Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
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.