The Philadelphia Soul season was the seventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Doug Plank and played their home games at Wells Fargo Center. The Soul had the best record in the league at 15–3, and were able to advance to ArenaBowl XXV. However, they would be defeated by the Arizona Rattlers by a 72–54 score.
Standings
Schedule
Regular season The Soul had a bye week during the season's opening week, and began the season in week 2 on the road against the New Orleans VooDoo on March 18. Their first home game was on April 1 against the Cleveland Gladiators. They hosted the Utah Blaze on July 22 to conclude the regular season.
Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report Score Record 1 Bye 2 Sunday March 18 4:00 p.m. EDT at New Orleans VooDoo W 63–62 1–0 New Orleans Arena 3 Friday March 23 8:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 84–59 2–0 Consol Energy Center 4 Sunday April 1 6:05 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 62–68 2–1 Wells Fargo Center 5 Saturday April 7 7:00 p.m. EDT at Georgia Force W 92–42 3–1 Arena at Gwinnett Center 6 Sunday April 15 6:05 p.m. EDT San Jose SaberCats W 61–55 4–1 Wells Fargo Center 7 Friday April 20 8:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 83–48 5–1 Wells Fargo Center 8 Saturday April 28 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 69–53 6–1 Amway Center 9 Saturday May 5 7:05 p.m. EDT Milwaukee Mustangs L 63–64 6–2 Wells Fargo Center 10 Saturday May 12 7:05 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 56–38 7–2 Wells Fargo Center 11 Friday May 18 11:00 p.m. EDT at Spokane Shock L 47–65 7–3 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 12 Sunday May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 55–33 8–3 Quicken Loans Arena 13 Saturday June 2 7:05 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 79–48 9–3 Wells Fargo Center 14 Friday June 8 8:00 p.m. EDT at Milwaukee Mustangs W 69–62 10–3 BMO Harris Bradley Center 15 Saturday June 16 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 62–27 11–3 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 16 Sunday June 24 6:05 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power W 69–34 12–3 Wells Fargo Center 17 Saturday June 30 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 83–79 13–3 Tampa Bay Times Forum 18 Sunday July 8 6:05 p.m. EDT Spokane Shock W 62–48 14–3 Wells Fargo Center 19 Bye 20 Sunday July 22 6:05 p.m. EDT Utah Blaze W 69–34 15–3 Wells Fargo Center
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report AC Semifinals Saturday July 28 7:05 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 66–53 Wells Fargo Center AC Championship Friday August 3 8:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 89–34 Wells Fargo Center ArenaBowl XXV Friday August 10 10:30 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 54–72 New Orleans Arena
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