# 2008 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2008 Sun Belt Conference football season was an NCAA football season that was played from August 28, 2008, to December 26, 2008. The Sun Belt Conference consisted of 8 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Troy. Troy won the Sun Belt Championship but lost the Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl. FAU defeated Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl 24–21.

## Players of the Year

2008 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards
| Award | Player | School |
| Player of the Year | Tyrell Fenroy | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Alex Carrington | Arkansas State |
| Newcomer of the Year | Levi Brown | Troy |
| Freshman of the Year | T. Y. Hilton | Florida International |
| Coach of the Year | Larry Blakeney | Troy |

## All-Sun Belt Team

Coaches All-Conference Selections
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Michael Desormeaux | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| RB | Reggie Arnold | JR | Arkansas State |
| RB | Tyrell Fenroy | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| WR | Casey Fitzgerald | SR | North Texas |
| WR | Jerrel Jernigan | SO | Troy |
| TE | Zeek Zacharie | SR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| OL | Matt Mandich | SR | Arkansas State |
| OL | Brad Bustle | JR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| OL | Chris Fisher | JR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| OL | Chris Jamison | SR | Troy |
| OL | Dion Small | SR | Troy |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Alex Carrington | JR | Arkansas State |
| DL | Jervonte Jackson | SR | Florida Atlantic |
| DL | Brandon Lang | JR | Troy |
| DL | Cameron Sheffield | JR | Troy |
| LB | Frantz Joseph | SR | Florida Atlantic |
| LB | Cardia Jackson | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| LB | Boris Lee | JR | Troy |
| DB | Corey Small | SR | Florida Atlantic |
| DB | Anthony Gaitor | SO | Florida International |
| DB | Terence Moore | SR | Troy |
| DB | Sherrod Martin | SR | Troy |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Josh Arauco | JR | Arkansas State |
| P | Truman Spencer | SR | North Texas |
| RS | T. Y. Hilton | FR | Florida International |
| AP | T. Y. Hilton | FR | Florida International |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense ||||
| QB | Corey Leonard | JR | Arkansas State |
| RB | Charles Pierre | SR | Florida Atlantic |
| RB | DuJuan Harris | SO | Troy |
| WR | T. Y. Hilton | FR | Florida International |
| WR | Jason Chery | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| TE | David Johnson | SR | Arkansas State |
| TE | Jamari Grant | JR | Florida Atlantic |
| OL | Mark Clemons | SR | Arkansas State |
| OL | Nick Paris | SR | Florida Atlantic |
| OL | John Rizzo | SR | Florida Atlantic |
| OL | Brad Serini | SO | Florida International |
| OL | Larry Shappley | SR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| Second Team Defense ||||
| DL | Quentin Newman | SR | Florida International |
| DL | Trevor Jenkins | SR | Middle Tennessee |
| DL | Aaron Morgan | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DL | Dion Gales | SR | Troy |
| LB | Ben Owens | SR | Arkansas State |
| LB | Bear Woods | JR | Troy |
| LB | Tobe Nwigwe | JR | North Texas |
| DB | Derik Keyes | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| DB | Josh Thompson | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DB | Jeremy Kellem | SO | Middle Tennessee |
| DB | Tavares Williams | SR | Troy |
| Second Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Sam Glusman | JR | Troy |
| P | Carlos Munera | JR | Florida International |
| RS | Kevin Jones | SR | Arkansas State |
| AP | Jason Chery | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |