2013 Philadelphia Soul season

The 2013 Philadelphia Soul season was the eighth 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 captured another division championship, and went on to reach the ArenaBowl for the second consecutive season. However, they were once again defeated by the Arizona Rattlers in ArenaBowl XXVI by a 48–39 score.

2013 Philadelphia Soul season
Head coachClint Dolezel
Home fieldWells Fargo Center
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st AC East
Playoff finishWon Conference Semifinals (Predators) 59–55
Won Conference Championship (Sharks) 75–59
Lost ArenaBowl XXVI (Rattlers) 39–48

Final roster
2013 Philadelphia Soul roster
Quarterbacks
  •  9 Dustin Almond

Fullbacks

Wide receivers

  • 11 Tyrone Jones
  • 83 Emery Sammons
Offensive linemen
  • 52 Ryan Blaszczyk
  • 95 Jason Jones

Defensive linemen

  • 99 Morkeith Brown
  • 94 Tyron Hurst
  • 12 Bryan Robinson
Linebackers
  • 92 Calvin Fance
  •  6 Brandon Perkins

Defensive backs

  • 23 LaRico Stevenson

Kickers

  • 13 Carlos Martinez
Injured reserve
  •  8 Dustin Barno DL
  • -- Carlos Campbell DB
  • 72 Sioeli Fakalata OL

League suspension

  • -- Chris Frank LB

Team suspension

  • 60 Evan Epstein OL

Other League Exempt

Inactive reserve

  • Currently vacant

Refuse to Report

  • Currently vacant

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics Roster updated August 14, 2013
24 Active, 8 Inactive

Standings
East Division
Team W L PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
y-Philadelphia Soul 12 6 .667 1052 839 2–2 6–3 5–4 7–2
Cleveland Gladiators 4 14 .222 847 1047 2–2 3–7 3–6 1–8
Pittsburgh Power 4 14 .222 726 1014 2–2 4–8 1–8 3–6

y - Clinched division

Schedule

Regular season

The Soul began the season on the road against the Arizona Rattlers on March 23, in a rematch of ArenaBowl XXV. Their first home game was on April 20 when they faced the Cleveland Gladiators. They closed the regular season on July 27, on the road against the San Antonio Talons.[1][2]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
Score Record
1 Saturday March 23 8:00 p.m. EDT at Arizona Rattlers L 52–66 0–1 US Airways Center [3]
2 Bye
3 Saturday April 6 7:00 p.m. EDT at Orlando Predators W 61–33 1–1 Amway Center [4]
4 Saturday April 13 7:00 p.m. EDT at Iowa Barnstormers W 54–43 2–1 Wells Fargo Arena [5]
5 Saturday April 20 7:05 p.m. EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 57–64 (OT) 2–2 Wells Fargo Center [6]
6 Saturday April 27 7:05 p.m. EDT Jacksonville Sharks L 53–55 2–3 Wells Fargo Center [7]
7 Saturday May 4 8:00 p.m. EDT at Chicago Rush W 72–41 3–3 Allstate Arena [8]
8 Saturday May 11 7:05 p.m. EDT Pittsburgh Power L 48–53 3–4 Wells Fargo Center [9]
9 Saturday May 18 7:00 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 61–51 4–4 Wells Fargo Center [10]
10 Saturday May 25 7:30 p.m. EDT at Tampa Bay Storm W 73–55 5–4 Tampa Bay Times Forum [11]
11 Saturday June 1 4:05 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 57–64 5–5 Wells Fargo Center [12]
12 Saturday June 8 7:05 p.m. EDT New Orleans VooDoo W 65–56 6–5 Wells Fargo Center [13]
13 Saturday June 15 7:00 p.m. EDT at Pittsburgh Power W 59–21 7–5 Consol Energy Center [14]
14 Saturday June 22 7:05 p.m. EDT Iowa Barnstormers W 54–30 8–5 Wells Fargo Center [15]
15 Saturday June 29 7:00 p.m. EDT at Cleveland Gladiators W 66–57 9–5 Quicken Loans Arena [16]
16 Saturday July 6 7:05 p.m. EDT Chicago Rush W 56–28 10–5 Wells Fargo Center [17]
17 Friday July 12 7:35 p.m. EDT Utah Blaze W 69–39 11–5 Wells Fargo Center [18]
18 Saturday July 20 10:30 p.m. EDT at San Jose SaberCats W 65–43 12–5 HP Pavilion at San Jose [19]
19 Saturday July 27 9:00 p.m. EDT at San Antonio Talons L 28–42 12–6 Alamodome [20]

Playoffs
Round Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Report
AC Semifinals Saturday August 3 7:05 p.m. EDT Orlando Predators W 59–55 Wells Fargo Center [21]
AC Championship Saturday August 10 7:00 p.m. EDT at Jacksonville Sharks W 75–59 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena [22]
ArenaBowl XXVI Saturday August 17 1:00 p.m. EDT Arizona Rattlers L 39–48 Amway Center [23]
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References
  1. "AFL Announces 2013 Schedule". Arena Football League. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  2. "2013 Arena Football League Schedule". Arenafan.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  3. "Soul fall to Rattlers in ArenaBowl rematch, 66–52". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. March 23, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. "Soul pound Predators for first victory of season, 61–33". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
  5. "Philadelphia pulls out victory over Iowa, 54–43". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 13, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  6. "Gladiators spoil Soul home opener in overtime, 64–57". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  7. "Soul fall to Sharks in closing seconds, 55–53". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  8. "Soul get back to winning ways in Chicago, 72–41". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 5, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  9. "Soul lose to Power in division matchup, 53–48". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  10. "Soul win first home game; Knock off Predators 61–51". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  11. "Raudabaugh, defense help Soul weather Storm 73–55". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
  12. "Arizona comeback ends Soul winning streak, 64–57". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 1, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  13. "Soul beat VooDoo in dramatic fashion, 65–56". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  14. "Power outage in Pittsburgh as Soul wins, 59–21". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  15. "Philadelphia beats Iowa; Extends win streak to three". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 22, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  16. "Soul clinches East with victory in Cleveland, 66–57". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  17. "Philadelphia defense key in win against Chicago, 56–28". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 6, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
  18. "Philadelphia extinguishes Blaze, 69–39". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  19. "Philadelphia tames SaberCats, Remain top seed, 65–43". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  20. "Soul fall to San Antonio in season finale, 42–28". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. July 28, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
  21. "Soul defeat Predators to advance, 59-55". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  22. "Soul capture Conference title over Sharks, 75-59". Philadelphia Soul. Arenafan.com. August 10, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
  23. Jeff Sims (August 17, 2013). "Rattlers Repeat as ArenaBowl Champs". Arenafan.com. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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