2006 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

2006 Montreal Alouettes season

Head coach| Don Matthews
Jim Popp (Interim)
Home stadium| Molson Stadium
Results
Record| 10–8
Division place| 1st, East
Playoffs| Lost Grey Cup
Uniform

* ← 2005
* Alouettes seasons
* 2007 →

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 25–14.

## Offseason

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### CFL draft

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Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | School/Club Team

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1 | 7 | Éric Deslauriers | WR | Eastern Michigan
2 | 16 | Étienne Boulay | DB | New Hampshire
3 | 24 | Jeff Perret | OT | Tulsa
4 | 32 | Ivan Birungi | WR | Acadia
4 | 33 | Adrian Davis | DL | Marshall
5 | 41 | Joel Wright | DB | Wilfrid Laurier
6 | 43 | Danny Desriveaux | WR | Richmond

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### Preseason

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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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

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### Season Standings

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East Division

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Team  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | PF  | PA  | Pts
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 451 | 431 | 20 | Details
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 359 | 343 | 20 | Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 362 | 408 | 18 | Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 292 | 495 | 8 | Details

### Season schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Result  | Attendance  | Record

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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

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Montreal Alouettes roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

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Defensive linemen

Defensive backs

Special teams

Practice Roster

## Playoffs

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### Schedule

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Week  | Game  | Date  | Opponent  | Venue  | Score  | Result  | Attendance

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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

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Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24
Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 33

### Grey Cup

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Main article: 94th Grey Cup

Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total

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Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14
BC Lions | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25

## Awards

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### 2006 CFL All-Star Selections

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* Scott Flory – Offensive Guard

### 2006 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

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* Anthony Calvillo – Quarterback
* Ben Cahoon – Receiver
* Kerry Watkins – Receiver
* Robert Edwards – Running Back
* Scott flory – Offensive Guard
* Bryan Chiu – Centre
* Ed Philion – Defensive Tackle
* Timothy Strickland – Linebacker
* Damon Duval – Placekicker

### 2006 Intergold CFLPA All-Star Selections

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## References

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1. ^ "Als coach Matthews resigns". CBC Sports. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
2. ^ "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 2006 CFL Canadian Draft
3. ^ a b c [1] 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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2006 CFL season by team

West Division|

* BC
* Calgary
* Edmonton
* Saskatchewan

East Division|

* Hamilton
* Montreal
* Toronto
* Winnipeg

See also|

* 2006 CFL Draft
* 94th Grey Cup

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Montreal Alouettes

* Founded in 1946
* Based in Montreal, Quebec

Franchise|

* Franchise
* Records
* Players
* Seasons
* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums|

* Molson Stadium
* Olympic Stadium
* Delorimier Stadium
* Autostade

Lineage and Lore|

* Montreal Football Club
* Montreal AAA Winged Wheelers
* Montreal Indians
* Montreal Cubs
* Montreal Royales
* Labour Day Classic
* Thanksgiving Day Classic
* Baltimore Stallions
* The Ice Bowl
* "Sunday Bloody Sunday"

Important figures|

* Junior Ah You
* Peter Dalla Riva
* George Dixon
* Sam Etcheverry
* Terry Evanshen
* Gene Gaines
* Dickie Harris
* John O'Quinn
* Tony Pajaczkowski
* "Prince" Hal Patterson
* Herb Trawick
* Pierre Vercheval
* Virgil Wagner
* Dan Yochum
* Mike Pringle
* Anthony Calvillo
* Ben Cahoon

Retired numbers|

* 13
* 27
* 28
* 56
* 63
* 74
* 75
* 77
* 78
* 86
* 92

Key personnel|

* Owner: Pierre Karl Péladeau
* General Manager: Danny Maciocia
* Head Coach: Jason Maas

Grey Cup
Championships (8)|

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* 1970
* 1974
* 1977
* 2002
* 2009
* 2010
* 2023

Eastern Division
Championships (19)|

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* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1970
* 1974
* 1975
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 2000
* 2002
* 2003
* 2005
* 2006
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2023

Current league
affiliations|

* League: Canadian Football League
* Division: East

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