2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Doug Berry
Home stadium	Canad Inns Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoffs	Lost East Semi-Final
Uniform

The 2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished with a 9–9 record and made the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Due to the suspension of the Ottawa Renegades just prior to the 2006 season, the Blue Bombers switched to the East Division. The team attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but they lost in the East Semi-Final versus the Toronto Argonauts.

Offseason

CFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Montreal Alouettes (C, Q)	18	10	8	0	451	431	+20	20
2	Toronto Argonauts (Q)	18	10	8	0	359	343	+16	20
3	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	18	9	9	0	362	408	−46	18
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	4	14	0	292	495	−203	8

Source: "2006 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 16	at Montreal Alouettes	27–17	Loss	20,202	0–1
2	June 23	vs. Toronto Argonauts	16–9	Win	26,524	1–1
3	July 1	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	46–10	Win	23,521	2–1
4	July 8	at Toronto Argonauts	24–17	Win	26,304	3–1
5	July 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	44–16	Loss	28,131	3–2
6	July 20	at Edmonton Eskimos	25–22	Win	37,611	4–2
7	July 28	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–0	Win	27,027	5–2
8	Aug 4	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	26–11	Loss	26,521	5–3
9	Aug 10	vs. BC Lions	32–5	Loss	25,033	5–4
10	Bye					5–4
11	Aug 25	vs. Toronto Argonauts	18–15	Loss	25,014	5–5
12	Sept 3	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	39–12	Loss	30,900	5–6
13	Sept 10	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–23	Win	30,026	6–6
14	Sept 15	at Calgary Stampeders	43–9	Loss	26,843	6–7
15	Sept 24	at Montreal Alouettes	17–14	Win	20,202	7–7
16	Sept 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	23–20	Loss	28,028	7–8
17	Bye					7–8
18	Oct 15	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	29–22	Win	24,955	8–8
19	Oct 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	28–13	Win	30,092	9–8
20	Oct 28	at BC Lions	26–16	Loss	33,744	9–9

 #  Games played with primary home uniforms.

 #  Games played with primary white uniforms.

 #  Games played with gold alternate uniforms.

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 5, 12:00 PM Central Standard Time
Venue: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	3	14	7	27
Toronto Argonauts	6	8	0	17	31

Roster

2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster
Quarterbacks 17 Brad Banks  2 Ryan Dinwiddie  5 Kevin Glenn Running backs 26 Graeme Bell 21 Scott Regimbald  1 Charles Roberts Receivers 83 Derick Armstrong 84 Chris Brazzell 81 Adam Eckert 86 Arjei Franklin 87 Albert Johnson 85 Milt Stegall 88 Jamie Stoddard		Offensive linemen 67 Mike Abou-Mechrek T/G 51 Aaron Fiacconi G/C 57 Jermese Jones T 60 Obby Khan C 54 Matt Sheridan G/T 59 Val St. Germain G 69 Eric Wilson T Defensive linemen 90 Adrian Baird DE 97 Doug Brown DT 44 Tom Canada DE 77 Jon Oosterhuis DT/DE 98 Gavin Walls DE 94 Ron Warner DT		Linebackers 56 Stevie Baggs 20 Donnavan Carter  0 Ike Charlton 23 Kyries Hebert 42 Neil McKinlay 51 Barrin Simpson Defensive backs 25 Robert Bean  8 Greg Bearman  4 Omar Evans  2 William Fields 22 Shawn Gallant 31 Ian Logan  3 Anthony Malbrough 27 Kelly Malveaux 10 Jazzmen Williams		Special teams 50 Chris Cvetkovic LS  7 Troy Westwood K/P Reserve roster 82 Kwame Cavil SB 95 Cameron Legault DT 53 Dominic Picard C  9 Andrae Thurman SB Injured list 24 Gabriel Fulbright DB 64 Dan Goodspeed T 15 Ron Ockimey LB 16 Stanford Samuels DB Suspended 89 Robert Baker WR 64 Garrick Jones T Italics indicate International player