AFL, Soul Release 2011 Regular-Season Schedule
October 27, 2010 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA (October 27, 2010) - The Arena Football League and the Philadelphia Soul have released the 2011 regular-season schedule and division alignments. The Soul will open the regular season on Friday, March 11 at the new in-state, division rival, Pittsburgh Power, while the team's home opener at Wells Fargo Center will be on Friday, April 15 against the Tampa Bay Storm.
The Soul will be in the American Conference and will be placed in the Eastern Division with the Cleveland Gladiators, Milwaukee Iron and Pittsburgh Power. The ArenaBowl XXII champions have one of the more difficult schedules as the combined 2010 record of their opponents is 130-110.
PHILADELPHIA SOUL 2011 REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE WEEK OPPONENT DATE LOCATION TIME* 1 Pittsburgh Power Friday, March 11 Away TBD
2 Chicago Rush Friday, March 18 Away TBD
3 BYE -- -- --
4 Milwaukee Iron Monday, April 4 Away TBD
5 Orlando Predators Saturday, April 9 Away TBD
6 TAMPA BAY STORM Friday, April 15 Home 7:05 p.m.
7 San Jose SaberCats Saturday, April 23 Away 10:30 p.m.
8 Iowa Barnstormers Saturday, April 30 Away TBD
9 JACKSONVILLE SHARKS Friday, May 6 Home 7:05 p.m.
10 GEORGIA FORCE Friday, May 13 Home 7:05 p.m.
11 Cleveland Gladiators Saturday, May 21 Away TBD
12 NEW ORLEANS VOODOO Friday, May 27 Home 7:05 p.m.
13 MILWAUKEE IRON Friday, June 3 Home 7:05 p.m.
14 Spokane Shock Saturday, June 11 Away TBD
15 TULSA TALONS Friday, June 17 Home 7:05 p.m.
16 ARIZONA RATTLERS Saturday, June 25 Home 7:05 p.m.
17 Dallas Vigilantes Saturday, July 2 Away TBD
18 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS Friday, July 8 Home 7:05 p.m.
19 BYE -- -- --
20 PITTSBURGH POWER Friday, July 22 Home 7:05 p.m.
CAPS are home games; *All times listed are Eastern Time Schedule highlights include:
- Week 1 at Pittsburgh, Season opener against division rival and first-ever game for Power.
- Week 2 at Chicago, Head coach Mike Hohensee returns to face his former team.
- Week 6 vs. Tampa Bay, Home opener, a battle of the AFL's winningiest active coaches, Tim Marcum and Mike Hohensee.
- Week 7 at San Jose, the re-match of ArenaBowl XXII.
- Week 11 at Cleveland, battle with division rival and re-match of 2008 semifinals.
- Week 14 at Spokane, battle of the last two ArenaBowl champions.
- Week 15 vs. Tulsa, Soul QB Justin Allgood and WR Donovan Morgan face former team.
- Weeks 18 and 20, Wrap up of regular season with home games against division rivals, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
"To say our schedule is a challenging one is an understatement," said Soul head coach, Mike Hohensee. "Our home opener against Tampa Bay, one of the most storied franchises in the league, isn't until over a month after the season opens. As a new team, playing six out of our first seven games on the road is going to be an extreme challenge. There are a couple of natural rivalry games such as Pittsburgh and Cleveland that should prove to be exciting for our fans. With tough away games at San Jose, Orlando, Milwaukee and Spokane, just to name a few, a productive training camp is a must for us to enjoy some early success."
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