2011 Philadelphia Soul season

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2011 Philadelphia Soul season
Head coach Mike Hohensee
Home field Wells Fargo Center
Results
Record6–12
Division place4th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2011 Philadelphia Soul season was the 6th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mike Hohensee and played their home games at Wells Fargo Center. This was the first season for the Soul since they won ArenaBowl XXII in 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The Soul finished the season 6–12, and missed the playoffs.

Contents

Standings

East Division
TeamWLPCTPFPADIVCONHomeAway
y-Cleveland Gladiators 108.5569048424–26–57–23–6
Pittsburgh Power 99.5008709724–25–65–44–5
Milwaukee Mustangs 711.3898728671–53–84–53–6
Philadelphia Soul 612.3339149693–35–64–52–7

y - Clinched division

Regular season schedule

The Soul played in the first game of the 2011 AFL season on the road against the Pittsburgh Power on March 11. Their first home game of the season did not come until Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Storm on April 16. They hosted the Power in their final regular season game on July 22. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayMarch 118:00 p.m. EST at Pittsburgh Power W 58–52 (OT)1–0 Consol Energy Center [2]
2FridayMarch 188:00 p.m. EDTat Chicago Rush L 28–621–1 Allstate Arena [3]
3Bye
4MondayApril 47:30 p.m. EDTat Milwaukee Mustangs L 49–511–2 Bradley Center [4]
5SaturdayApril 97:30 p.m. EDTat Orlando Predators L 46–531–3 Amway Center [5]
6FridayApril 158:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm L 48–511–4 Wells Fargo Center [6]
7FridayApril 2210:30 p.m. EDTat San Jose SaberCats L 61–681–5 HP Pavilion at San Jose [7]
8SaturdayApril 308:05 p.m. EDTat Iowa Barnstormers W 76–622–5 Wells Fargo Arena [8]
9FridayMay 67:05 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 42–582–6Wells Fargo Center [9]
10FridayMay 137:05 p.m. EDT Georgia Force W 68–493–6Wells Fargo Center [10]
11SaturdayMay 217:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland Gladiators L 41–593–7 Quicken Loans Arena [11]
12FridayMay 277:05 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 70–494–7Wells Fargo Center [12]
13FridayJune 37:05 p.m. EDTMilwaukee MustangsW 39–375–7Wells Fargo Center [13]
14FridayJune 108:00 p.m. EDTat Spokane Shock L 54–755–8 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena [14]
15FridayJune 177:05 p.m. EDT Tulsa Talons L 42–485–9Wells Fargo Center [15]
16SaturdayJune 257:05 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 54–555–10Wells Fargo Center [16]
17SaturdayJuly 28:30 p.m. EDTat Dallas Vigilantes L 41–585–11 American Airlines Center [17]
18FridayJuly 88:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 49–216–11Wells Fargo Center [18]
19Bye
20FridayJuly 227:05 p.m. EDTPittsburgh PowerL 48–616–12Wells Fargo Center [19]

Regular season

Week 1: at Pittsburgh Power

Week 1: Philadelphia Soul at Pittsburgh Power – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Soul7171315658
Power216718052

at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: March 11
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 13,904
  • Referee: Perry Havener
  • Recap
Game information

Week 2: at Chicago Rush

Week 2: Philadelphia Soul at Chicago Rush – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul777728
Rush211981462

at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois

  • Date: March 18
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 10,582
  • Recap
Game information

Week 3: BYE

Week 4: at Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 4: Philadelphia Soul at Milwaukee Mustangs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul20203649
Mustangs32172051

at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Date: April 4
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Recap
Game information

Week 5: at Orlando Predators

Week 5: Philadelphia Soul at Orlando Predators – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul141371246
Predators126142153

at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

  • Date: April 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Storm

Week 6: Tampa Bay Storm at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Storm131302551
Soul141413748

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: April 15
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 12,893
  • Referee: Kevin Stein
  • Recap
Game information

Week 7: at San Jose SaberCats

Week 7: Philadelphia Soul at San Jose SaberCats – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul71373461
SaberCats1417142368

at HP Pavilion at San Jose, San Jose, California

  • Date: April 22
  • Game time: 10:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,663
  • Referee: David Cutaia
  • Recap
Game information

Week 8: at Iowa Barnstormers

Week 8: Philadelphia Soul at Iowa Barnstormers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul1427142176
Barnstormers621132262

at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: April 30
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,103
  • Referee: Jeff Johnson
  • Recap
Game information

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Sharks

Week 9: Jacksonville Sharks at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Sharks141672158
Soul71402142

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 6
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,429
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 10: vs. Georgia Force

Week 10: Georgia Force at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Force141414749
Soul202771468

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 13
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,551
  • Referee: Joe Pester
  • Recap
Game information

Week 11: at Cleveland Gladiators

Week 11: Philadelphia Soul at Cleveland Gladiators – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul61471441
Gladiators716221459

at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: May 21
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,979
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Recap
Game information

Week 12: vs. New Orleans VooDoo

Week 12: New Orleans VooDoo at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
VooDoo61720649
Soul734141570

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: May 27
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,626
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Recap
Game information

Week 13: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs

Week 13: Milwaukee Mustangs at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Iron010131437
Soul01461939

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: June 3
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 7,681
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 14: at Spokane Shock

Week 14: Philadelphia Soul at Spokane Shock – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul72162054
Shock277142775

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington

  • Date: June 10
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,972
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • Recap
Game information

Week 15: vs. Tulsa Talons

Week 15: Tulsa Talons at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Talons62171448
Soul77141442

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: June 17
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,140
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 16: vs. Arizona Rattlers

Week 16: Arizona Rattlers at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rattlers72072155
Soul142013754

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: June 25
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,710
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Recap
Game information

Week 17: at Dallas Vigilantes

Week 17: Philadelphia Soul at Dallas Vigilantes – Game summary
Period1234Total
Soul14614741
Vigilantes201417758

at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: July 2
  • Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 8,957
  • Referee: Chris Snead
  • Recap
Game information

Week 18: vs. Cleveland Gladiators

Week 18: Cleveland Gladiators at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Gladiators707721
Soul141315749

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: July 8
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 9,761
  • Referee: Jim Corpora
  • Recap
Game information

Week 19: BYE

Week 20: vs. Pittsburgh Power

Week 20: Pittsburgh Power at Philadelphia Soul – Game summary
Period1234Total
Power720132161
Soul14772048

at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: July 22
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 16,429
  • Referee: Scott Vaughn
  • Recap
Game information

Related Research Articles

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The 2010 Cleveland Gladiators season was the 11th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the second while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators missed out on the playoffs by finishing 5th in the National Conference with a 7–9 record.

The 2010 Iowa Barnstormers season was the 10th season for the franchise, and the sixth in the Arena Football League, after three total seasons from 2001–2009 in the AF2, which dissolved following the 2009 season. The team was coached by John Gregory and played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena. The Barnstormers failed to make the playoffs when they finished the regular season 6th in the National Conference with a 7–9 record.

The 2011 Tampa Bay Storm season is the 24th season for the franchise, their 20th in the Tampa Bay region. The team is coached by Dave Ewart and plays home games at the St. Pete Times Forum on the Amalie Motor Oil Field, sponsored by the Amalie Oil Company.

The 2011 Orlando Predators season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Pat O'Hara. This was the Predators' first season at Amway Center. The Predators finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the 19th consecutive season. As the 4th seed in the American Conference, they lost to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference semifinals, 48–63.

The 2011 New Orleans VooDoo season was the fifth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Derek Stingley until his firing on June 26. Jon Norris, who coached the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings in 2010, stepped down from his General Manager position with New Orleans to become the team's interim head coach. The VooDoo played their home games at New Orleans Arena. This was the first season for the VooDoo since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The VooDoo went 3–15, missing the playoffs, and finishing with the worst record in the league.

The 2011 Jacksonville Sharks season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Les Moss and played their home games at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. In the regular season, the Sharks went 14–4, qualifying for the playoffs as the top seed in the American Conference. After defeating the Orlando Predators in the conference semifinals, they beat the Georgia Force in the American Conference championship. Advancing to ArenaBowl XXIV, the Sharks triumphed over the Arizona Rattlers on a last-second game-winning touchdown pass to win their first ArenaBowl championship.

The 2011 Georgia Force season was the eighth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Dean Cokinos and played their home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center. This was the first season for the Force since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. In the regular season, the Force went 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs as the 3rd seed in the American Conference. They defeated the Cleveland Gladiators 50–41 in the conference semifinals, but lost 55–64 to the Jacksonville Sharks in the conference championship.

The 2011 Cleveland Gladiators season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League and the third while in Cleveland. The team was coached by Steve Thonn and played their home games at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators finished the regular season 10–8, and qualified for the playoffs as the 2nd seed in the American Conference. They lost to the Georgia Force in the conference semifinals, 41–50.

The 2011 Milwaukee Mustangs season is the third season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League (AFL). This is the first season for the team as the Mustangs, having previously been known as the Milwaukee Iron. The team is coached by Bob Landsee and plays their home games at Bradley Center. The Mustangs finished 7–11, missing the playoffs.

The 2011 Pittsburgh Power season was the first season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Chris Siegfried and played their home games at Consol Energy Center. In their inaugural season, the Power finished 9–9, missing the playoffs.

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The 2011 Dallas Vigilantes season was the second season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes finished the regular season 11–7, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. As the 3rd seed in the National Conference, they lost to the Chicago Rush in the conference semifinals, 51–54.

The 2011 Iowa Barnstormers season was the 11th season for the franchise, and the 7th in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by J. T. Smith, who took over as interim head coach on May 17 after John Gregory resigned. The Barnstormers played their home games at Wells Fargo Arena.

The 2011 Kansas City Command season was the fourth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League, and the first under their new team name, having previously been known as the Kansas City Brigade. The team was coached by Danton Barto and played their home games at Sprint Center. This is the first season for the Command since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise was not active in 2010. The Command finished the season 6–12, failing to qualify for the playoffs.

The 2011 Tulsa Talons season was the 12th season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Mitch Allner and played their home games at BOK Center. The Talons finished the season 8–10, failing to qualify for the playoffs. This would be the last season for the Talons in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The franchise relocated to San Antonio, Texas following this season.

The 2011 Arizona Rattlers season was the 20th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Kevin Guy and played their home games at US Airways Center. In the regular season, the Rattlers won a league-record 16 games, having lost only two, to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They defeated the Spokane Shock in the conference semifinals before beating the Chicago Rush in the conference championship. In ArenaBowl XXIV however, they fell to the Jacksonville Sharks, giving up a game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock.

The 2011 San Jose SaberCats season was the 15th season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Darren Arbet and played their home games at HP Pavilion at San Jose. This was the first season for the SaberCats since 2008, after the league went on hiatus in 2009 and the franchise wasn't active in 2010.

The 2011 Spokane Shock season was the sixth season for the franchise, and the second in the Arena Football League, coming off of their victory in ArenaBowl XXIII. The team was coached by Rob Keefe and played their home games at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The Shock finished the regular season 9–9, qualifying for the playoffs as the 4th seed in the National Conference. They lost to the Arizona Rattlers in the conference semifinals, 33–62.

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