1906 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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]

1906 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceWestern Conference
1906 record1–3–1 (1–3 Western)
Head coachJusta Lindgren (2nd season)
CaptainIra T. Carrithers
1906 Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 13Wabash*
T 0–0
October 27at Michigan
L 9–28
November 10Wisconsin
  • Illinois Field
  • Champaign, IL
L 6–16
November 17at ChicagoL 0–63
November 24at Purdue
W 5–0
  • *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.


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