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Arena Football League team season

2017 Philadelphia Soul season
Owner	Ron Jaworski Craig Spencer Pete Ciarrocchi
General manager	Phil Bogle
Head coach	Clint Dolezel
Home field	Wells Fargo Center
Results
Record	13–1
League place	1st
Playoff finish	Won Semifinals 69–54 (Brigade) Won ArenaBowl XXX 44–40 (Storm)
← 2016 Philadelphia Soul seasons 2018 →

The 2017 Philadelphia Soul season was the twelfth season for the franchise in the Arena Football League. The Soul played at the Wells Fargo Center. The Soul won their second ArenaBowl the previous season beating the Arizona Rattlers. The Soul lost once in the regular season and repeated as ArenaBowl Champions in the playoffs after defeating the Tampa Bay Storm 44–40 in ArenaBowl XXX.

Staff

**2017 Philadelphia Soul staff**

	Front office Majority owner – Craig A. Spencer Majority owner – Ron Jaworski Ownership group – Pete Ciarrocchi Ownership group – Cosmo DeNicola Ownership group – Martin E. Judge Ownership Group - Marques Colston Ownership Group - Dick Vermeil Ownership Group - Nicholas Giuffre Ownership Group - Jahri Evans Ownership Group - Philip Jaurigue Ownership Group - Stewart Anmuth Ownership Group - Gil Peter Ownership Group - Hal Brunson Vice President/COO – John Adams General manager – Phil Bogle CIO – Greg Strickland			Head coach Head coach – Clint Dolezel Offensive coaches Assistant head coach – Phil Bogle Offensive Coordinator - Steve Criswell Defensive coaches Defensive backs – Bernie Nowotarski

Roster

The Soul on May 27

**2017 Philadelphia Soul roster**
Quarterbacks 3 Luke Collis 5 Dan Raudabaugh Fullbacks 9 Mykel Benson Wide receivers 8 Larry Beavers 1 Chris Duvalt 21 Shaun Kauleinamoku 6 Darius Prince 7 Darius Reynolds		Offensive linemen 62 Brennen Carvalho 72 Keith Newell 52 Michael Simons 69 Wayne Tribue Defensive linemen 55 Sean Daniels 58 Thomas Dover 99 Justin Lawrence 13 Zach Zidian		Linebackers 2 Beau Bell 94 Tyre Glasper 18 Joe Goosby Defensive backs 22 Dwayne Hollis 20 Bryce Peila 4 Kent Richardson 25 James Romain Kicker 12 Adrian Trevino		Injured reserve 10 Robert Brown DB (IR) 98 Ted Jennings DL (IR) 17 Poppy Livers WR (IR) 19 Ryan McDaniel WR (IR) 11 John Sheehy DL (IR) 23 LaRico Stevenson DB (IR) 77 Neal Tivis OL (IR) Refused to report -- Tevin Hood DL (DNR) -- Andrew Robustelli WR (DNR) League suspension 76 Adam Smith OL (Susp.) Other league exempt -- John Kling OL (Exempt) 8 Jake Metz DL (Exempt) Inactive reserve 24 Torez Jones DB Recallable reassignment currently vacant rookies in italics Roster Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine updated August 24, 2017 24 Active, 13 Inactive

Schedule

The Soul playing the Tampa Bay Storm on April 15

The Soul playing the Washington Valor on May 27

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.

Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Location	Attendance	Report
Week	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	Location	Attendance	Report
1	Bye
2	Saturday	April 15	7:00 PM EDT	at Tampa Bay Storm	W 56–52	1–0	Amalie Arena	9,071
3	Saturday	April 22	7:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	W 49–31	2–0	Verizon Center	12,122
4	Saturday	April 29	7:00 PM EDT	Baltimore Brigade	W 69–34	3–0	Wells Fargo Center	11,833
5	Saturday	May 6	7:00 PM EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 69–67	4–0	Quicken Loans Arena	10,389
6	Saturday	May 13	7:00 PM EDT	Baltimore Brigade	W 61–56	5–0	Wells Fargo Center	9,857
7	Saturday	May 20	7:00 PM EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	W 64–46	6–0	Wells Fargo Center	7,667
8	Saturday	May 27	1:00 PM EDT	at Washington Valor	W 48–47	7–0	Verizon Center	9,873
9	Bye
10	Saturday	June 10	7:00 PM EDT	Cleveland Gladiators	W 59–49	8–0	Wells Fargo Center	10,103
11	Saturday	June 17	7:00 PM EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 62–41	9–0	Wells Fargo Center	9,081
12	Saturday	June 24	7:00 PM EDT	at Cleveland Gladiators	W 59–28	10–0	Quicken Loans Arena	10,580
13	Bye
14	Saturday	July 8	7:00 PM EDT	at Baltimore Brigade	L 42–49	10–1	Royal Farms Arena	5,990
15	Saturday	July 15	7:00 PM EDT	Washington Valor	W 68–41	11–1	Wells Fargo Center	10,149
16	Bye
17	Saturday	July 29	1:00 PM EDT	at Baltimore Brigade	W 70–21	12–1	Royal Farms Arena	5,327
18	Saturday	August 5	7:00 PM EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 41–28	13–1	Wells Fargo Center	9,071

Playoffs

Round	Day	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results	Location	Attendance	Report
AFL Semifinals	Saturday	August 12	4:00 PM EDT	Baltimore Brigade	W 69–54	Wells Fargo Center	9,287
ArenaBowl XXX	Saturday	August 26	7:00 PM EDT	Tampa Bay Storm	W 44–40	Wells Fargo Center	13,648

Standings

2017 Arena Football League standings view talk edit
Team	Overall			Points		Records
Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Away	GB	STK
Philadelphia Soul	13	1	.929	817	590	7–0	6–1	—	W3
Tampa Bay Storm	10	4	.714	710	662	6–1	4–3	3.0	L1
Cleveland Gladiators	5	9	.357	696	715	3–4	2–5	8.0	W1
Baltimore Brigade	4	10	.286	620	749	3–4	1–6	9.0	L4
Washington Valor	3	11	.214	565	692	2–5	1–6	10.0	W1

- playoff position secured

References

"Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule". arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
"Philadelphia Soul vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
"Philadelphia Soul vs Washington Valor (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
"Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 29, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
"Philadelphia Soul vs Cleveland Gladiators (May 6, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
"Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (May 13, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
"Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (May 20, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
"Philadelphia Soul vs Washington Valor (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
"Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (June 10, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
"Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Jun 17, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
"Cleveland Gladiators vs Philadelphia Soul (June 24, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
"Philadelphia Soul vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 8, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
"Washington Valor vs Philadelphia Soul (Jul 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
"Philadelphia Soul vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 29, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
"Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 05, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
"Baltimore Brigade vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 12, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
"Tampa Bay Storm vs Philadelphia Soul (Aug 26, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 27, 2017.

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Founded in 2004
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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