2012 Philadelphia Soul season
# 2012 Philadelphia Soul season

The 2012 Philadelphia Soul season was the seventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Doug Plank and played their home games at Wells Fargo Center. The Soul had the best record in the league at 15–3, and were able to advance to ArenaBowl XXV. However, they would be defeated by the Arizona Rattlers by a 72–54 score.

## Standings

East Divisionvte :

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| z-Philadelphia Soul | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1228 | 919 | 4–2 | 12–2 | 7–2 | 8–1 |
| Cleveland Gladiators | 8 | 10 | .444 | 879 | 875 | 4–2 | 6–8 | 5–4 | 3–6 |
| Milwaukee Mustangs | 5 | 13 | .278 | 960 | 1062 | 3–3 | 4–7 | 2–6 | 3–7 |
| Pittsburgh Power | 5 | 13 | .278 | 827 | 963 | 1–5 | 4–9 | 1–8 | 4–5 |

z - Clinched division and conference's best record

## Schedule

### Regular season

The Soul had a bye week during the season's opening week, and began the season in week 2 on the road against the New Orleans VooDoo on March 18. Their first home game was on April 1 against the Cleveland Gladiators. They hosted the Utah Blaze on July 22 to conclude the regular season.

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Report |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | Sunday | March 18 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at New Orleans VooDoo | W 63–62 | 1–0 | New Orleans Arena | |
| 3 | Friday | March 23 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | W 84–59 | 2–0 | Consol Energy Center | |
| 4 | Sunday | April 1 | 6:05 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 62–68 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 5 | Saturday | April 7 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Georgia Force | W 92–42 | 3–1 | Arena at Gwinnett Center | |
| 6 | Sunday | April 15 | 6:05 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 61–55 | 4–1 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 7 | Friday | April 20 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 83–48 | 5–1 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 8 | Saturday | April 28 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 69–53 | 6–1 | Amway Center | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 5 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Milwaukee Mustangs | L 63–64 | 6–2 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 12 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 56–38 | 7–2 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 11 | Friday | May 18 | 11:00 p.m. EDT | at Spokane Shock | L 47–65 | 7–3 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 12 | Sunday | May 27 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | W 55–33 | 8–3 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
| 13 | Saturday | June 2 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 79–48 | 9–3 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 14 | Friday | June 8 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | at Milwaukee Mustangs | W 69–62 | 10–3 | BMO Harris Bradley Center | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 16 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 62–27 | 11–3 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | |
| 16 | Sunday | June 24 | 6:05 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | W 69–34 | 12–3 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 17 | Saturday | June 30 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | W 83–79 | 13–3 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | |
| 18 | Sunday | July 8 | 6:05 p.m. EDT | Spokane Shock | W 62–48 | 14–3 | Wells Fargo Center | |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | Sunday | July 22 | 6:05 p.m. EDT | Utah Blaze | W 69–34 | 15–3 | Wells Fargo Center | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | July 28 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 66–53 | Wells Fargo Center |
| AC Championship | Friday | August 3 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 89–34 | Wells Fargo Center |
| ArenaBowl XXV | Friday | August 10 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 54–72 | New Orleans Arena |
