2012 Philadelphia Soul season

2012 Philadelphia Soul season
Head coach	Doug Plank
Home field	Wells Fargo Center
Results
Record	15–3
Division place	1st AC East
Playoff finish	Won Conference Semifinal (VooDoo) 66–53 Won Conference Championship (Sharks) 89–34 Lost ArenaBowl XXV (Rattlers) 54–72

The 2012 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

East Division
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	DIV	CON	Home	Away
z-Philadelphia Soul	15	3	.833	1228	919	4–2	12–2	7–2	8–1
Cleveland Gladiators	8	10	.444	879	875	4–2	6–8	5–4	3–6
Milwaukee Mustangs	5	13	.278	960	1062	3–3	4–7	2–6	3–7
Pittsburgh Power	5	13	.278	827	963	1–5	4–9	1–8	4–5

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

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.^[1]

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	[2]
3	Friday	March 23	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Pittsburgh Power	W 84–59	2–0	Consol Energy Center	[3]
4	Sunday	April 1	6:05 p.m. EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	L 62–68	2–1	Wells Fargo Center	[4]
5	Saturday	April 7	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Georgia Force	W 92–42	3–1	Arena at Gwinnett Center	[5]
6	Sunday	April 15	6:05 p.m. EDT	San Jose SaberCats	W 61–55	4–1	Wells Fargo Center	[6]
7	Friday	April 20	8:00 p.m. EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 83–48	5–1	Wells Fargo Center	[7]
8	Saturday	April 28	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Orlando Predators	W 69–53	6–1	Amway Center	[8]
9	Saturday	May 5	7:05 p.m. EDT	Milwaukee Mustangs	L 63–64	6–2	Wells Fargo Center	[9]
10	Saturday	May 12	7:05 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	W 56–38	7–2	Wells Fargo Center	[10]
11	Friday	May 18	11:00 p.m. EDT	at Spokane Shock	L 47–65	7–3	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena	[11]
12	Sunday	May 27	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 55–33	8–3	Quicken Loans Arena	[12]
13	Saturday	June 2	7:05 p.m. EDT	Orlando Predators	W 79–48	9–3	Wells Fargo Center	[13]
14	Friday	June 8	8:00 p.m. EDT	at Milwaukee Mustangs	W 69–62	10–3	BMO Harris Bradley Center	[14]
15	Saturday	June 16	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Jacksonville Sharks	W 62–27	11–3	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	[15]
16	Sunday	June 24	6:05 p.m. EDT	Pittsburgh Power	W 69–34	12–3	Wells Fargo Center	[16]
17	Saturday	June 30	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	W 83–79	13–3	Tampa Bay Times Forum	[17]
18	Sunday	July 8	6:05 p.m. EDT	Spokane Shock	W 62–48	14–3	Wells Fargo Center	[18]
19	Bye
20	Sunday	July 22	6:05 p.m. EDT	Utah Blaze	W 69–34	15–3	Wells Fargo Center	[19]

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	[20]
AC Championship	Friday	August 3	8:00 p.m. EDT	Jacksonville Sharks	W 89–34	Wells Fargo Center	[21]
ArenaBowl XXV	Friday	August 10	10:30 p.m. EDT	Arizona Rattlers	L 54–72	New Orleans Arena	[22]

References

1. "AFL, Soul Release Regular-Season Schedule". Philadelphia Soul. October 6, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
2. "Blocked Field Goal Lifts Soul to 63–62 Win over VooDoo". Philadelphia Soul. March 18, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
3. "Philadelphia Pulls Plug on Power in 84–59 Victory". Philadelphia Soul. March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
4. "Philadelphia Falls to Cleveland, 68–62, in Home Opener". Philadelphia Soul. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
5. "Soul Record-Setting Night in, 92–42 Win Over Georgia". Philadelphia Soul. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
6. "Soul Defeat SaberCats, 61–55, in Fight for the Top". Philadelphia Soul. April 14, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
7. "Soul Shines Through the Storm, 83–48". Philadelphia Soul. April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
8. "Soul Comeback to Topple Orlando, 69–53". Philadelphia Soul. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
9. "Soul Fall to Mustangs in Final Seconds, 64–63". Philadelphia Soul. May 5, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
10. "Soul Ride Late Surge to Defeat Jacksonville, 56–38". Philadelphia Soul. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
11. "Shock Jump Out Early, Defeat Soul, 65–47". Philadelphia Soul. May 19, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
12. "Soul Control East with Win over Gladiators, 55–33". Philadelphia Soul. May 27, 2012. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
13. "Soul Strike Early & Often To Defeat Orlando, 79–48". Philadelphia Soul. June 2, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
14. "Late Touchdown Lifts Soul over Mustangs, 69–62". Philadelphia Soul. June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
15. "Philadelphia Pounds Jacksonville, 62–27". Philadelphia Soul. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
16. "Soul Shuts Down the Power, 69–34". Philadelphia Soul. June 24, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
17. "Philadelphia Outlasts Tampa Bay, 83–79". Philadelphia Soul. June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
18. "Soul Defeats Shock, 62–48, for Record-Breaking Win". Philadelphia Soul. July 8, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
19. "Soul End Regular Season with 69–34 Victory over Utah". Philadelphia Soul. July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
20. "Soul Take Round One 66–53 Victory over VooDoo". Philadelphia Soul. July 28, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
21. "Soul Headed to ArenaBowl After Defeating Sharks, 89–34". Philadelphia Soul. August 3, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2012.
22. "Arizona Rattlers Win Avitae ArenaBowl XXV". Philadelphia Soul. August 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.