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
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

Schedule edit

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

References edit

  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.