# Sun Belt Conference football

The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a conference of 14 universities which participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. As of the 2022 season, all 14 full members play football in the conference. Although the SBC was formed in 1976, it did not sponsor football until 2001.
The conference announced that beginning in 2018, the conference (10 teams after the departure of Idaho and New Mexico State) would split into two divisions for football. In the East: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, and Troy; In the West: Arkansas State, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, and Texas State. The winners of each division meet in the Sun Belt Championship Game. Beginning in 2022, the SBC added the Marshall Thundering Herd, James Madison Dukes, Old Dominion Monarchs, and Southern Miss Golden Eagles football programs to the conference, with the Alabama–Georgia border serving as the new dividing line for the divisions. Accordingly, the Troy Trojans moved from the East Division to the West Division, where Southern Miss joined them. Marshall, JMU, and ODU joined the East division at that time.

## Membership
### Current

| Institution | Team Name | Location (Population) | Team Started | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | SBC Titles | National Titles |
| East Division |||||||||
| Appalachian State University | Mountaineers | Boone, North Carolina (18,834) | 1899 | Public | 20,641 | Yosef | 4 | 3 (FCS) |
| Coastal Carolina University | Chanticleers | Conway, South Carolina (16,317) | 2003 | Public | 10,479 | Chauncey | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia Southern University | Eagles | Statesboro, Georgia (31,419) | 1982 | Public | 20,584 | Freedom (live) GUS (costume) | 1 | 6 (FCS) |
| Georgia State University | Panthers | Atlanta, Georgia (443,775) | 2010 | Public | 52,814 | Pounce | 0 | 0 |
| James Madison University | Dukes | Harrisonburg, Virginia (51,814) | 1972 | Public | 21,496 | Duke Dog | 0 | 2 (FCS) |
| Marshall University | Thundering Herd | Huntington, West Virginia (46,482) | 1895 | Public | 11,926 | Marco the Bison | 1 | 2 (FCS) |
| Old Dominion University | Monarchs | Norfolk, Virginia (238,005) | 2009 | Public | 24,286 | Big Blue | 0 | 0 |
| West Division |||||||||
| Arkansas State University | Red Wolves | Jonesboro, Arkansas (74,889) | 1909 | Public | 14,074 | Howl | 6 | 1 (Div II) |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Ragin' Cajuns | Lafayette, Louisiana (120,623) | 1898 | Public | 19,291 | Cayenne | 4 | 0 |
| University of Louisiana at Monroe | Warhawks | Monroe, Louisiana (49,147) | 1931 | Public | 8,623 | Ace the Warhawk | 1 | 1 (FCS) |
| University of South Alabama | Jaguars | Mobile, Alabama (195,111) | 2009 | Public | 16,055 | South Paw | 0 | 0 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Golden Eagles | Hattiesburg, Mississippi (48,730) | 1912 | Public | 14,606 | Seymour d'Campus | 0 | 2 (Div II) |
| Texas State University | Bobcats | San Marcos, Texas (44,894) | 1899 | Public | 34,229 | Boko the Bobcat | 0 | 2 (Div II) |
| Troy University | Trojans | Troy, Alabama (19,191) | 1887 | Public | 29,689 | T-Roy | 8 | 2 (Div II) |

### Former

| Institution | Team Name | Location (Population) | Team Started | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Sun Belt Titles | National Titles | Joined Sun Belt | Left Sun Belt | Current Conference |
| Florida Atlantic University | Owls | Boca Raton, Florida (87,836) | 1961 | Public | 31,758 | Owlsley the Owl | 1 | 0 | 2005 | 2013 | The American |
| Florida International University (FIU) | Panthers | Miami, Florida (413,892) | 1965 | Public | 50,394 | Roary the Panther | 1 | 0 | 2001 | 2013 | C-USA |
| University of Idaho | Vandals | Moscow, Idaho (23,800) | 1889 | Public | 11,534 | Joe Vandal | 0 | 0 | 2001 2004 | 2017 | Big Sky (FCS) |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Blue Raiders | Murfreesboro, Tennessee (114,038) | 1911 | Public | 24,192 | Lighting | 2 | 0 | 2001 | 2013 | C-USA |
| New Mexico State University | Aggies | Las Cruces, New Mexico (97,618) | 1888 | Public | 24,580 | Pistol Pete | 0 | 0 | 2001 2014 | 2004 2017 | C-USA |
| University of North Texas | Mean Green | Denton, Texas (113,383) | 1890 | Public | 35,778 | Scrappy the Eagle | 4 | 0 | 2001 | 2013 | The American |
| Utah State University | Aggies | Logan, Utah (49,534) | 1888 | Public | 28,796 | Big Blue | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 2005 | Mountain West |
| Western Kentucky University | Hilltoppers | Bowling Green, Kentucky (58,067) | 1906 | Public | 18,391 | Big Red | 0 | 1 (FCS) | 2009 | 2014 | C-USA |

## Conference facilities

| School | Football Stadium | Capacity | Opened |
| Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium | 30,000 | 1962 |
| Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium | 30,406 | 1974 |
| Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium | 21,000 | 2003 |
| Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium | 25,000 | 1984 |
| Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium | 24,333 | 1996 |
| James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 24,677 | 1975 |
| Louisiana | Cajun Field | 41,426 | 1971 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Malone Stadium | 27,617 | 1978 |
| Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 38,227 | 1991 |
| Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium | 21,944 | 1936 |
| South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium | 25,450 | 2020 |
| Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium | 36,000 | 1932 |
| Texas State | Bobcat Stadium | 30,008 | 1981 |
| Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium | 30,402 | 1950 |

## Records
### School records

| Team | First Season | All-Time Record | All-Time Win % | FBS Bowl Appearances | FBS Bowl Record | All-Time Conference Titles | Current Head Coach |
| Appalachian State | 1928 | 666–360–28 | .645 | 8 | 7–1 | 22 | Shawn Clark |
| Arkansas State | 1911 | 489–513–37 | .488 | 10 | 4-6 | 12 | Butch Jones |
| Coastal Carolina | 2003 | 155–80 | .660 | 2 | 1–1 | 8 | Tim Beck |
| Georgia Southern | 1924 | 410–243–10 | .626 | 4 | 3-1 | 11 | Clay Helton |
| Georgia State | 2010 | 52–96 | .351 | 5 | 3–2 | 0 | Shawn Elliott |
| James Madison | 1972 | 377–229–4 | .621 | 2 | 1–1 | 10 | Bob Chesney |
| Louisiana | 1902 | 555–566–34 | .495 | 11 | 8-3 | 10 | Michael Desormeaux |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 1951 | 321–450–8 | .417 | 1 | 0–1 | 5 | Terry Bowden |
| Marshall | 1895 | 617–561–47 | .523 | 18 | 12–6 | 13 | Charles Huff |
| Old Dominion | 2009 | 92–79–0 | .538 | 3 | 1–2 | 0 | Ricky Rahne |
| South Alabama | 2009 | 70–84 | .455 | 2 | 0–2 | 0 | Kane Wommack |
| Southern Miss | 1912 | 609–450–27 | .573 | 23 | 11–12 | 8 | Will Hall |
| Texas State | 1904 | 525–489–25 | .517 | 0 | 0–0 | 14 | G. J. Kinne |
| Troy | 1909 | 558–426–28 | .565 | 8 | 5–3 | 21 | Jon Sumrall |

### Team vs. team

Composite all-time records
| "Team vs Team Record" |
| | Appalachian State | Arkansas State | Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | James Madison | Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | Marshall | Old Dominion | South Alabama | Southern Miss | Texas State | Troy |
| Appalachian State | --- | 1–4 | 4–7 | 17–21–1 | 0–11 | 5–14 | 4–8 | 1–7 | 11–16 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 4–8 |
| Arkansas State | 4–1 | --- | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–7 | 1–0 | 30–21–1 | 14–31 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 6–7 | 10–4 | 5–7 | 9–11 |
| Coastal Carolina | 7–4 | 3–3 | --- | 7–4 | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 4–3 |
| Georgia Southern | 21–17–1 | 3–3 | 4–7 | --- | 6–5 | 2–9 | 5–1 | 3–7 | 6–3 | 2–3 | 2–8 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 15–7 |
| Georgia State | 11–0 | 7–2 | 4–4 | 5–6 | --- | 4–0 | 6–1 | 4–4 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 4–5 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 6–4 |
| James Madison | 14–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 9–2 | 0–4 | --- | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Louisiana | 8–4 | 21–30–1 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–0 | --- | 26–33 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–9 | 41–12–1 | 0–11 | 11–10 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 7–1 | 31–14 | 2–3 | 8–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 33–26 | --- | 1–1 | 0–0 | 6–5 | 6–3 | 6–13 | 12–9–1 |
| Marshall | 16–11 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–6 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | --- | 1–9 | 1–0 | 8–7 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Old Dominion | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 9–1 | --- | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| South Alabama | 4–2 | 7–6 | 2–1 | 8–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 9–4 | 5–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | --- | 0–5 | 6–4 | 9–4 |
| Southern Miss | 1–2 | 4–10 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 12–41–1 | 3–6 | 7–8 | 2–1 | 5–0 | --- | 3–2 | 6–8 |
| Texas State | 6–1 | 7–5 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 11–0 | 13–8 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–6 | 2–3 | --- | 13–2 |
| Troy | 8–4 | 12–9 | 3–4 | 7–15 | 4–6 | 2–1 | 14–11 | 9–12–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 4–9 | 8–6 | 2–13 | --- |
| Total* | 111–54–1 | 95–90–1 | 34–39 | 75–72–1 | 34–62 | 25–32 | 123–117–2 | 83–118–1 | 46–39 | 19–24 | 42–58 | 79–46–1 | 32–72 | 93–76–1 |
Totals through the end of the 2024 season.

### Current head coaching records

Records accurate entering the 2023 season.
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Sun Belt record |
| Appalachian State | Shawn Clark | 4 | 35–18 | 35–18 | 22–10 |
| Arkansas State | Butch Jones | 3 | 89–73 | 5–20 | 2–14 |
| Coastal Carolina | Tim Beck | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Georgia Southern | Clay Helton | 2 | 52–31 | 6–7 | 3–5 |
| Georgia State | Shawn Elliott | 8 | 35–43 | 34–38 | 23–25 |
| James Madison | Bob Chesney | 1 | 120-50 | 9-4 | 4-4 |
| Louisiana | Michael Desormeaux | 2 | 7–7 | 7–7 | 4–4 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Terry Bowden | 3 | 183–130–2 | 8–16 | 5–11 |
| Marshall | Charles Huff | 3 | 16–10 | 16–10 | 5–3 |
| Old Dominion | Ricky Rahne | 3 | 9–16 | 9–16 | 2–6 |
| South Alabama | Kane Wommack | 3 | 15–10 | 15–10 | 9–7 |
| Southern Miss | Will Hall | 3 | 66–35 | 10–15 | 4–4 |
| Texas State | G. J. Kinne | 1 | 12–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Troy | Gerad Parker | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |

## Conference champions
### Pre-championship game era (2001–2017)

| Season | Champion | Conference record |
| 2001 | Middle Tennessee North Texas | 5–1 |
| 2002 | North Texas | 6–0 |
| 2003 | North Texas | 7–0 |
| 2004 | North Texas | 7–0 |
| 2005 | Arkansas State Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Monroe | 5–2 |
| 2006 | Middle Tennessee Troy | 6–1 |
| 2007 | Florida Atlantic Troy | 6–1 |
| 2008 | Troy | 6–1 |
| 2009 | Troy | 8–0 |
| 2010 | FIU Troy | 6–2 |
| 2011 | Arkansas State | 8–0 |
| 2012 | Arkansas State | 7–1 |
| 2013 | Arkansas State Louisiana–Lafayette | 5–2 |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | 8–0 |
| 2015 | Arkansas State | 8–0 |
| 2016 | Appalachian State Arkansas State | 7–1 |
| 2017 | Appalachian State Troy | 7-1 |

### Sun Belt Championship Game (since 2018)

| Year | East Division | Score | West Division | Site | Date | Attendance |
| 2018 | [[2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] | 30–19 | [[2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]] | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina | December 1, 2018 | 14,963 |
| 2019 | [[2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] | 45–38 | [[2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]] | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina | December 7, 2019 | 18,618 |
| 2021 | [[2021 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] | 16–24 | [[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]] | Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana | December 4, 2021 | 31,014 |
| 2022 | [[2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]] | 26-45 | [[2022 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]] | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama | December 3, 2022 | 21,554 |
| 2023 | [[2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] | 23–49 | [[2023 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]] | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, Alabama | December 2, 2023 | 20,183 |
| 2024 | [[2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]] | 31–3 | [[2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns team|Louisiana]] | Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana | December 7, 2024 | 20,067 |
In 2020, the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in the Coastal Carolina program, and as a result, CCU and Louisiana were declared co-champions.

## Bowl games

As of the 2017 season the Sun Belt Conference has 5 bowl game tie-ins. The following two games will feature a Sun Belt team every season.
| Name | Location | Opposing Conference |
| New Orleans Bowl | New Orleans, Louisiana | C-USA |
| 68 Ventures Bowl | Mobile, Alabama | MAC |
Three of the following games will feature a Sun Belt team every year, as determined by an ESPN Events "flex model".
| Name | Location |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Boca Raton, Florida |
| Camellia Bowl | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Cure Bowl | Orlando, Florida |
| Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | Boise, Idaho |
| First Responder Bowl | University Park, Texas |
| Frisco Bowl | Frisco, Texas |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | Conway, South Carolina |
| New Mexico Bowl | Albuquerque, New Mexico |

## Rivalries
### Conference play

| Teams | Teams | Rivalry Name | Trophy | Meetings | Record | Series Leader | Current Streak |
| Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | Deeper Than Hate | – | 37 | 20–16–1 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State (1) |
| Appalachian State | Marshall | Old Mountain Feud | – | 25 | 15–10 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State (1) |
| Arkansas State | Louisiana–Monroe | | – | 35 | 21–14 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State (4) |
| Georgia State | Georgia Southern | Modern Day Hate | – | 9 | 6–3 | Georgia State | Georgia State (3) |
| James Madison | Old Dominion | Royal Rivalry | Crown (all sports) | 4 | 2–2 | Tied | James Madison (2) |
| Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | Battle on the Bayou | Wooden Boot | 58 | 31–26 | Louisiana | Louisiana-Monroe (1) |
| South Alabama | Troy | Battle for the Belt | Championship Belt | 11 | 8-3 | Troy | Troy (5) |

### Non-conference play

| Teams | Teams | Rivalry Name | Trophy | Meetings (last) | Record | Series leader |
| Appalachian State | Western Carolina | Battle for the Old Mountain Jug | Old Mountain Jug | 78 (2013) | 58–19–1 | Appalachian State |
| Arkansas State | Memphis | Paint Bucket Bowl | — | 61 (2022) | 32–23–5 | Memphis |
| Coastal Carolina | Liberty | Coastal Carolina–Liberty | — | 15 (2020) | 8–7 | Liberty |
| James Madison | Delaware | Delaware–James Madison | — | 27 (2021) | 14–13 | Delaware |
| James Madison | Richmond | James Madison–Richmond | — | 39 (2021) | 21–18 | James Madison |
| James Madison | William & Mary | James Madison–William & Mary | — | 44 (2021) | 27–17 | James Madison |
| Louisiana | Lamar | Lamar–Louisiana | Sabine Shoe | 34 (2012) | 22–11 | Louisiana |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana–Louisiana Tech | — | 87 (2015) | 48–33–6 | Louisiana Tech |
| Louisiana | McNeese State | Louisiana–McNeese State | Cajun Crown | 38 (2016) | 20–16–2 | McNeese State |
| Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana | Cypress Mug | 41 (2022) | 21–17–3 | Louisiana |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe | — | 43 (2000) | 29–13 | Louisiana Tech |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Northwestern State | Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State | — | 48 (2005) | 28–19–1 | Northwestern State |
| Marshall | East Carolina | East Carolina–Marshall | — | 16 (2021) | 11–5 | East Carolina |
| Marshall | Ohio | Battle for the Bell | The Bell | 60 (2019) | 33–21–6 | Ohio |
| Marshall | West Virginia | Friends of Coal Bowl | — | 12 (2012) | 12–0 | West Virginia |
| Old Dominion | Norfolk State | Norfolk State–Old Dominion | — | 4 (2019) | 4–0 | Old Dominion |
| Old Dominion | William & Mary | Battle for the Silver Mace | Norfolk Mace | 3 (2012) | 2–1 | Old Dominion |
| Southern Miss | Louisiana Tech | Rivalry in Dixie | — | 53 (2021) | 36–17 | Southern Miss |
| Southern Miss | Memphis | Black and Blue Bowl | — | 63 (2012) | 40–22–1 | Southern Miss |
| Southern Miss | Tulane | Battle for the Bell | The Bell | 33 (2022) | 24–9 | Southern Miss |
| Texas State | Nicholls | Battle for the Paddle | Paddle | 31 (2019) | 16–15 | Nicholls |
| Texas State | UTSA | The I-35 Rivalry | The I-35 Trophy | 5 (2023) | 0-5 | UTSA |
| Troy | Jacksonville State | Battle for the Ol' School Bell | – | 63 (2001) | 32–29–2 | Jacksonville State |
| Troy | Middle Tennessee | Battle for the Palladium | Palladium | 22 (2020) | 13–9 | Middle Tennessee |

## Final standings

2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings :
| 2001 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  North Texas +  5 –1  5 –7   Middle Tennessee +  5 –1  8 –3   New Mexico State  4 –2  5 –7   Louisiana–Lafayette  2 –4  3 –8   Arkansas State  2 –4  2 –9   Louisiana–Monroe  2 –4  2 –9   Idaho  1 –5  1 –10   + – Conference co-champions | 2002 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  North Texas $  6 –0  8 –5   New Mexico State  5 –1  7 –5   Arkansas State  3 –3  6 –7   Middle Tennessee  2 –4  4 –8   Louisiana–Lafayette  2 –4  3 –9   Louisiana–Monroe  2 –4  3 –9   Idaho  1 –5  2 –10   $ – Conference champion | 2003 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  North Texas $  7 –0  9 –4   Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –2  4 –8   Arkansas State  3 –3  5 –7   Middle Tennessee  3 –3  4 –8   Utah State  3 –3  3 –9   Idaho  3 –4  3 –9   New Mexico State  2 –5  3 –9   Louisiana–Monroe  1 –5  1 –11   $ – Conference champion |
| 2004 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  North Texas $  7 –0  7 –5   Troy State  4 –2  7 –5   New Mexico State  3 –2  5 –6   Middle Tennessee  4 –4  5 –6   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –3  5 –6   Arkansas State  3 –4  3 –8   Louisiana–Lafayette  2 –5  4 –7   Utah State  2 –5  3 –8   Idaho  2 –5  3 –9   $ – Conference champion | 2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Arkansas State +  5 –2  6 –6   Louisiana–Lafayette +  5 –2  6 –5   Louisiana–Monroe +  5 –2  5 –6   Middle Tennessee  3 –4  4 –7   Troy  3 –4  4 –7   Florida Atlantic  2 –5  2 –9   North Texas  2 –5  2 –9   FIU†  0 –4  0 –6   + – Conference co-champions† – The NCAA vacated all 5 of FIU's (3–4, 5–6) wins | 2006 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Troy +  6 –1  8 –5   Middle Tennessee +  6 –1  7 –6   Arkansas State  4 –3  6 –6   Florida Atlantic  4 –3  5 –7   Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –4  6 –6   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –4  4 –8   North Texas  2 –5  3 –9   FIU  0 –7  0 –12   + – Conference co-champions |
| 2007 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Florida Atlantic +  6 –1  8 –5   Troy +  6 –1  8 –4   Middle Tennessee  4 –3  5 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  4 –3  6 –6   Arkansas State  3 –4  5 –7   Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –4  3 –9   FIU  1 –6  1 –11   North Texas  1 –6  2 –10   + – Conference co-champions | 2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Troy $  6 –1  8 –5   Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –2  6 –6   Florida Atlantic  4 –3  7 –6   Arkansas State  4 –3  6 –6   FIU  3 –4  5 –7   Middle Tennessee  3 –4  5 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –4  4 –8   North Texas  0 –7  1 –11   $ – Conference champion | 2009 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Troy $  8 –0  9 –4   Middle Tennessee  7 –1  10 –3   Louisiana–Monroe  5 –3  6 –6   Florida Atlantic  5 –3  5 –7   Louisiana–Lafayette  4 –4  6 –6   Arkansas State  3 –5  4 –8   FIU  3 –5  3 –9   North Texas  1 –7  2 –10   Western Kentucky  0 –8  0 –12   $ – Conference champion |
| 2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Troy +  6 –2  8 –5   FIU +  6 –2  7 –6   Middle Tennessee  5 –3  6 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4  5 –7   Arkansas State  4 –4  4 –8   Florida Atlantic  3 –5  4 –8   Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –5  3 –9   North Texas  3 –5  3 –9   Western Kentucky  2 –6  2 –10   + – Conference co-champions | 2011 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Arkansas State $  8 –0  10 –3   Western Kentucky  7 –1  7 –5   FIU  5 –3  8 –5   North Texas  4 –4  5 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5  4 –8   Troy  2 –6  3 –9   Louisiana–Lafayette *  1 –2  1 –4   Middle Tennessee  1 –7  2 –10   Florida Atlantic  0 –8  1 –11   $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 8 wins including 5 in conference due to NCAA violations. | 2012 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Arkansas State $  7 –1  10 –3   Louisiana–Monroe  6 –2  8 –5   Middle Tennessee  6 –2  8 –4   Louisiana–Lafayette *  4 –2  5 –4   Western Kentucky  4 –4  7 –6   Troy  3 –5  5 –7   North Texas  3 –5  4 –8   Florida Atlantic  2 –6  3 –9   FIU  2 –6  3 –9   South Alabama **  1 –7  2 –11   $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 4 wins due to NCAA violations. ** – South Alabama was ineligible for the conference title or a bowl game as part of their transition to the FBS. |
| 2013 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Arkansas State $  5 –2  8 –5   Western Kentucky  4 –3  8 –4   South Alabama  4 –3  6 –6   Troy  4 –3  6 –6   Louisiana–Monroe  4 –3  6 –6   Texas State  2 –5  6 –6   Louisiana–Lafayette *  0 –2  1 –4   Georgia State **  0 –7  0 –12   $ – Conference champion * – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated eight wins due to NCAA violations ** – Georgia State ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules | 2014 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Georgia Southern * $  8 –0  9 –3   Louisiana–Lafayette ***  5 –1  7 –4   Appalachian State *  6 –2  7 –5   Texas State  5 –3  7 –5   Arkansas State  5 –3  7 –6   South Alabama  5 –3  6 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5  4 –8   Troy  3 –5  3 –9   New Mexico State  1 –7  2 –10   Idaho **  1 –7  1 –10   Georgia State  0 –8  1 –11   $ – Conference champion * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules ** – Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties *** – Louisiana–Lafayette vacated 2 wins due to NCAA violations | 2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Arkansas State $  8 –0  9 –4   Appalachian State  7 –1  11 –2   Georgia Southern  6 –2  9 –4   Georgia State  5 –3  6 –7   South Alabama  3 –5  5 –7   Idaho  3 –5  4 –8   Louisiana–Lafayette  3 –5  4 –8   Troy  3 –5  4 –8   New Mexico State  3 –5  3 –9   Texas State  2 –6  3 –9   Louisiana–Monroe  1 –7  2 –11   $ – Conference champion |
| 2016 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Appalachian State +  7 –1  10 –3   Arkansas State +  7 –1  8 –5   Troy  6 –2  10 –3   Idaho  6 –2  9 –4   Louisiana–Lafayette  5 –3  6 –7   Georgia Southern  4 –4  5 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5  4 –8   South Alabama  2 –6  6 –7   Georgia State  2 –6  3 –9   New Mexico State  2 –6  3 –9   Texas State  0 –8  2 –10   + – Conference co-champions | 2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Troy +  7 –1  11 –2   Appalachian State +  7 –1  9 –4   Arkansas State  6 –2  7 –5   Georgia State  5 –3  7 –5   New Mexico State  4 –4  7 –6   Louisiana  4 –4  5 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4  4 –8   Idaho  3 –5  4 –8   South Alabama  3 –5  4 –8   Coastal Carolina *  2 –6  3 –9   Georgia Southern  2 –6  2 –10   Texas State  1 –7  2 –10   + – Conference co-champions* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules | 2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Appalachian State xy$  7 –1  11 –2   Troy x  7 –1  10 –3   Georgia Southern  6 –2  10 –3   Coastal Carolina  2 –6  5 –7   Georgia State  1 –7  2 –10   West Division Louisiana xy  5 –3  7 –7   Arkansas State x  5 –3  8 –5   Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4  6 –6   South Alabama  2 –6  3 –9   Texas State  1 –7  3 –9   Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant |
| 2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division No. 19 Appalachian State x$  7 –1  13 –1   Georgia Southern  5 –3  7 –6   Georgia State  4 –4  7 –6   Troy  3 –5  5 –7   Coastal Carolina  2 –6  5 –7   West Division Louisiana x  7 –1  11 –3   Arkansas State  5 –3  8 –5   Louisiana–Monroe  4 –4  5 –7   Texas State  2 –6  3 –9   South Alabama  1 –7  2 –10   Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 2020 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division No. 14 Coastal Carolina xy+  8 –0  11 –1   Appalachian State  6 –2  9 –3   Georgia Southern  4 –4  8 –5   Georgia State  4 –4  6 –4   Troy  3 –4  5 –6   West Division No. 15 Louisiana xy+  7 –1  10 –1   South Alabama  3 –5  4 –7   Arkansas State  2 –6  4 –7   Texas State  2 –6  2 –10   Louisiana–Monroe  0 –7  0 –10   Championship: Louisiana at Coastal Carolina (Canceled) + – Conference co-championsx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll | 2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Appalachian State xy  7 –1  10 –4   Georgia State  6 –2  8 –5   Coastal Carolina  6 –2  11 –2   Troy  3 –5  5 –7   Georgia Southern  2 –6  3 –9   West Division No. 16 Louisiana xy$  8 –0  13 –1   Texas State  3 –5  4 –8   Louisiana–Monroe  2 –6  4 –8   South Alabama  2 –6  5 –7   Arkansas State  1 –7  2 –10   Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll |
| 2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Coastal Carolina xy  6 –2  9 –4   James Madison* x  6 –2  8 –3   Marshall  5 –3  9 –4   Georgia Southern  3 –5  6 –7   Appalachian State  3 –5  6 –6   Georgia State  3 –5  4 –8   Old Dominion  2 –6  3 –9   West Division No. 19 Troy xy$  7 –1  12 –2   South Alabama x  7 –1  10 –3   Southern Miss  4 –4  7 –6   Louisiana  4 –4  6 –7   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5  4 –8   Texas State  2 –6  4 –8   Arkansas State  1 –7  3 –9   Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rulesRankings from AP Poll | 2023 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division James Madison* x  7 –1  11 –2   Appalachian State y  6 –2  9 –5   Coastal Carolina  5 –3  8 –5   Old Dominion  5 –3  6 –7   Georgia State  3 –5  7 –6   Marshall  3 –5  6 –7   Georgia Southern  3 –5  6 –7   West Division Troy xy$  7 –1  11 –3   Texas State  4 –4  8 –5   Arkansas State  4 –4  6 –7   South Alabama  4 –4  7 –6   Louisiana  3 –5  6 –7   Southern Miss  2 –6  3 –9   Louisiana–Monroe  0 –8  2 –10   Championship: Troy 49, Appalachian State 23 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules | 2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  East Division Marshall xy$  7 –1  10 –3   Georgia Southern  6 –2  8 –5   James Madison  4 –4  9 –4   Old Dominion  4 –4  5 –7   Coastal Carolina  3 –5  6 –7   Appalachian State  3 –5  5 –6   Georgia State  1 –7  3 –9   West Division Louisiana xy  7 –1  10 –4   Texas State  5 –3  8 –5   Arkansas State  5 –3  8 –5   South Alabama  5 –3  7 –6   Louisiana–Monroe  3 –5  5 –7   Troy  3 –5  4 –8   Southern Miss  0 –8  1 –11   Championship: Marshall 31, Louisiana 3 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant |