2006 Montreal Alouettes season

The 2006 Montreal Alouettes finished in first place in the East Division with a 10–8 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 that were "affecting his ability to perform".[1] General Manager Jim Popp took over on an interim basis finishing the season 2–2. The Alouettes finished first in the East division and defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Final before losing the 94th Grey Cup to the BC Lions.

2006 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coachDon Matthews
Jim Popp (Interim)
Home fieldMolson Stadium
Results
Record10–8
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
17Éric DeslauriersWREastern Michigan
216Étienne BoulayDBNew Hampshire
324Jeff PerretOTTulsa
432Ivan BirungiWRAcadia
433Adrian DavisDLMarshall
541Joel WrightDBWilfrid Laurier
643Danny DesriveauxWRRichmond

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Preseason
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
A June 2 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 25–24 Win 27,573 1–0
B June 8 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 30–15 Win 20,202 2–0

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Regular season

Season Standings
East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes18108045143120Details
Toronto Argonauts18108035934320Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1899036240818Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1841402924958Details

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance Record
1 June 16 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 27–17 Win 20,202 1–0
2 June 24 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium 32–14 Win 27,911 2–0
3 Bye
4 July 6 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 32–29 Win 20,202 3–0
5 July 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 44–16 Win 28,131 4–0
6 July 20 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Molson Stadium 41–38 Win 20,202 5–0
7 July 28 at Edmonton Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium 21–13 Win 32,411 6–0
8 Aug 3 Toronto Argonauts Molson Stadium 31–7 Win 20,202 7–0
9 Aug 12 at Calgary Stampeders McMahon Stadium 27–24 Loss 29,452 7–1
10 Aug 19 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 31–6 Loss 30,786 7–2
11 Aug 24 Calgary Stampeders Molson Stadium 41–23 Loss 20,202 7–3
12 Sept 1 BC Lions Molson Stadium 48–13 Loss 20,202 7–4
13 Bye
14 Sept 16 at BC Lions BC Place Stadium 36–20 Loss 35,971 7–5
15 Sept 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers Molson Stadium 17–14 Loss 20,202 7–6
16 Sept 29 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium 30–23 Win 28,028 8–6
17 Oct 9 Saskatchewan Roughriders Molson Stadium 35–8 Win 20,202 9–6
18 Oct 13 at Saskatchewan Roughriders Mosaic Stadium 27–26 Loss 25,329 9–7
19 Oct 21 Edmonton Eskimos Olympic Stadium 30–20 Loss 45,607 9–8
20 Oct 28 at Toronto Argonauts Rogers Centre 24–20 Win 38,123 10–8

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 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Roster
Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Practice Roster

Playoffs

Schedule
Week Game Date Opponent Venue Score Result Attendance
21 Bye
22 East Final Nov 12 Toronto Argonauts Olympic Stadium 33–24 Win 35,607
23 Grey Cup Nov 19 BC Lions Canad Inns Stadium 25–14 Loss 44,786

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 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Scotiabank East Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Toronto Argonauts3071424
Montreal Alouettes31314333

Grey Cup
Main article: 94th Grey Cup
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes039214
BC Lions9100625

Awards

2006 CFL All-Star Selections

2006 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

2006 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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References
  1. "Als coach Matthews resigns". CBC Sports. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 2006 CFL Canadian Draft
  3. https://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/2006/9%5B%5D 2006 Montreal Alouettes Schedule
  4. https://www.cfl.ca/page/players_allstars06 Archived 2015-10-14 at the Wayback Machine 2006 All-Stars
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