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)
Captain
5
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 69,249)
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
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.


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