# 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". 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
### CFL draft

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

### 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 |

## Regular season
### Season Standings

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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

| 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.
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### Roster
## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Venue | Score | Result | Attendance |
| 21 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 |
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.

### Scotiabank East Final

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Toronto Argonauts | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 33 |

### Grey Cup

| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
| Montreal Alouettes | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| BC Lions | 9 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 25 |

## Awards
### 2006 CFL All-Star Selections

* Scott Flory – Offensive Guard

### 2006 CFL Eastern All-Star Selections

* 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