2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2006 Illinois Fighting Illini Fighting Illini logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2–10 1–7 Ron Zook 2nd Mike Locksley 2nd Spread option Vince Okruch 1st 4–3 5 Alan Ball E.B. Halsey J Leman Josh Norris Pierre Thomas Memorial Stadium 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 235.2006 Illinois Fighting Illini Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2006-schedule.html 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).2006 Illinois Fighting Illini Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/illinois/2006.html The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Schedule 2006 AP Central September 2 6:00 pm w y Eastern Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN+ 42–17 45,444http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/confsked.html Standings/Schedules Big Ten Conference October 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20141223055059/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/stats/2006-2007/confsked.html December 23, 2014 dead September 9 11:00 am l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey ESPN2 0–33 41,036 September 16 11:00 am l y Syracuse Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN+ 21–31 40,657 September 23 11:00 am l Iowa 14 Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN+ 7–24 43,066 September 30 11:00 am w y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, Michigan ESPN+ 23–20 71,268 October 7 11:00 am l y Indiana Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois rivalry ESPN+ 32–34 43,006 October 14 6:00 pm l y Ohio Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN+ 17–20 34,328 October 21 6:00 pm l y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, Pennsylvania ESPN2 12–26 108,112 October 28 11:00 am l y Wisconsin 17 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin ESPN2 24–30 81,300 Badgers 30, Illini 24: Halloween scare; Huge rally thwarts upset bid Wisconsin State Journal Tom Mulhern October 29, 2006 F1, F6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-badgers-30-illi/175378613/ Newspapers.com November 4 2:30 pm l Ohio State 1 Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN2 10–17 53,351 November 11 11:00 am l Purdue Memorial Stadium Champaign, Illinois ESPN+ 31–42 44,266 November 18 11:00 am l y Northwestern Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Ryan Field Evanston, Illinois ESPN+ 16–27 22,242http://statistics.ncaafootball.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=ncaa-football&page=cfoot%2Fconf%2Fbig10%2Fteam.aspx%3Fid%3D513 ncaafootball.com 2019-04-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110714161508/http://statistics.ncaafootball.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=ncaa-football&page=cfoot%2Fconf%2Fbig10%2Fteam.aspx%3Fid%3D513 2011-07-14 dead Roster 2006 Illinois Fighting Illini f 17 Fr Jeff Cumberland TE y 16 Fr Michael Hoomanawanui TE y 21 So Kyle Hudson WR y 60 So Ryan McDonald Ryan McDonald (American football) OC yes y 5 So Rashard Mendenhall RB y 34 So Walter Mendenhall FB yes y 11 Fr Joe Morgan Joe Morgan (American football) WR y 30 Sr Pierre Thomas Pierre Thomas (American football) RB y 7 Fr Juice Williams QB y 18 Sr Alan Ball Alan Ball (American football) CB y 31 Fr Travon Bellamy CB y 59 Jr Kam Buckner DL yes y 1 Fr Vontae Davis CB y 81 So Will Davis Will Davis (linebacker) DE y 15 Fr Chris Duvalt CB y 98 Jr Xavier Fulton DL y 47 Jr Jeremy Leman LB y 44 So Brit Miller LB y 42 Jr Kevin Mitchell Kevin Mitchell (safety) S y y 91 So Derek Walker Derek Walker (gridiron football) DE y y 48 So Remond Willis LB y y 13 Jr Jason Reda K y https://fightingillini.com/sports/2015/7/18/football_alltimerosters_2000.aspx?#2005 *Ron Zook References Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini football seasons Illinois Fighting Illini football