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.

2008 Philadelphia Soul season
Head coachBret Munsey
Home fieldWachovia Center/Wachovia Spectrum
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs (Dragons) 49–48
Won Conference Championship (Gladiators) 70–35 Won ArenaBowl XXII (San Jose SaberCats) 59–56
Team OPYChris Jackson

Standings

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Eastern Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CONF Home Away
Philadelphia Soul(1) 13 3 .813 992 810 7–1 9–2 7–1 6–2
Dallas Desperados(3) 12 4 .750 861 798 6–2 9–2 6–2 6–2
Cleveland Gladiators(4) 9 7 .563 901 895 4–4 5–6 6–2 3–5
New York Dragons(6) 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


Regular season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Location Attendance Recap
1 March 1 Orlando Predators W 77–56 1–0 Wachovia Center 17,869 Recap
2 March 9 at Chicago Rush W 60–49 2–0 Allstate Arena 16,051 Recap
3 March 16 New York Dragons W 63–42 3–0 Wachovia Center 16,102 Recap
4 March 20 at Los Angeles Avengers W 71–34 4–0 Staples Center 13,398 Recap
5 March 29 Tampa Bay Storm W 59–51 5–0 Wachovia Center 16,179 Recap
6 April 5 Utah Blaze W 64–56 6–0 Wachovia Spectrum 16,390 Recap
7 April 12 at San Jose SaberCats W 58–57 7–0 HP Pavilion 12,462 Recap
8 April 21 at Columbus Destroyers W 76–55 8–0 Nationwide Arena 14,974 Recap
9 April 28 Dallas Desperados W 57–28 9–0 Wachovia Spectrum 15,426 Recap
10 May 2 at Cleveland Gladiators L 55–67 9–1 Quicken Loans Arena 13,721 Recap
11 May 12 at Georgia Force L 62–63 9–2 The Arena at Gwinnett Center 10,278 Recap
12 May 17 Columbus Destroyers W 51–43 10–2 Wachovia Center 18,741 Recap
13 May 22 Kansas City Brigade L 47–54 10–3 Wachovia Center 14,473 Recap
14 Bye Week
15 June 7 at Dallas Desperados W 71–64 11–3 American Airlines Center 11,943 Recap
16 June 14 Cleveland Gladiators W 62–61 12–3 Wachovia Center 16,637 Recap
17 June 22 at New York Dragons W 59–30 13–3 Nassau Coliseum 9,718 Recap

Playoff schedule

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Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Location Attendance Recap
NC Divisional July 5 New York Dragons (6) W 49–48 Wachovia Center 16,102 Recap
NC Championship July 12 Cleveland Gladiators (4) W 70–35 Wachovia Center 13,389 Recap
ArenaBowl XXII July 27 vs. San Jose SaberCats (A2) W 59–56 New Orleans Arena 17,244 Recap

Coaching

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Roster

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2008 Philadelphia Soul roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured players  

Exempt List

Practice squad

Stats

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Regular season

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
ORL 9 13 142056
PHI 14 21 212177

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: March 1
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,869
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 6 20 171760
CHI 7 21 71449

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 9
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,051
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
NY 14 7 71442
PHI 14 14 142163

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: March 16
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,102
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 13 21 142371
LA 7 20 7034

at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: March 20
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,398
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
TB 14 9 141451
PHI 13 12 142059

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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
UTA 14 14 141456
PHI 16 20 141464

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: April 5
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,390
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 0 14 143058
SJ 20 13 71757

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: April 12
  • Game time: 10:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 12,462
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 21 21 201476
CLB 21 14 71355

at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: April 21
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,974
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
DAL 0 13 7828
PHI 14 23 61457

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: April 28
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,426
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 20 14 14755
CLE 14 13 202067

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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 14 21 21662
GA 7 27 72263

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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Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLB 6 15 71543
PHI 7 14 23751

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 17
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 18,741
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
KC 20 13 71454
PHI 14 6 141347

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 22
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 14,473
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Week 14: BYE

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 14 28 141571
DAL 21 15 141464

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: June 7
  • Game time: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 11,943
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
CLE 14 21 131361
PHI 20 21 71462

at Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: June 14
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 16,637
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
PHI 14 28 10759
NY 7 3 71330

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

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National Conference Divisional: vs. (6) New York Dragons

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(6) NY 6 19 02348
(1) PHI 16 7 71949

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

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
(4) CLE 7 14 14035
(1) PHI 14 21 211470

at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: July 12
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,389
Game information
Quarter 1 2 34Total
(2) SJ 14 13 72256
(1) PHI 14 23 91359

at New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: July 27
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 17,244
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