2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
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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
.
East
Date and time: Sunday, November 5, 12:00 PM Central Standard Time
Venue: Rogers Centre
, Toronto
, Ontario
2006 CFL season
-2006 Rogers CFL Awards:* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Geroy Simon , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions...
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
finished with a 9–9 record and made the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Due to the suspension of the Ottawa Renegades
Ottawa Renegades
Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded...
just prior to the 2006 season, the Blue Bombers switched to the East Division
Canadian Football League East Division
The East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
. The team attempted to win their 11th Grey Cup championship, but they lost in the East Semi-Final versus the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
.
CFL Draft
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Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
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1 | June 16 | at Montreal Alouettes 2006 Montreal Alouettes season The 2006 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 10–8–0 record. They won their first seven games, only to lose the next six in a row. After ending the losing streak against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, head coach Don Matthews resigned, expressing undisclosed health issues... |
27–17 | Loss | 20,202 | 0–1 |
2 | June 23 | vs. Toronto Argonauts 2006 Toronto Argonauts season The 2006 Toronto Argonauts season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 134th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 10–8 and finished in second place in the CFL's Eastern Division.-Offseason:... |
16–9 | Win | 26,524 | 1–1 |
3 | July 1 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos 2006 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 4th in the West division with a 7–11–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This marked the end of their 34 year streak of making the playoffs, the longest such streak in North American Sports History.-CFL Draft:... |
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 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14–0 record and missed the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:- Passing:-Rushing:-Receiving:-References:... |
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 2006 BC Lions season The 2006 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 13–5 record and won the 94th Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Rushing:-Receiving:-Awards and records:... |
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 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished 3rd place in the West division with a 9–9–0 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the eventual Grey Cup champions BC Lions.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Roster:... |
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 2006 Calgary Stampeders season The 2006 Calgary Stampeders finished 2nd place in the West division with a 10–8–0 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Roster:-West Semi-Final:... |
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 |
EastCanadian Football League East DivisionThe East Division is one of the two regional divisions of the Canadian Football League. Although the CFL was not founded until 1958, the East Division and its clubs are descended from earlier leagues.- Pre-1907 :...
Semi-Final
Date and time: Sunday, November 5, 12:00 PM Central Standard TimeVenue: Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre is a multi-purpose stadium, in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated next to the CN Tower, near the shores of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League...
, Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded... |
3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
6 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 31 |