2013 Philadelphia Soul season
# 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.

## Standings

East Divisionvte :

| 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.

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

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 3 | 7:05 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 59–55 | Wells Fargo Center |
| AC Championship | Saturday | August 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Jacksonville Sharks | W 75–59 | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| ArenaBowl XXVI | Saturday | August 17 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | Arizona Rattlers | L 39–48 | Amway Center |
