# 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 14th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 2014 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy.
The conference title was won by Georgia Southern, in its first year as both a Sun Belt member and an FBS program. The Eagles became only the third team to win a conference championship in their first FBS season. The other two schools to accomplish this feat were Nevada, Big West Conference champions in 1992, and Marshall, which won the Mid-American Conference crown in 1997. Georgia Southern also became the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in its first FBS season (both the 1992 Nevada and 1997 Marshall teams lost once in conference play).

## Previous season

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and the Arkansas State Red Wolves both finished 5-2 and were co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns earned the conference's first bowl spot in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl, as Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Tulane 24–21 to win their 3rd straight New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State earned the second and final Sun Belt bowl, as they played in the GoDaddy Bowl. Arkansas State scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to upset Ball State, who entered the game with a 10–2 record, and win their second straight GoDaddy Bowl.
The Sun Belt had seven teams eligible for bowl games, but only two received bids (Louisiana-Lafayette and ASU). Western Kentucky had the third best record at 8–4, while ULM, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy had records of 6-6. The only team that was not eligible for a bowl game was Georgia State.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists:

### Sun Belt Media Day

Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 22, 2014 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
* Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Terrance Broadway (QB, Louisiana-Lafayette)
* Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - Qushaun Lee (DL, Arkansas State)

#### Coaches Poll

* Louisiana-Lafayette - 121 (11)
* Arkansas State - 102
* South Alabama - 98
* Troy - 84
* UL Monroe - 78
* Texas State - 70
* Appalachian State - 47
* Georgia Southern - 44
* Idaho - 29
* Georgia State - 27
* New Mexico State - 26

#### Preseason All–Conference Team
## Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Sun Belt record |
| Appalachian State | Scott Satterfield | 2 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 0–0 |
| Arkansas State | Blake Anderson | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Georgia Southern | Willie Fritz | 1 | 137–62 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Georgia State | Trent Miles | 2 | 20–48 | 0–12 | 0–7 |
| Idaho | Paul Petrino | 2 | 1–11 | 1–11 | 0-0 |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | Mark Hudspeth | 4 | 93-33 | 27-12 | 17-6 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Todd Berry | 5 | 52-85 | 23-26 | 17-14 |
| New Mexico State | Doug Martin | 2 | 31–63 | 2–10 | 0–0 |
| South Alabama | Joey Jones | 5 | 34-28 | 31-21 | 5-10 |
| Troy | Larry Blakeney | 24 | 175-104-1 | 175-104-1 | 49-25 |
| Texas State | Dennis Franchione | 6 | 203–121–2 | 29-29 | 2-5 |

## Sun Belt vs. CFP AQ Conference matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Conference | Score | Notes |
| August 28 | Wake Forest | Louisiana-Monroe | ACC | W 17-10 | |
| August 30 | Appalachian State | Michigan | Big Ten | L 14-52 | |
| August 30 | Georgia Southern | NC State | ACC | L 23-24 | |
| August 30 | Idaho | Florida | SEC | | Game canceled due to inclement weather |
| September 6 | Arkansas State | Tennessee | SEC | L 19-34 | |
| September 6 | Duke | Troy | ACC | L 17-34 | |
| September 13 | Arkansas State | Miami | ACC | L 20-41 | |
| September 13 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Tech | ACC | L 38-41 | |
| September 13 | Louisiana-Lafayette | #14 Ole Miss | SEC | L 15-56 | |
| September 13 | Louisiana-Monroe | #10 LSU | SEC | L 0-31 | |
| September 13 | Mississippi State | South Alabama | SEC | L 3-35 | |
| September 20 | Georgia State | Washington | Pac-12 | L 14-45 | |
| September 20 | Texas State | Illinois | Big Ten | L 35-42 | |
| September 20 | Troy | Georgia | SEC | L 0-66 | |
| September 27 | New Mexico State | #17 LSU | SEC | L 7-63 | |
| October 11 | Louisiana-Monroe | Kentucky | SEC | L 14–48 | |
| November 1 | Louisiana-Monroe | Texas A&M | SEC | L 16-21 | |
| November 22 | Georgia State | Clemson | ACC | L 0-28 | |
| November 22 | South Alabama | South Carolina | SEC | L 12-37 | |

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Sun Belt member won
* Sun Belt member lost
* Sun Belt teams in bold
All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.
Start times for non-conference games are local for the Sun Belt team; for conference games, starting times are local for the home team. The following list are the teams in their respective time zones: Arkansas State, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy are located in the Central Time Zone; Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern is in the Eastern Time Zone; New Mexico State is in the Mountain Time Zone and Idaho is in the Pacific Time Zone.
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPNU | W 38-37 | 10,140 |
| August 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Wake Forest | Louisiana-Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPNU | W 17-10 | 21,003 |
| August 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | ESPN3 | W 28-10 | 13,772 |
| August 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Appalachian State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | L 14-52 | 113,511 |
| August 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy | UAB | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | FCS | L 10-48 | 27,133 |
| August 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ACCN/ESPN3 | L 23-24 | 54,273 |
| August 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Idaho | Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | ESPNU | Canceled due to weather | - |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | #18 (FCS) Montana State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 37-10 | 26,143 |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern | Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 45-6 | 36,170 |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 65-0 | 17,813 |
* Open Week: South Alabama
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tyler Jones | Texas State | Mitch Lane | UL Monroe | Luke Ferguson | Arkansas State |

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas State | Tennessee | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | SEC Network | L 19-34 | 99,538 |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Kent State | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | W 23-13 | 15,355 |
| September 6 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | NMSU 34-31 | 10,126 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | ULM 38-31 | 16,694 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3 | W 66-0 | 25,861 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Savannah State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | W 83-9 | 23,121 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 20-48 | 25,607 |
| September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Duke | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | L 17-34 | 21,331 |
* Open Week: Texas State
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ajalen Holley | UL Monroe | Rodney Butler | New Mexico State | Maxwell Johnson | New Mexico State |

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | RSN/ESPN3 | L 38-42 | 53,173 |
| September 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Air Force | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | L 38-45 | 16,836 |
| September 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID | ESPN3 | L 33-45 | 14,721 |
| September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL | ESPNU | L 20-41 | 41,519 |
| September 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SEC Network | L 15-56 | 60,937 |
| September 13 | 3:00 p.m. | Mississippi State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPNews | L 3-35 | 38,129 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPNU | L 0-31 | 101,194 |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | L 35-38 | 17,320 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | UTEP | Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX | ASN | L 24-42 | 32,979 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Navy | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPNews | L 21-35 | 32,007 |
* Open Week: Appalachian State
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kevin Ellison Nick Arbuckle | Georgia Southern Georgia State | Maleki Harris | South Alabama | Daniel Cadona | Louisiana-Lafayette |

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | SEC Network | L 0-66 | 92,746 |
| September 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ESPNews | L 35-42 | 41,019 |
| September 20 | 5:00 p.m. | Idaho | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN3 | L 24-36 | 25,211 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 21-14 | 29,029 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | L 14-45 | 64,608 |
| September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | ESPNGP | L 35-38 | 24,651 |
| September 20 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN3 | GASO 28-6 | 11,348 |
| September 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Southern Miss | M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ASN | L 20-21 | 21,836 |
| September 20 | 9:30 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | CBSSN | L 9-34 | 33,337 |
* Open Week: Louisiana-Monroe
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Matt Breida | Georgia Southern | Qushaun Lee | Arkansas State | Artez Brown | Arkansas State |

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPNU | GASO 34-14 | 24,535 |
| September 27 | 4:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID | ESPN3 | USA 34-10 | 14,887 |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Louisiana-Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3/SBN | ULM 22-20 | 18,544 |
| September 27 | 6:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | SEC Network | L 7-63 | 101,987 |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas State | Tulsa | Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | ESPNews | W 37-34 (3OT) | 21,353 |
* Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kevin Ellison (2) | Georgia Southern | David Mayo | Texas State | Justin Manton | Louisiana-Monroe |

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3/SBN | USA 47-21 | 24,215 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | ULL 34-31 | 24,616 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Idaho | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | TXST 35-30 | 21,345 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | ARST 28-14 | 29,317 |
| October 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | ESPN3 | GASO 36-28 | 10,256 |
* Open Week: Troy
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Terrence Franks | Texas State | Craig Mager | Texas State | Wil Lutz | Georgia State |

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | ARST 52–10 | 10,196 |
| October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | Troy 41–24 | 17,628 |
| October 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Idaho | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | GASO 47-24 | 23,250 |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Liberty | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3 | L 48–55 (OT) | 26,058 |
| October 11 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | Kentucky | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | SECN | L 14–48 | 56,676 |
* Open Week: Louisiana-Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Fredi Knighten | Arkansas State | Jamal Stadom | Troy | Chandler Worthy | Troy |

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN2 | ULL 34-10 | 18,509 |
| October 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | APPST 53-14 | 15,664 |
| October 18 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID | ESPN3 | Idaho 29-17 | 15,207 |
| October 18 | TBA | Georgia State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN3 | USA 30-27 | 13,186 |
* Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Monroe
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Brandon Bridge | South Alabama | Christian Ringo | Louisiana-Lafayette | Austin Rehkow | Idaho |

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN2 | ULL 55–40 | 21,760 |
| October 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Troy | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPNU | USA 27–13 | 17,146 |
| October 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Louisiana-Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | TXST 22–18 | 14,755 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | GASO 69–31 | 28,427 |
* Open Week: Appalachian State, Idaho, New Mexico State
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Elijah McGuire | Louisiana-Lafayette | David Mayo (2) | Texas State | Daniel Cadona (2) | Louisiana-Lafayette |

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Troy | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPNU | GASO 42–10 | 18,321 |
| November 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | L 16–21 | 100,922 |
| November 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3 | APPST 44–0 | 22,643 |
| November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | Texas State | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | ESPN3 | TXST 37–29 | 8,623 |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID | ESPN3 | ARST 44–28 | 11,082 |
| November 1 | 4:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | ULL 19–9 | 25,861 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Marcus Cox | App State | Ja'Von Rolland-Jones | Arkansas State | Terrence Franks | Texas State |

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | Troy 45–21 | 16,418 |
| November 8 | 2:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | ARST 45–10 | 23,615 |
| November 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3 | APPST 31–29 | 20,497 |
| November 8 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | GASO 28–25 | 16,772 |
| November 8 | 5:30 p.m. | Idaho | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | Root Sports | L 21–35 | 46,293 |
| November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | ESPN3 | ULL 44–16 | 10,299 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Taylor Lamb | App State | Matt Dobson | Georgia Southern | Bentlee Critcher | App State |

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | APPST 37-32 | 20,016 |
| November 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 19-52 | 33,894 |
| November 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy | Idaho | Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID | ESPN3 | Troy 34-17 | 8,535 |
| November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | Louisiana-Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | ULL 34-27 | 19,544 |
| November 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Texas State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN3 | USA 24-20 | 10,289 |
* Open Week: Georgia State, New Mexico State
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Marcus Cox (2) | Appalachian State | Montres Kitchens | Troy | Blaise Taylor | Arkansas State |

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 20 | 8:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPNU | TXST 45-27 | 12,264 |
| November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | South Alabama | South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | FSN | L 12-37 | 78,201 |
| November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | APPST 35-16 | 20,638 |
| November 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ACCN | L 0-28 | 77,693 |
| November 22 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | ESPN3 | ULM 45-27 | 6,011 |
* Open Week: Georgia Southern, Idaho, Troy
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Robert Lowe | Texas State | Michael Johnson | Louisiana–Monore | Bobo Beathard Justin Manton | Appalichian State Louisiana–Monore |

### Week 14

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Navy | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN3 | L 40–42 | 14,571 |
| November 29 | 11:30 a.m. | Louisiana-Lafayette | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | ULL 42–23 | 12,241 |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas State | Georgia State | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | ESPN3 | TXST 51–34 | 14,312 |
| November 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Idaho | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN3 | APPST 45–28 | 19,271 |
| November 29 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | ARST 68–35 | 21,043 |
| November 29 | 5:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | GASO 22–16 | 16,283 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Fredi Knighten | Arkansas State | John Law | Appalachian State | Will Johnson | Texas State |

## Bowl games

In 2014, the SBC placed three teams in bowl games through their tie-ins: Louisiana–Lafayette, Arkansas State, and South Alabama. Texas State was also bowl-eligible but did not receive a bowl invitation. Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, despite having bowl-eligible records (9-3 and 7–5, respectively) and the former winning the conference championship, were not bowl-eligible due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules, since 81 full FBS members became bowl-eligible for the 76 bowl slots available.
Note: All times are local
| Bowl | Date | Time | SBC team (Record) | Opponent (Record) | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| 2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl | December 20 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette (8-4) | Nevada (7-5) | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | W 16–3 | 34,014 |
| 2014 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl | December 20 | 9:15 p.m. | South Alabama (6-6) | Bowling Green (7-6) | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | L 28-33 | 20,246 |
| 2015 GoDaddy Bowl | January 4 | 9:00 p.m. | Arkansas State (7-5) | Toledo (8-4) | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | L 44-63 | 36,811 |

## Players of the Year

2014 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards
| Award | Player | School |
| Player of the Year | Elijah McGuire | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Elijah McGuire | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Defensive Player of the Year | David Mayo | Texas State |
| Freshman of the Year | Taylor Lamb | Appalachian State |
| Coach of the Year | Willie Fritz | Georgia Southern |

## All-Conference Players

Coaches All-Conference Selections
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| QB | Fredi Knighten | JR | Arkansas State |
| RB | Matt Breida | SO | Georgia Southern |
| RB | Elijah McGuire | SO | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| WR | Donovan Harden | JR | Georgia State |
| WR | Joshua McCain | SR | Idaho |
| WR | Rashon Ceaser | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| TE | Brad Miller | SR | Texas State |
| OL | Kendall Lamm | SR | Appalachian State |
| OL | Garrett Frye | SR | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Manrey Saint-Amour | SR | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Daniel Quave | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| OL | Valerian Ume-Ezeoke | SR | New Mexico State |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Justin Hamilton | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| DL | Christian Ringo | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| DL | Gerrand Johnson | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DL | Michael Odiari | SR | Texas State |
| LB | Qushaun Lee | SR | Arkansas State |
| LB | Edwin Jackson | SR | Georgia Southern |
| LB | David Mayo | SR | Texas State |
| LB | Doug Middleton | JR | Appalachian State |
| DB | Artez Brown | SR | Arkansas State |
| DB | Mitch Lane | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| DB | Montres Kitchens | JR | Troy |
| DB | David Mims | JR | Texas State |
| First Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Justin Manton | SR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| P | Austin Rehkow | SO | Idaho |
| RS | Chandler Worthy | SR | Troy |
| AP | Elijah McGuire | SO | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense ||||
| QB | Kevin Ellison | SO | Georgia Southern |
| RB | Marcus Cox | SO | Appalachian State |
| RB | Michael Gordon | JR | Arkansas State |
| WR | Ajalen Holley | SO | Louisiana-Monroe |
| WR | Teldrick Morgan | SO | New Mexico State |
| WR | Shavarez Smith | SR | South Alabama |
| TE | Joel Ruiz | JR | Georgia State |
| OL | Mike Marboe | SR | Idaho |
| OL | Mykhael Quave | JR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| OL | Ucambre Williams | SR | South Alabama |
| OL | Terrence Jones | SR | Troy |
| OL | Adrian Bellard | JR | Texas State |
| Second Team Defense ||||
| DL | Ronald Blair | JR | Appalachian State |
| DL | Javon Rolland-Jones | FR | Arkansas State |
| DL | Jerome McClain | SR | South Alabama |
| DL | Theo Rich | SR | South Alabama |
| LB | John Law | SO | Appalachian State |
| LB | Joseph Peterson | JR | Georgia State |
| LB | Hunter Kissinger | JR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| LB | Maleki Harris | SR | South Alabama |
| DB | Matt Dobson | JR | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Corey Trim | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| DB | Terrell Brigham | SR | South Alabama |
| DB | Craig Mager | SR | Texas State |
| Second Team Special Teams ||||
| PK | Hunter Stover | SR | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| P | Justin Manton | SR | Louisiana-Monroe |
| RS | Blaise Taylor | FR | Arkansas State |
| AP | Chandler Worthy | SR | Troy |
Honorable Mention: Appalachian State: Drew Bailey, Parker Collins, Kennan Gilchrist, Joel Ross; Arkansas State: Tres Houston, Chris Stone, Andrew Tyron, Xavier Woodson; Georgia Southern: Logan Daves, Deion Stanley, Jay Ellison, Antwione Williams; Georgia State: Nick Arbuckle, Tim Wynn, LynQuez Blair, Robert Davis; Idaho: Marc Millan, Quinton Bradley, Matt Linehan, Elijhaa Penny; Louisiana-Lafayette: Tominique Tovell, Larry Pettis, Terrance Broadway, Terry Johnson; Louisiana-Monroe: Trey Caldwell, Kenzee Jackson, Michael Johnson, Ray Stovall; New Mexico State: Rodney Butler, Winston Rose, Larry Rose III, Derek Ibekwe; South Alabama Chris May, Melvin Meggs, Jesse Kelley, Montell Garner; Texas State: Will Johnson, Tyler Jones, Robert Lowe, Ryan Melton; Troy: Dalton Bennett, Brandon Burks, Tyler Roberts, Bryan Holmes.

## Home 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 (24,050) | 25,861 | 24,215 | 26,058 | 22,643 | 20,497 | 19,271 | 138,545 | 23,091 | 96.0% |
| Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium (30,964) | 26,143 | 29,029 | 29,317 | 23,615 | 20,016 | 21,043 | 149,163 | 24,861 | 80.3% |
| Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium (25,000) | 23,121 | 24,535 | 23,250 | 18,321 | 16,283 | N/A | 105,510 | 21,102 | 84.4% |
| Georgia State | Georgia Dome (28,155) | 10,140 | 10,126 | 16,836 | 10,196 | 28,427 | 14,312 | 90,037 | 15,006 | 53.3% |
| Idaho | Kibbie Dome (16,000) | 14,721 | 14,887 | 15,207 | 11,082 | 8,535 | N/A | 64,432 | 12,886 | 80.5% |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | Cajun Field (36,900) | 36,170 | 25,607 | 24,616 | 21,760 | 25,861 | 20,638 | 154,652 | 25,775 | 70.0% |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium (30,427) | 21,003 | 16,694 | 18,544 | 14,755 | 19,544 | N/A | 90,540 | 18,108 | 59.5% |
| New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343) | 13,772 | 24,651 | 10,256 | 8,623 | 10,299 | 6,011 | 73,612 | 12,269 | 40.4% |
| South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium (33,471) | 38,129 | 11,348 | 13,186 | 17,146 | 10,289 | 14,571 | 104,639 | 17,440 | 52.1% |
| Texas State | Bobcat Stadium (30,000) | 17,813 | 32,007 | 21,345 | 18,509 | 16,772 | 12,264 | 118,710 | 19,785 | 66.0% |
| Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000) | 21,331 | 17,320 | 17,628 | 15,664 | 16,418 | 12,241 | 100,602 | 16,767 | 55.9% |