2008 Philadelphia Soul season
The 2008 Philadelphia Soul season was the fifth season for the franchise. The Soul started the season by winning their first nine games. Finishing the regular season with a 13–3 record, this was the Soul's best regular season to that point in their then-short history. They won their first Eastern Division title, and went into the playoffs as the top seed in the National Conference. Against the New York Dragons, the Soul won their Divisional round game by a score of 49–48 to advance to the National Conference Championship. They won that game on July 12, 2008 against the Cleveland Gladiators, 70–35. They won ArenaBowl XXII in New Orleans on July 27, 2008 against the defending champion San Jose SaberCats.
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Head coach | Bret Munsey |
Home field | Wachovia Center/Wachovia Spectrum |
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Record | 13–3 |
Division place | 1st |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dragons) 49–48 Won Conference Championship (Gladiators) 70–35 Won ArenaBowl XXII (San Jose SaberCats) 59–56 |
Team OPY | Chris Jackson |
Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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z-Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 3 | .813 | 922 | 810 | 7–1 | 9–2 | 7–1 | 6–2 |
x-Dallas Desperados | 12 | 4 | .750 | 861 | 798 | 6–2 | 9–2 | 6–2 | 6–2 |
x-Cleveland Gladiators | 9 | 7 | .563 | 901 | 895 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 6–2 | 3–5 |
x-New York Dragons | 8 | 8 | .500 | 822 | 819 | 2–6 | 4–7 | 5–3 | 3–5 |
Columbus Destroyers | 3 | 13 | .188 | 750 | 893 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 2–6 | 1–7 |
z - Clinched division and conference's best record
x - Clinched playoff berth
Regular season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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1 | March 1 | Orlando Predators | Home | W 77–56 |
2 | March 9 | Chicago Rush | Away | W 60–49 |
3 | March 16 | New York Dragons | Home | W 63–42 |
4 | March 20 | Los Angeles Avengers | Away | W 71–34 |
5 | March 29 | Tampa Bay Storm | Home | W 59–51 |
6 | April 5 | Utah Blaze | Home | W 64–56 |
7 | April 12 | San Jose SaberCats | Away | W 58–57 |
8 | April 21 | Columbus Destroyers | Away | W 76–55 |
9 | April 28 | Dallas Desperados | Home | W 57–28 |
10 | May 2 | Cleveland Gladiators | Away | L 55–67 |
11 | May 12 | Georgia Force | Away | L 62–63 |
12 | May 17 | Columbus Destroyers | Home | W 51–43 |
13 | May 22 | Kansas City Brigade | Home | L 47–54 |
14 | Bye | Week | ||
15 | June 7 | Dallas Desperados | Away | W 71–64 |
16 | June 14 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | W 62–61 |
17 | June 22 | New York Dragons | Away | W 59–30 |
Playoff schedule
Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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NC Divisional | July 5 | New York Dragons | Home | W 49–48 |
NC Championship | July 12 | Cleveland Gladiators | Home | W 70–35 |
ArenaBowl XXII | July 28 | San Jose SaberCats | Neutral | W 59–56 |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Injured players
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Regular season
Week 1: vs. Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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ORL | 9 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 56 |
PHI | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: March 1
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 17,869
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Week 2: at Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 6 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 60 |
CHI | 7 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: March 9
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,051
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Week 3: vs. New York Dragons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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NY | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
PHI | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 63 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: March 16
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,102
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Week 4: at Los Angeles Avengers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 13 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 71 |
LA | 7 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
- Date: March 20
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,398
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Week 5: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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TB | 14 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
PHI | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 59 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: March 29
- Game time: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,546
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Week 6: vs. Utah Blaze
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UTA | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
PHI | 16 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: April 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,390
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Week 7: at San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 0 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 58 |
SJ | 20 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 57 |
at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California
- Date: April 12
- Game time: 10:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 12,462
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Week 8: at Columbus Destroyers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 76 |
CLB | 21 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 |
at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: April 21
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,974
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Week 9: vs. Dallas Desperados
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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DAL | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
PHI | 14 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 57 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: April 28
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 15,426
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Week 10: at Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 20 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
CLE | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 2
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,721
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Week 11: vs. Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 14 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 62 |
GA | 7 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 63 |
at The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Georgia
- Date: May 12
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 10,278
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Week 12: vs. Columbus Destroyers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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CLB | 6 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 43 |
PHI | 7 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 51 |
at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: May 17
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 18,741
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Week 13: vs. Kansas City Brigade
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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KC | 20 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 54 |
PHI | 14 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 47 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: May 22
- Game time: 7:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,473
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Week 15: at Dallas Desperados
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 14 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 71 |
DAL | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: June 7
- Game time: 8:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 11,943
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Week 16: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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CLE | 14 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 61 |
PHI | 20 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 14
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,637
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Week 17: at New York Dragons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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PHI | 14 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 59 |
NY | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
- Date: June 22
- Game time: 3:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 9,718
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Playoffs
National Conference Divisional: vs. (6) New York Dragons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(6) NY | 6 | 19 | 0 | 23 | 48 |
(1) PHI | 16 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 49 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 16,102
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National Conference Championship: vs. (4) Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(4) CLE | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
(1) PHI | 14 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 70 |
at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 12
- Game time: 1:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 13,389
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ArenaBowl XXII: vs. (2) San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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(2) SJ | 14 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 56 |
(1) PHI | 14 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 59 |
at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: July 27
- Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 17,244
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