2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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)
Base defense4–3
Captain
5
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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  
  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 was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Zook, the Illini compiled a 2–10 record (1–7 in conference games), tied for last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 321 to 235.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Juice Williams (1,489 passing yards), running back Pierre Thomas (755 rushing yards), wide receiver Kyle Hudson (30 receptions, 403 receiving yards), and kicker Jason Reda (69 points scored, 24 of 24 extra points, 15 of 19 field goals).[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 26:00 pmEastern Illinois*
ESPN+W 42–1745,444[3]
September 911:00 amat Rutgers*
ESPN2L 0–3341,036[3]
September 1611:00 amSyracuse*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN+L 21–3140,657[3]
September 2311:00 amNo. 14 Iowa
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN+L 7–2443,066[3]
September 3011:00 amat Michigan State
ESPN+W 23–2071,268[3]
October 711:00 amIndiana
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois (rivalry)
ESPN+L 32–3443,006[3]
October 146:00 pmOhio*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN+L 17–2034,328[3]
October 216:00 pmat Penn State
ESPN2L 12–26108,112[3]
October 2811:00 amat No. 17 Wisconsin
ESPN2L 24–3081,300[3][4]
November 42:30 pmNo. 1 Ohio State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN2L 10–1753,351[3]
November 1111:00 amPurdue
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, Illinois
ESPN+L 31–4244,266[3]
November 1811:00 amat Northwestern
ESPN+L 16–2722,242[3]
  • *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. ^ "2006 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2006 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Tom Mulhern (October 29, 2006). "Badgers 30, Illini 24: Halloween scare; Huge rally thwarts upset bid". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. F1, F6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ncaafootball.com". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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