2016 Philadelphia Soul season

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2016 Philadelphia Soul season
Owner Ron Jaworski
Craig Spencer
Pete Ciarrocchi
General managerThomas Goodhines
Head coach Clint Dolezel
Home field Wells Fargo Center (to May 2016)
PPL Center (July 2016 onward)
Results
Record13–3
Conference place1st American
Playoff finishWon American Conference Semifinals 63–41 (Storm)
Won American Conference Championship 55–50 (Sharks)
Won ArenaBowl XXIX 56-42 (Rattlers)

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.

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Standings

2016 American Conference standings
TeamOverallPointsRecords
WLPCTPFPACONHomeAway
x-Philadelphia Soul 133.8139837765–17–16–2
Orlando Predators 124.7508937815–36–26–2
Jacksonville Sharks 79.4388297745–33–54–4
Tampa Bay Storm 214.1255688680–82–60–8

Schedule

Regular season

The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015. [1]

WeekDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
ScoreRecord
1FridayApril 17:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 69–411–0 Quicken Loans Arena 12,944 [2]
2MondayApril 117:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 41–591–1 Wells Fargo Center 8,550 [3]
3SundayApril 174:00 p.m. EDT Portland Steel W 70–322–1Wells Fargo Center8,782 [4]
4SaturdayApril 234:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 67–503–1Wells Fargo Center7,057 [5]
5MondayMay 210:00 p.m. EDTat Los Angeles KISS W 56–334–1 Honda Center 6,193 [6]
6MondayMay 97:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 47–175–1Wells Fargo Center8,172 [7]
7SaturdayMay 146:30 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers W 65–586–1Wells Fargo Center8,580 [8]
8SaturdayMay 217:30 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 62–547–1Wells Fargo Center12,127 [9]
9SaturdayMay 287:00 p.m. EDTat Cleveland GladiatorsL 49–637–2Quicken Loans Arena11,278 [10]
10SaturdayJune 47:00 p.m. EDTat Jacksonville SharksW 56–428–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 10,985 [11]
11SaturdayJune 113:00 p.m. EDTLos Angeles KISSW 73–379–2 Sun National Bank Center 5,802
12FridayJune 1710:00 p.m. EDTat Arizona RattlersL 63–809–3 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,067
13MondayJune 2710:00 p.m. EDTat Portland SteelW 59–3810–3 Moda Center 4,468
14Bye
15SaturdayJuly 96:00 p.m. EDTCleveland GladiatorsW 83–6211–3 PPL Center 5,593
16SaturdayJuly 164:00 p.m. EDTat Tampa Bay StormW 56–5112–3 Amalie Arena 8,406
17Bye
18SaturdayJuly 307:30 p.m. EDTat Orlando PredatorsW 67–5413–3 Amway Center 13,827

Playoffs

RoundDayDateKickoffOpponentResultsLocationAttendanceReport
AC SemifinalsSundayAugust 76:00 p.m. EDT Tampa Bay Storm W 63–41 PPL Center 5,540
AC ChampionshipSundayAugust 146:00 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks W 55–50 PPL Center 4,721
ArenaBowl XXIX FridayAugust 267:00 p.m.EDTat Arizona Rattlers W 56–42 Gila River Arena 13,390

Roster

2016 Philadelphia Soul roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kicker

Injured reserve

Refused to report

  • Currently vacant

League suspension

  • Currently vacant

Other league exempt

Inactive reserve

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 22, 2016
24 Active, 5 Inactive

References

  1. ↑ "Arena Football League Announces 2016 Schedule". arenafootball.com. December 10, 2015. Archived from the original on December 14, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 5, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Soul Shake Rattlers 65-58 - ARENAFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 24, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 30, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 5, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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