2018 Philadelphia Soul season

The 2018 Philadelphia Soul season was the thirteenth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Soul played at the Wells Fargo Center. The team finished tied for second at the end of the regular season but was seeded third in the playoffs due to the AFL tiebreak procedure. They then lost both games in their aggregate score semi-final series against the Baltimore Brigade.

2018 Philadelphia Soul season
OwnerRon Jaworski
Craig Spencer
Pete Ciarrocchi
General managerPhil Bogle
Head coachClint Dolezel
Home fieldWells Fargo Center
Results
Record7–5
League place3rd
Playoff finishEliminated in semifinals

Standings

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2018 Arena Football League standings
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

Staff

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2018 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
 

Head coach

Offensive coaches

  • Assistant head coach – Phil Bogle
  • Offensive Coordinator - Steve Criswell

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive backs – Bernie Nowotarski

Roster

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2018 Philadelphia Soul roster
Quarterbacks


Fullbacks


Wide receivers


Offensive linemen


Defensive linemen


Linebackers


Defensive backs


Kicker


Injured reserve


Refused to report

  • currently vacant

League suspension


Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

Inactive reserve

  • currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • currently vacant

rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine updated July 18, 2018
24 Active, 12 Inactive

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Schedule

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Regular season

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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
Score Record
1 Saturday April 14 7:00 PM EDT at Albany Empire W 56–35 1–0 Times Union Center
2 Sunday April 21 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 54–49 2–0 Wells Fargo Center 9,326
3 Saturday April 28 3:00 PM EDT Washington Valor W 52–49 3–0 Wells Fargo Center 9,326
4 Friday May 4 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade L 21–31 3–1 Royal Farms Arena 4,833
5 Bye
6 Saturday May 19 3:00 PM EDT Albany Empire L 36–41 3–2 Wells Fargo Center
7 Friday May 25 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade L 35–54 3–3 Royal Farms Arena
8 Thursday May 31 7:00 PM EDT at Washington Valor W 51–46 4–3 Capital One Arena
9 Sunday June 10 1:00 PM EDT Washington Valor L 48–49 4–4 Wells Fargo Center
10 Saturday June 16 6:00 PM EDT at Albany Empire W 75–74 5–4 Times Union Center
11 Friday June 22 7:30 PM EDT at Washington Valor W 63–28 6–4 Capital One Arena
12 Saturday June 30 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 49–48 7–4 Wells Fargo Center
13 Saturday July 7 3:00 PM EDT at Albany Empire L 57–71 7–5 Times Union Center

Playoffs

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Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Result Location
Semifinal #1 Sunday July 15 6:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade L 45–57 Wells Fargo Center
Semifinal #2 Friday July 20 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade L 41–53 Royal Farms Arena

References

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  1. ^ "Arena Football League to Kick Off 2018 Season with New Playoff Rules, More Ticket Options for Fans". AFL. February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.