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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 .
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
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