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 | |
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Head coach | Bret Munsey |
Home field | Wachovia Center/Wachovia Spectrum |
Results | |
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
editEastern Division | |||||||||
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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
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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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
editRound | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap |
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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
edit2008 Philadelphia Soul 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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Exempt List Practice squad |
Stats
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Regular season
editWeek 1: vs. Orlando Predators
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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 14: BYE
editWeek 15: at Dallas Desperados
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editNational Conference Divisional: vs. (6) New York Dragons
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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
editQuarter | 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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