Sun Belt Conference
Former affiliate members
In all cases except that of New Mexico State, this matches the school's primary conference affiliation. New Mexico State is a full member of the non-football Western Athletic Conference.

Sun Belt Conference

Section Title: Former affiliate members
Table Section Text: In all cases except that of New Mexico State, this matches the school's primary conference affiliation. New Mexico State is a full member of the non-football Western Athletic Conference.

Institution	Location	Founded	Nickname	Joined	Left	Sport	Conference in Former Sun Belt Sport

Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	1797	Hawks	2014	2018	soccer (M)	Empire 8 (NCAA D-III)

University of Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	1889	Vandals	2001; 2014	2005; 2018	football	Big Sky

New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	1881	Highlanders	2014	2016	soccer (M)	Atlantic Sun

New Mexico State University	Las Cruces, New Mexico	1888	Aggies	2000 2014	2005 2018	football	FBS independent

Utah State University	Logan, Utah	1888	Aggies	2003	2005	football	Mountain West

Sentence(s)

Utah State University, was added as a "football-only" member in 2003, then departed in 2005 with Idaho and New Mexico State.

final_sentence: Utah State University, was added as a "football-only" member in 2003, then departed in 2005 with Idaho and New Mexico State.