2006 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

The 2006 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season was the team's fifth season as a member of the af2. Following the resignation of head coach Les Moss after the 2005 season, the team hired area native Rich Ingold as the team's fifth coach in as many years. Ingold took the Pioneers to the playoffs for the third straight year; they lost in the first round to division rival Manchester Wolves.

Schedule

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Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site
1 March 31, 2006 Louisville Fire W 45–37 1–0 Wachovia Arena
2 Bye
3 April 14, 2006 Albany Conquest W 55–48 (OT) 2–0 Times Union Center
4 April 21, 2006 South Georgia Wildcats W 36–33 3–0 Wachovia Arena
5 April 29, 2006 Manchester Wolves W 62–47 4–0 Verizon Wireless Arena
6 May 5, 2006 Green Bay Blizzard W 42–27 5–0 Wachovia Arena
7 May 13, 2006 Tulsa Talons L 53–37 5–1 Wachovia Arena
8 May 20, 2006 Macon Knights W 38–22 6–1 Macon Coliseum
9 May 27, 2006 Manchester Wolves L 48–28 6–2 Wachovia Arena
10 June 3, 2006 Louisville Fire W 51–48 7–2 Freedom Hall
11 June 10, 2006 Albany Conquest L 73–70 7–3 Times Union Center
12 June 17, 2006 Quad City Steamwheelers W 55–52 8–3 Wachovia Arena
13 June 24, 2006 Green Bay Blizzard L 65–35 8–4 Resch Center
14 Bye
15 July 8, 2006 Florida Firecats L 56–51 8–5 Wachovia Arena
16 July 14, 2006 Manchester Wolves L 45–14 8–6 Verizon Wireless Arena
17 July 22, 2006 Quad City Steamwheelers L 55–34 8–7 iWireless Center
18 July 29, 2006 Albany Conquest W 54–27 9–7 Wachovia Arena

Postseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site
1 August 4, 2006 Manchester Wolves L 47–55 0–1 Verizon Wireless Arena

Final standings

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American Conference East Division
Team Overall Division
Wins Losses Percentage Wins Losses Percentage
Green Bay Blizzard 10 6 0.625 6 4 0.600
Louisville Fire 9 7 0.562 5 5 0.500
Manchester Wolves 9 7 0.562 7 5 0.583
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers 9 7 0.562 7 5 0.583
Quad City Steamwheelers 7 9 0.437 4 6 0.400
Albany Conquest 5 11 0.312 4 8 0.333

Attendance

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Week Opponent Attendance
1 Louisville Fire 5,091
4 South Georgia Wildcats 4,285
6 Green Bay Blizzard 4,227
7 Tulsa Talons 5,026
9 Manchester Wolves 4,577
12 Quad City Steamwheelers 5,300
15 Florida Firecats 5,536
18 Macon Knights 7,757
Total 41,799
Average 4,644
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