# 2018 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2018 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 30, 2018, and ended on November 24, 2018. It was a part of the 2018 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football. The Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018, with Appalachian State winning the inaugural game. The entire schedule was released on February 27.

## Preseason
### Coaches predictions

The 2018 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference. Appalachian State and Arkansas State were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Red Wolves predicted to win the first ever Sun Belt Championship Game.

## Season

This will be the first season with 10 teams as the New Mexico State left the conference to become independent and Idaho downgraded to FCS and compete in the Big Sky Conference. The scheduling format for the ten members were reset for the 2018 season. Each member will play eight other members in the conference with four at home and four away. The conference was split up with five teams representing the east and the other five representing the west division. A team will play each team within their division (4 teams) and four from the other division (two at home and two away). South Alabama (west division) and Troy (east) will be the only two teams to play each other every year due to their rivalry and proximity to each other.

## Schedule
### Regular season

* 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 30 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 5 (FCS) Kennesaw State | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 23,088 |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 10,137 |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Coastal Carolina | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | L 15–49 | 75,126 |
| September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | L 7–35 | 40,124 |
| September 1 | 2:30 p.m. | Appalachian State | No. 10 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | L 38–45 $^{OT}$ | 105,232 |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | W 37–6 | 15,260 |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 Boise State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPNews | L 20–56 | 29,612 |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | W 49–17 | 28,866 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | W 48–21 | 20,184 |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | L 26–30 | 13,457 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Justice Hansen | Arkansas State | Tomarcio Reese | Georgia Southern | Darrynton Evans | Appalachian State |

#### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 11:30 p.m. | Georgia State | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ACCRSN | L 7–41 | 56,017 |
| September 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | ESPN2 | L 7–57 | 100,495 |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | UMass | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | W 34–13 | 15,071 |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPN+ | W 45–19 | 19,151 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | W 47–24 | 9,776 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | W 59–7 | 25,767 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN3 | W 21–20 | 19,579 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas Southern | Texas State | Bobcats Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 36–20 | 15,440 |
| September 8 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | FSN | L 13–55 | 53,923 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Zac Thomas | Appalachian State | Donald Louis, Jr. | Louisiana–Monroe | James Sherman | Texas State |

#### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Campbell | Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC | ESPN3 | W 58–21 | 2,047 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN | L 22–59 | 27,678 |
| September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | W 24–19 | 89,360 |
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | No. 2 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ESPN2 | L 7–38 | 79,844 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | CBSSN | W 29–20 | 17,349 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | SOAL 41–31 | 16,051 |
| September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana | No. 16 Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | ESPN2 | L 10–56 | 56,505 |
| September 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | SECN | L 10–48 | 96,727 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
* ↑ This game was relocated to Barker–Lane Stadium, the home field of Campbell, and moved to Wednesday September 12 in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
* ↑ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jamarius Way | South Alabama | Tron Folsom | Troy | Tyler Sumpter | Troy |

#### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 34–15 | 15,264 |
| September 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | W 72–7 | 21,084 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | CCU 30–28 | 17,125 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 21–25 | 29,205 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | TROY 35–27 | 15,722 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | UNLV | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 18,537 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPN3 | L 35–52 | 27,765 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kaleb Barker | Troy | William Bradley-King | Arkansas State | Steven Jones | Appalachian State |

#### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 29 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana | No. 1 Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | SECN | L 14–56 | 101,471 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | GSU 46–14 | 14,368 |
| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APST 52–7 | 25,862 |
| September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN3 | TROY 45–21 | 23,810 |
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | GASO 28–21 | 17,320 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jabir Daughtry-Frye | Troy | Logan Hunt | Georgia Southern | Marcus Jones | Troy |

#### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 4 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPNU | TROY 37–20 | 22,903 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN3 | GASO 48–13 | 17,622 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | SECN | L 21–70 | 52,875 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | ULL 42–27 | 17,062 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Elijah Mitchell | Louisiana | Monquavion Brinson | Georgia Southern | Marcus Green | Louisiana–Monroe |

#### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN2 | APST 35–9 | 21,421 |
| October 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPNU | GASO 15–13 | 9,545 |
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | Troy | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 16–22 | 17,389 |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 66–38 | 18,131 |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama State | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN3 | W 45–7 | 16,231 |
| October 13 | 5:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | ULM 45–20 | 11,506 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Andre Nunez | Louisiana | Jordan Fehr | Appalachian State | Tra Minter | South Alabama |

#### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 18 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPNU | ARST 51–35 | 18,176 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | UMass | McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA | ELVN | W 24–13 | 11,134 |
| October 20 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APST 27–17 | 27,082 |
| October 20 | 3:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | New Mexico State | Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM | | W 48–31 | 7,300 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | ULM 20–14 | 13,235 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Darrynton Evans Justice Hansen | Appalachian State Arkansas State | Tajhea Chambers | Arkansas State | Tyler Bass | Georgia Southern |

#### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Troy | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | TROY 38–17 | 25,878 |
| October 25 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 25 Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) | ESPNU | GASO 34–14 | 19,252 |
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | CCU 37–34 | 15,648 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 15,045 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 47–43 | 17,068 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Shai Werts | Georgia Southern | Kindle Vildor | Georgia Southern | Kyle Pfau | Louisiana |

#### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas State | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | TXST 40–31 | 11,312 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN3 | ULM 44–25 | 13,787 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARST 38–14 | 20,671 |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | TROY 26–16 | 24,631 |
| November 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | APST 23–7 | 13,004 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Caleb Evans | Louisiana–Monroe | Jordan Fehr | Appalachian State | Tyler Sumpter | Troy |

#### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Troy | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | TROY 35–21 | 16,289 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN3 | APST 38–7 | 11,482 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 36–22 | 14,945 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | ULM 38–10 | 14,096 |
| November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | ARST 44–16 | 8,141 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Raymond Calais | Louisiana | Antione Barker | Troy | Tyler Sumpter | Troy |

#### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Georgia State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APST 45–17 | 22,315 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARST 31–17 | 20,012 |
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | TROY 12–7 | 20,437 |
| November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN3 | ULL 48–38 | 15,168 |
| November 17 | 4:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | GASO 41–17 | 9,886 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Zac Thomas | Arkansas State | Justin Clifton | Arkansas State | Tyler Sumpter | Troy |

#### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | SOAL 31–28 | 10,670 |
| November 24 | 1:00 p.m | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | GASO 35–14 | 20,011 |
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | Troy | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APST 21–10 | 20,410 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPN+ | ULL 31–28 | 18,167 |
| November 24 | 3:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marco, TX | ESPN3 | ARST 33–7 | 10,115 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tra Minter | South Alabama | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Appalachian State | Justin McInnis | Arkansas State |

#### Sun Belt Championship Game

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN | APST 30–19 | 14,963 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Postseason
### Bowl games

Legend :
* Sun Belt win
* Sun Belt loss
Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by Sun Belt members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Sun Belt team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Cure Bowl | December 15 | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | CBSSN | 1:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Tulane | 24–41 | 19,066 |
| Camellia Bowl | December 15 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Eastern Michigan | 23–21 | 17,710 |
| New Orleans Bowl | December 15 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Middle Tennessee | 45–13 | 23,942 |
| Dollar General Bowl | December 22 | Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Buffalo | 42–32 | 31,818 |
| Arizona Bowl | December 29 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | CBSSN | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Nevada | 13–16 | 32,368 |

## Awards and honors
### Individual awards

* Player of the Year: Justice Hansen, R-Sr., QB, Arkansas State
* Offensive Player of the Year: Zac Thomas, So., QB, Appalachian State
* Defensive Player of the Year: Ronheen Bingham, Sr., DL, Arkansas State
* Freshman of the Year: Marcel Murray, RB, Arkansas State
* Newcomer of the Year: Kirk Merritt, Jr., WR, Arkansas State
* Coach of the Year: Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State

### All-Conference teams

Offense:
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Pos. | Name | Yr. | School |
| First Team | First Team | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team | Third Team | Third Team | Third Team | Third Team |
| QB | Justice Hansen | R-Sr. | Arkansas State | QB | Zac Thomas | So. | Appalachian State | QB | Caleb Evans | Jr. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| RB | Darrynton Evans | So. | Appalachian State | RB | Elijah Mitchell | So. | Louisiana | RB | Marcel Murray | Fr. | Arkansas State |
| RB | B.J. Smith | Jr. | Troy | RB | Wesley Fields | Sr. | Georgia Southern | RB | Trey Ragas | So. | Louisiana |
| WR | Kirk Merritt | Jr. | Arkansas State | WR | Corey Sutton | So. | Appalachian State | WR | Penny Hart | Jr. | Georgia State |
| WR | Marcus Green | Sr. | Louisiana–Monroe | WR | Justin McInnis | Sr. | Arkansas State | WR | Ja'Marcus Bradley | Jr. | Louisiana |
| WR | Damion Willis | Sr. | Troy | WR | Jamarius Way | Sr. | South Alabama | WR | Deondre Douglas | Sr. | Troy |
| TE | Keenen Brown | Sr. | Texas State | TE | Javonis Isaac | So. | Arkansas State | TE | Collin Reed | Jr. | Appalachian State |
| OL | Victor Johnson | Jr. | Appalachian State | OL | Chandler Greer | Sr. | Appalachian State | OL | Hunter Atkinson | Jr. | Georgia State |
| OL | Lanard Bonner | Sr. | Arkansas State | OL | Noah Hannon | So. | Appalachian State | OL | T.J. Fiailoa | So. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| OL | Curtis Rainey | SR. | Georgia Southern | OL | Jeremiah Culbreth | Sr. | Georgia Southern | OL | Bobby Reynolds | Jr. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| OL | Kevin Dotson | Jr. | Louisiana | OL | Robert Hunt | Jr. | Louisiana | OL | Tristan Crowder | Jr. | Troy |
| OL | Kirk Kelley | Jr. | Troy | OL | Deontae Crumitie | Sr. | Troy | OL | J.L. Gaston | Jr. | Troy |
Defense:
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Pos. | Name | Yr. | School |
| First Team | First Team | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team | Third Team | Third Team | Third Team | Third Team |
| DL | MyQuon Stout | Sr. | Appalachian State | DL | Will Bradley-King | R-So. | Arkansas State | DL | Tarron Jackson | So. | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Ronheen Bingham | Sr.. | Arkansas State | DL | Forrest Merrill | Jr. | Arkansas State | DL | Logan Hunt | Sr. | Georgia Southern |
| DL | Jeffrey Gunter | So. | Coastal Carolina | DL | Raymond Johnson | So. | Georgia Southern | DL | Zi'Yon Hill | R-Fr. | Louisiana |
| DL | Trevon Sanders | Sr. | Troy | DL | Tyree Turner | Jr. | South Alabama | DL | Antione Barker | Jr. | Troy |
| LB | Jordan Fehr | Jr. | Appalachian State | LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | Jr. | Appalachian State | LB | Anthony Flory | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| LB | Bryan London II | Jr. | Texas State | LB | David Griffith | Sr. | Louisiana–Monroe | LB | Jacques Boudreaux | Jr. | Louisiana |
| LB | Hunter Reese | Sr. | Troy | LB | Bull Barge | Sr. | South Alabama | LB | Nikolas Daniels | Jr. | Texas State |
| DB | Clifton Duck | Jr. | Appalachian State | DB | Jerry Jacobs | So. | Arkansas State | DB | Tae Hayes | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| DB | Desmond Franklin | Jr. | Appalachian State | DB | Monquavion Brinson | Jr. | Georgia Southern | DB | Darreon Jackson | R-Jr. | Arkansas State |
| DB | Justin Clifton | Sr. | Arkansas State | DB | Nigel Lawrence | Sr. | South Alabama | DB | Blace Brown | Sr. | Troy |
| DB | Kindle Vildor | Jr. | Georgia Southern | DB | Marcus Jones | So. | Troy | DB | Tyler Murray | So. | Troy |
| DB | Cedarius Rookard | Sr. | Troy | | | | | | | | |
Special Teams:
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Pos. | Name | Yr. | School |
| First Team | First Team | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team | Third Team | Third Team | Third Team | Third Team |
| PK | Tyler Bass | R-Jr. | Georgia Southern | PK | Tyler Sumpter | So. | Troy | PK | Massimo Biscardi | Fr. | Coastal Carolina |
| P | Brandon Wright | R-Jr. | Georgia State | P | Cody Grace | Jr. | Arkansas State | P | Tyler Sumpter | So. | Troy |
| RS | Marcus Jones | So. | Troy | RS | Tra Minter | Jr. | South Alabama | RS | Clifton Duck | Sr. | Appalachian State |
| AP | Marcus Green | Sr. | Louisiana–Monroe | AP | Tra Minter | Jr. | South Alabama | AP | Darrynton Evans | So. | Appalachian State |
Ref:

## Non-conference records
### Power Five conferences

| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 0–2 |
| Big Ten | 0–2 |
| Big 12 | 1–1 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–6 |
| Power 5 Total | 1–11 |

### Group of Five conferences

| Group of 5 Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–2 |
| C-USA | 3–2 |
| Mountain West | 1–1 |
| MAC | 1–0 |
| Group of 5 Total | 5–4 |

### FBS independents

| FBS Independents | Record |
| FBS Independents | 5–1 |

### FCS conferences

| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 10–0 |

## 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 | 30,000 | 21,084 | 25,862 | 27,082 † | 22,315 | 20,410 | | 116,753 | 23,351 | 77.8% |
| Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium | 30,382 | 20,184 | 18,537 | 21,421 † | 18,176 | 20,671 | 20,012 | 119,001 | 19,834 | 65.3% |
| Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium | 15,000 | 9,776 | 11,506 | 13,004 † | 8,141 | 9,886 | | 52,313 | 10,463 | 69.8% |
| Georgia State | Georgia State Stadium | 24,333 | 23,088 † | 15,264 | 14,368 | 15,648 | 11,312 | 20,011 | 99,691 | 16,615 | 68.3% |
| Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium | 25,000 | 15,260 | 15,071 | 17,320 | 17,622 | 19,252 † | 16,289 | 100,814 | 16,802 | 67.2% |
| Louisiana | Cajun Field | 36,900 | 28,866 † | 17,125 | 18,131 | 17,068 | 14,945 | 15,168 | 111,303 | 18,551 | 50.3% |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium | 30,427 | 10,137 | 15,722 | 13,235 | 13,787 | 18,167 † | | 71,048 | 14,210 | 46.7% |
| South Alabama | Ladd–Peebles Stadium | 33,471 | 13,457 | 16,051 | 16,231 | 25,878 † | 14,096 | 10,670 | 96,383 | 16,064 | 48.0% |
| Texas State | Bobcat Stadium | 30,000 | 15,440 | 17,062 † | 9,545 | 15,045 | 11,482 | 10,115 | 78,689 | 13,115 | 43.7% |
| Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium | 30,402 | 29,612 † | 25,767 | 23,810 | 22,903 | 24,631 | 20,437 | 147,160 | 24,527 | 80.7% |
Bold: Exceeded capacity †Season High