| 2018 Washington Valor season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
| Head coach | Dean Cokinos (fired week 5, 0–4 record) Benji McDowell (interim, 2–6 record) |
| Home field | Capital One Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–10 |
| League place | 4th |
| Playoff finish | Won ArenaBowl XXXI |
The 2018 Washington Valor season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Valor play at the Capital One Arena. The team finished fourth at the end of the regular season. After losing the first game of their semifinal series against the Albany Empire, the Valor won the second game and advanced to ArenaBowl XXXI by virtue of aggregate score. The Valor would go on to win the Arena Bowl by defeating the Baltimore Brigade 69–55.
| 2018 Arena Football League standings | |||||||||||
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| 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
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Kickers | Injured reserve
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The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018. [1]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
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| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Friday | April 14 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 56–61 | 0–1 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,358 | |
| 2 | Bye | ||||||||
| 3 | Saturday | April 28 | 3:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | L 49–52 | 0–2 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,164 | |
| 4 | Saturday | May 5 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | L 23–47 | 0–3 | Times Union Center | 10,065 | |
| 5 | Friday | May 11 | 7:00 PM EDT | Albany Empire | L 42–53 | 0–4 | Capital One Arena | 9,037 | |
| 6 | Saturday | May 19 | 3:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | L 41–42 | 0–5 | Capital One Arena | 7,198 | |
| 7 | Saturday | May 26 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | L 21–48 | 0–6 | Times Union Center | 7,847 | |
| 8 | Thursday | May 31 | 7:00 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 46–51 | 0–7 | Capital One Arena | 4,711 | |
| 9 | Sunday | June 10 | 1:00 PM EDT | at Philadelphia Soul | W 49–48 | 1–7 | Wells Fargo Center | 9,636 | |
| 10 | Friday | June 15 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 42–72 | 1–8 | Royal Farms Arena | 5,105 | |
| 11 | Friday | June 22 | 7:30 PM EDT | Philadelphia Soul | L 28–63 | 1–9 | Capital One Arena | 8,351 | |
| 12 | Friday | June 29 | 7:00 PM EDT | Albany Empire | L 41–55 | 1–10 | Capital One Arena | 5,044 | |
| 13 | Saturday | July 7 | 3:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | W 42–35 | 2–10 | Capital One Arena | 6,116 | |
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal #1 | Saturday | July 14 | 6:00 PM EDT | Albany Empire | L 56–57 OT | Capital One Arena |
| Semifinal #2 | Saturday | July 21 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | W 47–40 | Times Union Center |
| ArenaBowl XXXI | Saturday | July 28 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | W 69–55 | Royal Farms Arena |
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