Illinois Football Team History
Illinois Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Champaign, IL
Founded: 1867 Stadium: Memorial Stadium Capacity: 70,904 Colors: Orange & Blue Coach: Ron Zook Conference: Big 10-
2006 Season Highlights
Ron Zook enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Illinois.
2006 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 vs. Eastern Illinois
42
17
W
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Rutgers
0
33
L
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Syracuse
21
31
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Iowa
7
24
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Michigan State
23
20
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Indiana
32
34
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Ohio
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Penn State
12
26
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Wisconsin
24
30
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Ohio State
10
17
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Purdue
31
42
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Northwestern
16
27
L
2006 Season Totals
Record 2-10
Points Scored 235
Scoring Average 19.6
Points Allowed 321
Defense Average 26.8
Opponents Record 80-57
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 1-6
Away Record 1-4
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2006 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2006 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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