1906 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceWestern Conference
Record1–3–1 (1–3 Western)
Head coach
CaptainIra T. Carrithers
Home stadiumIllinois Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin + 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Michigan + 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1906 college football season. In their second non-consecutive season under head coach Justa Lindgren, the Illini compiled a 1–3–1 record and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference.[1] Halfback Ira T. Carrithers was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13Wabash*
T 0–0
October 27at Michigan
L 9–285,000
November 10Wisconsin
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–16
November 17at Chicago
L 0–63
November 24at Purdue
W 5–0> 4,000[3]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1906 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 156. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Run by Pettigrew Is Fatal to Purdue". The Indianapolis Star. November 25, 1906. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.


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