2006 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers season
# 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

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | March 31, 2006 | Louisville Fire | W 45–37 | 1–0 | Wachovia Arena |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

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

## Final standings

American Conference East Division :

| Team | Overall | Overall | Overall | Division | Division | Division |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | 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

| 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 |
