2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–6 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBrent Pry (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee +   6 – 1     7 – 6  
Arkansas State   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 4     4 – 8  
North Texas   2 – 5     3 – 9  
FIU   0 – 7     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 pmat No. 8 LSU*
PPVL 3–4592,362
September 96:00 pmat Texas A&M*
L 7–5167,079
September 234:00 pmNorth Carolina A&T*
W 48–715,041
September 304:00 pmEastern Michigan*
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
W 33–1415,923
October 76:00 pmat Houston*
W 31–2817,543
October 186:30 pmat Florida Atlantic
ESPN2W 6–09,827
October 284:00 pmMiddle Tennesseedagger
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
L 20–3422,093
November 43:00 pmat Troy
L 28–4220,111
November 114:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
L 7–1613,621
November 185:00 pmat FIU
W 17–715,134
November 254:00 pmArkansas State
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana
W 28–1310,212
December 24:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe
L 20–3910,814
  • Source: RaginCajuns.com: 2006 football schedule[1]

Game summaries

@ LSU

See also: 2006 LSU Tigers football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at LSU – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 003
No. 8 Tigers 14 14 71045

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
  • [1] [2] [3]
Game information

@ Texas A&M

See also: 2006 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas A&M – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 007
Aggies 14 17 20051

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
  • [4] [5] [6]
Game information

Eastern Michigan

See also: 2006 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 0 01414
Ragin' Cajuns 14 9 7333

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
  • [7] [8] [9]
Game information

@ Houston

See also: 2006 Houston Cougars football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Houston – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 61531
Cougars 14 7 7028

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
  • [10] [11] [12]
Game information

@ Florida Atlantic

See also: 2006 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 306
Owls 0 0 000

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
  • [13] [14] [15]
Game information

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 7 17 01034
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 3720

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
  • [16] [17] [18]
Game information

@ Troy

See also: 2006 Troy Trojans football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 7728
Trojans 0 21 14742

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+
  • [19] [20] [21]
Game information

North Texas

See also: 2006 North Texas Mean Green football team
North Texas at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 0 7 9016
Ragin' Cajuns 0 7 007

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
  • [22] [23] [24]
Game information

@ Florida International

See also: 2006 FIU Golden Panthers football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida International – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 3 7717
Golden Panthers 7 0 007

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
  • [25] [26] [27]
Game information

Arkansas State

See also: 2006 Arkansas State Indians football team
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Indians 3 7 0313
Ragin' Cajuns 0 14 01428

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
  • [28] [29] [30]
Game information

Louisiana-Monroe

See also: 2006 Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks football team
Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warhawks 13 20 6039
Ragin' Cajuns 14 0 6020

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
  • [31] [32] [33]
Game information

Postseason

All–Conference Team

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

References

  1. ^ "2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football schedule". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved June 17, 2013.