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 (NFL) and the 4th under head coach Jack Del Rio. The Jaguars failed to improve on their 12–4 record from 2005. The Jaguars finished in third place in the AFC South and finished the season at 8–8. Although the Jaguars were 8–5 after thirteen games, they lost their next three games in a row and missed the postseason for the second time in three seasons.

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  5 Quinn Gray Running backs 32 Maurice Jones-Drew KR 24 Montell Owens FB 23 Alvin Pearman PR 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield 36 Derrick Wimbush KR Wide receivers 85 Cortez Hankton 18 Matt Jones 17 Charles Sharon 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams Tight ends 80 Kyle Brady 89 Marcedes Lewis 87 George Wrighster		Offensive linemen 69 Khalif Barnes T 76 Richard Collier T 67 Vince Manuwai G 73 Stockar McDougle G/T 63 Brad Meester C 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C/T 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen 98 John Henderson DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 96 Tony McDaniel DT 92 Rob Meier DE/DT 94 Jeremy Mincey DE 91 Kenny Pettway DE 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE 90 James Wyche DE		Linebackers 58 Jorge Cordova OLB 50 Tony Gilbert MLB 56 Nick Greisen OLB 51 Clint Ingram OLB 59 Brian Iwuh MLB 52 Daryl Smith MLB/OLB Defensive backs 25 Ahmad Carroll CB 21 Terry Cousin CB 42 Jamaal Fudge SS 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 26 David Richardson FS 43 Gerald Sensabaugh SS 31 Scott Starks CB 23 Dee Webb CB 29 Brian Williams CB Special teams  2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K 88 Joe Zelenka LS		Reserve lists 61 Dan Connolly C (IR) 20 Donovin Darius S (IR) 57 Brent Hawkins DE (IR) 97 Reggie Hayward DE (IR) 86 Brian Jones TE (IR) 33 Greg Jones FB (IR)  7 Byron Leftwich QB (IR) 78 Elton Patterson DE (IR) 54 Mike Peterson LB (IR) 38 Chris Roberson CB (IR) 41 Nick Sorensen S (IR) 53 Pat Thomas LB (IR) -- Tony Williams DT (IR) Practice squad 34 DeAndra' Cobb RB -- Kevis Coley LB 79 Walter Curry DE/DT 83 Greg Estandia TE 72 Ryan Gibbons G 70 Wayne Hunter T (IR) 30 Jamar Landrom S 68 Pete McMahon T 84 Chad Owens WR Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site
1	August 12	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–26	1–0	Dolphin Stadium
2	August 19	Carolina Panthers	L 10–17	1–1	Alltel Stadium
3	August 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 29–18	2–1	Alltel Stadium
4	September 1	at Atlanta Falcons	W 20–17	3–1	Georgia Dome

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 10	Dallas Cowboys	W 24–17	1–0	Alltel Stadium	67,164
2	September 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 9–0	2–0	Alltel Stadium	67,164
3	September 24	at Indianapolis Colts	L 14–21	2–1	RCA Dome	57,041
4	October 1	at Washington Redskins	L 30–36 (OT)	2–2	FedEx Field	89,450
5	October 8	New York Jets	W 41–0	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,604
6	Bye
7	October 22	at Houston Texans	L 7–27	3–3	Reliant Stadium	70,035
8	October 29	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–6	4–3	Lincoln Financial Field	69,249
9	November 5	Tennessee Titans	W 37–7	5–3	Alltel Stadium	66,524
10	November 12	Houston Texans	L 10–13	5–4	Alltel Stadium	65,918
11	November 20	New York Giants	W 26–10	6–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
12	November 26	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–27	6–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	63,608
13	December 3	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–10	7–5	Dolphin Stadium	73,160
14	December 10	Indianapolis Colts	W 44–17	8–5	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 17	at Tennessee Titans	L 17–24	8–6	LP Field	69,134
16	December 24	New England Patriots	L 21–24	8–7	Alltel Stadium	67,164
17	December 31	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 30–35	8–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,500

Note: Intra-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

Period	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

Period	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.