2006 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 2006
2006 CFL season
-2006 Rogers CFL Awards:* CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award – Geroy Simon , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions* CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award – Brent Johnson , BC Lions...

Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...

finished 3rd place in the West division with a 9–9–0 record. They appeared in the West Final where they lost to the eventual Grey Cup

Grey Cup

The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...

champions BC Lions

BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Andy Fantuz Andy Fantuz Andrew "Andy" Fantuz, is a gridiron football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. He was signed drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft...	Slotback Slotback Slotback is a position in Gridiron football . The slotback is similar to the wide receiver but also has many of the same traits as a running back, lines up closer to the offensive line and often farther back...	Western
2	12	Luca Congi Luca Congi Luca Congi is a punter/placekicker playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League....	Placekicker Placekicker Placekicker, or simply kicker , is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals, extra points...	Simon Fraser Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...
3	20	Chris Cowan	Offensive Lineman	Saint Mary's Saint Mary's University (Halifax) Saint Mary's University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The school is best known for having nationally lead programs in Business, Astronomy and International Development Studies as well, one of the best football and Men's hockey programs in Canada .The campus is situated in Halifax's...
3	22	Tristan Clovis Tristan Clovis Tristan Clovis is a Canadian football safety who is currently a free agent. He played CIS Football at McMaster.-External links:...	Linebacker Linebacker A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...	McMaster McMaster University McMaster University is a public research university whose main campus is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land in the residential neighbourhood of Westdale, adjacent to Hamilton's Royal Botanical Gardens...
4	29	Peter Hogarth	Offensive Lineman	McMaster
5	37	Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander is an American television writer and producer. He was most recently a co-executive producer and writer on Heroes. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Alexander attended Sarah Lawrence College and AFI Conservatory. At Sarah Lawrence, he befriended J.J...	Linebacker	Wilfrid Laurier Wilfrid Laurier University Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada....
6	45	Stephen Hughes Stephen Hughes Stephen Hughes is the name of:* Stephen Hughes , head lecturer in physics at Queensland University of Technology in Australia* Stephen Hughes , British MEP for North East England...	Running Back Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...	Calgary University of Calgary The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
A	Sat, June 3	vs. Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...	14–8	Win	25,114
B	Fri, June 9	at Edmonton Eskimos	22–7	Win	27,840

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 16	at BC Lions 2006 BC Lions season The 2006 BC Lions finished in 1st place in the West Division with a 13–5 record and won the 94th Grey Cup over the Montreal Alouettes.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Rushing:-Receiving:-Awards and records:...	45–28	Loss	27,539	0–1
2	Sun, June 25	vs. BC Lions	32–24	Win	21,082	1–1
3	Bye
4	Sat, July 8	vs. Calgary Stampeders 2006 Calgary Stampeders season The 2006 Calgary Stampeders finished 2nd place in the West division with a 10–8–0 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:-Roster:-West Semi-Final:...	53–36	Loss	23,942	1–2
5	Fri, July 14	at BC Lions	29–28	Win	28,513	2–2
6	Sat, July 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts 2006 Toronto Argonauts season The 2006 Toronto Argonauts season was the 49th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and 134th season overall. The Argonauts finished the regular season 10–8 and finished in second place in the CFL's Eastern Division.-Offseason:...	26–23	Loss	24,967	2–3
7	Sat, July 29	vs. Calgary Stampeders	19–9	Win	23,107	3–3
8	Sat, Aug 5	at Calgary Stampeders	23–7	Loss	34,319	3–4
9	Fri, Aug 11	at Edmonton Eskimos 2006 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 4th in the West division with a 7–11–0 record and failed to make the playoffs. This marked the end of their 34 year streak of making the playoffs, the longest such streak in North American Sports History.-CFL Draft:...	24–18	Loss	39,599	3–5
10	Sat, Aug 19	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season The 2006 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East Division with a 4–14–0 record and missed the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season schedule:- Passing:-Rushing:-Receiving:-References:...	46–15	Win	22,820	4–5
11	Sat, Aug 26	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	51–8	Win	26,564	5–5
12	Sun, Sept 3	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2006 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season 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...	39–12	Win	30,900	6–5
13	Sun, Sept 10	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–23	Loss	30,026	6–6
14	Bye
15	Sun, Sept 24	vs. BC Lions	23–20(OT)	Win	27,592	7–6
16	Sat, Sept 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30–25	Loss	27,894	7–7
17	Mon, Oct 9	at Montreal Alouettes 2006 Montreal Alouettes season The 2006 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 10–8–0 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...	35–8	Loss	20,202	7–8
18	Fri, Oct 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	27–26	Win	25,329	8–8
19	Fri, Oct 20	at Toronto Argonauts	13–9	Win	30,323	9–8
20	Fri, Oct 27	at Edmonton Eskimos	20–18	Loss	31,779	9–9

Roster


Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Slotbacks		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Injured Practice Roster Italics indicate Import player → More rosters

CFL All-Star Selections

Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
Gene Makowsky
Gene Makowsky
Gene Makowsky is an offensive lineman for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League and a politician. He was selected in the second round of the 1995 CFL Draft from the University of Saskatchewan...

, Offensive Tackle
Jeremy O'Day
Jeremy O'Day
Jeremy O'Day is a retired Canadian Football League offensive lineman . He was a CFL All-Star in 2006, 2007, and 2009 and winner of the 2008 CFL season Tom Pate Memorial Award for community service....

, Centre
Fred Perry
Fred Perry
Frederick John Perry was a championship-winning English tennis and table tennis player who won 10 Majors including eight Grand Slams and two Pro Slams. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships between 1934 and 1936 and was World No. 1 four years in a row...

, Defensive End

Western All-Star Selections

Eddie Davis, Defensive Back
Matt Dominguez
Matt Dominguez
Matt Pilar Dominguez is an American and Canadian football wide receiver free agent. He was originally signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Sam Houston State....

, Receiver
Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt
Reggie Hunt is a retired former professional gridiron football linebacker. He most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Scottish Claymores as a street free agent in 2001...

, Linebacker
Kenton Keith
Kenton Keith
Kenton Jermaine Keith is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2003...

, Running Back
Gene Makowsky, Offensive Tackle
Jeremy O'Day, Centre
Fred Perry, Defensive End

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	3	9	8	10	30
Calgary Stampeders Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary, Alberta and named in reference to the Calgary Stampede. The Stampeders play their home games at McMahon Stadium...	4	17	0	0	21

West Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders Saskatchewan Roughriders The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...	3	1	14	10	18
BC Lions BC Lions The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...	3	26	3	13	45

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