2016 Philadelphia Soul season
The 2016 Philadelphia Soul season was the eleventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The 2016 season was Clint Dolezel's fourth season with the franchise. The Soul played most of their home games at the Wells Fargo Center, but then moved their last regular season game and all playoff contests to the PPL Center in the Lehigh Valley city of Allentown.
| 2016 Philadelphia Soul season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ron Jaworski Craig Spencer Pete Ciarrocchi |
| Head coach | Clint Dolezel |
| General manager | Thomas Goodhines |
| Home field | Wells Fargo Center (to May 2016) PPL Center (July 2016 onward) |
| Results | |
| Record | 13–3 |
| Conference place | 1st American |
| Playoff finish | Won American Conference Semifinals 63–41 (Storm) Won American Conference Championship 55–50 (Sharks) Won ArenaBowl XXIX 56-42 (Rattlers) |
Standings
2016 American Conference standings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Overall | Points | Records | ||||||||
| W | L | PCT | PF | PA | CON | Home | Away | ||||
| x-Philadelphia Soul | 13 | 3 | .813 | 983 | 776 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 6–2 | |||
| Orlando Predators | 12 | 4 | .750 | 893 | 781 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 6–2 | |||
| Jacksonville Sharks | 7 | 9 | .438 | 829 | 774 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 4–4 | |||
| Tampa Bay Storm | 2 | 14 | .125 | 568 | 868 | 0–8 | 2–6 | 0–8 | |||
Schedule
Regular season
The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015.[1]
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||||
| 1 | Friday | April 1 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | W 69–41 | 1–0 | Quicken Loans Arena | 12,944 | [2] |
| 2 | Monday | April 11 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 41–59 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,550 | [3] |
| 3 | Sunday | April 17 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Portland Steel | W 70–32 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,782 | [4] |
| 4 | Saturday | April 23 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 67–50 | 3–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,057 | [5] |
| 5 | Monday | May 2 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Los Angeles KISS | W 56–33 | 4–1 | Honda Center | 6,193 | [6] |
| 6 | Monday | May 9 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 47–17 | 5–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,172 | [7] |
| 7 | Saturday | May 14 | 6:30 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | W 65–58 | 6–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,580 | [8] |
| 8 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 62–54 | 7–1 | Wells Fargo Center | 12,127 | [9] |
| 9 | Saturday | May 28 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 49–63 | 7–2 | Quicken Loans Arena | 11,278 | [10] |
| 10 | Saturday | June 4 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 56–42 | 8–2 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | 10,985 | [11] |
| 11 | Saturday | June 11 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | Los Angeles KISS | W 73–37 | 9–2 | Sun National Bank Center | 5,802 | |
| 12 | Friday | June 17 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 63–80 | 9–3 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | 11,067 | |
| 13 | Monday | June 27 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Portland Steel | W 59–38 | 10–3 | Moda Center | 4,468 | |
| 14 | Bye | ||||||||
| 15 | Saturday | July 9 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 83–62 | 11–3 | PPL Center | 5,593 | |
| 16 | Saturday | July 16 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 56–51 | 12–3 | Amalie Arena | 8,406 | |
| 17 | Bye | ||||||||
| 18 | Saturday | July 30 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 67–54 | 13–3 | Amway Center | 13,827 | |
Playoffs
| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC Semifinals | Sunday | August 7 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 63–41 | PPL Center | 5,540 | |
| AC Championship | Sunday | August 14 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 55–50 | PPL Center | 4,721 | |
| ArenaBowl XXIX | Friday | August 26 | 7:00 p.m.EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | W 56–42 | Gila River Arena | 13,390 |
Roster
| 2016 Philadelphia Soul roster | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks Wide receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Kicker |
Injured reserve
Refused to report
League suspension
Other league exempt
Inactive reserve
Recallable reassignment
Rookies in italics | |||
References
- "Arena Football League Announces 2016 Schedule". arenafootball.com. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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