# 2019 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 18th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. It was played from August 29, 2019 until January 2020. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 10 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

## Previous season

In The 2018 season The Appalachian State Mountaineers finished the season with a 7–1 Conference Record and the Louisiana Rajun Cajuns finished the season with a 5–3 Conference Record met in the first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship Game held at Kidd Brewer Stadium With Appalachian State defeating the Louisiana Rajun Cajuns 30–19

## Preseason
### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | Scout & 24/7 | Signees |
| Appalachian State | 101st | 18 |
| Arkansas State | 95th | 24 |
| Coastal Carolina | 122nd | 27 |
| Georgia Southern | 121st | 21 |
| Georgia State | 98th | 22 |
| Louisiana | 76th | 26 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 128th | 20 |
| South Alabama | 126th | 30 |
| Texas State | 133rd | 16 |
| Troy | 80th | 23 |

### Sun Belt Media Days

Preseason Media polls
The 2019 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference. Appalachian State and Louisiana were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Mountaineers predicted to win the Sun Belt Championship Game.

### Preseason awards

Preseason All-Sun Belt
* Offensive Player of the Year: B.J. Smith (Troy, Senior)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Kindle Vildor (Georgia Southern, Senior)
| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Corey Sutton | Appalachian State |
| WR | Kirk Merrit | Arkansas State |
| WR | Ja'Marcus Bradley | Louisiana |
| OL | Noah Hannon | Appalachian State |
| OL | Victor Johnson | Appalachian State |
| OL | Kevin Dotson | Louisiana |
| OL | Robert Hunt | Louisiana |
| OL | Kirk Kelley | Troy |
| TE | Javonis Issac | Arkansas State |
| QB | Zac Thomas | Appalachian State |
| RB | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |
| RB | B.J. Smith | Troy |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | William Bradley-King | Arkansas State |
| DL | Forrest Merrill | Arkansas State |
| DL | Tyree Turner | South Alabama |
| DL | Raymond Johnson | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State |
| LB | Jordan Fehr | Appalachian State |
| LB | Bryan London II | Texas State |
| CB | Desmond Franklin | Appalachian State |
| CB | Jerry Jacobs | Arkansas State |
| CB | Monquavion Brinson | Georgia Southern |
| CB | Kindle Vildor | Georgia Southern |
| First Team Special Teams |||
| K | Tyler Bass | Georgia Southern |
| P | Brandon Wright | Georgia State |
| RS | Tra Minter | South Alabama |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Omar Bayless | Arkansas State |
| WR | Kawaan Baker | South Alabama |
| WR | Trey Eafford | Troy |
| OL | Jacob Still | Arkansas State |
| OL | Hunter Atkinson | Georgia State |
| OL | T.J. Fiailoa | Louisiana–Monroe |
| OL | Aaron Brewer | Texas State |
| OL | Tristan Crowder | Troy |
| TE | Collin Reed | Appalachian State |
| QB | Caleb Evans | Louisiana–Monroe |
| RB | Elijah Mitchell | Louisiana |
| RB | Trey Ragas | Louisiana |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Kevin Thurmon | Arkansas State |
| DL | Tarron Jackson | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Zi'Yon Hill | Louisiana |
| DL | Jarvis Hayes | Troy |
| LB | Jacques Boudreaux | Louisiana |
| LB | Nikolas Daniels | Texas State |
| LB | Carlton Martial | Troy |
| CB | Josh Thomas | Appalachian State |
| CB | B.J. Edmonds | Arkansas State |
| CB | Darreon Jackson | Arkansas State |
| CB | Michael Jacquet III | Louisiana |
| Second Team Special Teams |||
| K | Tyler Sumpter | Troy |
| P | Cody Grace | Arkansas State |
| RS | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |
Ref:

## Head coaches

Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Sun Belt record |
| Appalachian State | Eliah Drinkwitz | 1 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–1 |
| Arkansas State | Blake Anderson | 6 | 43–29 | 43–29 | 33-11 |
| Coastal Carolina | Jamey Chadwell | 1 | 66–48 | 6–13 | 2–9 |
| Georgia Southern | Chad Lunsford | 3 | 17–10 | 17–10 | 11–7 |
| Georgia State | Shawn Elliott | 3 | 16–22 | 15–17 | 9–11 |
| Louisiana | Billy Napier | 2 | 12–9 | 12–9 | 7–4 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Matt Viator | 4 | 95–59 | 17–26 | 13–14 |
| South Alabama | Steve Campbell | 2 | 64–39 | 4–16 | 2–10 |
| Texas State | Jake Spavital | 1 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–2 |
| Troy | Chip Lindsey | 1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–2 |

## Rankings

| | | Pre | 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 | Wk 15 |
| Appalachian State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 20 | RV | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Appalachian State | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 20 | RV | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Appalachian State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | 25 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
| Arkansas State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | |
| Louisiana | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Louisiana | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Louisiana–Monroe | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana–Monroe | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana–Monroe | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Texas State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Troy | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | No change in ranking from previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## Schedules
### Regular season

The regular season will begin on August 29, 2019, and will end on November 30, 2019.
* Index to colors and formatting
* Sun Belt member won
* Sun Belt member lost
* Sun Belt teams in bold

#### Week One

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas State | No. 12 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | L 7-41 | 98,016 |
| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | South Alabama | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ESPN | L 21–35 | - |
| August 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Mississippi State | Louisiana | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPNU | L 28–38 | - |
| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | ESPNU | W 38–30 | - |
| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | L 23–30 | 14,237 |
| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | W 42–7 | - |
| August 31 | 5:00 p.m. | Campbell | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | W 43–14 | - |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | SMU | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | L 30–37 | - |
| August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | No. 6 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | L 3–55 | - |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | W 31–9 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Charlotte | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | W 56–41 | - |
| September 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 44–45 $^{OT}$ | - |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Maine | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | W 26–18 | - |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Furman | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 48–42 | - |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Jackson State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN3 | W 37–14 | - |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Wyoming | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 14-23 | - |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Kansas | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | ESPN+ | W 12–7 | 33,493 |
| September 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Liberty | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 35–14 | - |
| September 7 | 9:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | | W 43–17 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas State | No. 3 Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | ESPN2 | L 0–55 | - |
| September 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Norfolk State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN3 | W 46–7 | 13,659 |
| September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 32–35 | |
| September 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Memphis | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPU | L 6–42 | - |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | L 42–47 | - |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | ESPN3 | L 17–47 | - |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | ESPN+ | L 10–57 | - |
| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas Southern | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 77–6 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana Monroe | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FS1 | L 20–72 | - |
| September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | | W 62–28 | 8,557 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | W 45–25 | - |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Troy | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | ESPN+ | W 35–7 | - |
| September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | Appalachian State | North Carolina | Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCNX | W 34–31 | - |
| September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | NFL | L 3–35 | - |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Illinois | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 41–28 | - |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | TXST 37–34 $^{3OT}$ | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APPST 56–37 | 25,055 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | ULL 37–24 | - |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | ARKST 50–43 | - |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | ULM 30–17 | - |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Nicholls | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 24–3 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 3 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPNU | GASO 20–17 $^{2OT}$ | - |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | GSU 52–38 | - |
| October 5 | 2:45 p.m. | Memphis | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPNU | L 33–52 | - |
| October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Troy | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | SECN | L 10–42 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN2 | APPST 17–7 | - |
| October 10 | 8:15 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPNU | ULM 24–14 | - |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | GSU 31–21 | 17,249 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | TROY 37–13 | - |
| October 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPU | ULL 37–20 | - |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | GASO 30–27 $^{3OT}$ | 11,015 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | No. 24 Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APPST 52–7 | - |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Army | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 28-21 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Appalachian State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPNU | APPST 30–3 | - |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | W 41–7 | - |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | GSU 52–33 | - |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 38–14 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Appalachian State | Brooks Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | GASO 24–21 | 18,796 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Troy | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN3 | CCU 36–35 | 15,098 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPNU | ARKST 48–41 | 15,327 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Texas State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 31–3 | 21,063 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPNU | ULL 48–7 | 14,857 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | TXST 30–28 | 15,473 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | TROY 49–28 | 22,108 |
| November 9 | 5:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | ULM 45–31 | 13,213 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | ESPN2 | W 20–15 | 80,849 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 28–27 | - |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | GASO 51–29 | - |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Troy | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | TROY 63–27 | - |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | ULL 37–27 | - |
| November 16 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 25 Appalachian State | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPNU | APPST 56–27 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | GSU 28–15 | - |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Texas State | No. 24 Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APPST 35–13 | - |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 38–33 | - |
| November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 53–3 | - |
| November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | ULM 45–42 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

#### Week Fourteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | South Alabama | Ladd–Pebbles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | SOAL 34–30 | - |
| November 29 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 25 Appalachian State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | APPST 48–13 | - |
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | CCU 24–21 | - |
| November 30 | 5:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | GASO 38–10 | - |
| November 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPNU | ULL 31–30 | - |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Championship Game
#### Week Fifteen (Sun Belt Championship Game)

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana | No. 21 Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN/ESPN2 | APPST 45–38 | 18,618 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |||||||||

## Sun Belt records vs. other conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 1–1 |
| Big Ten | 0–2 |
| Big 12 | 1–1 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 2–5 |
| Power 5 Total | 4–9 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–4 |
| C-USA | 1–2 |
| Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) | 4–0 |
| MAC | 2–2 |
| Mountain West | 1–1 |
| Other FBS Total | 8–9 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 9–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 21–18 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big Ten | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| BYU/Notre Dame | 0-0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 5 Total | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| C–USA | 0–0 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 1–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 0–0 |
| Total Bowl Record | 0–0 |

### Sun Belt vs Power Five matchups

This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU/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 29 | SEC | Texas State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | L, 7-41 |
| August 31 | Big Ten | South Alabama | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | L, 21–35 |
| August 31 | SEC | Mississippi State | Louisiana | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | L, 28–38 |
| August 31 | SEC | Georgia State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | W, 38–30 |
| August 31 | SEC | Georgia Southern | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L, 3–55 |
| September 7 | ACC | Louisiana-Monroe | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | L, 44–45 (OT) |
| September 7 | Big 12 | Coastal Carolina | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | W, 12–7 |
| September 14 | SEC | Arkansas State | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L, 0–55 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Georgia Southern | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L, 32–35 |
| September 21 | Big 12 | Louisiana-Monroe | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | L, 20–72 |
| September 21 | ACC | Appalachian State | North Carolina | Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 34–31 |
| October 5 | SEC | Troy | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | L 10–42 |
| November 9 | SEC | Appalachian State | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 20–15 |

### 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 |
| August 31 | MAC | Eastern Michigan | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L, 23–30 |
| August 31 | American | SMU | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | L, 30–37 |
| September 7 | C-USA | Charlotte | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | W, 56–41 |
| September 7 | Mountain West | Wyoming | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 14–23 |
| September 7 | Mountain West | Arkansas State | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV | W, 43–17 |
| September 14 | American | Memphis | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | L, 6–42 |
| September 14 | C-USA | Southern Miss | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | L, 42–47 |
| September 14 | American | Texas State | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | L, 17–47 |
| September 14 | MAC | Georgia State | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI | L, 10–57 |
| September 21 | MAC | Louisiana | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | W, 45–25 |
| September 21 | MAC | Troy | Akron | InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH | W, 35–7 |
| September 21 | C-USA | South Alabama | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L, 35–3 |
| October 5 | American | Memphis | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | L 33–52 |

### Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| September 7 | Independents | Liberty | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 35–14 |
| September 21 | Independents | Coastal Carolina | UMass | Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA | W 62–28 |
| October 19 | Independents | Army | Georgia State | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 28–21 |
| October 26 | Independents | New Mexico State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 41–7 |

### Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 31 | East Tennessee State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | W, 42–7 |
| August 31 | Campbell | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W, 43–14 |
| August 31 | Grambling State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | W 31–9 |
| September 7 | Maine | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 26–18 |
| September 7 | Furman | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 48–42 |
| September 14 | Norfolk State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 46–7 |
| September 14 | Texas Southern | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 77–6 |
| September 21 | Southern Illinois | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 41–28 |
| September 28 | Nicholls | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 24–3 |

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* Sun Belt win
* Sun Belt loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Sun Belt team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Cure Bowl | December 21 | Exploria Stadium • Orlando, FL | CBSSN | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Liberty | 16–23 | 18,158 |
| Camellia Bowl | December 21 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | FIU | 34–26 | 16,209 |
| New Orleans Bowl | December 21 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | No. 20 Appalachian State | UAB | 31–17 | 21,202 |
| Arizona Bowl | December 31 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | CBSSN | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Wyoming | 17–38 | 36,892 |
| LendingTree Bowl | January 6, 2020 | Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Miami (OH) | 27–17 | 29,212 |
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Mountain Time Zone. Sun Belt teams shown in bold.

### Selection of teams

* Bowl eligible: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana
* Bowl-ineligible: Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Special Teams | Special Teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 (Sept. 2) | Dan Ellington | Georgia State | QB | Carlton Martial | Troy | LB | Massimo Biscardi | Coastal Carolina | PK |
| Week 2 (Sept. 9) | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State | RB | Chandler Kryst | Coastal Carolina | CB | Tyler Bass | Georgia Southern | PK |
| Week 3 (Sept. 16) | Kaleb Barker | Troy | RB | Rashad Byrd | Georgia Southern | LB | Monquavion Brinson | Georgia Southern | DB |
| Week 4 (Sept. 23) | Elijah Mitchell | Louisiana | RB | Demetrius Taylor | Appalachian State | DL | Joshua Rowland | Texas State | PK |
| Week 5 (Sept. 30) | Omar Bayless | Arkansas State | WR | Jacques Boudreaux | Louisiana | LB | Cody Grace | Arkansas State | P |
| Week 6 (Oct. 7) | Dan Ellington (2) | Georgia State | QB | Raymond Johnson III | Georgia Southern | DL | Cody Grace (2) | Arkansas State | P |
| Week 7 (Oct. 14) | Zac Thomas | Appalachian State | QB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State | LB | Rhys Byrns | Louisiana | P |
| Week 8 (Oct. 21) | Raymond Calais | Louisiana | RB | Trajan Stephens-McQueen | Georgia State | LB | Tyler Sumpter | Troy | PK |
| Week 9 (Oct. 28) | Tra Barnett | Georgia State | RB | Nathan Page | Arkansas State | CB | Wesley Kennedy III | Georgia Southern | RB/PR |
| Week 10 (Nov. 4) | Wesley Kennedy III | Georgia Southern | RB | Darreon Jackson | Arkansas State | DB | Blake Grupe | Arkansas State | PK |
| Week 11 (Nov. 11) | Caleb Evans | Louisiana-Monroe | QB | Marcus Webb | Troy | DT | Hutch White | Texas State | WR/PR |
| Week 12 (Nov. 18) | Kaleb Barker | Troy | QB | Shaun Jolly | Appalachian State | DB | Anthony Beck II | Georgia Southern | P |
| Week 13 (Nov. 25) | Caleb Evans (2) | Louisiana-Monroe | QB | Cortez Sisco Jr. | Louisiana-Monroe | LB | Stevie Artigue | Louisiana | PK |
| Week 14 (Dec. 1) | Zac Thomas (2) | Appalachian State | QB | Jacques Boudreaux (2) | Louisiana | LB | Blake Grupe (2) | Arkansas State | PK |

### Sun Belt individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Sun Belt Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| Award | Player | School |
| Player of the Year | Omar Bayless, WR, Sr. | Arkansas State |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Darrynton Evans, RB, Jr. | Appalachian State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, Sr. | Appalachian State |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Layne Hatcher, QB, Fr. | Arkansas State |
| Newcomer of the Year | Kaylon Geiger, WR, Jr. | Troy |
| Coach of the Year | Billy Napier | Louisiana |

### All-conference teams

| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| WR | Omar Bayless | Arkansas State |
| WR | Kirk Merritt | Arkansas State |
| WR | Kaylon Geiger | Troy |
| OL | Noah Hannon | Appalachian State |
| OL | Victor Johnson | Appalachian State |
| OL | Hunter Atkinson | Georgia State |
| OL | Kevin Dotson | Louisiana |
| OL | Robert Hunt | Louisiana |
| TE | Josh Pederson | Louisiana-Monroe |
| QB | Kaleb Barker | Troy |
| RB | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |
| RB | Tra Barnett | Georgia State |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Demetrius Taylor | Appalachian State |
| DL | William Bradley-King | Arkansas State |
| DL | Tarron Jackson | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Raymond Johnson III | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State |
| LB | Bryan London II | Texas State |
| LB | Carlton Martial | Troy |
| DB | Shaun Jolly | Appalachian State |
| DB | Darreon Jackson | Arkansas State |
| DB | Kindle Vildor | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Corey Straughter | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DB | Will Sunderland | Troy |
| First Team Special Teams |||
| K | Blake Grupe | Arkansas State |
| P | Cody Grace | Arkansas State |
| RS | Raymond Calais | Louisiana |
| AP | Tra Minter | South Alabama |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| WR | Thomas Hennigan | Appalachian State |
| WR | Corey Sutton | Appalachian State |
| WR | Ja'Marcus Bradley | Louisiana |
| OL | Cooper Hodges | Appalachian State |
| OL | Baer Hunter | Appalachian State |
| OL | Bobby Reynolds | Louisiana-Monroe |
| OL | Aaron Brewer | Texas State |
| OL | J. L. Gaston | Troy |
| TE | Aubry Payne | Georgia State |
| QB | Dan Ellington | Georgia State |
| RB | Elijah Mitchell | Louisiana |
| RB | Josh Johnson | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Kevin Thurmon | Arkansas State |
| DL | Zi'Yon Hill | Louisiana |
| DL | Jeffery Whatley | South Alabama |
| DL | Will Choloh | Troy |
| LB | Jordan Fehr | Appalachian State |
| LB | Rashad Byrd | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Joe Dillon | Louisiana |
| LB | Cortez Sisco | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DB | Josh Thomas | Appalachian State |
| DB | B.J. Edmonds | Arkansas State |
| DB | Chandler Kryst | Coastal Carolina |
| DB | Michael Jacquet | Louisiana |
| Second Team Special Teams |||
| K | Tyler Bass | Georgia Southern |
| P | Rhys Byrns | Louisiana |
| RS | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |
| AP | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Third Team Offense |||
| WR | Jonathan Adams | Arkansas State |
| WR | Cornelius McCoy | Georgia State |
| WR | Reggie Todd | Troy |
| OL | Jarrett Horst | Arkansas State |
| OL | Jacob Still | Arkansas State |
| OL | Trey Carter | Coastal Carolina |
| OL | Shamarious Gilmore | Georgia State |
| OL | Kirk Kelley | Troy |
| TE | Isaiah Likely | Coastal Carolina |
| QB | Zac Thomas | Appalachian State |
| RB | Raymond Calais | Louisiana |
| RB | Trey Ragas | Louisiana |
| Third Team Defense |||
| DL | E.J. Scott | Appalachian State |
| DL | C. J. Brewer | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Sterling Johnson | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Donald Louis | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DL | Marcus Webb | Troy |
| LB | Tajhea Chambers | Arkansas State |
| LB | Teddy Gallagher | Coastal Carolina |
| LB | Nikolas Daniels | Texas State |
| DB | Desmond Franklin | Appalachian State |
| DB | Monquavion Brinson | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Kendrick Duncan Jr. | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Travis Reed | South Alabama |
| Third team Special Teams |||
| K | Stevie Artigue | Louisiana |
| P | Tyler Sumpter | Troy |
| RS | Reggie Todd | Troy |
| AP | Raymond Calais | Louisiana |
*Denotes Unanimous Selection
Ref:
All Conference Honorable Mentions: Noel Cook, Appalachian State (Sr., LB, Reidsville, N.C.) Ryan Neuzil, Appalachian State (Jr., OL, Bradenton, Fla.) Marcus Williams Jr., Appalachian State (Jr., RB, Rocky Mount, N.C.) Malik Williams, Appalachian State (Jr., WR, Chester, S.C.) Caleb Bonner, Arkansas State (Jr., LB, Reform, Ala.) Andre Harris Jr., Arkansas State (So., OL, Oklahoma City, Okla.) Marcel Murray, Arkansas State (So., RB, Hiram, Ga.) Ivory Scott, Arkansas State (Jr., OL, Kenner, La.) Shadell Bell, Coastal Carolina (RSr., TE, Decatur, Ga.) Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (So., WR, Venice, Fla.) Ethan Howard, Coastal Carolina (RSr., OL, Brookwood, Ala.) CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina (Jr., RB, Decatur, Ga.) Shai Werts, Georgia Southern (RJr., QB, Clinton, S.C.) Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Savannah, Ga.) J.D. King, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Fitzgerald, Ga.) Reynard Ellis, Georgia Southern (RSo., LB, Birmingham, Ala.) Roger Carter, Georgia State (Jr., TE, Columbia, S.C.) Malik Sumter, Georgia State (RSo., C, Irmo, S.C.) Hardrick Willis, Georgia State (RSo., DE, Jonesboro, Ga.) Dontae Wilson, Georgia State (Jr., NG, Jefferson, Ga.) Jacques Boudreaux, Louisiana (Sr., LB, New Orleans, La.) Jarrod Jackson, Louisiana (RSr., WR, Reserve, La.) Chauncey Manac, Louisiana (RJr., LB, Homerville, Ga.) Nick Ralston, Louisiana (Gr., TE, Argyle, Texas) Caleb Evans, ULM (Sr., QB, Mansfield, Texas) Markis McCray, ULM (RSr., WR, Euless, Texas) Larance Shaw, ULM (Sr., DL, Fort Worth, Texas) Eastwood Thomas, ULM (RSr., OL, Jackson, Ala.) Kawaan Baker, South Alabama (Jr., WR, Atlanta, Ga.) Sean Brown, South Alabama (Sr., DL, Pleasant Grove, Ala.) Riley Cole, South Alabama (Jr., LB, Oneonta, Ala.) Jacob Shoemaker, South Alabama (Jr., OL, Gulfport, Miss.) Jarron Morris, Texas State (So., CB, Orange, Texas) Caeveon Patton, Texas State (Jr., DT, Cuero, Texas) Hutch White, Texas State (Sr., WR, Kerrville, Texas) Khambrail Winters, Texas State (Fr., CB, Houston, Texas) Dylan Bradshaw, Troy (Jr., OL, Enterprise, Ala.) Khalil McClain, Troy (Jr., WR, Fairburn, Ga.) Dell Pettus, Troy (Fr., DB, Harvest, Ala.) Austin Stidham, Troy (RSo., OL, Russellville, Ala.)

### All-Americans

The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| First Team All-Americans ||||||
| G | Kevin Dotson | Louisiana | AP, SI, USAT | | |
| Position | Player | School | Selector |
| Second Team All-Americans ||||||
| WR | Omar Bayless | Arkansas State | WCFF, TSN |
| G | Kevin Dotson | Louisiana | TSN |
| CB | Corey Straughter | Louisiana-Monroe | USAT |
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| Third Team All-Americans ||||||
| WR | Omar Bayless | Arkansas State | AP | | |
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
| Fourth Team All-Americans ||||||
*AFCA All-America Team *AP All-America teams *CBS Sports All-America Team *ESPN All-America Team *FWAA All-America Team *Sports Illustrated All-America Team *The Athletic All-America Team *USA Today All-America Team *Walter Camp All-America Team *Sporting News All-America Team

### National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 30,000 | 25,147 | 29,182 | 25.055 | — | 79,384 | 27,165 | 88.2% |
| Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium | 30,382 | 22,076 | 24,176 | | — | 46,252 | 23,126 | 76.1% |
| Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium | 21,000 | 14,237 | 13,659 | 17,249 | — | 45,145 | 15,048 | 71.7% |
| Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium | 24,333 | 20,351 | | | — | 20,351 | 20,351 | 83.6% |
| Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium | 25,000 | 17,202 | 19,220 | | — | 36,422 | 18,211 | 72.8% |
| Louisiana | Cajun Field | 36,900 | 16,231 | 18,183 | | — | 34,414 | 17,207 | 47.7% |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium | 30,427 | 28,327 | 16,222 | | — | 45,549 | 22,274 | 73.2% |
| South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | 33,471 | 14,511 | 12,373 | | — | 26,884 | 13,442 | 40.1% |
| Texas State | Bobcat Stadium | 30,000 | 20,003 | 15,803 | 19,159 | — | 54,965 | 18,321 | 61.1% |
| Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium | 30,402 | 23,172 | 27,108 | 26,437 | — | 76,717 | 25,572 | 84.1% |
Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High

## NFL draft

The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.
| Round # | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 39 | Miami Dolphins | Robert Hunt | G | Louisiana |
| 3 | 93 | Tennessee Titans | Darrynton Evans | RB | Appalachian State |
| 4 | 107 | Cincinnati Bengals | Akeem Davis-Gaither | OLB | Appalachian State |
| 4 | 135 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kevin Dotson | G | Louisiana |
| 5 | 163 | Chicago Bears | Kindle Vildor | CB | Georgia Southern |
| 6 | 188 | Buffalo Bills | Tyler Bass | K | Georgia Southern |
| 7 | 245 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond Calais | RB | Louisiana |