2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Locksley (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorVince Okruch (1st season)
Captain
5
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 69,249)
Seasons
2006 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – 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, 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 pm
Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
    		• ESPN+W 42–1745,444[1]
    September 911:00 amat
    Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, New Jersey
    		• ESPN2L 0–3341,036[1]
    September 1611:00 amSyracuse*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, Illinois
    		ESPN+L 21–3140,657[1]
    September 2311:00 amNo. 14 Iowa
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, Illinois
    		ESPN+L 7–2443,066[1]
    September 3011:00 amat
    Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, Michigan
    		• ESPN+W 23–2071,268[1]
    October 711:00 amIndiana
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, Illinois
    		ESPN+L 32–3443,006[1]
    October 146:00 pmOhio*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, Illinois
    		ESPN+L 17–2034,328[1]
    October 216:00 pmat
    University Park, Pennsylvania
    		ESPN2L 12–26108,112[1]
    October 2811:00 amat No. 17 Wisconsin
    		ESPN2L 24–3081,300[1]
    November 42:30 pmNo. 1 Ohio State
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, Illinois
    		ESPN2L 10–1753,351[1]
    November 1111:00 amPurdue
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, Illinois
    		ESPN+L 31–4244,266[1]
    November 1811:00 amat Northwestern
    		ESPN+L 16–2722,242[1]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Central time

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    Roster

    2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense } } } }
    Pos. # Name Class
    TE 17 Jeff Cumberland Fr
    TE 16 Michael Hoomanawanui Fr
    WR 21 Kyle Hudson So
    OC 60 Ryan McDonald  So
    RB 5 Rashard Mendenhall So
    FB 34 Walter Mendenhall  So
    WR 11 Joe Morgan Fr
    RB 30 Pierre Thomas Sr
    QB 7 Juice Williams Fr
    		Defense }
    Pos. # Name Class
    CB 18 Alan Ball Sr
    CB 31 Travon Bellamy Fr
    DL 59 Kam Buckner  Jr
    CB 1 Vontae Davis Fr
    DE 81 Will Davis So
    CB 15 Chris Duvalt Fr
    DL 98 Xavier Fulton Jr
    LB 47 Jeremy Leman Jr
    LB 44 Brit Miller So
    S 42 Kevin Mitchell  Jr
    DE 91 Derek Walker  So
    LB 48 Remond Willis  So
    		Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    K 13 Jason Reda Jr
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References

    1. ^ 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.
    2. ^ "ncaafootball.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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