Sports season
The 2015 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 15th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference . During the 2015 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State , Arkansas State , Georgia State , Georgia Southern , Idaho , Louisiana–Lafayette , Louisiana–Monroe , New Mexico State , South Alabama , Texas State and Troy .
On September 1, 2015, it was announced that Coastal Carolina will join the Sun Belt Conference. They will compete in SBC football starting in 2017.[1]
Previous season [ edit ] The conference title was won by Georgia Southern, in its first year as both a Sun Belt member and an FBS program. The Eagles became only the third team to win a conference championship in their first FBS season. The other two schools to accomplish this feat were Nevada , Big West Conference champions in 1992, and Marshall , which won the Mid-American Conference crown in 1997 . Georgia Southern also became the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in its first FBS season (both the 1992 Nevada and 1997 Marshall teams lost once in conference play).[2]
Louisiana–Lafayette , South Alabama , and Arkansas State were all invited to bowl games. The SBC went 1–2 in bowls with the Ragin' Cajuns winning their 4th straight R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl .
Preseason [ edit ] The following preseason awards and honors were announced
Award watch lists [ edit ] The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists:
Mackey Award :[6]
Darion Griswold - Arkansas State Joel Ruiz - Georgia State Ray Guy Award :[7]
Luke Ferguson - Arkansas State Austin Rehkow - Idaho Rimington Trophy :[8]
Dalton Bennett - Troy Jesse Chapman - Appalachian State Joseph Scelfo - South Alabama
Manning Award :[9]
Fredi Knighten - Arkansas State Kevin Ellison – Georgia Southern Thorpe Award :[10]
Doug Middleton – Appalachian State Mitch Lane – UL Monroe Montres Kitchens – Troy David Mims II – Texas State Paul Hornung Award :[11]
Elijah McGuire - Louisiana-Lafayette Rashon Ceaser - UL Monroe Teldrick Morgan - New Mexico State
Lombardi Award :[12]
Ronald Blair - Appalachian State John Law - Appalachian State Ja’Von Rolland–Jones - Arkansas State Chris Stone - Arkansas State Darien Foreman - Georgia Southern Joseph Peterson - Georgia State Marc Millan - Idaho Mykhael Quave - Louisiana-Lafayettee Dominique Tovell - Louisiana-Lafayette Gerrand Johnson - UL Monroe Hunter Kissinger - UL Monroe Isaiah Folasa-Lutui - New Mexico State Chris May - South Alabama Joseph Scelfo - South Alabama Adrian Bellard - Texas State Dalton Bennett - Troy Tyler Roberts - Troy Doak Walker Award :[13]
Marcus Cox - Appalachian State Michael Gordon – Arkansas State Matt Breida – Georgia Southern Elijah McGuire – Louisiana-Lafayette Robert Lowe – Texas State Brandon Burks – Troy Biletnikoff Award :[14]
Donovan Harden – Georgia State Teldrick Morgan – New Mexico State Rashon Ceaser – UL Monroe Ajalen Holley – UL Monroe
Sun Belt Media Day [ edit ] Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 20, 2015 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana .
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Elijah McGuire (RB, Louisiana-Lafayette) Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - David Mims (DB, Texas State) Coaches Poll [ edit ] Georgia Southern - 110 (6) Louisiana-Lafayette - 108 (3) Arkansas State - 96 (1) Appalachian State - 82 Texas State - 78 South Alabama - 68 (1) UL Monroe - 59 Troy - 39 Georgia State - 32 New Mexico State - 30 Idaho - 24 [15]
Preseason All–Conference Team [ edit ] Offense
QB Fredi Knighten (Arkansas State) RB Matt Breida (Georgia Southern) RB Elijah McGuire (Louisiana-Lafayette) WR J. D. McKissic (Arkansas State) WR Donovan Harden (Georgia State) WR Rashon Ceaser (UL Monroe) TE Joel Ruiz (Georgia State) OL Jesse Chapman (Appalachian State) OL Darien Foreman (Georgia Southern) OL Chris May (South Alabama) OL Joseph Scelfo (South Alabama) OL Adrian Bellard (Texas State) Defense
DL Chris Stone (Arkansas State) DL Ronald Blair (Appalachian State) DL Gerrand Johnson (UL Monroe) DL Ja'Von Rolland-Jones (Arkansas State) LB John Law (Appalachian State) LB Xavier Woodson (Arkansas State) LB Joseph Peterson (Georgia State) DB Doug Middleton (Appalachian State) DB Mitch Lane (UL Monroe) DB David Mims II (Texas State) DB Montres Kitchens (Troy) Specialists
PK Aleem Sunanon (South Alabama) P Austin Rehkow (Idaho) RS Blaise Taylor (Arkansas State)
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Coaches [ edit ] Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Sun Belt vs. Power Five Conference matchups [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Index to colors and formatting Sun Belt member won Sun Belt member lost Sun Belt teams in bold
All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.
Start times are listed as Central Time Zone
Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until Week 10 when the first CFP Poll is released.
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 3 8:00 PM Ohio Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 L 28–48 11,587 September 4 2:30 PM Charlotte Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPNU L 20–23 10,252 September 5 11:00 AM UL Monroe #9 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN3 L 14–51 92,746 September 5 2:30 PM Howard Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 49–0 24,314 September 5 5:00 PM Troy NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN3 L 21–49 57,451 September 5 5:00 PM Gardner-Webb South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 33–23 12,289 September 5 6:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY ESPNU L 33–40 62,933 September 5 6:30 PM Georgia Southern West Virginia Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV FSN L 0–44 55,182 September 5 6:30 PM New Mexico State Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL SEC Network L 13–61 90,227 September 5 7:00 PM Texas State #10 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNews L 16–59 80,917 September 5 10:00 PM Arkansas State #8 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network L 6–55 79,809
Players of the week:[17]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Rashon Ceaser UL Monroe Bobby Baker Georgia State Aleem Sunanon South Alabama
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 12 11:30 AM Appalachian State #11 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN3 L 10–41 81,467 September 12 5:00 PM Western Michigan Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 43–17 23,520 September 12 6:00 PM Northwestern State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 W 44–17 26,824 September 12 6:00 PM Prairie View A&M Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 63–24 24,561 September 12 6:00 PM Charleston Southern Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 44–16 17,517 September 12 6:00 PM #22 Missouri Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 L 20–27 29,143 September 12 6:00 PM Nicholls State UL Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 47–0 20,397 September 12 7:00 PM South Alabama Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE Big Ten Network L 9–48 89,822 September 12 7:00 PM Georgia State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 GAST 34–32 27,201 September 12 7:00 PM Idaho #8 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Pac-12 Network L 9–59 72,422
Players of the week:[18]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Matt Breida Georgia Southern Jaden Wright New Mexico State Teddy Ruben Troy
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 19 1:00 PM Georgia State #12 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR Pac-12 Network L 28–61 56,859 September 19 2:30 PM Troy #24 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI Big Ten Network L 3–28 77,157 September 19 4:00 PM Wofford Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 W 41–38 11,633 September 19 5:00 PM The Citadel Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 48–13 24,872 September 19 6:00 PM Missouri State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 70–7 26,634 September 19 6:00 PM Southern Miss Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 L 50–56 27,252 September 19 7:00 PM South Alabama San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN3 W 34–27 OT 18,194 September 19 7:00 PM UTEP New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM Mountain West Network L 47–50 OT 17,210
Open Week: Appalachian State, Louisiana-Lafayette, UL Monroe Players of the week:[19]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Tyler Jones Texas State Jeremy Reaves South Alabama Aleem Sunanon (2) South Alabama
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 26 2:30 PM Appalachian State Old Dominion Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA ASN W 49–0 20,118 September 26 3:00 PM UL Monroe #12 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SEC Network L 0–34 101,823 September 26 6:00 PM Akron Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 L 14–35 24,679 September 26 6:00 PM Arkansas State Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 L 7–37 21,385 September 26 7:00 PM Texas State Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3 L 14–59 35,257 September 26 7:00 PM NC State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNews L 13–63 21,314 September 26 8:00 PM Georgia Southern Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 GASO 44–20 14,441
Open Week: Georgia State, New Mexico State, Troy Players of the week:[20]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Taylor Lamb Appalachian State John Law Appalachian State J. D. McKissic Arkansas State
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 3 2:30 PM Liberty Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 L 33–41 11,512 October 3 2:30 PM Wyoming Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 31–13 19,345 October 3 6:00 PM Idaho Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARST 49–35 23,411 October 3 6:00 PM Georgia Southern UL Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 GASO 51–31 16,791 October 3 6:00 PM South Alabama Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 USA 24–18 22,873 October 3 6:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA ASN L 14–43 26,910 October 3 7:00 PM New Mexico State New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM Root Sports L 29–38 30,900
Players of the week:[21]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Michael Gordon Arkansas State Kalen Jackson South Alabama Zach Matics Appalachian State
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 10 11:00 AM New Mexico State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN L 3–52 60,154 October 10 2:30 PM Appalachian State Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 APPST 37–3 10,101 October 10 3:00 PM Troy Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS SECN L 17–45 60,866 October 10 5:00 PM UL Monroe Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK ESPN3 L 24–34 17,490 October 10 6:00 PM Texas State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 ULL 49–27 21,377
Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama Players of the week:[22]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Jalen Nixon Louisiana-Lafayette Latrell Gibbs Appalachian State Jeryl Brazil Louisiana-Lafayette
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 13 7:00 PM Arkansas State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN2 ARST 49–31 18,538 October 17 2:00 PM Georgia State Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 W 31–19 7,546 October 17 2:30 PM Idaho Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 Idaho 19–16 20,107 October 17 5:00 PM New Mexico State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GASO 56–26 23,551 October 17 6:00 PM Appalachian State UL Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 APPST 59–14 11,761
Open Week: Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State Players of the week:[23]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Nick Arbuckle Georgia State Eric Boggs Appalachian State Austin Rehkow Idaho
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 20 7:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN2 ARST 37–27 20,495 October 22 6:30 PM Georgia Southern Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPNU APPST 31–13 24,121 October 24 4:00 PM UL Monroe Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 Idaho 27–13 14,414 October 24 6:00 PM South Alabama Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 TXST 36–18 14,523 October 24 7:00 PM Troy New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 Troy 52–7 10,325
Players of the week:[24]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Robert Lowe Texas State Cody Brown Arkansas State Lumi Kiba Texas State
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 29 6:30 PM Texas State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPNU GASO 37–13 14,212 October 31 2:30 PM Troy Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 APPST 44–41 26,130 October 31 4:00 PM UL Monroe Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 ULL 30–24 17,410 October 31 6:00 PM Georgia State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARST 48–34 18,217 October 31 7:00 PM Idaho New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 NMSU 55–48 7,546
Players of the week:[25]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Larry Rose III New Mexico State Ronald Blair Appalachian State Zach Matics Appalachian State
Week 10 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 5 6:30 PM Arkansas State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPNU ARST 40–27 18,721 November 7 1:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 ULL 23–21 10,070 November 7 2:00 PM Idaho South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 USA 52–45 17,651 November 7 2:30 PM UL Monroe Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 Troy 51–14 18,041 November 7 3:00 PM New Mexico State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 NMSU 31–21 15,421
Open Week: Georgia Southern Players of the week:[26]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Larry Rose III (2) New Mexico State Blake Dees South Alabama Jed Solomon Troy
Week 11 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 12 6:30 PM Louisiana-Lafayette South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU USA 32–25 14,096 November 14 2:00 PM Arkansas State UL Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 ARST 59–21 9,063 November 14 2:30 PM Georgia Southern Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 GASO 45–10 18,455 November 14 3:00 PM Georgia State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 GAST 41–19 13,238 November 14 4:00 PM Appalachian State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 APPST 47–20 10,113
Open Week: New Mexico State Players of the week:[27]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Nick Arbuckle (2) Georgia State Chandon Sullivan Georgia State Jeremy Reaves South Alabama
Week 12 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 19 8:30 PM UL Monroe Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNU TXST 16–3 14,003 November 21 1:00 PM South Alabama Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 GAST 24–10 10,033 November 21 3:00 PM Idaho Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN L 34–56 87,451 November 21 4:00 PM New Mexico State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 NMSU 37–34 17,023 November 21 6:00 PM Georgia Southern Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPNU L 17–23 OT 92,746
Open Week: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Troy Players of the week:[28]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Andrew Allen New Mexico State Tarris Batiste Georgia State Parker Davidson New Mexico State
Week 13 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 27 1:00 PM Troy Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 GAST 31–21 10,113 November 28 1:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 APPST 28–7 16,124 November 28 1:00 PM South Alabama Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GASO 55–17 15,125 November 28 3:00 PM Arkansas State New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM ESPN3 ARST 52–28 25,147 November 28 4:00 PM Texas State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 Idaho 38–31 7,727 November 28 10:00 PM UL Monroe Hawaii Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI MWN L 26–28 21,284
Players of the week:[29]
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Freddie Knighten Arkansas State Eric Boggs Appalachian State Blaise Taylor Arkansas State
Week 14 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance December 5 1:00 PM Georgia State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 GAST 34–7 23,401 December 5 2:00 PM Texas State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 ARST 55–17 20,143 December 5 2:00 PM New Mexico State UL Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 ULM 42–35 7,774 December 5 4:00 PM Troy Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 Troy 41–17 22,264 December 5 6:30 PM Appalachian State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 APPST 34–27 12,346
Players of the week:
Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team
Bowl games [ edit ] The Sun Belt had 4 guaranteed bowl tie-ins starting in 2015 with the addition of the Cure Bowl in Orlando, FL . Arkansas State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and Georgia State represented the Sun Belt during the 2015–16 bowl season ; for the latter three teams, it would be their first bowl game.[30]
Note : All times are local
Players of the Year [ edit ] 2013 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards[31]
Award Player School Student-Athlete of the Year Nick Arbuckle Georgia State Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year Larry Rose III New Mexico State Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year Ronald Blair Appalachian State Freshman of the Year Penny Hart Georgia State Coach of the Year Trent Miles Georgia State
All-Sun Belt/American Team [ edit ] Coaches All-Conference Selections [31]
Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Nick Arbuckle SR Georgia State RB Matt Breida JR Georgia Southern RB Larry Rose III SO New Mexico State WR Robert Davis JR Georgia State WR Penny Hart FR Georgia State WR Jamal Robinson SR Louisiana-Lafayette TE Gerald Everett JR South Alabama OL Jesse Chapman SR Appalachian State OL Jermar Clark JR Arkansas State OL Colton Jackson JR Arkansas State OL Darien Foreman SR Georgia Southern OL Joseph Scelfo JR South Alabama First Team Defense DL Ronald Blair SR Appalachian State DL Ja’Von Rolland-Jones SO Arkansas State DL Quinton Bradley SR Idaho DL Tyler Roberts SR Troy LB John Law JR Appalachian State LB Dominique Tovell SR Louisiana-Lafayette LB Hunter Kissinger GR Louisiana-Monroe LB Blake Dees SR South Alabama DB Latrell Gibbs SO Appalachian State DB Rocky Hayes SR Arkansas State DB Antonio Glover SR Georgia Southern DB Tarris Batiste SR Georgia State First Team Special Teams PK Zach Matics SR Appalachian State P Austin Rehkow JR Idaho RS Derek Keaton SR Georgia Southern AP J. D. McKissic SR Arkansas State
Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Fredi Knighten SR Arkansas State RB Marcus Cox JR Appalachian State RB Michael Gordon SR Arkansas State WR Tres Houston SR Arkansas State WR J. D. McKissic SR Arkansas State WR Teddy Ruben SR Troy TE Keith Rucker JR Georgia State OL Parker Collins JR Appalachian State OL Davante Harris SR Appalachian State OL Andy Kwon JR Georgia Southern OL Chris May SR South Alabama OL Dalton Bennett SR Troy Second Team Defense DL Chris Stone SR Arkansas State DL Bernard Dawson JR Georgia Southern DL Jay Ellison JR Georgia Southern DL Gerrand Johnson GR Louisiana-Monroe LB Eric Boggs SO Appalachian State LB Xavier Woodson-Luster JR Arkansas State LB Joseph Peterson SR Georgia State DB Cody Brown JR Arkansas State DB Savion Brown JR Louisiana-Lafayette DB Roman Buchanan JR South Alabama DB Jeremy Reaves SO South Alabama DB Montres Kitchens SR Troy Second Team Special Teams PK Austin Rehkow JR Idaho P Wil Lutz SR Georgia State RS Teddy Ruben SR Troy AP Teddy Ruben SR Troy
Honorable Mention: Appalachian State : Barrett Burns, Taylor Lamb, Doug Middleton, Devan Stringer; Arkansas State : Darion Griswold, Khari Lain, Robert Mondie, Dijon Paschal; Georgia State : Donovan Harden, Shawanye Lawrence, Alonzo McGee, Chandon Sullivan ; Georgia Southern : Ironhead Gallon , L. A. Ramsby, Antwione Williams, Caleb Williams; Idaho : Buck Cowan, Matt Linehan, Elijhaa Penny , Jordan Rose ; Louisiana-Lafayette : Octravian Anderson, Elijah McGuire, Otha Peters , Chris Prater; Louisiana-Monroe : Trey Caldwell, Marcus Green, Michael Johnson, Colby Mitchell; New Mexico State : Stody Bradley, Isaiah Folasa, Anthony McMeans, Tyrian Taylor; Texas State : Adrian Bellard, Ryan Melton, Ryan Carden, Tyler Jones; South Alabama DeMarion Harper, Kalen Jackson, Xavier Johnson, Aleem Sunanon; Troy : Brandon Burks, Rashad Dillard, Antonio Garcia, Brandon Silvers .
Home attendance [ edit ] Team Stadium (Capacity) Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium (24,050) 24,314 19,345 24,121 26,130 18,721 16,124 128,755 21,459 89.2% Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium (30,382) 29,143 26,634 23,411 20,495 18,217 20,143 138,043 23,007 75.7% Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium (25,000) 23,520 24,872 23,551 14,212 15,125 23,401 124,681 20,780 83.1% Georgia State Georgia Dome (28,155) 10,252 11,512 10,101 10,070 10,033 10,113 62,081 10,347 36.8% Idaho Kibbie Dome (16,000) 11,587 11,633 14,441 14,414 10,113 7,727 69,915 11,653 72.8% Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field (36,900) 26,824 24,679 21,377 17,410 17,023 22,264 129,577 21,596 58.5% Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium (30,427) 20,397 16,791 11,761 9,063 7,774 N/A 65,768 13,157 43.2% New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343) 27,201 17,210 10,325 7,546 25,147 N/A 87,429 17,486 57.6% South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium (33,471) 12,289 21,314 18,538 17,651 14,096 12,346 96,284 16,039 47.9% Texas State Bobcat Stadium (30,000) 24,561 27,252 14,523 15,421 13,238 14,003 108,998 18,166 60.6% Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000) 17,517 22,873 20,107 18,041 18,455 N/A 96,993 19,399 64.7%
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