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.

2006 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record6–6 (3–4 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Rickey Bustle (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorRob Christophel (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBrent Pry (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumCajun Field
2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Preseason

Preseason Standings
Sun Belt Conference Predicted Standings
Predicted finish Team (1st Place)
1Louisiana-Lafayette(3)
2Arkansas State(2)
3Troy(2)
4North Texas
5Louisiana-Monroe(1)
6Middle Tennessee
7Florida Atlantic
8Florida 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
  • Cajun Field
  • Lafayette, Louisiana (Battle on the Bayou)
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
Period 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
Game information

@ Texas A&M
Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas A&M – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

Eastern Michigan
Eastern Michigan at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

@ Houston
See also: 2006 Houston Cougars football team
Louisiana-Lafayette at Houston – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

@ Florida Atlantic
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida Atlantic – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

@ Troy
Louisiana-Lafayette at Troy – Game summary
Period 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+
Game information

North Texas
North Texas at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

@ Florida International
Louisiana-Lafayette at Florida International – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

Arkansas State
Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 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
Game information

Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Monroe at Louisiana-Lafayette – Game summary
Period 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
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.
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