# 2025 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2025 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 25th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season is scheduled to being on August 28, 2025, and concluded with the Conference Championship Game on December 6, 2025. The season will be part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consists of 14 football members split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 28, 2025.

## Previous season

During the 2024 Sun Belt Conference season, Marshall won the East division, while Louisiana won the West division. In the Conference Championship Game, Marshall defeated Louisiana by a score of 31–3. Marshall was invited to play in the Independence Bowl, but withdrew after many players left the program after the resignation of head coach Charles Huff.

## Head coaches

* On October 20, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had fired head coach Will Hall after starting the season with a 1–6 record. Assistant head coach Reed Stringer was named the interim head coach. On December 8, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had hired Charles Huff away from Marshall to be their head coach in 2025. Marshall's associate head coach Telly Lockette was named the interim head coach for Marshall's bowl game.
* On December 2, 2024, Appalachian State announced that they had fired head coach Shawn Clark. On December 7, Appalachian State announced Dowell Loggains as the new head coach. Loggains had previously been the offensive coordinator at South Carolina.
* On December 8, 2024, Marshall announced Tony Gibson as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Gibson had previously the defensive coordinator at NC State.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Sun Belt record | Sun Belt titles |
| Appalachian State | Dowell Loggains | South Carolina (Offensive coordinator/QBs coach) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Arkansas State | Butch Jones | Alabama (assistant coach) | 5 | 103–85 (.548) | 11–21 (.344) | 0 |
| Coastal Carolina | Tim Beck | NC State (offensive coordinator) | 3 | 14–12 (.538) | 8–8 (.500) | 0 |
| Georgia Southern | Clay Helton | USC (head coach) | 4 | 66–43 (.606) | 12–12 (.500) | 0 |
| Georgia State | Dell McGee | Georgia (RB coach/run game coordinator) | 2 | 4–9 (.308) | 1–7 (.125) | 0 |
| James Madison | Bob Chesney | Holy Cross (head coach) | 2 | 120–50 (.706) | 4–4 (.500) | 0 |
| Louisiana | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana (co-offensive coordinator) | 4 | 23–18 (.561) | 14–10 (.583) | 0 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Bryant Vincent | New Mexico (offensive coordinator) | 2 | 12–13 (.480) | 3–5 (.375) | 0 |
| Marshall | Tony Gibson | NC State (Defensive coordinator/Linebackers coach) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Old Dominion | Ricky Rahne | Penn State (offensive coordinator) | 6 | 20–30 (.400) | 16–16 (.500) | 0 |
| South Alabama | Major Applewhite | South Alabama (offensive coordinator) | 2 | 22–17 (.564) | 5–3 (.625) | 0 |
| Southern Miss | Charles Huff | Marshall (head coach) | 1 | 32–20 (.615) | 20–12 (.625) | 1 |
| Texas State | G. J. Kinne | Incarnate Word (head coach) | 3 | 28–12 (.700) | 9–7 (.563) | 0 |
| Troy | Gerad Parker | Notre Dame (offensive coordinator) | 2 | 4–14 (.222) | 3–5 (.375) | 0 |

## Rankings

| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 |
| Appalachian State | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Not released |
| Georgia State | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia State | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| James Madison | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Louisiana | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | CFP | Not released | 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 | Not released |
| Marshall | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released |
| Old Dominion | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | CFP | Not released | 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 | Not released |
| Southern Miss | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | CFP | Not released | 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 | Not released |
| Troy | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy | CFP | Not released | 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 |

## Schedule

The 2025 schedule was released on February 28, 2025.
* Index to colors and formatting
* Sun Belt member won
* Sun Belt member lost
* Sun Belt teams in bold

### Week 1

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| August 28 | Saint Francis (PA) | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA |
| August 29 | Appalachian State | Charlotte | Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic) |
| August 30 | Coastal Carolina | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA |
| August 30 | Georgia Southern | Fresno State | Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA |
| August 30 | Georgia State | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS |
| August 30 | Weber State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
| August 30 | Marshall | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
| August 30 | Old Dominion | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN |
| August 30 | Southeast Missouri State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
| August 30 | Rice | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
| August 30 | Morgan State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL |
| August 30 | Mississippi State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| August 30 | Eastern Michigan | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX |
| August 30 | Nicholls | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| September 6 | Lindenwood | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC |
| September 6 | Charleston Southern | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
| September 6 | Georgia Southern | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
| September 6 | Memphis | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
| September 6 | James Madison | Louisville | L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY |
| September 6 | Missouri State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
| September 6 | North Carolina Central | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
| September 6 | Arkansas State | Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Fayetteville, AR |
| September 6 | McNeese | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown) |
| September 6 | Louisiana–Monroe | Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL |
| September 6 | Tulane | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL |
| September 6 | Jackson State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| September 6 | Texas State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry) |
| September 6 | Troy | Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| September 13 | East Carolina | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
| September 13 | Jacksonville State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
| September 13 | Murray State | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
| September 13 | Eastern Kentucky | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
| September 13 | Old Dominion | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
| September 13 | Iowa State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
| September 13 | Louisiana | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO |
| September 13 | South Alabama | Auburn | Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL |
| September 13 | Appalachian State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| September 13 | Texas State | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
| September 13 | Memphis | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| September 20 | Maine | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
| September 20 | Georgia State | Vanderbilt | FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN |
| September 20 | James Madison | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA |
| September 20 | Marshall | Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
| September 20 | Arkansas State | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA |
| September 20 | Louisiana | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI |
| September 20 | Louisiana–Monroe | UTEP | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX |
| September 20 | Costal Carolina | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL |
| September 20 | Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie) |
| September 20 | Nicholls | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle) |
| September 20 | Troy | Buffalo | UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| September 27 | Appalachian State | Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID |
| September 27 | Georgia Southern | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 27 | Liberty | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
| September 27 | Marshall | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
| September 27 | Arkansas State | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA |
| September 27 | South Alabama | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX |
| September 27 | Jacksonville State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| October 4 | Oregon State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC |
| October 4 | James Madison | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
| October 4 | Coastal Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
| October 4 | Texas State | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
| October 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | Northwestern | Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL |
| October 4 | South Alabama | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry) |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| October 9 | Southern Miss | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
| October 11 | Louisiana–Monroe | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
| October 11 | Appalachian State | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
| October 11 | Louisiana | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
| October 11 | Old Dominion | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
| October 11 | Troy | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| October 14 | Arkansas State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL |
| October 18 | Coastal Carolina | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC |
| October 18 | Georgia State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) |
| October 18 | Old Dominion | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Royal Rivalry) |
| October 18 | Texas State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
| October 18 | Southern Miss | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
| October 18 | Troy | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| October 23 | South Alabama | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA |
| October 25 | Appalachian State | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
| October 25 | Georgia Southern | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
| October 25 | Louisiana–Monroe | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| October 25 | Louisiana | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| October 28 | James Madison | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX |
| October 30 | Marshall | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
| November 1 | Old Dominion | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA |
| November 1 | Louisiana | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL |
| November 1 | Arkansas State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| November 6 | Georgia Southern | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry) |
| November 8 | Georgia State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
| November 8 | James Madison | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
| November 8 | Southern Miss | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
| November 8 | Texas State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 12

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| November 13 | Troy | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
| November 15 | Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA |
| November 15 | Marshall | Georgia State | Center Parc stadium • Atlanta, GA |
| November 15 | Appalachian State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 15 | South Alabama | Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA |
| November 15 | Texas State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 13

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| November 20 | Louisiana | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR |
| November 22 | Marshall | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry) |
| November 22 | Coastal Carolina | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
| November 22 | Old Dominion | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA |
| November 22 | Washington State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA |
| November 22 | Southern Miss | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL |
| November 22 | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX |
| November 22 | Georgia State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 14

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site |
| November 29 | Arkansas State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC |
| November 29 | James Madison | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC |
| November 29 | Georgia Southern | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
| November 29 | Georgia State | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA |
| November 29 | Louisiana–Monroe | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) |
| November 29 | Troy | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS |
| November 29 | South Alabama | Texas State | UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Championship Game

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 6 | | East Division winner | West Division winner | TBD • TBD | | | | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||