2014 Philadelphia Soul season

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2014 Philadelphia Soul season
Head coachClint Dolezel
Home fieldWells Fargo Center
Results
Record9–9
Division place3rd AC East
Playoff finishLost Conference semifinals (Gladiators) 37–39

The 2014 Philadelphia Soul season was the ninth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The Soul finished the regular season 9–9, which was good enough for a playoff berth. However, they were eliminated in the first round by the Cleveland Gladiators on a field goal as time expired, losing by a score of 39–37.

Standings[edit]

Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
z-Cleveland Gladiators 17 1 .944 991 782 7–1 12–1 9–0 8–1
x-Pittsburgh Power 15 3 .833 1015 778 6–2 11–2 8–1 7–2
x-Philadelphia Soul 9 9 .500 1021 949 2–5 7–7 7–2 2–7
Iowa Barnstormers 6 12 .333 848 1046 0–7 2–10 3–6 3–6

x - Clinched playoff berth
z - Clinched division and conference's best record

Schedule[edit]

Regular season[edit]

The Soul began the season with a rematch of ArenaBowl XXVI on the road against the Arizona Rattlers on March 15. Their final regular season game was on July 26 against the Pittsburgh Power on the road.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 15 9:00 p.m. EDT at Arizona Rattlers L 55–62 (OT) 0–1 US Airways Center 9,493 [2]
2 Friday March 23 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats L 33–70 0–2 SAP Center at San Jose 10,721 [3]
3 Bye
4 Friday April 4 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 49–63 0–3 Tampa Bay Times Forum 11,102 [4]
5 Thursday April 10 7:30 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 69–56 1–3 CFE Arena 4,756 [5]
6 Saturday April 19 6:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 54–41 2–3 Wells Fargo Center 12,311 [6]
7 Sunday April 27 4:00 p.m. EDT Iowa Barnstormers W 60–55 3–3 Wells Fargo Center 10,062 [7]
8 Saturday May 3 7:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power L 57–65 3–4 Consol Energy Center 5,321 [8]
9 Saturday May 10 6:00 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 79–60 4–4 Wells Fargo Center 6,080 [9]
10 Saturday May 17 6:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 62–34 5–4 Wells Fargo Center 8,058 [10]
11 Friday May 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 52–54 5–5 Quicken Loans Arena 10,659 [11]
12 Saturday May 31 6:00 p.m. EDT San Antonio Talons W 76–40 6–5 Wells Fargo Center 7,811 [12]
13 Friday June 6 7:30 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm L 49–56 6–6 Tampa Bay Times Forum 11,062 [13]
14 Saturday June 14 6:00 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power L 56–57 6–7 Wells Fargo Center 7,804 [14]
15 Saturday June 21 6:00 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 68–69 6–8 Wells Fargo Center 8,033 [15]
16 Saturday June 28 8:05 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 84–48 7–8 Wells Fargo Arena 9,551 [16]
17 Monday July 7 8:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 42–35 8–8 Wells Fargo Center 7,069 [17]
18 Bye
19 Sunday July 20 4:00 p.m. EDT San Jose SaberCats W 42–20 9–8 Wells Fargo Center 10,471 [18]
20 Saturday July 26 5:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power L 34–64 9–9 Consol Energy Center 9,549 [19]

Playoffs[edit]

Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Saturday August 2 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 37–39 Quicken Loans Arena [20]

Roster[edit]

2014 Philadelphia Soul roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kicker

Injured reserve

League suspension

Other League Exempt

Inactive reserve

Refuse to Report

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine updated July 31, 2014
23 Active, 17 Inactive

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 Arena Football League Schedule". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Soul fall in overtime thriller to Arizona, 65-55". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "SaberCats declaw Soul in San Jose, 70-33". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "Soul can't weather the Storm, Fall 63-49". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Soul get back on track with 69-56 win in Orlando". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  6. ^ "Soul Earn Home Opening Win Against Sharks, 54-41". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 20, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Soul hang on to defeat Barnstormers, 60-55". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 27, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
  8. ^ "Power pulls plug on Soul in Pittsburgh, 65-57". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Soul cast spell on VooDoo, 79-60". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "Soul weather the Storm, 62-34". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  11. ^ "Soul fall to Gladiators on last play, 54-52". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "Soul declaw Talons, 76-40". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 1, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  13. ^ Brown, Harrison (June 8, 2014). "Soul weren't stronger than the Storm, Fall to 6-6". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  14. ^ "Power pulls plug on Soul, 57-56". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  15. ^ "Gladiators down Soul with last-second score, 69-68". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  16. ^ "Soul end losing streak in convincing fashion, 84-48". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  17. ^ "Soul continue winning ways against Predators, 42-35". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 8, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  18. ^ "Soul get big victory over SaberCats, 42-20". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  19. ^ "Power pulls plug on Soul, 64-34". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  20. ^ "Last-Second Field Goal Ends Soul Season, 39-37". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.