2006 Sun Belt Conference football season

Sports season

2006 Sun Belt Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	football
Duration	August 28, 2006 through January 6, 2007
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	ESPN
2007 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Brannon Condren
Picked by	Indianapolis Colts, 131st overall
Regular season
Champion	Troy
Season MVP	Omar Haugabook
Football seasons
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The 2006 Sun Belt Conference football season was an NCAA football season that was played from August 28, 2008, to January 6, 2009. The Sun Belt Conference consisted of 8 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Troy. Troy and MTSU split the Sun Belt Championship, with Troy playing in the New Orleans Bowl where they defeated Rice. Middle Tennessee would play in the Motor City Bowl where they lost to Central Michigan.

Players of the Year

2006 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards

Coaches All-Conference Selections

Position	Player	Class	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Omar Haugabook	JR	Troy
RB	Tyrell Fenroy	SO	Louisiana-Lafayette
RB	Calvin Dawson	JR	Louisiana-Monroe
WR	Johnny Quinn	SR	North Texas
WR	Gary Banks	JR	Troy
TE	Samuel Smith	SR	Florida International
OL	Tanner Jenkins	SR	Arkansas State
OL	Nello Faulk	SR	Florida Atlantic
OL	Brandon Cox	SR	Louisiana-Lafayette
OL	Dylan Lineberry	SR	North Texas
OL	Zach Yenser	SR	Troy
First Team Defense
DL	Josh Pinnick	JR	Florida Atlantic
DL	Antwan Barnes	SR	Florida International
DL	Erik Walden	JR	Middle Tennessee
DL	Tavares Jones	JR	Middle Tennessee
LB	Alexander Bostic III	SR	Florida International
LB	Keyonvis Bouie	SR	Florida International
LB	J. K. Sabb	SR	Middle Tennessee
DB	Tyrell Johnson	JR	Arkansas State
DB	Kevin Payne	SR	Louisiana-Monroe
DB	Damon Nickson	JR	Middle Tennessee
DB	Brannon Condren	SR	Troy
First Team Special Teams
PK	Drew Edmiston	SO	Louisiana-Lafayette
P	Colby Smith	SR	Middle Tennessee
RS	Damon Nickson	JR	Middle Tennessee
AP	Desmond Gee	FR	Middle Tennessee

Position	Player	Class	Team
Second Team Offense
QB	Clint Marks	SR	Middle Tennessee
RB	Reggie Arnold	FR	Arkansas State
RB	Eugene Gross	SR	Middle Tennessee
WR	Chandler Williams	SR	Florida International
WR	LaGregory Sapp	SO	Louisiana-Monroe
TE	Zeek Zacharie	SO	Louisiana-Monroe
OL	Matt Mandich	SO	Arkansas State
OL	Franklin Dunbar	SO	Middle Tennessee
OL	Germayle Franklin	SR	Middle Tennessee
OL	Kyle Cunningham	JR	Louisiana-Monroe
OL	Kirbie Bodiford	SR	Troy
Second Team Defense
DL	Jamarrow James	SR	Arkansas State
DL	Jervonte Jackson	SO	Florida Atlantic
DL	Jeremiah Chapman	JR	North Texas
DL	Franklin Lloyd	SR	Troy
LB	Koby McKinnon	JR	Arkansas State
LB	Devrett Wade	SR	Arkansas State
LB	Justin Rainey	SR	Middle Tennessee
DB	Khayyam Burns	JR	Arkansas State
DB	Taheem Acevedo	JR	Florida Atlantic
DB	Kris Bartels	JR	Florida Atlantic
DB	Lionell Singleton	JR	Florida International
Second Team Special Teams
PK	Cole Wilson	JR	Louisiana-Monroe
P	Truman Spencer	SO	North Texas
RS	Leodis McKelvin	JR	Troy
AP	Michael Desormeaux	SO	Louisiana-Lafayette

v t e Sun Belt Conference football
East Division	Appalachian State Mountaineers Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Marshall Thundering Herd Old Dominion Monarchs
West Division	Arkansas State Red Wolves Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks South Alabama Jaguars Southern Miss Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championships & awards	Conference champions Championship game All-time standings Individual awards
Seasons	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	ACC Big 12 Big East Big Ten Conference USA Mid-American Mountain West Pac-10 SEC Sun Belt WAC
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2006 College Football All-America Team