2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach	Doug Berry
Home field	Canad Inns Stadium
Results
Record	9–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost in 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
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y-Montreal Alouettes	18	10	8	0	451	431	20	Details
X-Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	0	359	343	20	Details
X-Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	362	408	18	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	4	14	0	292	495	8	Details

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

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