2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football
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Conference Big Ten Conference
2006 record 2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Ron Zook
Offensive scheme Spread option
Captain
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Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 69,249)
Seasons
« 2005 2007 »
2006 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Ohio State $   8 – 0         12 – 1  
#7 Wisconsin   7 – 1         12 – 1  
#8 Michigan %   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#24 Penn State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Purdue   5 – 3         8 – 6  
Minnesota   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Indiana   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Iowa   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Michigan State   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Illinois   1 – 7         2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

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, as they did the year before. However, unlike 2005, they suffered few blowout losses, and played competitively with the Big Ten powerhouses, including #1 ranked Ohio State to whom Illinois lost 17–10 on November 4.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM Eastern Illinois* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ W 42–17   45,444[1]
September 9 11:00 AM at Rutgers* Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 L 0–33   41,036[1]
September 16 11:00 AM Syracuse* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 21–31   40,657[1]
September 23 11:00 AM #14 Iowa Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 7–24   43,066[1]
September 30 11:00 AM at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN+ W 23–20   71,268[1]
October 7 11:00 AM Indiana Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 32–34   43,006[1]
October 14 11:00 AM Ohio* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 17–20   34,328[1]
October 21 6:00 PM at Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2 L 12–26   108,112[1]
October 28 11:00 AM at #18 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2 L 24–30   81,300[1]
November 4 2:30 PM #1 Ohio State Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN2 L 10–17   53,351[1]
November 11 11:00 AM Purdue Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN+ L 31–42   44,266[1]
November 18 11:00 AM at Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) ESPN+ L 16–27   22,242[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  2. ↑ ncaafootball.com
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