2012 Philadelphia Soul season

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.

2012 Philadelphia Soul season
Head coachDoug Plank
Home fieldWells Fargo Center
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st AC East
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinal (VooDoo) 66–53
Won Conference Championship (Sharks) 89–34
Lost ArenaBowl XXV (Rattlers) 54–72

Standings

TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
z-Philadelphia Soul153.83312289194–212–27–28–1
Cleveland Gladiators810.4448798754–26–85–43–6
Milwaukee Mustangs513.27896010623–34–72–63–7
Pittsburgh Power513.2788279631–54–91–84–5

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]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1Bye
2SundayMarch 184:00 p.m. EDTat New Orleans VooDooW 63–621–0New Orleans Arena[2]
3FridayMarch 238:00 p.m. EDTat Pittsburgh PowerW 84–592–0Consol Energy Center[3]
4SundayApril 16:05 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsL 62–682–1Wells Fargo Center[4]
5SaturdayApril 77:00 p.m. EDTat Georgia ForceW 92–423–1Arena at Gwinnett Center[5]
6SundayApril 156:05 p.m. EDTSan Jose SaberCatsW 61–554–1Wells Fargo Center[6]
7FridayApril 208:00 p.m. EDTTampa Bay StormW 83–485–1Wells Fargo Center[7]
8SaturdayApril 287:30 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsW 69–536–1Amway Center[8]
9SaturdayMay 57:05 p.m. EDTMilwaukee MustangsL 63–646–2Wells Fargo Center[9]
10SaturdayMay 127:05 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksW 56–387–2Wells Fargo Center[10]
11FridayMay 1811:00 p.m. EDTat Spokane ShockL 47–657–3Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena[11]
12SundayMay 274:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland GladiatorsW 55–338–3Quicken Loans Arena[12]
13SaturdayJune 27:05 p.m. EDTOrlando PredatorsW 79–489–3Wells Fargo Center[13]
14FridayJune 88:00 p.m. EDTat Milwaukee MustangsW 69–6210–3BMO Harris Bradley Center[14]
15SaturdayJune 167:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksW 62–2711–3Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena[15]
16SundayJune 246:05 p.m. EDTPittsburgh PowerW 69–3412–3Wells Fargo Center[16]
17SaturdayJune 307:30 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormW 83–7913–3Tampa Bay Times Forum[17]
18SundayJuly 86:05 p.m. EDTSpokane ShockW 62–4814–3Wells Fargo Center[18]
19Bye
20SundayJuly 226:05 p.m. EDTUtah BlazeW 69–3415–3Wells Fargo Center[19]

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
AC SemifinalsSaturdayJuly 287:05 p.m. EDTNew Orleans VooDooW 66–53Wells Fargo Center[20]
AC ChampionshipFridayAugust 38:00 p.m. EDTJacksonville SharksW 89–34Wells Fargo Center[21]
ArenaBowl XXVFridayAugust 1010:30 p.m. EDTArizona RattlersL 54–72New Orleans Arena[22]

References