2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 2–10 (1–7 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Locksley (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Vince Okruch (1st season) |
Captain | 5
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 69,249) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Ohio State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan % | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Wisconsin | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Ron Zook, who was in his second season with the Illini. Illinois had a record of 2–10, their second consecutive season with only two wins. However, unlike the previous year, they suffered few blowout losses and played competitively with the Big Ten powerhouses, including eventual conference champion Ohio State to whom Illinois lost 17–10 on November 4.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Illinois* | ESPN+ | W 42–17 | 45,444[1] | |
September 9 | 11:00 am | at Rutgers* | ESPN2 | L 0–33 | 41,036[1] | |
September 16 | 11:00 am | Syracuse* |
| ESPN+ | L 21–31 | 40,657[1] |
September 23 | 11:00 am | No. 14 Iowa |
| ESPN+ | L 7–24 | 43,066[1] |
September 30 | 11:00 am | at Michigan State | ESPN+ | W 23–20 | 71,268[1] | |
October 7 | 11:00 am | Indiana |
| ESPN+ | L 32–34 | 43,006[1] |
October 14 | 6:00 pm | Ohio* |
| ESPN+ | L 17–20 | 34,328[1] |
October 21 | 6:00 pm | at Penn State | ESPN2 | L 12–26 | 108,112[1] | |
October 28 | 11:00 am | at No. 17 Wisconsin | ESPN2 | L 24–30 | 81,300[1] | |
November 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 1 Ohio State |
| ESPN2 | L 10–17 | 53,351[1] |
November 11 | 11:00 am | Purdue |
| ESPN+ | L 31–42 | 44,266[1] |
November 18 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern | ESPN+ | L 16–27 | 22,242[1] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Standings/Schedules". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "ncaafootball.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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