The Philadelphia Soul season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Soul played at the Wells Fargo Center. The Soul won their second ArenaBowl the previous season beating the Arizona Rattlers. The Soul lost once in the regular season and repeated as ArenaBowl Champions in the playoffs after defeating the Tampa Bay Storm 44–40 in ArenaBowl XXX.
Staff
2017 Philadelphia Soul staff Front office Majority owner – Craig A. Spencer Majority owner – Ron Jaworski Ownership group – Pete Ciarrocchi Ownership group – Cosmo DeNicola Ownership group – Martin E. Judge Ownership Group - Marques Colston Ownership Group - Dick Vermeil Ownership Group - Nicholas Giuffre Ownership Group - Jahri Evans Ownership Group - Philip Jaurigue Ownership Group - Stewart Anmuth Ownership Group - Gil Peter Ownership Group - Hal Brunson Vice President/COO – John Adams General manager – Phil Bogle CIO – Greg Strickland Head coach Head coach – Clint Dolezel
Offensive coaches Assistant head coach – Phil Bogle Offensive Coordinator - Steve Criswell
Defensive coaches Defensive backs – Bernie Nowotarski
Roster
2017 Philadelphia Soul roster Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Wide receivers Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kicker Injured reserve
Refused to report
League suspension
Other league exempt
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment currently vacant
rookies in italics Roster updated August 24, 2017
Schedule
Regular season The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017. Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report Score Record 1 Bye 2 Saturday April 15 7:00 PM EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 56–52 1–0 Amalie Arena 9,071 3 Saturday April 22 7:00 PM EDT at Washington Valor W 49–31 2–0 Verizon Center 12,122 4 Saturday April 29 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 69–34 3–0 Wells Fargo Center 11,833 5 Saturday May 6 7:00 PM EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 69–67 4–0 Quicken Loans Arena 10,389 6 Saturday May 13 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 61–56 5–0 Wells Fargo Center 9,857 7 Saturday May 20 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 64–46 6–0 Wells Fargo Center 7,667 8 Saturday May 27 1:00 PM EDT at Washington Valor W 48–47 7–0 Verizon Center 9,873 9 Bye 10 Saturday June 10 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators W 59–49 8–0 Wells Fargo Center 10,103 11 Saturday June 17 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 62–41 9–0 Wells Fargo Center 9,081 12 Saturday June 24 7:00 PM EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 59–28 10–0 Quicken Loans Arena 10,580 13 Bye 14 Saturday July 8 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade L 42–49 10–1 Royal Farms Arena 5,990 15 Saturday July 15 7:00 PM EDT Washington Valor W 68–41 11–1 Wells Fargo Center 10,149 16 Bye 17 Saturday July 29 1:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade W 70–21 12–1 Royal Farms Arena 5,327 18 Saturday August 5 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 41–28 13–1 Wells Fargo Center 9,071
Playoffs Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report AFL Semifinals Saturday August 12 4:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 69–54 Wells Fargo Center 9,287 ArenaBowl XXX Saturday August 26 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 44–40 Wells Fargo Center 13,648
Standings
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