2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DT John Henderson CB Rashean Mathis
Uniform

The 2006 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League and the 4th under head coach Jack Del Rio. The Jaguars failed to improve on their 12–4 record from 2005, and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2006 NFL Draft

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	28	Marcedes Lewis *	Tight end	UCLA
2	60	Maurice Jones-Drew *	Running back	UCLA
3	80	Clint Ingram	Linebacker	Oklahoma
5	160	Brent Hawkins	Defensive end	Illinois
7	213	James Wyche	Defensive end	Syracuse
7	236	Dee Webb	Cornerback	Florida
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Dave Campo Assistant Head Coach – Mike Tice Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Carl Smith Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Tight Ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive Line – Andy Heck			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive Backs – Alvin Reynolds Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Line – Ted Monachino Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant Special Teams – Mark Michaels Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Les Ebert

Roster

2006 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster
	Quarterbacks  9 David Garrard  7 Byron Leftwich  5 Quinn Gray Running backs 33 Greg Jones FB 32 Maurice Jones-Drew KR 24 Montell Owens FB 23 Alvin Pearman 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield Wide receivers 18 Matt Jones 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams 85 Cortez Hankton Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 89 Marcedes Lewis 87 George Wrighster		Offensive linemen 76 Richard Collier T 73 Stockar McDougle T 67 Vince Manuwai G 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C/G 74 Maurice Williams T 69 Khalif Barnes T Defensive linemen 93 Bobby McCray DE 92 Rob Meier DT/DE 94 Jeremy Mincey DE 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE 97 Reggie Hayward DE 98 John Henderson DT 96 Tony McDaniel DT		Linebackers 50 Tony Gilbert ILB 56 Nick Greisen OLB 54 Mike Peterson ILB 91 Kenny Pettway OLB/DE 52 Daryl Smith OLB 51 Clint Ingram OLB Defensive backs 21 Terry Cousin CB 20 Donovin Darius SS 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 43 Gerald Sensabaugh SS 41 Nick Sorensen SS 20 Scott Starks CB 29 Brian Williams CB 23 Dee Webb CB Special teams  2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	Template:Dow tooltip	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–26	1–0	Dolphin Stadium	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	Carolina Panthers	L 10–17	1–1	Alltel Stadium	Recap
3	Template:Dow tooltip	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 29–18	2–1	Alltel Stadium	Recap
4	Template:Dow tooltip	at Atlanta Falcons	W 20–17	3–1	Georgia Dome	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 10	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	1–0	Alltel Stadium	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 9–0	2–0	Alltel Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	at Indianapolis Colts	L 14–21	2–1	RCA Dome	Recap
4	October 1	at Washington Redskins	L 30–36 (OT)	2–2	FedEx Field	Recap
5	October 8	New York Jets	W 41–0	3–2	Alltel Stadium	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 22	at Houston Texans	L 7–27	3–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
8	October 29	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–6	4–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
9	November 5	Tennessee Titans	W 37–7	5–3	Alltel Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Houston Texans	L 10–13	5–4	Alltel Stadium	Recap
11	Template:Dow tooltip	New York Giants	W 26–10	6–4	Alltel Stadium	Recap
12	November 26	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–27	6–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–10	7–5	Dolphin Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	Indianapolis Colts	W 44–17	8–5	Alltel Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–24	8–6	LP Field	Recap
16	December 24	New England Patriots	L 21–24	8–7	Alltel Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–35	8–8	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Note: division opponents are in bold text

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts	12	4	0	.750	3–3	9–3	427	360	W1
Tennessee Titans	8	8	0	.500	4–2	5–7	324	400	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	371	274	L3
Houston Texans	6	10	0	.375	3–3	6–6	267	366	W2

Regular season results

Week 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	10	0	0	7	17
Jaguars	0	10	0	14	24

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: September 10, 2006
• Game time: 4:15 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 81 °F or 27.2 °C (Rain)
• Game attendance: 67,164
• Referee: Gerald Austin
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, and Pam Oliver
• Game recap

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	0	0	3	6	9

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: September 18, 2006
• Game time: 8:40 PM EDT
• Game weather: 81 °F or 27.2 °C (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 67,164
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Joe Theismann, and Tony Kornheiser
• Game recap

Game information
First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter JAC – Josh Scobee 31 yard field goal, Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:29. Fourth quarter JAC – Josh Scobee 32 yard field goal, Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:21. JAC – Josh Scobee 42 yard field goal, Jaguars 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:27.

Week 3: at Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	0	7	14
Colts	0	7	7	7	21

at the RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 2–1.

Week 4: at Washington Redskins

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	10	7	0	13	0	30
Redskins	7	6	7	10	6	36

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. New York Jets

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	14	14	10	3	41

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

With the win, the Jaguars went into their bye week at 3–2.

Week 7: at Houston Texans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	7	0	7
Texans	0	10	0	17	27

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 3–3.

Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	3	3	13
Eagles	0	0	3	3	6

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 4–3.

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	7	7
Jaguars	14	6	17	0	37

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 5–3.

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	10	0	3	0	13
Jaguars	0	3	0	7	10

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 5–4.

Week 11: vs. New York Giants

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	0	7	0	10
Jaguars	3	7	6	10	26

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 6–4.

Week 12: at Buffalo Bills

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	14	0	10	24
Bills	7	10	7	3	27

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, New York

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 6–5.

Week 13: at Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	14	0	7	24
Dolphins	7	0	0	3	10

at Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 7–5.

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	7	0	7	17
Jaguars	7	17	13	7	44

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

During this game, the Jaguars combined for 375 rushing yards, the second-most in a single game since the AFL–NFL merger. Maurice Jones-Drew had a franchise-record 302 all-purpose yards; 166 rushing yards with two touchdowns, 15 receiving yards, and 121 return yards with a kickoff return touchdown. Fred Taylor had 131 rushing yards with one touchdown.

With the win, the Jaguars improved to 8–5.

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	0	7	17
Titans	7	0	17	0	24

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 8–6.

Week 16: vs. New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	10	7	7	24
Jaguars	0	7	7	7	21

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

With the loss, the Jaguars fell to 8–7.

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	14	6	30
Chiefs	7	14	14	0	35

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

The Jaguars and Chiefs line up, week 17

With the loss, the Jaguars ended their season 8–8.