Sun Belt Conference football

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The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a conference of 14 universities which participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. As of the 2022 season, all 14 full members play football in the conference. Although the SBC was formed in 1976, it did not sponsor football until 2001.

The conference announced that beginning in 2018, the conference (10 teams after the departure of Idaho and New Mexico State)[1] would split into two divisions for football. In the East: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, and Troy; In the West: Arkansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, and Texas State. The winners of each division meet in the Sun Belt Championship Game.[2] Beginning in 2022, the SBC added the Marshall Thundering Herd, James Madison Dukes, Old Dominion Monarchs, and Southern Miss Golden Eagles football programs to the conference, with the Alabama–Georgia border serving as the new dividing line for the divisions. Accordingly, the Troy Trojans moved from the East Division to the West Division, where Southern Miss joined them. Marshall, JMU, and ODU joined the East division at that time.[3]

Membership[edit]

Current[edit]

Institution Team Name Location
(Population) 		Team Started Affiliation Enrollment Mascot SBC Titles National Titles[4]
Appalachian State University Mountaineers Boone, North Carolina
(18,834) 		1899 Public 20,641 Yosef 4 3 (FCS)
Arkansas State University Red Wolves Jonesboro, Arkansas
(74,889) 		1909 Public 14,074 Howl 6 1 (Div II)
Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers Conway, South Carolina
(16,317) 		2003 Public 10,479 Chauncey 1 0
Georgia Southern University Eagles Statesboro, Georgia
(31,419) 		1982 Public 20,584 Freedom (live)
GUS (costume) 		1 6 (FCS)
Georgia State University Panthers Atlanta, Georgia
(443,775) 		2010 Public 52,814 Pounce 0 0
James Madison University Dukes Harrisonburg, Virginia
(51,814) 		1972 Public 21,496 Duke Dog 0 2 (FCS)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Lafayette, Louisiana
(120,623) 		1898 Public 19,291 Cayenne 3 0
University of Louisiana at Monroe Warhawks Monroe, Louisiana
(49,147) 		1931 Public 8,623 Ace the Warhawk 1 1 (FCS)
Marshall University Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia
(46,482) 		1895 Public 11,926 Marco the Bison 0 2 (FCS)
Old Dominion University Monarchs Norfolk, Virginia
(238,005) 		1930 Public 24,286 Big Blue 0 0
University of South Alabama Jaguars Mobile, Alabama
(195,111) 		2009 Public 16,055 South Paw 0 0
University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Hattiesburg, Mississippi
(48,730) 		1912 Public 14,606 Seymour d'Campus 0 2 (Div II)
Texas State University Bobcats San Marcos, Texas
(44,894) 		1899 Public 34,229 Boko the Bobcat 0 2 (Div II)
Troy University Trojans Troy, Alabama
(19,191) 		1887 Public 29,689 T-Roy 8 2 (Div II)

Former[edit]

Institution Team Name Location
(Population)		 Team Started Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Sun Belt Titles National
Titles[4]		 Joined Sun Belt Left Sun Belt Current Conference
Florida Atlantic University Owls Boca Raton, Florida
(87,836) 		1961 Public 31,758 Owlsley the Owl 1 0 2005 2013 The American
Florida International University (FIU) Panthers Miami, Florida
(413,892) 		1965 Public 50,394 Roary the Panther 1 0 2001 2013 C-USA
University of Idaho Vandals Moscow, Idaho
(23,800) 		1889 Public 11,534 Joe Vandal 0 0 2001
2004 		2017
 Big Sky (FCS)
Middle Tennessee State University Blue Raiders Murfreesboro, Tennessee
(114,038) 		1911 Public 24,192 Lighting 2 0 2001 2013 C-USA
New Mexico State University Aggies Las Cruces, New Mexico
(97,618) 		1888 Public 24,580 Pistol Pete 0 0 2001
2014 		2004
2017 		C-USA
University of North Texas Mean Green Denton, Texas
(113,383) 		1890 Public 35,778 Scrappy the Eagle 4 0 2001 2013 The American
Utah State University Aggies Logan, Utah
(49,534) 		1888 Public 28,796 Big Blue 0 0 2003 2005 MW
Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Bowling Green, Kentucky
(58,067) 		1906 Public 18,391 Big Red 0 1 (FCS) 2009 2014 C-USA

Conference facilities[edit]

School Football
Stadium 		Capacity Opened
Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium 30,000 1962
Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium 30,406 1974
Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium 21,000 2003
Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium 25,000 1984
Georgia State Center Parc Stadium 24,333 1996 (Centennial Olympic Stadium), 1997 (Turner Field), 2017 (football-specific)
James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium 24,677 1975
Louisiana Cajun Field 41,426 1971
Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium 27,617 1978
Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium 38,227 1991
Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium 22,480 1936
South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium 25,450 2020
Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium 36,000 1932
Texas State Bobcat Stadium 30,008 1981
Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium 30,402 1950

Records[edit]

School records[edit]

Team First
Season 		All-Time
Record 		All-Time
Win % 		FBS Bowl
Appearances 		FBS Bowl
Record 		All-Time
Conference
Titles[a] 		Current
Head Coach
Appalachian State 1928 666–360–28 .645 8 7–1 22 Shawn Clark
Arkansas State 1911 489–513–37 .488 10 4-6 12 Butch Jones
Coastal Carolina 2003 155–80 .660 2 1–1 8 Tim Beck
Georgia Southern 1924 410–243–10 .626 4 3-1 11 Clay Helton
Georgia State 2010 52–96 .351 5 3–2 0 Shawn Elliott
James Madison 1972 351–220–4 .614 0 0–0 10 Curt Cignetti
Louisiana 1902 555–566–34 .495 11 8-3 10 Michael Desormeaux
Louisiana–Monroe 1951 321–450–8 .417 1 0–1 5 Terry Bowden
Marshall 1895 617–561–47 .523 18 12–6 13 Charles Huff
Old Dominion 1930 127–102–4 .554 2 1–1 0 Ricky Rahne
South Alabama 2009 70–84 .455 2 0–2 0 Kane Wommack
Southern Miss 1912 609–450–27 .573 23 11–12 8 Will Hall
Texas State 1904 525–489–25 .517 0 0–0 14 G. J. Kinne
Troy 1909 558–426–28 .565 8 5–3 21 Jon Sumrall

[5]

  1. ^ Includes all conference championships, regardless of conference.

Team vs. team[edit]

Composite all-time records [6]

"Team vs Team Record"
Arkansas State Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Georgia State James Madison Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Marshall Old Dominion South Alabama Southern Miss Texas State Troy
Arkansas State --- 4–1 2–3 3–3 2–6 1–0 28–21–1 14–29 0–0 1–0 5–6 10–2 4–6 8–10
Appalachian State 1–4 --- 2–8 17–20–1 0–10 6–12 3–8 1–7 10–16 1–3 1–4 2–1 1–6 4–8
Coastal Carolina 3–2 7–3 --- 5–4 3–3 2–1 1–2 3–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–3 3–3
Georgia Southern 3–3 21–16–1 4–5 --- 6–3 1–8 5–1 3–6 5–2 0–3 2–7 1–0 1–5 14–7
Georgia State 6–2 10–0 3–3 3–6 --- 2–0 6–0 4–4 1–0 3–1 4–5 0–1 4–4 5–4
James Madison 0–1 12–6 1–2 8–1 0–2 --- 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1
Louisiana 21–28–1 8–3 2–1 1–5 0–5 0–0 --- 26–31 0–2 0–0 3–8 40–11–1 0–9 10–9
Louisiana–Monroe 29–14 7–1 2–3 7–3 4–4 0–0 31–26 --- 0–1 0–0 4–5 5–2 6–13 11–8–1
Marshall 0–0 16–10 1–0 2–5 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–0 --- 1–7 0–0 8–6 0–0 3–3
Old Dominion 0–1 3–1 0–2 3–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 7–1 --- 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
South Alabama 6–5 4–1 2–1 7–2 5–4 0–0 8–3 5–4 0–0 0–1 --- 0–3 4–4 8–3
Southern Miss 2–10 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 11–40–1 2–5 6–8 1–1 3–0 --- 1–2 4–8
Texas State 6–4 6–1 3–1 5–1 4–4 1–0 9–0 13–6 0–0 0–0 4–4 2–1 --- 12–1
Troy 11–8 8–4 3–3 7–14 4–5 1–1 9–10 8–11–1 3–3 0–0 3–8 8–4 1–12 ---
Total* 88–82–1 108–47–1 26–31 67–65–1 30–49 14–27 113–111–2 80–107–1 35–33 10–17 31–49 77–32–1 22–65 82–65–1


Totals through the end of the 2022 season.

Current head coaching records[edit]

Records accurate entering the 2023 season.

Team Head coach Years at school[a] Overall record Record at school Sun Belt record
Appalachian State Shawn Clark 4[b] 35–18 35–18 22–10
Arkansas State Butch Jones 3 89–73 5–20 2–14
Coastal Carolina Tim Beck 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Georgia Southern Clay Helton 2 52–31 6–7 3–5
Georgia State Shawn Elliott 8 35–43 34–38 23–25
James Madison Curt Cignetti 5 108–34 41–8 6–2
Louisiana Michael Desormeaux 2[c] 7–7 7–7 4–4
Louisiana–Monroe Terry Bowden 3 183–130–2 8–16 5–11
Marshall Charles Huff 3 16–10 16–10 5–3
Old Dominion Ricky Rahne 3[d] 9–16 9–16 2–6
South Alabama Kane Wommack 3 15–10 15–10 9–7
Southern Miss Will Hall 3 66–35 10–15 4–4
Texas State G. J. Kinne 1 12–2 0–0 0–0
Troy Greg Gasparato* 0 0-0 0-0 0-0

*Gasparato is currently Troy's interim head coach

  1. ^ Includes the upcoming 2023 season.
  2. ^ Does not include Clark's serving as head coach in the 2019 New Orleans Bowl after his predecessor Scott Satterfield left for Louisville.
  3. ^ Does not include Desormeaux's serving as head coach in the 2021 New Orleans Bowl after his predecessor Billy Napier left for Florida.
  4. ^ Rahne was hired at Old Dominion before the 2020 season, but the school canceled that season due to COVID-19 concerns. Rahne's first game as head coach was not until 2021.

Reorganization[edit]

Main article: 2010–2013 Sun Belt Conference realignment
See also: 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment and 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment

Conference champions[edit]

Pre-championship game era (2001–2017)[edit]

Season Champion Conference record
2001 Middle Tennessee
North Texas 		5–1
2002 North Texas 6–0
2003 North Texas 7–0
2004 North Texas 7–0
2005 Arkansas State
Louisiana–Lafayette
Louisiana–Monroe 		5–2
2006 Middle Tennessee
Troy 		6–1
2007 Florida Atlantic
Troy 		6–1
2008 Troy 6–1
2009 Troy 8–0
2010 FIU
Troy 		6–2
2011 Arkansas State 8–0
2012 Arkansas State 7–1
2013 Arkansas State
Louisiana–Lafayette 		5–2
2014 Georgia Southern 8–0
2015 Arkansas State 8–0
2016 Appalachian State
Arkansas State 		7–1
2017 Appalachian State
Troy 		7-1

Sun Belt Championship Game (since 2018)[edit]

Year East Division Score West Division Site Date Attendance
2018 Appalachian State 30–19 Louisiana Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina December 1, 2018 14,963
2019 Appalachian State 45–38 Louisiana December 7, 2019 18,618
2021 Appalachian State 16–24 Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana December 4, 2021 31,014
2022 Coastal Carolina 26-45 Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama December 3, 2022 21,554
2023 Appalachian State 23–49 Troy December 2, 2023 20,183

In 2020, the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in the Coastal Carolina program, and as a result, CCU and Louisiana were declared co-champions.[7]

Bowl games[edit]

As of the 2017 season the Sun Belt Conference has 5 bowl game tie-ins. The following two games will feature a Sun Belt team every season.

Name Location Opposing Conference
New Orleans Bowl New Orleans, Louisiana C-USA
LendingTree Bowl Mobile, Alabama MAC

Three of the following games will feature a Sun Belt team every year, as determined by an ESPN Events "flex model".

Name Location
Boca Raton Bowl Boca Raton, Florida
Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Alabama
Cure Bowl Orlando, Florida
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise, Idaho
First Responder Bowl University Park, Texas
Frisco Bowl Frisco, Texas
Myrtle Beach Bowl Conway, South Carolina
New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque, New Mexico

Rivalries[edit]

Conference play[edit]

Teams Rivalry
Name		 Trophy Meetings Record Series
Leader		 Current
Streak
Appalachian State Georgia Southern Deeper Than Hate – 37 20–16–1 Appalachian State Appalachian State
(1)
Appalachian State Marshall Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry – 25 15–10 Appalachian State Appalachian State
(1)
Arkansas State Louisiana–Monroe – 35 21–14 Arkansas State Arkansas State
(4)
Georgia State Georgia Southern Modern Day Hate – 9 6–3 Georgia State Georgia State
(3)
James Madison Old Dominion Royal Rivalry Crown
(all sports)		 3 2–1 Old Dominion James Madison
(1)
Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Battle on the Bayou Wooden Boot 58 31–26 Louisiana Louisiana-Monroe
(1)
South Alabama Troy South Alabama–Troy football rivalry Battle for the Belt 11 8-3 Troy Troy
(5)

Non-conference play[edit]

Teams Rivalry Name Trophy Meetings
(last) 		Record Series leader
Appalachian State Western Carolina Battle for the Old Mountain Jug Old Mountain Jug 78
(2013) 		58–19–1 Appalachian State
Arkansas State Memphis Paint Bucket Bowl — 61
(2022) 		32–23–5 Memphis
Coastal Carolina Liberty Coastal Carolina–Liberty — 15
(2020) 		8–7 Liberty
James Madison Delaware Delaware–James Madison — 27
(2021) 		14–13 Delaware
Richmond James Madison–Richmond — 39
(2021) 		21–18 James Madison
William & Mary James Madison–William & Mary — 44
(2021) 		27–17 James Madison
Louisiana Lamar Lamar–Louisiana Sabine Shoe 34
(2012) 		22–11 Louisiana
Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Louisiana Tech — 87
(2015) 		48–33–6 Louisiana Tech
McNeese State Louisiana–McNeese State Cajun Crown 38
(2016) 		20–16–2 McNeese State
Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana Cypress Mug 41
(2022) 		21–17–3 Louisiana
Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe — 43
(2000) 		29–13 Louisiana Tech
Northwestern State Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State — 48
(2005) 		28–19–1 Northwestern State
Marshall East Carolina East Carolina–Marshall — 16
(2021) 		11–5 East Carolina
Ohio Battle for the Bell The Bell 60
(2019) 		33–21–6 Ohio
West Virginia Friends of Coal Bowl — 12
(2012) 		12–0 West Virginia
Old Dominion Norfolk State Norfolk State–Old Dominion — 4
(2019) 		4–0 Old Dominion
William & Mary Battle for the Silver Mace Norfolk Mace 3
(2012) 		2–1 Old Dominion
Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Rivalry in Dixie — 53
(2021) 		36–17 Southern Miss
Memphis Black and Blue Bowl — 63
(2012) 		40–22–1 Southern Miss
Tulane Battle for the Bell The Bell 33
(2022) 		24–9 Southern Miss
Texas State Nicholls Battle for the Paddle Paddle 31
(2019) 		16–15 Nicholls
UTSA The I-35 Rivalry The I-35 Trophy 5
(2023) 		0-5 UTSA
Troy Jacksonville State Battle for the Ol' School Bell – 63
(2001) 		32–29–2 Jacksonville State
Middle Tennessee Battle for the Palladium Palladium 22
(2020) 		13–9 Middle Tennessee

Final standings[edit]

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Middle Tennessee +   5 – 1     8 – 3  
North Texas +   5 – 1     5 – 7  
New Mexico State   4 – 2     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 8  
Arkansas State   2 – 4     2 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4     2 – 9  
Idaho   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   6 – 0     8 – 5  
New Mexico State   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Arkansas State   3 – 3     6 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 4     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 4     3 – 9  
Idaho   1 – 5     2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   7 – 0     9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 2     4 – 8  
Arkansas State   3 – 3     5 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 3     4 – 8  
Utah State   3 – 3     3 – 9  
Idaho   3 – 4     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 5     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Texas $   7 – 0     7 – 5  
Troy State   4 – 2     7 – 5  
New Mexico State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Arkansas State   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Utah State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Idaho   2 – 5     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State +   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette +   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe +   5 – 2     5 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Troy   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 5     2 – 9  
North Texas   2 – 5     2 – 9  
FIU†   0 – 4     0 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins
2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Florida Atlantic +   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy +   6 – 1     8 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Arkansas State   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 4     3 – 9  
FIU   1 – 6     1 – 11  
North Texas   1 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 3     7 – 6  
Arkansas State   4 – 3     6 – 6  
FIU   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   3 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 4     4 – 8  
North Texas   0 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy $   8 – 0     9 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   5 – 3     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Lafayette   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Arkansas State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
FIU   3 – 5     3 – 9  
North Texas   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Western Kentucky   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   6 – 2     8 – 5  
FIU +   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Arkansas State   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5     3 – 9  
North Texas   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Western Kentucky   2 – 6     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 – 0     10 – 3  
Western Kentucky   7 – 1     7 – 5  
FIU   5 – 3     8 – 5  
North Texas   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Troy   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   1 – 2     1 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations.
2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Louisiana–Monroe   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6     3 – 9  
FIU   2 – 6     3 – 9  
South Alabama **   1 – 7     2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations.
    ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS.
2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   5 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     8 – 4  
South Alabama   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Troy   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Texas State   2 – 5     6 – 6  
Louisiana–Lafayette *   0 – 2     1 – 4  
Georgia State **   0 – 7     0 – 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations
    ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Georgia Southern * $   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette ***   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Appalachian State *   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Texas State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Arkansas State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
South Alabama   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Idaho **   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Georgia State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
    *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations
2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas State $   8 – 0     9 – 4  
Appalachian State   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Georgia State   5 – 3     6 – 7  
South Alabama   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   1 – 7     2 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Arkansas State +   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Troy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Idaho   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Louisiana–Lafayette   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Georgia State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Arkansas State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Georgia State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
New Mexico State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Coastal Carolina *   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Texas State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Troy x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Georgia State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
Arkansas State x   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     6 – 6  
South Alabama   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$   7 – 1     13 – 1  
Georgia Southern   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Georgia State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
West Division
Louisiana x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Arkansas State   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
South Alabama   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+   8 – 0     11 – 1  
Appalachian State   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Georgia State   4 – 4     6 – 4  
Troy   3 – 4     5 – 6  
West Division
No. 15 Louisiana xy+   7 – 1     10 – 1  
South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Arkansas State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Texas State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 7     0 – 10  
Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled)
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Georgia State   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Coastal Carolina   6 – 2     11 – 2  
Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Texas State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Louisiana–Monroe   2 – 6     4 – 8  
South Alabama   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Arkansas State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy   6 – 2     9 – 4  
James Madison* x   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Marshall   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Appalachian State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Georgia State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Old Dominion   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
South Alabama x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Texas State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Arkansas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll
2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
James Madison* x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Appalachian State y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Coastal Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Old Dominion   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Georgia State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
West Division
Troy xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Texas State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
South Alabama   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Football to Be 10 Teams in 2018" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "Sun Belt announces football divisions for 2018, new collaborative replay system". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  3. ^ "JMU to the Sun Belt: Frequently Asked Questions". James Madison University, November 6, 2021. Accessed November 29, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "How many NCAA Division I championships has your school won?". NCAA.org. Spring 2007. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-07.
  5. ^ All time Division I-A football records Archived 2004-04-06 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse
  6. ^ "Basic Opponent-vs-Opponent Record".
  7. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Game Canceled". Sun Belt Sports. December 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.

External links[edit]

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