2011 Philadelphia Soul season
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.
2011 Philadelphia Soul season | |
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Head coach | Mike Hohensee |
Home field | Wells Fargo Center |
Results | |
Record | 6–12 |
Division place | 4th |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Standings
East Division | |||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
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y-Cleveland Gladiators | 10 | 8 | .556 | 904 | 842 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 7–2 | 3–6 |
Pittsburgh Power | 9 | 9 | .500 | 870 | 972 | 4–2 | 5–6 | 5–4 | 4–5 |
Milwaukee Mustangs | 7 | 11 | .389 | 872 | 867 | 1–5 | 3–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
Philadelphia Soul | 6 | 12 | .333 | 914 | 969 | 3–3 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 2–7 |
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]
Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report | ||
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1 | Friday | March 11 | 8:00 p.m. EST | at Pittsburgh Power | W 58–52 (OT) | 1–0 | Consol Energy Center | [2] | |
2 | Friday | March 18 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Chicago Rush | L 28–62 | 1–1 | Allstate Arena | [3] | |
3 | Bye | ||||||||
4 | Monday | April 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | L 49–51 | 1–2 | Bradley Center | [4] | |
5 | Saturday | April 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | L 46–53 | 1–3 | Amway Center | [5] | |
6 | Friday | April 15 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | L 48–51 | 1–4 | Wells Fargo Center | [6] | |
7 | Friday | April 22 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 61–68 | 1–5 | HP Pavilion at San Jose | [7] | |
8 | Saturday | April 30 | 8:05 p.m. EDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 76–62 | 2–5 | Wells Fargo Arena | [8] | |
9 | Friday | May 6 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | L 42–58 | 2–6 | Wells Fargo Center | [9] | |
10 | Friday | May 13 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Georgia Force | W 68–49 | 3–6 | Wells Fargo Center | [10] | |
11 | Saturday | May 21 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 41–59 | 3–7 | Quicken Loans Arena | [11] | |
12 | Friday | May 27 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 70–49 | 4–7 | Wells Fargo Center | [12] | |
13 | Friday | June 3 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | W 39–37 | 5–7 | Wells Fargo Center | [13] | |
14 | Friday | June 10 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | L 54–75 | 5–8 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | [14] | |
15 | Friday | June 17 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Tulsa Talons | L 42–48 | 5–9 | Wells Fargo Center | [15] | |
16 | Saturday | June 25 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 54–55 | 5–10 | Wells Fargo Center | [16] | |
17 | Saturday | July 2 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Dallas Vigilantes | L 41–58 | 5–11 | American Airlines Center | [17] | |
18 | Friday | July 8 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | W 49–21 | 6–11 | Wells Fargo Center | [18] | |
19 | Bye | ||||||||
20 | Friday | July 22 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | L 48–61 | 6–12 | Wells Fargo Center | [19] |
Regular season
Week 1: at Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Soul | 7 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 58 |
Power | 21 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 52 |
at Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: March 11
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 13,904
- Referee: Perry Havener
- Recap
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Week 2: at Chicago Rush
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Rush | 21 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 62 |
at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois
- Date: March 18
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 10,582
- Recap
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Week 3: BYE
Week 4: at Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 20 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 49 |
Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 51 |
at Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date: April 4
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Recap
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Week 5: at Orlando Predators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 46 |
Predators | 12 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 53 |
at Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Date: April 9
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Storm
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Storm | 13 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 51 |
Soul | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: April 15
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 12,893
- Referee: Kevin Stein
- Recap
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Week 7: at San Jose SaberCats
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 61 |
SaberCats | 14 | 17 | 14 | 23 | 68 |
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
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Week 8: at Iowa Barnstormers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 14 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 76 |
Barnstormers | 6 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 62 |
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
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Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Sharks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sharks | 14 | 16 | 7 | 21 | 58 |
Soul | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 42 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: May 6
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,429
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 10: vs. Georgia Force
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Force | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
Soul | 20 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 68 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: May 13
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,551
- Referee: Joe Pester
- Recap
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Week 11: at Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Gladiators | 7 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 59 |
at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: May 21
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,979
- Referee: Tony Cannella
- Recap
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Week 12: vs. New Orleans VooDoo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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VooDoo | 6 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 49 |
Soul | 7 | 34 | 14 | 15 | 70 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: May 27
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,626
- Referee: Tom McCabe
- Recap
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Week 13: vs. Milwaukee Mustangs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Iron | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
Soul | 0 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 39 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 3
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 7,681
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 14: at Spokane Shock
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 7 | 21 | 6 | 20 | 54 |
Shock | 27 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 75 |
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
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Week 15: vs. Tulsa Talons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Talons | 6 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
Soul | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 17
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,140
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 16: vs. Arizona Rattlers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rattlers | 7 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 55 |
Soul | 14 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 54 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: June 25
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,710
- Referee: Larry Smith
- Recap
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Week 17: at Dallas Vigilantes
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Soul | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
Vigilantes | 20 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 58 |
at American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Date: July 2
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 8,957
- Referee: Chris Snead
- Recap
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Week 18: vs. Cleveland Gladiators
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Gladiators | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Soul | 14 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 49 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 8
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 9,761
- Referee: Jim Corpora
- Recap
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Week 19: BYE
Week 20: vs. Pittsburgh Power
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Power | 7 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 61 |
Soul | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: July 22
- Game time: 7:05 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 16,429
- Referee: Scott Vaughn
- Recap
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References
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