2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2006 record	2–10 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ron Zook
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Captain	5 Alan Ball E.B. Halsey J Leman Josh Norris Pierre Thomas
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 69,249)

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. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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References

1. "Standings/Schedules". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
2. ncaafootball.com