140"| Score

!width="60" | Record

bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| January 27

Orlando ApollosL 28–310–1Alamodome

==Regular season==

All times Pacific

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" width="40" | Week

! rowspan="2" width="90" | Date

! rowspan="2" width="200" | Opponent

! colspan="2" width="200" | Results

! rowspan="2" width="200" | Location

! rowspan="2" width="80" | Attendance

width="140" | Score

! width="60" | Record

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! 1

| February 9

| at San Antonio Commanders

| L 6–15

| 0–1

| Alamodome

| 27,857

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 2

| February 17

| Atlanta Legends

| W 24–12

| 1–1

| SDCCU Stadium

| 20,019

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 3

| February 24

| San Antonio Commanders

| W 31–11

| 2–1

| SDCCU Stadium

| 14,789

bgcolor=#ffcccc

! 4

| March 2

| at Memphis Express

| L 23–26

| 2–2

| Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

| 13,621

bgcolor=#ccffcc

! 5

| March 9

| Salt Lake Stallions

| W 27–25

| 3–2

| SDCCU Stadium

| 20,823

bgcolor=#ffcccc

! 6

| March 17

| Birmingham Iron

| L 29–32

| 3–3

| SDCCU Stadium

| 20,986

bgcolor=#ffcccc

! 7

| March 24

| at Arizona Hotshots

| L 15–32

| 3–4

| Sun Devil Stadium

| 9,760

bgcolor=#ffcccc

! 8

| March 30

| at Salt Lake Stallions

| L 3–8

| 3–5

| Rice–Eccles Stadium

| 8,405

9

| April 6

| at Orlando Apollos

|colspan="2" rowspan="2" bgcolor=lightgrey| Not played

| Spectrum Stadium

|rowspan="2" bgcolor=lightgrey|

10

| April 14

| Arizona Hotshots

| SDCCU Stadium

{{cite web |title=2019 San Diego Fleet Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/san-diego-fleet-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=February 3, 2019}}

=Game summaries=

==Week 1: at San Antonio==

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|title=Week 1: San Diego Fleet at San Antonio Commanders – Game summary

|date=February 9

|time=5:00 p.m. PT

|road=Fleet

|R1=0|R2=6|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Commanders

|H1=0|H2=6|H3=0|H4=9

|stadium=Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

|attendance= 27,857

|weather=Indoors

|referee= Jeff Heaser{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/week-1-aaf-referee-assignments-19/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 1, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=February 9, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers= Spero Dedes, Trent Green, Tiki Barber, and Jamie Erdahl

|reference= [https://noextrapoints.com/boxscores/week-1-sa-sd/ NoExtraPoints] [https://aaf.com/games/s1/w1/san-diego-at-san-antonio AAF]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • SA – Nick Rose 29-yard field goal, 10:39. Commanders 3–0.
  • SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, 3:50. Commanders 6–0.
  • SD – Donny Hageman 47-yard field goal, 1:17. Commanders 6–3.
  • SD – Donny Hageman 28-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 6–6.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • SA – Kenneth Farrow II 3-yard run (run failed), 14:56. Commanders 12–6.
  • SA – Nick Rose 28-yard field goal, 3:34. Commanders 15–6.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

}}

==Week 2: vs. Atlanta==

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|title=Week 2: Atlanta Legends at San Diego Fleet – Game summary

|date=February 17

|time=5:00 p.m. PT

|road=Legends

|R1=9|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3

|home=Fleet

|H1=0|H2=6|H3=3|H4=15

|stadium=SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=20,019

|weather=

|referee=Brandon Cruse{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/alliance-of-american-football-week-2-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 2, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=February 13, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=NFL Network

|TVAnnouncers= Andrew Siciliano, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew

|reference= [https://noextrapoints.com/boxscores/week-2-sd-atl/ NoExtraPoints] [https://aaf.com/games/s1/w2/atlanta-at-san-diego AAF]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Donny Hageman 46-yard field goal, 1:39. Legends 9–3.
  • SD – Donny Hageman 43-yard field goal, 0:08. Legends 9–6.

Third quarter

  • SD – Donny Hageman 26-yard field goal, 12:10. Legends 9–9.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Younghoe Koo 26-yard field goal, 14:54. Legends 12–9.
  • SD – Ja'Quan Gardner 8-yard run (pass failed), 9:04. Fleet 15–12.
  • SD – Ja'Quan Gardner 7-yard run (run failed), 4:00. Fleet 21–12.
  • SD – Donny Hageman 33-yard field goal, 0:35. Fleet 24–12.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ATL – Lawrence Pittman – 9 carries, 42 yards
  • SD – Ja'Quan Gardner – 15 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

}}

==Week 3: vs. San Antonio==

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|title=Week 3: San Antonio Commanders at San Diego Fleet – Game summary

|date=February 24

|time=5:00 p.m. PT

|road=Commanders

|R1=8|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0

|home=Fleet

|H1=6|H2=16|H3=6|H4=3

|stadium=SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=14,789

|weather=

|referee=Tra Blake{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/alliance-of-american-football-week-3-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 3, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=February 22, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=NFL Network

|TVAnnouncers= Dan Hellie, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew

|reference=[https://noextrapoints.com/boxscores/week-3-sd-sa/ NoExtraPoints] [https://aaf.com/games/s1/w3/san-antonio-at-san-diego AAF]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – A. J. Tarpley 27-yard interception return (Terrell Watson run), 11:02. Fleet 14–8.
  • SD – Nelson Spruce 18-yard pass from Philip Nelson (Terrell Watson run), 2:13. Fleet 22–8.

Third quarter

  • SD – Ja'Quan Gardner 83-yard run (pass failed), 8:21. Fleet 28–8.
  • SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, 3:29. Fleet 28–11.

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

  • SA – Trey Williams – 7 carries, 75 yards
  • SD – Ja'Quan Gardner – 12 carries, 122 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • SA – Mekale McKay – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD
  • SD – Nelson Spruce – 4 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TD

}}

==Week 4: at Memphis==

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|title=Week 4: San Diego Fleet at Memphis Express – Game summary

|date=March 2

|time=1:00 p.m. PT

|road=Fleet

|R1=14|R2=6|R3=0|R4=3

|home=Express

|H1=3|H2=12|H3=0|H4=11

|stadium=Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee

|attendance=13,621

|weather=

|referee=James Carter{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/alliance-of-american-football-week-4-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 4, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=February 27, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=B/R Live

|TVAnnouncers=Mark Malone, James Jones

|reference=[https://noextrapoints.com/boxscores/week-4-mem-sd/ NoExtraPoints] [https://aaf.com/games/s1/w4/san-diego-at-memphis AAF]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • MEM – Austin MacGinnis 40-yard field goal, 10:58. Fleet 14–6.
  • SD – Marcus Baugh 30-yard pass from Alex Ross (run failed), 5:41. Fleet 20–6.
  • MEM – Austin MacGinnis 35-yard field goal, 1:55. Fleet 20–9.
  • MEM – Zach Mettenberger 1-yard run (pass failed), 0:18. Fleet 20–15.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Donny Hageman 46-yard field goal, 14:03. Fleet 23–15.
  • MEM – Terrence Magee 6-yard pass from Zach Mettenberger (Zach Mettenberger run), 6:01. Tied 23–23.
  • MEM – Austin MacGinnis 45-yard field goal, 2:42. Express 26–23.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SD – Dontez Ford – 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
  • MEM – Reece Horn – 4 receptions, 63 yards

}}

==Week 5: vs. Salt Lake==

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|title=Week 5: Salt Lake Stallions at San Diego Fleet – Game summary

|date=March 9

|time=5:00 p.m. PT

|road=Stallions

|R1=8|R2=0|R3=3|R4=14

|home=Fleet

|H1=3|H2=3|H3=12|H4=9

|stadium=SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=20,823

|weather=

|referee=Jeff Heaser{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-5-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 5, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=March 9, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=NFL Network

|TVAnnouncers=Dan Hellie, Steve Mariucci, Marvin Lewis

|reference=[https://noextrapoints.com/boxscores/week-5-sd-sl/ NoExtraPoints] [https://aaf.com/games/s1/w5/salt-lake-at-san-diego AAF]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Donny Hageman 34-yard field goal, 13:15. Stallions 8–6.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Kameron Kelly 23-yard interception return (run failed), 9:26. Fleet 24–11.
  • SL – Joel Bouagnon 4-yard run (run failed), 4:02. Fleet 24–17.
  • SL – Nick Truesdell 6-yard pass from Josh Woodrum (Josh Woodrum–Kenny Bell), 0:51. Stallions 25–24.
  • SD – Donny Hageman 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Fleet 27–25.

|stats=

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SL – De'Mornay Pierson-El – 8 receptions, 130 yards
  • SD – Dontez Ford – 3 receptions, 94 yards

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==Week 6: vs. Birmingham==

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|title=Week 6: Birmingham Iron at San Diego Fleet – Game summary

|date=March 17

|time=5:00 p.m. PT

|road=Iron

|R1=6|R2=9|R3=6|R4=11

|home=Fleet

|H1=3|H2=6|H3=14|H4=6

|stadium=SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

|attendance=20,986

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|referee=John O’Neill{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-6-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 6, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=March 14, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=CBS Sports Network

|TVAnnouncers=Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen

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First quarter

  • SD – Donny Hageman 36-yard field goal, 6:54. Fleet 3–0.
  • BIRM – Trent Richardson 13-yard pass from Luis Perez (pass failed), 0:27. Iron 6–3.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • BIRM – Trent Richardson 2-yard run (pass failed), 10:38. Iron 21–9.
  • SD – Terrell Watson 2-yard run (Mike Bercovici–Brian Brown pass), 8:56. Iron 21–17.
  • SD – Terrell Watson 12-yard pass from Mike Bercovici (run failed), 4:57. Fleet 23–21.

Fourth quarter

  • BIRM – L'Damian Washington 23-yard pass from Luis Perez (Luis Perez–L'Damian Washington pass), 14:10. Iron 29–23.
  • SD – Francis Owusu 13-yard pass from Mike Bercovici (pass failed), 4:32. Tied 29–29.
  • BIRM – Nick Novak 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Iron 32–29.

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Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • BIRM – L'Damian Washington – 4 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD
  • SD – Dontez Ford – 3 receptions, 72 yards

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==Week 7: at Arizona==

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|title=Week 7: San Diego Fleet at Arizona Hotshots – Game summary

|date=March 24

|time=1:00 p.m. PT

|road=Fleet

|R1=9|R2=6|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Hotshots

|H1=9|H2=14|H3=0|H4=9

|stadium=Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

|attendance=9,760

|weather=Sunny, {{convert|77|F|C}}

|referee=Reggie Smith{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-7-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 7, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=March 22, 2019}}

|TV=CBS Sports Network

|TVAnnouncers=Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, Melanie Collins

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|scoring=

First quarter

  • SD – Terrell Watson 3-yard run (pass failed), 11:03. Fleet 6–0.
  • ARIZ – Trevor Knight 7-yard run (run failed), 6:55. Tied 6–6.
  • SD – Donny Hageman 47-yard field goal, 2:31. Fleet 9–6.
  • ARIZ – Nick Folk 54-yard field goal, 0:32. Tied 9–9.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • ARIZ – John Wolford 35-yard run (pass failed), 6:08. Hotshots 29–15.
  • ARIZ – Nick Folk 20-yard field goal, 3:52. Hotshots 32–15.

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Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

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==Week 8: at Salt Lake==

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|title=Week 8: San Diego Fleet at Salt Lake Stallions – Game summary

|date=March 30

|time=5:00 p.m. PT

|road=Fleet

|R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=3

|home=Stallions

|H1=0|H2=8|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Rice–Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, Utah

|attendance=8,405

|weather=Cloudy, {{convert|49|F|C}}

|referee=Brandon Cruse{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/03/alliance-of-american-football-week-8-2019/ |title=Alliance of American Football: Week 8, 2019 |first=Cameron |last=Filipe |website=Football Zebras |date=March 28, 2019 |access-date=March 30, 2019}}

|TV=NFL Network

|TVAnnouncers=Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis, Jason Fisher

|reference=[https://noextrapoints.com/boxscores/week-8-sl-sd/ NoExtraPoints] [https://aaf.com/games/s1/w8/g2/san-diego-at-salt-lake AAF]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • SD – Donny Hageman 29-yard field goal, 10:45. Stallions 8–3.

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Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

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Media

On February 7, 2019, the Fleet announced that KLSD and KOGO would be the team's flagship radio stations.{{Cite web|url=https://aaf.com/xtra-1360-to-be-fleets-flagship-station-in-2019|title=XTRA 1360 to be Fleet's flagship station in 2019|first=Jeff|last=Goldberg|website=aaf.com|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2019}} Jon Schaeffer handled play-by-play with former Charger Rich Ohrnberger doing color commentary. KOGO also airs in greater L.A.{{cite web|url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/fleet-and-iheartmedia-announce-flagship-agreement/n-5445632|title=Fleet and IHeartMedia Announce Flagship Agreement|work=Our Sports Central|date=February 7, 2019|access-date=February 10, 2019}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite news |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/story/2019-04-02/san-diego-fleet-allliance-american-football-folding-nfl-nflpa |title=Alliance of American Football pulls the plug, taking San Diego Fleet down with it |first=Tom |last=Krasovic |website=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=April 3, 2019}}

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