# 2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The 2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette as a member of the Sun Belt Conference in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rickey Bustle played their home games at Cajun Field in Lafayette, Louisiana.
The 2005 New Orleans Bowl, which was annually played in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans was tagged the "New Orleans Bowl at Lafayette" and moved to Cajun Field, the home stadium of Ragin' Cajuns football, in response to Hurricane Katrina that had destroyed the Superdome a few months earlier

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Media Day
#### Preseason Standings

Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings :
| Predicted finish | Team | (1st Place) |
| 1 | North Texas | (7) |
| 2 | Troy | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | |
| 4 | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | (1) |
| 6 | Arkansas State | |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | |
| 8 | Florida International | |

#### Preseason All-Conference Team

Offense
    WR Bill Sampy
    OL Brandon Cox

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 2 Texas* | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX | FSN | L 60–3 | 82,519 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | | L 31–10 | 5,628 |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | | W 49–28 | 17,341 |
| October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | UCF* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | | L 24–21 | 18,262 |
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 14,208 |
| October 13 | 6:30 p.m. | at Arkansas State | Indian FieldJonesboro, AR | ESPNU | L 39–36 | 12,944 |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | | W 13–10 | 17,044 |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | CSS | W 31–28 $^{OT}$ | 21,204 |
| November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Fouts FieldDenton, TX | | W 31–28 | 14,153 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | FIU | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | | W 28–7 | 16,942 |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | | W 54–21 | 15,505 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 2 Longhorns | 13 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 60 |
at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 82,519
* Referee: Jon Bible
Game information :
First quarter
UT - Selvin Young 9-yard TD run, Richmond McGee kick no good, 8:36 (UT 6-0)
ULL - Sean Cominskey 47-yard field goal, 5:33 (UT 6-3)
UT - Jamaal Charles 14-yard TD run, McGee kick good, 3:08 (UT 13-3)
Second quarter
UT - Nate Jones 9-yard TD pass from Vince Young, McGee kick no good, 13:42 (UT 19-3)
UT - Ramonce Taylor 30-yard TD run, McGee kick no good, 7:41 (UT 25-3)
UT - David Thomas 21-yard TD pass from Young, McGee kick good, 6:22 (UT 32-3)
UT - Thomas 8-yard TD pass from Young, McGee kick good, 0:37 (UT 39-3)
Third quarter
UT - Young 3-yard TD run, McGee kick good, 8:22 (UT 46-3)
UT - Kyle Phillips 14-yard TD run, David Pino kick good, 4:33 (UT 53-3)
Fourth quarter
UT - Phillips 23-yard TD run, Pino kick good, 14:13 (UT 60-3)
Top passers
UT - Vince Young - 13/17, 173 yards, 3 TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 9/18, 109 yards
Top rushers
UT - Jamaal Charles - 14 carries, 135 yards, TD
ULL - Caleb Rubin - 9 carries, 34 yards
Top receivers
UT - Brian Carter - 3 receptions, 65 yards
ULL - Derrick Smith - 6 receptions, 78 yards :

### @ Eastern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, MI
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 5,628
* Referee: William Alge
Game information :
First quarter
EMU - A. J. Bennett 38-yard TD pass from Matt Bohnet, Andrew Wellock kick good, 11:18 (EMU 7-0)
EMU - Bohnet 3-yard TD run, Wellock kick good, 5:55 (EMU 14-0)
Second quarter
EMU - Eric Deslauriers 14-yard TD pass from Bohnet, Wellock kick good, 7:32 (EMU 21-0)
ULL - Sean Comiskey 24-yard field goal, 2:16 (EMU 21-3)
EMU - Wellock 24-yard field goal, 0:05 (EMU 24-3)
Third quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 2-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 9:21 (EMU 24-10)
EMU - Bohnet 1-yard TD run, Wellock kick good, 2:44 (EMU 31-10)
Top passers
EMU - Matt Bohnet - 26/34, 263 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 21/29, 228 yards
Top rushers
EMU - Matt Bohnet - 19 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 12 carries, 77 yards
Top receivers
EMU - A. J. Bennett - 9 receptions, 94 yards, TD
ULL - Derrick Smith - 5 receptions, 53 yards :

### Northwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 13 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 49 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); clearing overcast
* Game attendance: 17,341
* Referee: Ken Williamson
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Jerry Babb 14-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick no good, 12:42 (ULL 6-0)
ULL - Derrick Smith 18-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick good, 9:55 (ULL 13-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Kevin Robbins 22-yard TD pass from Babb, Comiskey kick god, 14:53 (ULL 20-0)
NSU - Clayton Broyles 18-yard TD pass from Davon Vinson, Robert Weeks kick good, 12:21 (ULL 20-7)
NSU - Titus May 2-yard TD pass from Vinson, Weeks kick good, 3:07 (ULL 20-14)
NSU - Vinson 12-yard TD run, Weeks kick good, 0:22 (NSU 21-20)
Third quarter
ULL - Smith 25-yard TD pass from Babb, Josh Harrison two-point conversion run good, 9:53 (ULL 28-21)
ULL - Smith 7-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 1:53 (ULL 35-21)
ULL - Abdule Levier 1-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 0:23 (ULL 42-21)
Fourth quarter
NSU - Anthony Holmes 2-yard TD run, Weeks kick good, 11:46 (ULL 42-28)
ULL - Levier 59-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 3:18 (ULL 49-28)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 18/28, 222 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
NSU - Dave Vinson - 14/27, 180 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 15 carries, 163 yards
NSU - Dave Vinson - 18 carries, 108 yards, TD
Top receivers
ULL - Bill Sampy - 5 receptions, 90 yards
NSU - Chris Miller - 4 receptions, 58 yards :

### UCF

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 18,262
* Referee: Barry Anderson
Game information :
First quarter
UCF - Brandon Marshall 60-yard TD pass from Steven Moffett, Matt Prater kick good, 9:39 (UCF 7-0)
UCF - Dontavius Wilcox 11-yard TD pass from Moffett, Prater kick good, 0:43 (UCF 14-0)
Second quarter
UCF - Marshall 15-yard TD pass from Moffett, Prater kick good, 9:30 (UCF 21-0)
ULL - Abdule Levier 1-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 6:51 (UCF 21-7)
Third quarter
ULL - Booker Jenkins 6-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 5:20 (UCF 21-14)
ULL - Levier 6-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 1:51 (TIE 21-21)
Fourth quarter
UCF - John Brown 28-yard field goal, 0:02 (UCF 24-21)
Top passers
UCF - Steven Moffett - 15/26, 232 yards, 3 TD, INT
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14/26, 119 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
UCF - Kevin Smith - 25 carries, 110 yards
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 17 carries, 76 yards
Top receivers
UCF - Brandon Marshall - 5 receptions, 107 yards, TD
ULL - Bill Sampy - 4 receptions, 38 yards :

### Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 14,208
* Referee: Jim Jackson
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 11:49 (ULL 7-0)
FAU - D. Walker 5-yard TD pass from Danny Embick, Daniel Kennard kick good, 4:15 (TIE 7-7)
ULL- Comiskey 34-yard field goal, 1:20 (ULL 10-7)
Fourth quarter
FAU - D. Porter-Isom 27-yard TD pass from Embic, Kennard kick good, 14:49 (FAU 14-10)
FAU - Thomas Parker 19-yard TD pass from Embic, Kennard kick good, 11:05 (FAU 21-10)
FAU - Embick 3-yard TD run, Kennard kick good, 3:09 (FAU 28-10)
Top passers
FAU - Danny Embick - 17/27, 276 yards, 3 TD
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 6/18, 47 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
FAU - Charles Pierre - 25 carries, 90 yards
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 11 carries, 83 yards
Top receivers
FAU - Thomas Parker - 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD
ULL - Bill Sampy - 2 receptions, 21 yards :

### @ Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| Indians | 0 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 39 |
at Indian Stadium, Jonesboro, AR
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); fair skies
* Game attendance: 12,944
* Referee: Rick Doan
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Corey Fredrick 17-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 8:41 (ULL 7-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Abdule Levier 2-yard TD run, Brit Framel kick no good, 8:26 (ULL 13-0)
ULL - Comiskey 29-yard field goal, 0:32 (ULL 16-0)
ARST - Joe Smith 41-yard TD pass from Nick Noce, Eric Neilhouse, 0:02 (ULL 16-7)
Third quarter
ULL - Michael Desormeaux 14-yard TD run, Framel kick good, 8:01 (ULL 22-7)
ARST - Shermar Bracey 25-yard TD pass from Noce, Neilhouse kick good, 4:35 (ULL 22-14)
ULL - Josh Harrison 3-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 0:03 (ULL 29-14)
Fourth quarter
ARST - Bracey 3-yard TD run, Neilhouse kick good, 13:31 (ULL 29-21)
ARST - Levi Dejohnette 55-yard TD pass from Noce, Manuel Burton two-point conversion pass good from Noce, 10:08 (TIE 29-29)
ARST - Noce 15-yard TD run, Neilhouse kick good, 7:01 (ARST 36-29)
ULL - Harrison 3-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 0:52 (TIE 36-36)
ARST - Neilhouse 35-yard field goal, 0:00 (ARST 39-36)
Top passers
ARST - Nick Noce - 10/20, 194 yards, 3 TD
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 10/16, 97 yards
Top rushers
ARST - Shermar Bracey - 25 carries, 167 yards, TD
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14 carries, 174 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARST - Levi Dejohnette - 3 receptions, 67 yards, TD
ULL - Bill Sampy - 4 receptions, 46 yards :

### @ Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 17,044
* Referee: Jim Jackson
Game information :
First quarter
MTSU - Ralph King 3-yard TD run, Colby Smith kick good, 8:31 (MTSU 7-0)
MTSU - Smith 37-yard field goal, 4:19 (MTSU 10-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Josh Harrison 2-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 13:14 (MTSU 10-7)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Booker Jenkins 6-yard TD run, Comiskey kick no good, 1:04 (ULL 13-10)
Top passers
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 14/25, 138 yards
MTSU - Clint Marks - 19/24, 218 yards
Top rushers
ULL - Josh Harrison - 12 carries, 55 yards, TD
MTSU - Eugene Gross - 15 carries, 54 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Corey Fredrick - 4 receptions, 51 yards
MTSU - Cleannord Saintil - 11 receptions, 141 yards :

### Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 21,204
* Referee: Ken Williamson
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 25-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 11:29 (ULL 7-0)
ULL - Michael Desormeaux 3-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 5:40 (ULL 14-0)
Third quarter
ULL - Fenroy 4-yard TD run, Comiskey kick no good, 11:28 (ULL 20-0)
TROY - Kenny Cattouse 12-yard TD run, Greg Whibbs kick good, 5:44 (ULL 20-7)
Fourth quarter
TROY - Cattouse 3-yard TD run, Whibbs kick good, 13:52 (ULL 20-14)
ULL - Fenroy 8-yard TD run, Kevin Robbins two-point conversion pass good from Desormeaux, 10:51 (ULL 28-14)
TROY - Toris Rutledge 37-yard TD pass from Julian Foster, Whibbs kick good, 9:12 (ULL 28-21)
TROY - Smokey Hampton 13-yard TD pass from Carl Meadows, Whibbs kick good, 0:22 (TIE 28-28)
First overtime
ULL - Comiskey 40-yard field goal, (ULL 31-28)
Top passers
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 6/10, 86 yards
TROY - Julian Foster - 7/19, 104 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 27 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD
TROY - Kenny Cattouse - 20 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ULL - Corey Fredrick - 4 receptions, 90 yards
TROY - Smokey Hampton - 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD :

### @ North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Fouts Field, Denton, TX
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 14,153
* Referee: Marc Curles
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 6-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 10:56 (ULL 7-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Jerry Babb 4-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 10:43 (ULL 14-0)
UNT - Johnny Quinn 27-yard TD pass from Daniel Meager, Nick Balzaldua kick good, 6:56 (ULL 14-7)
ULL - Fenroy 7-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 1:22 (ULL 21-7)
Third quarter
UNT - Patrick Cobbs 59-yard TD run, Bazaldua kick good, 14:15 (ULL 21-14)
UNT - Cobbs 8-yard TD run, Bazaldua kick good, 6:20 (TIE 21-21)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Comiskey 22-yard field goal, 14:57 (ULL 24-21)
UNT - Cobbs 9-yard TD run, Bazaldua kick good, 9:44 (UNT 28-21)
ULL - Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 1:10 (ULL 31-28)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 8/11, 109 yards, INT
UNT - Daniel Meager - 8/14, 112 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 22 carries, 133 yards, TD
UNT - Patrick Cobbs - 23 carries, 197 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
ULL - Bill Sampy - 2 receptions, 59 yards
UNT - Brandon Jackson - 4 receptions, 59 yards :

### Florida International

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); overcast
* Game attendance: 16,942
* Referee: Rick Doan
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Jerry Babb 6-yard TD run, Sean Comiskey kick good, 10:08 (ULL 7-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Michael Desormeaux 12-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 0:49 (ULL 14-0)
Third quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 5-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 4:29 (ULL 21-0)
FIU - Cory McKinney 23-yard TD pass from Josh Padrick, Adam Moss kick good, 1:49 (ULL 21-7)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Derrick Smith 13-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 4:12 (ULL 28-7)
Top passers
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 5/7, 53 yards
FIU - Josh Padrick - 18/34, 162 yards, TD
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 27 carries, 147 yards, TD
FIU - A'mod Ned - 15 carries, 73 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Bill Sampy - 3 receptions, 36 yards
FIU - Chandler Williams - 5 receptions, 54 yards :

### @ Louisiana-Monroe

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 54 |
| Indians | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Malone Stadium, Monroe, LA
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,505
* Referee: Marc Curles
Game information :
First quarter
ULM - Drouzon Quillen 8-yard TD pass from Steven Jyles, Ragan Walters kick good, 9:10 (ULM 7-0)
ULL - Kyle Ward 53-yard interception returned for TD, Sean Comiskey kick good, 6:09 (TIE 7-7)
ULM - Jyles 2-yard TD run, Walters kick good, 1:10 (ULM 14-7)
Second quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 16-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 13:42 (TIE 14-14)
ULL - Team safety 10:16 (ULL 16-14)
ULL - Fenroy 13-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 8:46 (ULL 23-14)
ULL - Comiskey 24-yard field goal, 6:11 (ULL 26-14)
ULL - Jerry Babb 4-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 0:45 (ULL 33-14)
Third quarter
ULM - Calvin Dawson 11-yard TD run, Walters kick good, 13:57 (ULL 33-21)
ULL - Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 12:30 (ULL 40-21)
ULL - Josh Harrison 1-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 2:15 (ULL 47-21)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Booker Jenkins 1-yard TD run, Comiskey kick good, 13:22 (ULL 54-21)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 8/14, 82 yards
ULM - Steven Jyles - 17/32, 136 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 20 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD
ULM - Calvin Dawson - 10 carries, 43 yards, TD
Top receivers
ULL - Kevin Robbins - 5 receptions, 49 yards
ULM - Drouzon Quillen - 6 receptions, 50 yards, TD :