2014 Philadelphia Soul season
# 2014 Philadelphia Soul season

The 2014 Philadelphia Soul season was the ninth 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 finished the regular season 9–9, which was good enough for a playoff berth. However, they were eliminated in the first round by the Cleveland Gladiators on a field goal as time expired, losing by a score of 39–37.

## Standings

East Divisionvte :

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA | DIV | CON | Home | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| z-Cleveland Gladiators | 17 | 1 | .944 | 991 | 782 | 7–1 | 12–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 |
| x-Pittsburgh Power | 15 | 3 | .833 | 1015 | 778 | 6–2 | 11–2 | 8–1 | 7–2 |
| x-Philadelphia Soul | 9 | 9 | .500 | 1021 | 949 | 2–5 | 7–7 | 7–2 | 2–7 |
| Iowa Barnstormers | 6 | 12 | .333 | 848 | 1046 | 0–7 | 2–10 | 3–6 | 3–6 |

x - Clinched playoff berth z - Clinched division and conference's best record

## Schedule

### Regular season

The Soul began the season with a rematch of ArenaBowl XXVI on the road against the Arizona Rattlers on March 15. Their final regular season game was on July 26 against the Pittsburgh Power on the road.

| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | Location | Attendance | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Week | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | Location | Attendance | Report |
| 1 | Saturday | March 15 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Arizona Rattlers | L 55–62 (OT) | 0–1 | US Airways Center | 9,493 | |
| 2 | Friday | March 23 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at San Jose SaberCats | L 33–70 | 0–2 | SAP Center at San Jose | 10,721 | |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | Friday | April 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Tampa Bay Storm | L 49–63 | 0–3 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 11,102 | |
| 5 | Thursday | April 10 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Orlando Predators | W 69–56 | 1–3 | CFE Arena | 4,756 | |
| 6 | Saturday | April 19 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Jacksonville Sharks | W 54–41 | 2–3 | Wells Fargo Center | 12,311 | |
| 7 | Sunday | April 27 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | Iowa Barnstormers | W 60–55 | 3–3 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,062 | |
| 8 | Saturday | May 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | L 57–65 | 3–4 | Consol Energy Center | 5,321 | |
| 9 | Saturday | May 10 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | New Orleans VooDoo | W 79–60 | 4–4 | Wells Fargo Center | 6,080 | |
| 10 | Saturday | May 17 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | W 62–34 | 5–4 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,058 | |
| 11 | Friday | May 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 52–54 | 5–5 | Quicken Loans Arena | 10,659 | |
| 12 | Saturday | May 31 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | San Antonio Talons | W 76–40 | 6–5 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,811 | |
| 13 | Friday | June 6 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | Tampa Bay Storm | L 49–56 | 6–6 | Tampa Bay Times Forum | 11,062 | |
| 14 | Saturday | June 14 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Pittsburgh Power | L 56–57 | 6–7 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,804 | |
| 15 | Saturday | June 21 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | Cleveland Gladiators | L 68–69 | 6–8 | Wells Fargo Center | 8,033 | |
| 16 | Saturday | June 28 | 8:05 p.m. EDT | at Iowa Barnstormers | W 84–48 | 7–8 | Wells Fargo Arena | 9,551 | |
| 17 | Monday | July 7 | 8:00 p.m. EDT | Orlando Predators | W 42–35 | 8–8 | Wells Fargo Center | 7,069 | |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 19 | Sunday | July 20 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | San Jose SaberCats | W 42–20 | 9–8 | Wells Fargo Center | 10,471 | |
| 20 | Saturday | July 26 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | at Pittsburgh Power | L 34–64 | 9–9 | Consol Energy Center | 9,549 | |

### Playoffs

| Round | Day | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Location | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| AC Semifinals | Saturday | August 2 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 37–39 | Quicken Loans Arena | |
