Sports season
The 2024 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 24th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season is scheduled to begin August 31, 2024 and conclude with the Conference Championship Game on December 7, 2024. The season will be part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The conference will consist of 14 football member split into two divisions. The conference released its full season scheduled on March 1, 2024.[ 1]
During the 2023 Sun Belt Conference season, the James Madison Dukes won the East division, while the Troy Trojans won the West division. James Madison was not eligible to play in the conference championship game due to NCAA rules regarding transitioning from FCS to FBS, and so East division runner-ups Appalachian State played in the championship game. In the Conference Championship Game, Troy defeated Appalachian State by a score of 49–23.
The SBC released its preseason poll on July 22. Appalachian State was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Texas State was named the favorite to win the West Division.[ 2]
East Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Appalachian State 96 (12) 2 James Madison 79 (2) 3 Coastal Carolina 67 4 Georgia Southern 50 5 Marshall 49 6 Old Dominion 32 7 Georgia State 19
West Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Texas State 92 (9) 2 Troy 68 (4) 3 Louisiana 66 (1) 4 Arkansas State 65 5 South Alabama 54 6 Southern Miss 31 7 Louisiana–Monroe 16
Preseason All-Conference teams [ edit ] Offensive Player of the Year: Joey Aguilar (Senior, Appalachian State quarterback)[ 2] Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Henderson (Senior, Old Dominion, linebacker) Position Player Team First Team Offense QB Joey Aguilar Appalachian State QB Jordan McCloud Texas State RB Jalen White Georgia Southern RB Ismail Mahdi Texas State OL Jacob Bayer Arkansas State OL Makilan Thomas Arkansas State OL Cole Potts James Madison OL A. J. Gillie Georgia Southern OL Daniel King Troy TE Eli Wilson Appalachian State WR Kaedin Robinson Appalachian State WR Derwin Burgess Jr Georgia Southern WR Joey Hobert Texas State First Team Defense DL Santana Hopper Appalachian State DL Nate Martey Arkansas State DL Justin Rhodes Georgia Southern DL Isaac Walker Georgia Southern LB Nate Johnson Appalachian State LB Marques Watson-Trent Georgia Southern LB Jason Henderson Old Dominion LB Ben Bell Texas State DB Jordan Favors Appalachian State DB Ethan Johnson Appalachian State DB Gavin Pringle Georgia Southern DB Jadin Voisin South Alabama First Team Special Teams K Mason Shipley Texas State P Ryan Hanson James Madison RS Zylan Perry Louisiana AP Ismail Mahdi Texas State
Position Player Team Second Team Offense QB Jaylen Raynor Arkansas State RB Kanye Roberts Appalachian State RB Ja'Quez Cross Arkansas State OL Chandler Strong Georgia Southern OL Pichon Wimbley Georgia Southern OL Tyshawn Wyatt James Madison OL Logan Osburn Marshall OL Eli Russ Troy TE Kendall Karr Coastal Carolina WR Courtney Jackson Arkansas State WR Corey Rucker Arkansas State WR Jamaal Pritchett South Alabama WR Kole Wilson Texas State Second Team Defense DL Will Whitson Coastal Carolina DL Eric O'Neill James Madison DL Jordan Lawson Louisiana DL Denzel Lowry Old Domimion DL Wy'Kevious Thomas South Alabama LB Charles Willekes Arkansas State LB Kevin Swint Georgia Southern LB Jordan Veneziale Georgia State LB KC Ossai Louisiana DB T. J. Smith Georgia Southern DB Chauncey Logan James Madison DB Tyrone Lewis Jr. Louisiana DB Kaleb Culp Texas State Second Team Special Teams K Michael Hughes Appalachian State P Robert Cole Troy RS DeAndre Buchanan Georgia Southern AP Ja'Quez Cross Arkansas State
On November 26, 2023, Louisiana–Monroe announced that it had fired head coach Terry Bowden after 3 seasons with the team.[ 3] UAB head coach Bryant Vincent would take over as the new head coach for 2024.[ 4] On November 30, 2023, James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti announced that he would leave the school to take the head coach position at Indiana for the 2024 season.[ 5] Damian Wroblewski was named the acting head coach for James Madison's bowl game. On December 7, 2023, the school announced that Bob Chesney would become the new head coach for 2024.[ 6] Holy Cross . On December 8. 2023, Troy head coach Jon Sumrall was announced as the new head coach of Tulane in the American Athletic Conference for the 2024 season.[ 7] Greg Gasparato was named the interim head coach. On December 18, 2023, Troy announced Gerad Parker as the new head coach for 2024.[ 8] Notre Dame . On January 15, South Alabama head coach Kane Wommack was hired as the defensive coordinator at Alabama .[ 9] Major Applewhite to the head coach position to replace Wommack.[ 10] On February 15, Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott resigned from his position to join South Carolina as a Tight Ends coach[ 11] Dell McGee as the new head coach.[ 12] Georgia . On October 20, Southern Miss announced that they had fired head coach Will Hall after starting the season with a 1–6 record. Assistant head coach Reed Stringer was named the interim head coach.[ 13] Pre Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Final Appalachian State AP RV RV C RV RV CFP Not released Arkansas State AP C CFP Not released Coastal Carolina AP C RV CFP Not released Georgia Southern AP C CFP Not released Georgia State AP C CFP Not released James Madison AP RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV CFP Not released Louisiana AP RV C RV CFP Not released Louisiana–Monroe AP C CFP Not released Marshall AP C CFP Not released Old Dominion AP C CFP Not released South Alabama AP C CFP Not released Southern Miss AP C CFP Not released Texas State AP C RV RV RV CFP Not released Troy AP C RV CFP Not released
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The 2024 schedule was released on March 1, 2024[ 1]
Index to colors and formatting Sun Belt member won Sun Belt member lost Sun Belt teams in bold
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. August 29 7:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL CBSSN W 55–27 18,977 August 29 8:00 p.m. Jackson State Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+ W 30–14 11,145 August 31 2:30 p.m. East Tennessee State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ W 38–10 36,232 August 31 3:00 p.m. Boise State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPNU L 45–56 24,134 August 31 3:15 p.m. Old Dominion South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 19–23 78,496 August 31 4:00 p.m. Stony Brook Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 45–3 25,032 August 31 4:00 p.m. North Texas South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ L 38–52 15,559 August 31 6:00 p.m. No. 11 (FCS ) Central Arkansas Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ W 34–31 21,708 August 31 6:00 p.m. Nevada Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ L 26–28 27,412 August 31 6:45 p.m. Southern Miss Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY SECN L 0–31 61,627 August 31 7:00 p.m. Georgia State Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN L 12–35 40,113 August 31 7:00 p.m. James Madison Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPNU W 30–7 15,314 August 31 7:00 p.m. Grambling State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ W 40–10 23,107 August 31 7:00 p.m. Lamar Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+ W 34–27 19,637 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 7 11:00 a.m. Troy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPNU L 17–38 23,246 September 7 3:00 p.m. UTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry ) ESPNU W 49–10 28,000 September 7 3:30 p.m. Marshall Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA The CW L 14–31 65,632 September 7 5:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN+ W 13–6 24,570 September 7 5:00 p.m. East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 14–20 21,944 September 7 5:00 p.m. South Alabama Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ L 20–27 22,158 September 7 6:00 p.m. Tulsa Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ W 28–24 19,316 September 7 6:00 p.m. No. 13 (FCS ) William & Mary Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ W 40–21 19,294 September 7 6:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV TruTV W 20–17 16,245 September 7 6:00 p.m. No. 11 (FCS ) Chattanooga Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 24–21 September 7 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA ESPN+ W 34–10 11,040 September 7 6:00 p.m. UAB Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+ W 32–6 12,327 September 7 6:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ W 35–10 22,044 September 7 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State No. 25 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ACCN L 20–66 81,500 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 12 6:30 p.m. Northwestern State South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ W 87–10 September 12 6:30 p.m. Arizona State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN L 28–31 25,187 September 14 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State No. 17 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 18–28 110,250 September 14 1:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 28–20 13,945 September 14 3:00 p.m. Appalachian State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPNU W 21–19 46,117 September 14 3:00 p.m. Troy Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1 L 21–38 69,250 September 14 5:00 p.m. South Carolina State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA ESPN+ W 42–14 21,617 September 14 5:00 p.m. Virginia Tech Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ L 17–37 22,208 September 14 6:00 p.m. Vanderbilt Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 36–32 14,413 September 14 6:00 p.m. South Florida Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ L 24–49 28,146 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 19 6:30 p.m. South Alabama Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN SOAL 48–14 34,133 September 21 11:00 a.m. Marshall No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX L 14–49 103,871 September 21 11:00 a.m. James Madison North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN W 70–50 50,500 September 21 11:00 a.m. Tulane Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPNU L 33–41 22,534 September 21 1:00 p.m. Virginia Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ L 24–43 22,104 September 21 1:00 p.m. Arkansas State No. 20 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA ESPN+ L 7–52 55,428 September 21 2:00 p.m. Southern Miss Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ L 7–44 21,788 September 21 6:00 p.m. Florida A&M Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ W 34–12 29,024 September 21 6:45 p.m. Georgia Southern No. 5 Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS SECN L 13–52 67,505 September 21 7:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe No. 1 Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX ESPN+ L 3–51 102,850 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 28 12:30 p.m. Ball State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN+ W 63–7 25,786 September 28 2:00 p.m. Texas State Sam Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+ L 39–40 27,225 September 28 2:30 p.m. Louisiana Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 41–38 31,061 September 28 2:30 p.m. Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ Canceled September 28 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry ) ESPNU GASO 38–21 18,808 September 28 2:30 p.m. Western Michigan Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN+ W 27–20 18,723 September 28 4:00 p.m. Old Dominion Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 30–27 19,140 September 28 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ ULM 13–9 21,253 September 28 6:45 p.m. South Alabama No. 14 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA SECN L 10–42 102,143 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 3 6:00 p.m. Texas State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN2 TXST 38–17 20,349 October 5 2:30 p.m. Appalachian State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (rivalry ) ESPN+ MU 52–37 28,023 October 5 6:00 p.m. James Madison Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU ULM 21–19 19,976 October 5 6:00 p.m. Old Dominion Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ CCU 45–37 18,552 October 5 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ ARKST 18–16 21,427 October 5 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ ULL 23–13 24,041 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 10 6:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN2 JMU 39–7 25,622 October 12 2:30 p.m. Old Dominion Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ ODU 21–14 12,280 October 12 4:00 p.m. Southern Miss Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+ ULM 38–21 22,645 October 12 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+ TXST 41–9 28,000 October 12 6:30 p.m. Appalachian State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ ULL 34–24 14,058 October 12 7:00 p.m. Marshall Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPNU GASO 24–23 24,048 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 15 6:30 p.m. Troy South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry ) ESPN2 SOAL 25–9 25,450 October 17 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV ESPN2 MU 35–20 20,703 October 19 11:00 a.m. Louisiana Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPNU ULL 34–24 17,812 October 19 2:30 p.m. Texas State Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN+ ODU 24–14 19,129 October 19 3:00 p.m. James Madison Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ GASO 28–14 20,153 October 19 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN+ ARKST 44–28 24,542 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 24 6:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN2 ODU 47–19 18,281 October 26 12:00 p.m. Georgia State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ APPST 33–26 33,783 October 26 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN+ JMU 32–15 25,399 October 26 4:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ SOAL 46–17 16,746 October 26 6:00 p.m. Troy Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ ARKST 34–31 17,162 # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 29 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN2 ULL 23–17 16,831 November 2 Old Dominion Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC November 2 Georgia State UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT November 2 Louisiana–Monroe Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV November 2 Georgia Southern South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL November 2 Coastal Carolina Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 7 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN or ESPN2 November 9 Georgia State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA November 9 Arkansas State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA November 9 Texas State Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA November 9 Marshall Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 16 Troy Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA November 16 Arkansas State Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA November 16 Coastal Carolina Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV November 16 James Madison Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Royal Rivalry ) November 16 South Alabama Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA November 16 Louisiana–Monroe Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL November 16 Southern Miss Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 23 James Madison Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC November 23 Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC November 23 Marshall Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA November 23 Louisiana–Monroe Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR November 23 Troy Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA November 23 South Alabama Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS November 23 Georgia State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 29 2:30 p.m. Texas State South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ November 30 Appalachian State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry ) November 30 Coastal Carolina Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA November 30 Marshall James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA November 30 Old Dominion Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR November 30 Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou ) November 30 Southern Miss Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 7 6:30 p.m. East Division winner West Division winner TBD • TBD ESPN # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time .
Sun Belt records vs other conferences [ edit ] 2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
Sun Belt vs Power 5 matchups [ edit ] This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC , Big 10 , Big 12 , Pac-12 , Notre Dame and SEC ). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score August 31 ACC Georgia State Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA L 12–35 August 31 SEC Old Dominion South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 19–23 August 31 SEC Southern Miss Kentucky Kroger Field • Lexington, KY L 0–31 September 7 ACC Appalachian State Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 20–66 September 7 ACC Marshall Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 14–31 September 12 Big 12 Arizona State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 28–31 September 14 SEC Vanderbilt Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 36–32 September 14 ACC Virginia Tech Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA L 17–37 September 14 Big Ten Arkansas State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 18–28 September 14 Big Ten Troy Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA L 21–38 September 21 ACC Virginia Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 24–43 September 21 SEC Georgia Southern Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS L 13–52 September 21 ACC James Madison North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 70–50 September 21 Big Ten Marshall Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 14–49 September 21 Big 12 Arkansas State Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA L 7–52 September 21 SEC Louisiana–Monroe Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 3–51 September 28 ACC Louisiana Wake Forest Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 41–13 September 28 SEC South Alabama LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 10–42 November 16 SEC Louisiana–Monroe Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
Sun Belt vs Group of Five matchups [ edit ] The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against teams from the American , C-USA , MAC , or Mountain West .
Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score August 29 C-USA Coastal Carolina Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL W 55–27 August 31 Mountain West Boise State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 45–56 August 31 American James Madison Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 30–7 August 31 American North Texas South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL L 38–52 August 31 Mountain West Nevada Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL L 26–28 September 7 Mountain West Georgia Southern Nevada Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV W 20–17 September 7 American East Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA L 14–20 September 7 American Tulsa Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 28–24 September 7 C-USA Louisiana Kennesaw State Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA W 34–10 September 7 American UAB Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA W 32–6 September 7 MAC South Alabama Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH L 20–27 September 7 American UTSA Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas W 49–10 September 7 American Troy Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN L 17–38 September 14 American Appalachian State East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC W 21–19 September 14 American Coastal Carolina Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 28–20 September 14 American South Florida Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS L 24–49 September 21 American Tulane Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA L 33–41 September 21 C-USA Southern Miss Jacksonville State Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL L 7–44 September 28 C-USA Liberty Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC Canceled September 28 MAC Ball State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 63–7 September 28 MAC Western Michigan Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV W 27–20 September 28 MAC Old Dominion Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH W 30–27 September 28 C-USA Texas State Sam Houston NRG Stadium • Houston, TX L 39–40
Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups [ edit ] The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents , which includes UConn , or UMass .
Date Visitor Home Site Score November 2 Georgia State UConn Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
Sun Belt vs FCS matchups [ edit ] Date Visitor Home Site Score August 29 Jackson State Louisiana–Monroe JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA W 30–14 August 31 East Tennessee State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W 38–10 August 31 Stony Brook Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV W 45–3 August 31 Central Arkansas Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 34–31 August 31 Grambling State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 40–10 August 31 Lamar Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 34–27 September 7 William & Mary Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 40–21 September 7 Chattanooga Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 24–21 September 7 Gardner–Webb James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 13–6 September 7 Southeastern Louisiana Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS W 35–10 September 12 Northwestern State South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL W 87–10 September 14 South Carolina State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 42–14 September 21 Florida A&M Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W 34–12
Player of the week honors [ edit ] Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Week 1[ 14] Ethan Vasko Coastal Carolina QB Wydett Williams Jr. Louisiana–Monroe DB Clune Van Andel Arkansas State K Week 2[ 15] Jordan McCloud Texas State QB Jahron Manning Old Dominion DB Courtney Jackson Arkansas State RS Week 3[ 16] Joey Aguilar Appalachian State QB Kevin Swint Georgia State LB Devonte Ross Troy RS Week 4[ 17] Alonza Barnett III James Madison QB Jordan Scruggs South Alabama DB Terrence Spence James Madison DB Week 5[ 18] Alonza Barnett III (2) James Madison QB J. J. Roberts Marshall DB Kenneth Almendares Louisiana K Week 6[ 19] Braylon Braxton Marshall QB Cameron Whitfield Louisiana LB Clune Van Andel (2) Arkansas State K Week 7[ 20] Jordan McCloud (2) Texas State QB Marques Watson-Trent Georgia Southern LB Kenneth Almendares (2) Louisiana K Week 8[ 21] A. J. Turner Marshall RB Jayden Jones Arkansas State DL Rece Verhoff Marshall K Week 9[ 22] Colton Joseph Old Dominion QB Jacob Dobbs James Madison LB Cam Ross James Madison RS
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