2006 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season

January 2025 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 Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site1 March 31, 2006 Louisville Fire W 45–37 1–0 Wachovia Arena2 Bye3 April 14, 2006 Albany Conquest W 55–48 (OT) 2–0 Times Union Center4 April 21, 2006 South Georgia Wildcats W 36–33 3–0 Wachovia Arena5 April 29, 2006 Manchester Wolves W 62–47 4–0 Verizon Wireless Arena6 May 5, 2006 Green Bay Blizzard W 42–27 5–0 Wachovia Arena7 May 13, 2006 Tulsa Talons L 53–37 5–1 Wachovia Arena8 May 20, 2006 Macon Knights W 38–22 6–1 Macon Coliseum9 May 27, 2006 Manchester Wolves L 48–28 6–2 Wachovia Arena10 June 3, 2006 Louisville Fire W 51–48 7–2 Freedom Hall11 June 10, 2006 Albany Conquest L 73–70 7–3 Times Union Center12 June 17, 2006 Quad City Steamwheelers W 55–52 8–3 Wachovia Arena13 June 24, 2006 Green Bay Blizzard L 65–35 8–4 Resch Center14 Bye15 July 8, 2006 Florida Firecats L 56–51 8–5 Wachovia Arena16 July 14, 2006 Manchester Wolves L 45–14 8–6 Verizon Wireless Arena17 July 22, 2006 Quad City Steamwheelers L 55–34 8–7 iWireless Center18 July 29, 2006 Albany Conquest W 54–27 9–7 Wachovia Arena Postseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site1 August 4, 2006 Manchester Wolves L 47–55 0–1 Verizon Wireless Arena Final standings American Conference East Division Team Overall DivisionWinsLossesPercentageWinsLossesPercentageGreen Bay Blizzard1060.625640.600Louisville Fire970.562550.500Manchester Wolves970.562750.583Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers970.562750.583Quad City Steamwheelers790.437460.400Albany Conquest5110.312480.333 Attendance Week Opponent Attendance1 Louisville Fire 5,0914 South Georgia Wildcats 4,2856 Green Bay Blizzard 4,2277 Tulsa Talons 5,0269 Manchester Wolves 4,57712 Quad City Steamwheelers 5,30015 Florida Firecats 5,53618 Macon Knights 7,757Total 41,799Average 4,644 External links ArenaFan 2006 Wilkes-Barre/Pioneers schedule ArenaFan 2006 af2 standings ArenaFan 2006 af2 attendance Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers seasons Wilkes-Barre Scranton Pioneers Category:2006 in American football