2018 Philadelphia Soul season
# 2018 Philadelphia Soul season

The 2018 Philadelphia Soul season was the thirteenth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Soul played at the Wells Fargo Center. The team finished tied for second at the end of the regular season but was seeded third in the playoffs due to the AFL tiebreak procedure. They then lost both games in their aggregate score semi-final series against the Baltimore Brigade.

## Standings

2018 Arena Football League standings :

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Points | Points | Records | Records | Records | Records |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | GB | STK |
| (#)-Albany Empire | 8 | 4 | .667 | 646 | 564 | 4–3 | 4–1 | — | W3 |
| Baltimore Brigade | 7 | 5 | .583 | 605 | 562 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 1 | L3 |
| Philadelphia Soul | 7 | 5 | .583 | 612 | 577 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 1 | L1 |
| Washington Valor | 2 | 10 | .167 | 482 | 642 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 6 | W1 |

$^{(#)}$ - clinched regular season title

## Schedule

### Regular season

The 2018 regular season schedule was released on February 13, 2018.

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | April 14 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | W 56–35 | 1–0 | Times Union Center | | |
| 2 | Sunday | April 21 | 7:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | W 54–49 | 2–0 | Wells Fargo Center | 9,326 | |
| 3 | Saturday | April 28 | 3:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | W 52–49 | 3–0 | Wells Fargo Center | 9,326 | |
| 4 | Friday | May 4 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 21–31 | 3–1 | Royal Farms Arena | 4,833 | |
| 5 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 6 | Saturday | May 19 | 3:00 PM EDT | Albany Empire | L 36–41 | 3–2 | Wells Fargo Center | | |
| 7 | Friday | May 25 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 35–54 | 3–3 | Royal Farms Arena | | |
| 8 | Thursday | May 31 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 51–46 | 4–3 | Capital One Arena | | |
| 9 | Sunday | June 10 | 1:00 PM EDT | Washington Valor | L 48–49 | 4–4 | Wells Fargo Center | | |
| 10 | Saturday | June 16 | 6:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | W 75–74 | 5–4 | Times Union Center | | |
| 11 | Friday | June 22 | 7:30 PM EDT | at Washington Valor | W 63–28 | 6–4 | Capital One Arena | | |
| 12 | Saturday | June 30 | 7:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | W 49–48 | 7–4 | Wells Fargo Center | | |
| 13 | Saturday | July 7 | 3:00 PM EDT | at Albany Empire | L 57–71 | 7–5 | Times Union Center | | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Location |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Semifinal #1 | Sunday | July 15 | 6:00 PM EDT | Baltimore Brigade | L 45–57 | Wells Fargo Center |
| Semifinal #2 | Friday | July 20 | 7:00 PM EDT | at Baltimore Brigade | L 41–53 | Royal Farms Arena |
