| Team: | Philadelphia Soul |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Record: | 13–3 |
| Division Place: | 1st |
| Coach: | Bret Munsey |
| Stadium: | Wachovia Center/Wachovia Spectrum |
| Playoffs: | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dragons) 49–48 Won Conference Championship (Gladiators) 70–35Won ArenaBowl XXII (San Jose SaberCats) 59–56 |
| Aflopy: | Chris Jackson |
| Next: | 2011 |
The 2008 Philadelphia Soul season was the fifth season for the franchise. The Soul started the season by winning their first nine games. Finishing the regular season with a 13–3 record, this was the Soul's best regular season to that point in their then-short history. They won their first Eastern Division title, and went into the playoffs as the top seed in the National Conference. Against the New York Dragons, the Soul won their Divisional round game by a score of 49–48 to advance to the National Conference Championship. They won that game on July 12, 2008, against the Cleveland Gladiators, 70–35. They won ArenaBowl XXII in New Orleans on July 27, 2008, against the defending champion San Jose SaberCats.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Location | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 1 | Orlando Predators | W 77–56 | 1–0 | Wachovia Center | 17,869 | Recap | |
| 2 | March 9 | at Chicago Rush | W 60–49 | 2–0 | Allstate Arena | 16,051 | Recap | |
| 3 | March 16 | New York Dragons | W 63–42 | 3–0 | Wachovia Center | 16,102 | Recap | |
| 4 | March 20 | at Los Angeles Avengers | W 71–34 | 4–0 | Staples Center | 13,398 | Recap | |
| 5 | March 29 | Tampa Bay Storm | W 59–51 | 5–0 | Wachovia Center | 16,179 | Recap | |
| 6 | April 5 | Utah Blaze | W 64–56 | 6–0 | Wachovia Spectrum | 16,390 | Recap | |
| 7 | April 12 | at San Jose SaberCats | W 58–57 | 7–0 | HP Pavilion | 12,462 | Recap | |
| 8 | April 21 | at Columbus Destroyers | W 76–55 | 8–0 | Nationwide Arena | 14,974 | Recap | |
| 9 | April 28 | Dallas Desperados | W 57–28 | 9–0 | Wachovia Spectrum | 15,426 | Recap | |
| 10 | May 2 | at Cleveland Gladiators | L 55–67 | 9–1 | Quicken Loans Arena | 13,721 | Recap | |
| 11 | May 12 | at Georgia Force | L 62–63 | 9–2 | The Arena at Gwinnett Center | 10,278 | Recap | |
| 12 | May 17 | Columbus Destroyers | W 51–43 | 10–2 | Wachovia Center | 18,741 | Recap | |
| 13 | May 22 | Kansas City Brigade | L 47–54 | 10–3 | Wachovia Center | 14,473 | Recap | |
| 14 | Bye Week | |||||||
| 15 | June 7 | at Dallas Desperados | W 71–64 | 11–3 | American Airlines Center | 11,943 | Recap | |
| 16 | June 14 | Cleveland Gladiators | W 62–61 | 12–3 | Wachovia Center | 16,637 | Recap | |
| 17 | June 22 | at New York Dragons | W 59–30 | 13–3 | Nassau Coliseum | 9,718 | Recap | |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Location | Attendance | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC Divisional | July 5 | New York Dragons (6) | W 49–48 | Wachovia Center | 16,102 | Recap | |
| NC Championship | July 12 | Cleveland Gladiators (4) | W 70–35 | Wachovia Center | 13,389 | Recap | |
| ArenaBowl XXII | July 27 | vs. San Jose SaberCats (A2) | W 59–56 | New Orleans Arena | 17,244 | Recap |
vs. (2) San Jose SaberCats