2023 Sun Belt Conference football season
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 23rd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season is scheduled to begin on August 31, 2023, and conclude with its conference championship game on December 2, 2023. It is part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference will consist of 14 member schools split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 24, 2023.[1]
| 2023 Sun Belt Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 31, 2023 – December 2, 2023 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| 2024 NFL Draft | |
| Regular season | |
| SBC Championship Game | |
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| No. 25 James Madison* | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 2, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
During the 2022 Sun Belt Conference football season, Coastal Carolina won the east division, while Troy won the west division. In the conference championship game, Troy defeated Coastal Carolina by a score of 45–26. Troy advanced to the Cure Bowl where they defeated UTSA. Coastal Carolina advanced to the Birmingham Bowl, where they lost to East Carolina.
Preseason
Preseason Media Poll
The Sun Belt released its preseason poll on July 24. James Madison was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Troy was named the favorite to win the West Division.[2]
| East | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 78 (4) |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 75 (4) |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 71 (3) |
| 4 | Marshall | 68 (2) |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 52 (1) |
| 6 | Georgia State | 31 |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 17 |
| West | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Troy | 92 (10) |
| 2 | South Alabama | 85 (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana | 64 |
| 4 | Southern Miss | 62 |
| 5 | Texas State | 36 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 33 |
| 7 | Louisiana–Monroe | 20 |
Preseason All-Conference teams
- Offensive Player of the Year: Grayson McCall (Redshirt Senior, Coastal Carolina quarterback)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Henderson, (Junior, Old Dominion linebacker)
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Head Coaches
- On November 27, 2022, Texas State announced that they had fired head coach Jake Spavital. Spavital had posted a record of 13–35 over four years at the school.[3] On December 7, 2022, Texas State announced Incarnate Word's head coach G. J. Kinne would take over as the new head coach for the 2023 season.[4]
- On December 4, 2022, Jamey Chadwell announced that he was leaving Coastal Carolina to take over the head coaching position at Liberty. Later on December 4, Coastal Carolina announced NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck as the new head coach beginning in 2023.[5]
| Team | Head coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Overall record | Sun Belt record | Sun Belt titles |
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| Appalachian State | Shawn Clark | Appalachian State (Off. Line Coach) | 4 | 26–13 (.667) | 16–8 (.667) | 0 |
| Arkansas State | Butch Jones | Alabama (assistant coach) | 3 | 89–73 (.549) | 2–14 (.125) | 0 |
| Coastal Carolina | Tim Beck | NC State (Off. Coordinator) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Georgia Southern | Clay Helton | USC | 2 | 52–31 (.627) | 3–5 (.375) | 0 |
| Georgia State | Shawn Elliott | South Carolina (Off. Line Coach) | 7 | 35–43 (.449) | 23–25 (.479) | 0 |
| James Madison | Curt Cignetti | Elon | 5 | 108–34 (.761) | 6–2 (.750) | 0 |
| Louisiana | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana (Co-Off. Coordinator) | 2 | 7–7 (.500) | 4–4 (.500) | 0 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Terry Bowden | Clemson (Grad. Assistant) | 3 | 183–130–2 (.584) | 5–11 (.313) | 0 |
| Marshall | Charles Huff | Alabama (Associate Head Coach) | 3 | 16–10 (.615) | 5–3 (.625) | 0 |
| Old Dominion | Ricky Rahne | Penn State (Off. Coordinator) | 4 | 9–16 (.360) | 2–6 (.250) | 0 |
| South Alabama | Kane Wommack | Indiana (Def. Coordinator) | 3 | 15–10 (.600) | 9–7 (.563) | 0 |
| Southern Miss | Will Hall | Tulane (Off. Coordinator) | 2 | 66–35 (.653) | 4–4 (.500) | 0 |
| Texas State | G. J. Kinne | Incarnate Word | 1 | 12–2 (.857) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Troy | Jon Sumrall | Kentucky (Co-Def. Coordinator) | 2 | 12–2 (.857) | 7–1 (.875) | 1 |
Rankings
| Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final | ||
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| Appalachian State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | |||||||||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | ||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana–Monroe | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marshall | AP | ||||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| Old Dominion | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| South Alabama | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| Southern Miss | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Texas State | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||
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| Troy | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
| CFP | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Schedule
The 2023 schedule was released on February 24, 2023.[1]
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Sun Belt member won |
| Sun Belt member lost |
| Sun Belt teams in bold |
Week 1
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 (FCS) Rhode Island | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 42–35 | 15,546 | |
| September 2 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas State | No. 20 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | ESPN | L 0–73 | 83,221 | |
| September 2 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 25 (FCS) Gardner-Webb | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | W 45–24 | 36,075 | |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | The Citadel | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | W 34–0 | 17,803 | |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Bucknell | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | W 38–3 | 23,756 | |
| September 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Albany | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | W 21–17 | 25,101 | |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Army | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | NFLN | W 17–13 | 18,914 | |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 40–14 | 30,335 | |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN+ | W 42–31 | 44,945 | |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | W 48–30 | 28,179 | |
| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 38–13 | 18,186 | |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 17–36 | 65,632 | |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama | No. 24 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | L 17–37 | 26,973 | |
| September 2 | 9:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | L 13–27 | 43,705 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 2
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | James Madison | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPNU | W 36–35 | 56,508 | |
| September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy | No. 15 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | FS1 | L 13–42 | 51,940 | |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry) | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 49,342 | |
| September 9 | 3:00 p.m. | Marshall | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 31–13 | 38,211 | |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 16 (FCS) Southeastern Louisiana | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | W 35–17 | 15,237 | |
| September 9 | 4:15 p.m. | Appalachian State | No. 17 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | L 34–40 2OT | 50,500 | |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | UAB | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | W 49–35 | 20,103 | |
| September 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | ODU 38–31 | 18,154 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | W 30–16 | 16,006 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | UConn | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | 15,186 | |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl) | ESPN+ | L 3–37 | 18,724 | |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | W 24–14 | 13,154 | |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | No. 4 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahasse, FL | ACCN | L 13–66 | 74,467 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 3
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Georgia Southern | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | L 14–35 | 75,610 | |
| September 16 | 11:00 a.m. | Wake Forest | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN2 | L 24–27 | 18,276 | |
| September 16 | 2:30 p.m. | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | W 43–28 | 40,168 | |
| September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | L 3–47 | 93,090 | |
| September 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Tulane | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Battle for the Bell) | ESPNU | L 3–21 | 25,038 | |
| September 16 | 5:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 41–25 | 14,410 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Duquesne | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | W 66–7 | 18,116 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | W 31–7 | 14,327 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 41–21 | 21,673 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN+ | W 33–7 | 53,855 | |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | NFLN | JMU 16–14 | 26,634 | |
| September 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Jackson State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | W 77–34 | 24,118 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 4
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 21 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN | GSU 30–17 | 15,248 | |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Western Kentucky | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPNU | W 27–24 | 26,124 | |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Virginia Tech | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN2 | W 24–17 | 31,475 | |
| September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | ESPN+ | W 40–3 | 10,118 | |
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas A&M-Commerce | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | W 10–9 | 16,938 | |
| September 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | L 30–34 | 18,369 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | L 19–22 | 21,169 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 44–37 | 16,601 | |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Texas State | Bobcats Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 19,257 | |
| September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Buffalo | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 45–38 | 17,674 | |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | James Madison | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | W 45–38 | 19,994 | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 5
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 24–35 | 46,843 | |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | South Alabama | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPNU | JMU 31–23 | 26,064 | |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | ESPN+ | W 52–28 | 9,494 | |
| September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | MU 41–35 | 22,652 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | NFLN | GASO 38–28 | 26,483 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | TROY 28–7 | 16,536 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | TXST 50–36 | 21,304 | |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | APPST 41–40 | 19,919 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 6
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Marshall | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | CW | L 41–48 | 56,919 | |
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPNU | ULL 34–30 | 15,053 | |
| October 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | TROY 37–3 | 26,957 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | SOAL 55–7 | 12,099 | |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | ODU 17–13 | 22,652 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 7
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN2 | CCU 27–24 | 34,252 | |
| October 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Georgia Southern | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN2 | JMU 41–13 | 25,097 | |
| October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBSSN | W 19–0 | 27,829 | |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN2 | GSU 41–24 | 16,718 | |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | TXST 21–20 | 27,537 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 8
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN2 | SOAL 55–3 | 23,478 | |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN | JMU 20–9 | 22,109 | |
| October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | GASO 38–28 | 21,068 | |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl) | NFLN | ODU 28–21 | 20,017 | |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | CCU 27–17 | 18,228 | |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPNU | GSU 20–17 | 20,044 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 9
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 26 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (Modern Day Hate) | ESPN2 | |||
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | |||
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | |||
| October 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | |||
| October 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Marshall | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | NFLN | |||
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | |||
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | No. 25 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Royal Rivalry) | ESPNU | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 10
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 2 | South Alabama | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Belt) | |||||
| November 4 | Marshall | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (The Old Mountain Feud) | |||||
| November 4 | James Madison | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
| November 4 | Coastal Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
| November 4 | Louisiana | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
| November 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
| November 4 | Georgia Southern | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 11
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 9 | Southern Miss | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |||||
| November 11 | Texas State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
| November 11 | Appalachian State | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
| November 11 | UConn | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
| November 11 | Georgia Southern | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
| November 11 | Old Dominion | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |||||
| November 11 | Troy | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | |||||
| November 11 | Arkansas State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 12
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 18 | Coastal Carolina | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |||||
| November 18 | Old Dominion | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | |||||
| November 18 | Georgia State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | |||||
| November 18 | Appalachian State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
| November 18 | Texas State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
| November 18 | Louisiana–Monroe | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | |||||
| November 18 | Marshall | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |||||
| November 18 | Southern Miss | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | |||||
| November 18 | Louisiana | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Week 13
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 25 | Georgia Southern | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry) | |||||
| November 25 | James Madison | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
| November 25 | Arkansas State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
| November 25 | Georgia State | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
| November 25 | Louisiana–Monroe | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | |||||
| November 25 | Troy | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
| November 25 | South Alabama | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Championship Game
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2 | East Division Champion | West Division Champion | ||||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Sun Belt records vs other conferences
2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
|---|---|
| ACC | 2–5 |
| Big Ten | 0–2 |
| Big 12 | 2–2 |
| Pac-12 | 0–1 |
| Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–1 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–11 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 5–4 |
| C-USA | 2–0 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 4–0 |
| MAC | 2–1 |
| Mountain West | 2–1 |
| Other FBS Total | 15–6 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 14–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 33–17 |
Sun Belt vs Power 5 matchups
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | Pac-12 | Coastal Carolina | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | L 13–27 |
| September 2 | ACC | Old Dominion | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | L 17–36 |
| September 2 | Big 12 | Arkansas State | No. 20 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | L 0–73 |
| September 2 | Big 12 | Texas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | W 42–31 |
| September 9 | ACC | Appalachian State | No. 17 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 34–40 2OT |
| September 9 | ACC | James Madison | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 36–35 |
| September 9 | ACC | Southern Miss | No. 4 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahasse, FL | L 13–66 |
| September 9 | Big 12 | Troy | No. 15 Kansas State | Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS | L 13–42 |
| September 16 | Big Ten | Georgia Southern | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 14–35 |
| September 16 | ACC | Wake Forest | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | L 24–27 |
| September 16 | SEC | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L 3–47 |
| September 16 | Big 12 | South Alabama | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | W 33–7 |
| September 23 | ACC | Virginia Tech | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 24–17 |
| September 30 | Big Ten | Louisiana | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 24–35 |
| October 7 | ACC | Marshall | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | L 41–48 |
| November 18 | SEC | Georgia State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | |
| November 18 | SEC | Louisiana–Monroe | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | |
| November 18 | SEC | Southern Miss | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | |
Sun Belt vs Group of Five matchups
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | American | South Alabama | No. 24 Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 17–37 |
| September 9 | C-USA | Jacksonville State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 30–16 |
| September 9 | American | UAB | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 49–35 |
| September 9 | American | Marshall | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 31–13 |
| September 9 | American | Memphis | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | L 3–37 |
| September 9 | American | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | L 13–20 |
| September 16 | American | East Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | W 43–28 |
| September 16 | American | Georgia State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 41–25 |
| September 16 | American | Louisiana | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | W 41–21 |
| September 16 | American | Tulane | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3–21 |
| September 23 | Mountain West | Appalachian State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | L 19–22 |
| September 23 | MAC | Georgia Southern | Ball State | Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN | W 40–3 |
| September 23 | Mountain West | James Madison | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | W 45–38 |
| September 23 | MAC | Buffalo | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 45–38 |
| September 23 | MAC | Central Michigan | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | L 30–34 |
| September 23 | Mountain West | Nevada | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 35–24 |
| September 23 | C-USA | Western Kentucky | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 27–24 |
| November 11 | C-USA | Old Dominion | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | |
Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups
The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, UConn, or UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2 | Army | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | W 17–13 |
| September 9 | UConn | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 35–14 |
| September 30 | Arkansas State | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA | W 52–28 |
| October 14 | Troy | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 19–0 |
| November 11 | UConn | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |
| November 18 | Coastal Carolina | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |
Sun Belt vs FCS matchups
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31 | Rhode Island | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 42–35 |
| September 2 | Gardner-Webb | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | W 45–24 |
| September 2 | The Citadel | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 34–0 |
| September 2 | Bucknell | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | W 38–3 |
| September 2 | Albany | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 21–17 |
| September 2 | Northwestern State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 38–13 |
| September 2 | Alcorn State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 40–14 |
| September 2 | Stephen F. Austin | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 48–30 |
| September 9 | Lamar | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | W 24–14 |
| September 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | W 35–17 |
| September 16 | Duquesne | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 66–7 |
| September 16 | Stony Brook | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 31–7 |
| September 16 | Jackson State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 77–34 |
| September 23 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | W 10–9 |
Home game attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 30,000 | 36,075 | 40,168 | 34,252 | 110,495 | 36,832 | 122.7% | |||
| Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium | 30,406 | 18,724 | 14,327 | 16,601 | 18,228 | 67,880 | 16,970 | 55.8% | ||
| Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium | 21,000 | 16,006 | 18,116 | 15,248 | 49,370 | 16,457 | 78.3% | |||
| Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium | 25,000 | 17,803 | 20,103 | 26,483 | 21,068 | 85,457 | 21,364 | 85.4% | ||
| Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium | 24,333 | 15,546 | 15,186 | 16,536 | 16,718 | 63,986 | 15,997 | 65.7% | ||
| James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 24,877 | 23,756 | 26,064 | 25,097 | 74,917 | 24,972 | 100.3% | |||
| Louisiana | Cajun Field | 41,426 | 18,186 | 17,674 | 15,053 | 20,044 | 70,957 | 17,739 | 42.8% | ||
| Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium | 27,617 | 18,914 | 13,154 | 19,919 | 12,099 | 64,086 | 16,022 | 58.0% | ||
| Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 38,227 | 25,101 | 31,475 | 22,652 | 22,109 | 100,337 | 25,084 | 65.26 | ||
| Old Dominion | S. B. Ballard Stadium | 21,944 | 18,154 | 18,276 | 16,938 | 20,017 | 73,385 | 18,346 | 83.6% | ||
| South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium | 25,450 | 15,237 | 18,369 | 23,478 | 57,084 | 19,028 | 74.7% | |||
| Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36,000 | 30,335 | 25,038 | 21,304 | 22,652 | 99,329 | 24,832 | 68.9% | ||
| Texas State | Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium | 30,008 | 24,118 | 19,257 | 27,537 | 70,912 | 23,637 | 78.7% | |||
| Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium | 30,470 | 28,179 | 26,634 | 26,124 | 26,957 | 107,894 | 26,974 | 88.5% |
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†Season High
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | |||||
| Week 1[6] | T. J. Finley | Texas State | QB | Clayton Isbell | Coastal Carolina | S | Andrew Stein | Southern Miss | K | ||||
| Week 2[7] | Davis Brin | Georgia Southern | QB | Jason Henderson | Old Dominion | LB | Aiden Fisher | James Madison | LB | ||||
| Week 3[8] | Darren Grainger | Georgia State | QB | LaMareon James | Old Dominion | CB | Camden Wise | James Madison | K | ||||
| Week 4[9] | Rasheen Ali | Marshall | RB | Brian Holloway | Texas Sate | LB | Dominic Zvada | Arkansas State | K | ||||
| Week 5[10] | Jaylen Raynor | Arkansas State | QB | Marques Watson-Trent | Georgia Southern | LB | Michael Hughes | Appalachian State | K | ||||
| Week 6[11] | Kimani Vidal | Troy | RB | Jason Henderson (2) | Old Dominion | LB | Dalen Cambre | Louisiana | WR | ||||
| Week 7[12] | Grayson McCall | Coastal Carolina | QB | Richard Jibunor | Troy | LB | Scott Taylor Renfroe | Troy | K | ||||
| Week 8[13] | Jalen White | Georgia Southern | RB | Jalen Green | James Madison | DL | Ryan Hanson | James Madison | P | ||||
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