He led the team to an 11–2 record and an appearance in the SEC championship game despite the distractions caused by Hurricane Katrina.

The 2006 LSU Tigers football team was ranked in the top 10 in the country by multiple publications and were expected to compete for the SEC championship.

The game was over when JaMarcus Russell threw his first TD of the night late in the first quarter to make it 17–0 LSU.

The LSU defense limited Arizona to 156 total yards and recovered four Wildcats turnovers.

With LSU facing fourth-and-8 from Auburn's 31 and 2:43 left, JaMarcus Russell fired the ball to Early Doucet near the goal line.

The officials overturned the call, although replays showed the contact came before the ball was tipped by Brock.

The Tigers drove to Auburn's 24 with 2.5 seconds left as Russell hooked up with Craig Davis for gains of 20 and 21 yards and Dwayne Bowe for 21.

The receiver caught the pass inside the 10, but Brock stopped him cold with a jarring hit at the 4.

JaMarcus Russell, who orchestrated the Tigers' 48–17 throttling of the Bulldogs, finished with three TDs on 18-for-20 passing and 327 yards.

There was a lot of excitement when this game was scheduled because Fresno State had been a top 25 team the previous season.

QB Erik Ainge, starting with a sore ankle, was replaced in the 1st quarter by redshirt freshman Jonathan Crompton.

Crompton performed well for his first significant action, connecting on two long touchdown passes to Robert Meachem.

With 10:31 remaining in the fourth quarter Darren McFadden scored on an 80-yard touchdown run to cut the LSU lead to 24–19.