# 2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Ragin' Cajuns were led by fifth-year head coach Rickey Bustle and played their home games at Cajun Field. The Ragin' Cajuns finished the season with a record of 6–6 overall and 3–4 in Sun Belt Conference play.

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

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

#### Preseason All-Conference Team

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
* QB Jerry Babb, Louisiana-Lafayette

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 pm | at No. 8 LSU* | Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana | PPV | L 3–45 | 92,362 |
| September 9 | 6:00 pm | at Texas A&M* | Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas | | L 7–51 | 67,079 |
| September 23 | 4:00 pm | North Carolina A&T* | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana | | W 48–7 | 15,041 |
| September 30 | 4:00 pm | Eastern Michigan* | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana | | W 33–14 | 15,923 |
| October 7 | 6:00 pm | at Houston* | Robertson StadiumHouston | | W 31–28 | 17,543 |
| October 18 | 6:30 pm | at Florida Atlantic | Lockhart StadiumFort Lauderdale, Florida | ESPN2 | W 6–0 | 9,827 |
| October 28 | 4:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana | | L 20–34 | 22,093 |
| November 4 | 3:00 pm | at Troy | Movie Gallery StadiumTroy, Alabama | | L 28–42 | 20,111 |
| November 11 | 4:00 pm | North Texas | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana | | L 7–16 | 13,621 |
| November 18 | 5:00 pm | at FIU | FIU StadiumMiami | | W 17–7 | 15,134 |
| November 25 | 4:00 pm | Arkansas State | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana | | W 28–13 | 10,212 |
| December 2 | 4:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | Cajun FieldLafayette, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou) | | L 20–39 | 10,814 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
* Source: RaginCajuns.com: 2006 football schedule

## Game summaries
### @ LSU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 8 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
* Date: September 2
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); humid
* Game attendance: 92,362
* Referee: Matt Austin
* TV: CST
Game information :
First quarter
LSU - Brandon LaFell 58-yard TD pass from Jamarcus Russell, Colt David kick good, 11:29 (LSU 7-0)
LSU - Jonathan Zenon 17-yard interception returned for TD, David kick good, 9:46 (LSU 14-0)
Second quarter
ULL - David Akhimien 41-yard field goal, 11:21 (LSU 14-3)
LSU - Early Doucet 17-yard TD pass from Russell, David kick good, 6:42 (LSU 21-3)
LSU - Dwayne Bowe 29-yard TD pass from Russell, David kick good, 0:54 (LSU 28-3)
Third quarter
LSU - Jacob Hester 3-yard TD run, David kick good, 9:28 (LSU 35-3)
Fourth quarter
LSU - Alley Broussard 3-yard TD run, David kick good, 11:57 (LSU 42-3)
LSU - Ryan Gaudet 33-yard field goal, 4:02 (LSU 45-3)
Top passers
LSU - Jamarcus Russell - 13/17, 253 yards, 3 TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 7/17, 63 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
LSU - Alley Broussard - 8 carries, 46 yards, TD
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 12 carries, 52 yards
Top receivers
LSU - Dwayne Bowe - 4 receptions, 88 yards, TD
ULL - Derrick Smith - 2 receptions, 23 yards :

### @ Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aggies | 14 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 51 |
at Kyle Field, College Station, TX
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 67,079
* Referee: Jon Bible
Game information :
First quarter
TAMU - Jorvorskie Lane 1-yard TD run, Stephen McGee kick good, 10:00 (TAMU 7-0)
TAMU - Lane 2-yard TD run, McGee kick good, 4:41 (TAMU 14-0)
Second quarter
TAMU - Chad Schroeder 15-yard TD pass rom McGee, McGee kick good, 12:40 (TAMU 21-0)
TAMU - Lane 5-yard TD run, McGee kick good, 10:23 (TAMU 28-0)
TAMU - McGee 35-yard field goal, 6:05 (TAMU 31-0)
ULL - Michael Desormeaux 9-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 1:58 (TAMU 31-7)
Third quarter
TAMU - Lane 8-yard TD run, McGee kick good, 8:32 (TAMU 38-7)
TAMU - Joey Thomas 56-yard TD pass from Ty Branyon, McGee kick no good, 5:38 (TAMU 44-7)
TAMU - Branyon 12-yard TD run, McGee kick good, 0:00 (TAMU 51-7)
Top passers
TAMU - Stephen McGee - 20/27, 200 yards, TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 1/8, 10 yards
Top rushers
TAMU - Mike Goodson - 8 carries, 54 yards
ULL - Michael Desormeaux - 10 carries, 53 yards, TD
Top receivers
TAMU - Joey Thomas - 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD
ULL - Erik Jones - reception, 10 yards :

### Eastern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 33 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 30
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,923
* Referee: Jim Jackson
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Jerry Babb 9-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 7:10 (ULL 7-0)
ULL - Jason Chery 38-yard TD pass from Babb, Edmiston kick good, 2:11 (ULL 14-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Chery 17-yard TD pass from Babb, Edmiston kick no good, 4:54 (ULL 20-0)
ULL - Edmiston 44-yard field goal, 0:00 (ULL 23-0)
Third quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 3-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 10:33 (ULL 30-0)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Edmiston 40-yard field goal, 12:54 (ULL 33-0)
EMU - Andy Schmitt 3-yard TD run, Andrew Wellock kick good, 8:01 (ULL 33-7)
EMU - Schmitt 7-yard TD run, Wellock kick good, 3:32 (ULL 33-14)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 17/20, 202 yards, 2 TD
EMU - Andy Schmitt - 23/35, 171 yards
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 15 carries, 110 yards, TD
EMU - Andy Schmitt - 15 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ULL - Jason Chery - 5 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD
EMU - Eric Deslauriers - 9 receptions, 100 yards :

### @ Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 31 |
| Cougars | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 17,543
* Referee: Edward Kierce
Game information :
First quarter
HOU - Jackie Battle 2-yard TD run, Ben Bell kick good, 9:12 (HOU 7-0)
HOU - Donnie Avery 56-yard TD pass from Kevin Kolb, Bell kick good, 0:25 (HOU 14-0)
Second quarter
HOU - Kolb 5-yard TD run, Bell kick good, 14:06 (HOU 21-0)
ULL - Jerry Babb 14-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 11:50 (HOU 21-7)
ULL - Edmiston 23-yard field goal, 2:52 (HOU 21-10)
Third quarter
ULL - Edmiston 37-yard field goal, 8:53 (HOU 21-13)
HOU - Jeron Harvey 9-yard TD pass from Kolb, Bell kick good, 4:40 (HOU 28-13)
ULL - Edmiston 51-yard field goal, 0:51 (HOU 28-16)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 16-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 11:33 (HOU 28-23)
ULL - Kevin Belton 4-yard TD pass from Babb, Babb two-point conversion pass to Derrick Smith good, 1:02 (ULL 31-28)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 15/29, 146 yards, TD, INT
HOU - Kevin Kolb - 24/31, 367 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 24 carries, 110 yards, TD
HOU - Jackie Battle - 7 carries, 37 yards, TD
Top receivers
ULL - Derrick Smith - 4 receptions, 54 yards
HOU - Jeron Harvey - 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD :

### @ Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, FL
* Date: October 18
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); clear and humid
* Game attendance: 9,827
* Referee: Jim Jackson
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
Second quarter
ULL - Drew Edmiston 44-yard field goal, 11:40 (ULL 3-0)
Third quarter
ULL - Edmiston 44-yard field goal, 11:18 (ULL 6-0
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 11/21, 84 yards, INT
FAU - Rusty Smith - 10/19, 88 yards, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 18 carries, 87 yards
FAU - Charles Pierre - 12 carries, 54 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Louis Lee - 3 receptions, 32 yards
FAU - Jason Harmon - 3 receptions, 36 yards :

### Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 21,485
* Referee: Matt Leoffler
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Michael Adams 71-yard interception return for TD, Drew Edmiston kick good, 12:29 (ULL 7-0)
MTSU - Desmond Gee 22-yard TD pass from Clint Marks, Colby Smith kick good, 2:37 (TIE 7-7)
Second quarter
MTSU - Smith 31-yard field goal, 13:25 (MTSU 10-7)
ULL - Edmiston 47-yard field goal, 9:06 (TIE 10-10)
MTSU - Marks 1-yard TD run, Smith kick good, 5:45 (MTSU 17-10)
MTSU - Damon Nickson 28-yard interception returned for TD, Smith kick good, 5:08 (MTSU 24-10)
Third quarter
ULL - Edmiston 25-yard field goal, 4:50 (MTSU 24-13)
Fourth quarter
MTSU - Smith 23-yard field goal, 9:30 (MTSU 27-13)
MTSU - Eugene Gross 6-yard TD run, Smith kick good, 5:53 (MTSU 34-13)
ULL - Corey Fredrick 40-yard TD pass from Jerry Babb, Edmiston kick good, 4:09 (MTSU 34-20)
Top passers
MTSU - Clint Mark - 19/26, 244 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 12/24, 182 yards, TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
MTSU - Eugene Gross - 23 carries, 94 yards, TD
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 16 carries, 90 yards
Top receivers
MTSU - Taron Henry - 5 receptions, 85 yards
ULL - Derrick Smith - 5 receptions, 70 yards :

### @ Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Trojans | 0 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Movie Gallery Stadium, Troy, AL
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); clear
* Game attendance: 20,111
* Referee: Rick Doan
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
ULL - Phillip Nevels 15-yard TD pass from Jerry Babb, Drew Edmiston kick good, 6:04 (ULL 7-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Deon Wallace 10-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 13:52 (ULL 14-0)
TROY - Justin Brooks 1-yard TD run, Greg Whibbs kick good, 11:41 (ULL 14-7)
TROY - Kenny Cattouse 7-yard TD run, Whibbs kick good, 7:31 (TIE 14-14)
TROY - Omar Haugabook 15-yard TD run, Whibbs kick good, 4:53 (TROY 21-14)
Third quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 41-yard TD pass from Babb, Edmiston kick good, 11:33 (TIE 21-21)
TROY - Gary Banks 58-yard TD pass from Haugabook, Whibbs kick good, 4:38 (TROY 28-21)
TROY - Cattouse 8-yard TD run, Whibbs kick good, 1:53 (TROY 35-21)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Babb 13-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 13:55 (TROY 35-28)
TROY - Julian Foster 15-yard TD run, Whibbs kick good, 2:11 (TROY 42-28)
Top passers
TROY - Omar Haugabook - 12/19, 153 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 16/29, 230 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TROY - Kenny Cattouse - 24 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 18 carries, 95 yards
Top receivers
TROY - Gary Banks - 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD
ULL - Derrick Smith - 4 receptions, 82 yards :

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 13,621
* Referee: Ken Williamson
Game information :
Second quarter
UNT - Johnny Quinn 4-yard TD pass from Daniel Meager, Denis Hopovac kick good, 14:56 (UNT 7-0)
ULL - Derrick Smith 2-yard TD pass from Jerry Babb, Drew Edmiston kick good, 0:00 (TIE 7-7)
Third quarter
UNT - Casey Fitzgerald 36-yard TD pass from Matt Phillips, Hopovac kick good, 4:59 (UNT 14-7)
UNT - Team safety, 1:27 (UNT 16-7)
Top passers
UNT - Matt Phillips - 5/9, 91 yards, TD, INT
ULL - Jerry Babb - 17/27, 168 yards, TD
Top rushers
UNT - Deavin Cox - 28 carries, 98 yards
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 15 carries, 60 yards
Top receivers
UNT - Casey Fitzgerald - 2 receptions, 51 yards, TD
ULL - Derrick Smith - 7 recpetions, 102 yards, TD :

### @ Florida International

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Golden Panthers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at FIU Stadium, Miami, FL
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 15,134
* Referee: Matt Leoffler
Game information :
First quarter
FIU - John Ellis 1-yard TD pass from Josh Padrick, Dustin Rivest kick good, 2:49 (FIU 7-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Drew Edmiston 47-yard field goal, 12:43 (FIU 7-3)
Third quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 7-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 5:51 (ULL 10-7)
Fourth quarter
ULL - Fenroy 2-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 3:30 (ULL 17-7)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 7/16, 76 yards, INT
FIU - Josh Padrick - 17/31, 137 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 34 carries, 172 yards, 2 TD
FIU - Julian Reams - 7 carries, 28 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Derrick Smith - 4 receptions, 50 yards
FIU - Chandler Williams - 7 receptions, 77 yards :

### Arkansas State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Indians | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 10,212
* Referee: Jim Jackson
Game information :
First quarter
ARST - Josh Arauco 38-yard field goal, 10:02 (ARST 3-0)
Second quarter
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 7-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 14:16 (ULL 7-3)
ARST - Levi Dejohnette 15-yard TD pass from Corey Leonard, Arauco kick good, 10:43 (ARST 10-7)
ULL - Fenroy 2-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 4:29 (ULL 14-10)
Fourth quarter
ARST - Arauco 36-yard field goal, 14:53 (ULL 14-13)
ULL - Jerry Babb 32-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 11:31 (ULL 21-13)
ULL - Fenroy 1-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 6:45 (ULL 28-13)
Top passers
ULL - Jerry Babb - 10/18, 107 yards, INT
ARST - Corey Leonard - 13/30, 132 yards, TD
Top rushers
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 26 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD
ARST - Reggie Arnold - 18 carries, 156 yards
Top receivers
ULL - Derrick Smith - 3 receptions, 38 yards
ARST - Levi Dejohnette - 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD :

### Louisiana-Monroe

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warhawks | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: December 2
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 10,814
* Referee: Rick Doan
Game information :
First quarter
ULM - Joe Merritt 24-yard TD pass from Kinsmon Lancaster, Cole Wilson kick good, 12:29 (ULM 7-0)
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy 14-yard TD run, Drew Edmiston kick good, 8:18 (TIE 7-7)
ULM - Calvin Dawson 36-yard TD run, Wilson kick no good, 5:44 (ULM 13-7)
ULL - Fenroy 2-yard TD run, Edmiston kick good, 0:42 (ULL 14-13)
Second quarter
ULM - Wilson 41-yard field goal, 13:52 (ULM 16-14)
ULM - Dawson 18-yard TD run, Wilson kick good, 10:00 (ULM 23-14)
ULM - LaGregory Sapp 64-yard TD pass from Lancaster, Wilson kick good, 2:04 (ULM 30-14)
ULM - Wilson 44-yard field goal, 0:12 (ULM 33-14)
Third quarter
ULM - Wilson 20-yard field goal, 5:27 (ULM 36-14)
ULL - Phillip Nevels 10-yard TD pass from Jerry Babb, Babb two-point conversion pass no good, 3:15 (ULM 36-20)
ULM - Wilson 25-yard field goal, 0:50 (ULM 39-20)
Top passers
ULM - Kinsmon Lancaster - 11/18, 244 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Jerry Babb - 22/42, 189 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
ULM - Calvin Dawson - 24 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD
ULL - Tyrell Fenroy - 27 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ULM - LaGregory Sapp - 3 receptions, 137 yards, TD
ULL - Derrick Smith - 8 receptions, 98 yards :

## Postseason
### Postseason awards

* Steven Jyles, ULM - Player of the Year
* Steven Jyles, ULM - Offensive Player of the Year
* Jeff Littlejohn, MTSU - Defensive Player of the Year
* Aaron Weathers, UNT - Newcomer of the Year
* Tyrell Fenroy, ULL - Freshman of the Year
* Stephen Roberts, ARST - Coach of the Year