# 2024 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 24th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on August 31, 2024 and concluded with the Conference Championship Game on December 7, 2024. The season was part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consisted of 14 football member split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on March 1, 2024.

## Previous season

During the 2023 Sun Belt Conference season, the James Madison Dukes won the East division, while the Troy Trojans won the West division. James Madison was not eligible to play in the conference championship game due to NCAA rules regarding transitioning from FCS to FBS, and so East division runner-ups Appalachian State played in the championship game. In the Conference Championship Game, Troy defeated Appalachian State by a score of 49–23.

## Preseason
### Preseason Media Poll

The SBC released its preseason poll on July 22. Appalachian State was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Texas State was named the favorite to win the West Division.
East :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Appalachian State | 96 (12) |
| 2 | James Madison | 79 (2) |
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 67 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 50 |
| 5 | Marshall | 49 |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 32 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 19 |
West :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas State | 92 (9) |
| 2 | Troy | 68 (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana | 66 (1) |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 65 |
| 5 | South Alabama | 54 |
| 6 | Southern Miss | 31 |
| 7 | Louisiana–Monroe | 16 |

### Preseason All-Conference teams

* Offensive Player of the Year: Joey Aguilar (Senior, Appalachian State quarterback)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Henderson (Senior, Old Dominion, linebacker)
| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| QB | Joey Aguilar | Appalachian State |
| QB | Jordan McCloud | Texas State |
| RB | Jalen White | Georgia Southern |
| RB | Ismail Mahdi | Texas State |
| OL | Jacob Bayer | Arkansas State |
| OL | Makilan Thomas | Arkansas State |
| OL | Cole Potts | James Madison |
| OL | A. J. Gillie | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Daniel King | Troy |
| TE | Eli Wilson | Appalachian State |
| WR | Kaedin Robinson | Appalachian State |
| WR | Derwin Burgess Jr | Georgia Southern |
| WR | Joey Hobert | Texas State |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Santana Hopper | Appalachian State |
| DL | Nate Martey | Arkansas State |
| DL | Justin Rhodes | Georgia Southern |
| DL | Isaac Walker | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Nate Johnson | Appalachian State |
| LB | Marques Watson-Trent | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Jason Henderson | Old Dominion |
| LB | Ben Bell | Texas State |
| DB | Jordan Favors | Appalachian State |
| DB | Ethan Johnson | Appalachian State |
| DB | Gavin Pringle | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Jaden Voisin | South Alabama |
| First Team Special Teams |||
| K | Mason Shipley | Texas State |
| P | Ryan Hanson | James Madison |
| RS | Zylan Perry | Louisiana |
| AP | Ismail Mahdi | Texas State |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| QB | Jaylen Raynor | Arkansas State |
| RB | Kanye Roberts | Appalachian State |
| RB | Ja'Quez Cross | Arkansas State |
| OL | Chandler Strong | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Pichon Wimbley | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Tyshawn Wyatt | James Madison |
| OL | Logan Osburn | Marshall |
| OL | Eli Russ | Troy |
| TE | Kendall Karr | Coastal Carolina |
| WR | Courtney Jackson | Arkansas State |
| WR | Corey Rucker | Arkansas State |
| WR | Jamaal Pritchett | South Alabama |
| WR | Kole Wilson | Texas State |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Will Whitson | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Eric O'Neill | James Madison |
| DL | Jordan Lawson | Louisiana |
| DL | Denzel Lowry | Old Domimion |
| DL | Wy'Kevious Thomas | South Alabama |
| LB | Charles Willekes | Arkansas State |
| LB | Kevin Swint | Georgia Southern |
| LB | Jordan Veneziale | Georgia State |
| LB | KC Ossai | Louisiana |
| DB | T. J. Smith | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Chauncey Logan | James Madison |
| DB | Tyrone Lewis Jr. | Louisiana |
| DB | Kaleb Culp | Texas State |
| Second Team Special Teams |||
| K | Michael Hughes | Appalachian State |
| P | Robert Cole | Troy |
| RS | DeAndre Buchanan | Georgia Southern |
| AP | Ja'Quez Cross | Arkansas State |

## Head coaches

* On November 26, 2023, Louisiana–Monroe announced that it had fired head coach Terry Bowden after 3 seasons with the team. On December 5, 2023, the school announced that former UAB head coach Bryant Vincent would take over as the new head coach for 2024.
* On November 30, 2023, James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti announced that he would leave the school to take the head coach position at Indiana for the 2024 season. Assistant head coach and offensive line coach Damian Wroblewski was named the acting head coach for James Madison's bowl game. On December 7, 2023, the school announced that Bob Chesney would become the new head coach for 2024. Chesney had previously been head coach at Holy Cross.
* On December 8. 2023, Troy head coach Jon Sumrall was announced as the new head coach of Tulane in the American Athletic Conference for the 2024 season. The school's defensive coordinator Greg Gasparato was named the interim head coach. On December 18, 2023, Troy announced Gerad Parker as the new head coach for 2024. Parker was previously the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame.
* On January 15, South Alabama head coach Kane Wommack was hired as the defensive coordinator at Alabama. South Alabama promoted their offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to the head coach position to replace Wommack.
* On February 15, Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott resigned from his position to join South Carolina as a Tight Ends coach On February 23, Georgia State named Dell McGee as the new head coach. McGee had previously been the Running Backs coach at Georgia.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Sun Belt record | Sun Belt titles |
| Appalachian State | Shawn Clark | Appalachian State (OL coach) | 5 | 35–18 (.660) | 22–10 (.688) | 0 |
| Arkansas State | Butch Jones | Alabama (assistant coach) | 4 | 95–80 (.543) | 6–18 (.250) | 0 |
| Coastal Carolina | Tim Beck | NC State (offensive coordinator) | 2 | 8–5 (.615) | 5–3 (.625) | 0 |
| Georgia Southern | Clay Helton | USC (head coach) | 3 | 58–38 (.604) | 6–10 (.375) | 0 |
| Georgia State | Dell McGee | Georgia (RB coach/run game coordinator) | 1 | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0 |
| James Madison | Bob Chesney | Holy Cross (head coach) | 1 | 111–46 (.707) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Louisiana | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana (co-offensive coordinator) | 3 | 13–14 (.481) | 7–9 (.438) | 0 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Bryant Vincent | New Mexico (offensive coordinator) | 1 | 7–6 (.538) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Marshall | Charles Huff | Alabama (associate head coach) | 4 | 22–17 (.564) | 8–8 (.500) | 0 |
| Old Dominion | Ricky Rahne | Penn State (offensive coordinator) | 5 | 15–23 (.395) | 7–9 (.438) | 0 |
| South Alabama | Major Applewhite | South Alabama (offensive coordinator) | 1 | 15–11 (.577) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
| Southern Miss | Will Hall | Tulane (offensive coordinator) | 4 | 69–44 (.611) | 6–10 (.375) | 0 |
| Texas State | G. J. Kinne | Incarnate Word (head coach) | 2 | 20–7 (.741) | 4–4 (.500) | 0 |
| Troy | Gerad Parker | Notre Dame (offensive coordinator) | 1 | 0–6 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |

### Mid-season changes

* On October 20, 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, 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.

### Post-season changes

* On December 2, 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, Marshall announced Tony Gibson as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Gibson had previously the defensive coordinator at NC State.

## Rankings

| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 |
| Appalachian State | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | CFP | 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 | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | C | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | CFP | 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 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | |
| James Madison | AP | | | | | | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | | | |
| James Madison | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| James Madison | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Louisiana | AP | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Louisiana | C | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Louisiana | CFP | 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 | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Marshall | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV |
| Marshall | CFP | 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 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | |
| Texas State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas State | C | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas State | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | |
| Troy | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Troy | CFP | 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 2024 schedule was released on March 1, 2024
* Index to colors and formatting
* Sun Belt member won
* Sun Belt member lost
* Sun Belt teams in bold

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Jacksonville State | AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | CBSSN | W 55–27 | 18,977 |
| August 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Jackson State | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | W 30–14 | 11,145 |
| August 31 | 2:30 p.m. | East Tennessee State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 36,232 |
| August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Boise State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPNU | L 45–56 | 24,134 |
| August 31 | 3:15 p.m. | Old Dominion | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | SECN | L 19–23 | 78,496 |
| August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | W 45–3 | 25,032 |
| August 31 | 4:00 p.m. | North Texas | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | L 38–52 | 15,559 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) Central Arkansas | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 21,708 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Nevada | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | L 26–28 | 27,412 |
| August 31 | 6:45 p.m. | Southern Miss | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | SECN | L 0–31 | 61,627 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ACCN | L 12–35 | 40,113 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | James Madison | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | ESPNU | W 30–7 | 15,314 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Grambling State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | W 40–10 | 23,107 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 19,637 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | ESPNU | L 17–38 | 23,246 |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | UTSA | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry) | ESPNU | W 49–10 | 28,000 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | The CW | L 14–31 | 65,632 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | W 13–6 | 24,570 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 14–20 | 21,944 |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | ESPN+ | L 20–27 | 22,158 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 19,316 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 13 (FCS) William & Mary | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | W 40–21 | 19,294 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | TruTV | W 20–17 | 16,245 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 11 (FCS) Chattanooga | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 0 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 11,040 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | UAB | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | W 32–6 | 12,327 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | W 35–10 | 22,044 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | No. 25 Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | ACCN | L 20–66 | 81,500 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Northwestern State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | W 87–10 | 16,023 |
| September 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN | L 28–31 | 25,187 |
| September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Arkansas State | No. 17 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | L 18–28 | 110,250 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 28–20 | 13,945 |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPNU | W 21–19 | 46,117 |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Troy | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FS1 | L 21–38 | 69,250 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | South Carolina State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA | ESPN+ | W 42–14 | 21,617 |
| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | L 17–37 | 22,208 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Vanderbilt | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | W 36–32 | 14,413 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | South Florida | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 24–49 | 28,146 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 6:30 p.m. | South Alabama | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN | SOAL 48–14 | 34,133 |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Marshall | No. 3 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | FOX | L 14–49 | 103,871 |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | James Madison | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN | W 70–50 | 50,500 |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Tulane | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPNU | L 33–41 | 22,534 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | L 24–43 | 22,104 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | No. 20 Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | ESPN+ | L 7–52 | 55,428 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Jacksonville State | AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | L 7–44 | 21,788 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida A&M | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | W 34–12 | 29,024 |
| September 21 | 6:45 p.m. | Georgia Southern | No. 5 Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS | SECN | L 13–52 | 67,505 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | No. 1 Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | ESPN+ | L 3–51 | 102,850 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Ball State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | W 63–7 | 25,786 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas State | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN+ | L 39–40 | 27,225 |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Wake Forest | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | ACCN | W 41–38 | 31,061 |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Liberty | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | Canceled | N/A |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ESPNU | GASO 38–21 | 18,808 |
| September 28 | 2:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | W 27–20 | 18,723 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | W 30–27 | 19,140 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | ULM 13–9 | 21,253 |
| September 28 | 6:45 p.m. | South Alabama | No. 14 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | SECN | L 10–42 | 102,143 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN2 | TXST 38–17 | 20,349 |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | Appalachian State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (rivalry) | ESPN+ | MU 52–37 | 28,023 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | James Madison | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPNU | ULM 21–19 | 19,976 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | CCU 45–37 | 18,552 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 18–16 | 21,427 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | ULL 23–13 | 24,041 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 10 | 6:30 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN2 | JMU 39–7 | 25,622 |
| October 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | ODU 21–14 | 12,280 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPN+ | ULM 38–21 | 22,645 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | TXST 41–9 | 28,000 |
| October 12 | 6:30 p.m. | Appalachian State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 34–24 | 14,058 |
| October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPNU | GASO 24–23 | 24,048 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 15 | 6:30 p.m. | Troy | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry) | ESPN2 | SOAL 25–9 | 25,450 |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN2 | MU 35–20 | 20,703 |
| October 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPNU | ULL 34–24 | 17,812 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas State | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN+ | ODU 24–14 | 19,129 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | James Madison | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | GASO 28–14 | 20,153 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | ARKST 44–28 | 24,542 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN2 | ODU 47–19 | 18,281 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APPST 33–26 | 33,783 |
| October 26 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | JMU 32–15 | 25,399 |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | SOAL 46–17 | 16,746 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 34–31 | 17,162 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN2 | ULL 23–17 | 16,831 |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 27–34 | 22,028 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Old Dominion | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APPST 28–20 | 34,954 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | MU 28–23 | 21,478 |
| November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | TROY 38–24 | 24,223 |
| November 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPNU | GASO 34–30 | 19,667 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN | CCU 38–24 | 19,415 |
| November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Texas State | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | ESPNU | TXST 38–17 | 13,720 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Marshall | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | MU 37–3 | 20,502 |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN+ | JMU 38–7 | 25,709 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 55–19 | 16,451 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | 11:45 a.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | SECN | L 14–48 | 88,043 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | ESPN+ | MU 31–19 | 24,175 |
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Troy | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | ESPN+ | TROY 28–20 | 21,762 |
| November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | James Madison | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Royal Rivalry) | ESPNU | JMU 35–32 | 21,984 |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | ARKST 27–20 | 14,047 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | SOAL 24–22 | 16,063 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | TXST 58–3 | 22,618 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | James Madison | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | ESPN+ | APPST 34–20 | 34,012 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ARKST 28–21 | 14,029 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | SOAL 35–14 | 20,074 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN+ | GASO 26–6 | 14,556 |
| November 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Troy | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN+ | ULL 51–30 | 15,501 |
| November 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | GSU 52–44 | 18,271 |
| November 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Marshall | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPNU | MU 42–35 | 18,083 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

### Week 14

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Texas State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN+ | TXST 45–38 | 15,569 |
| November 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | ESPNU | ULL 37–23 | 15,006 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN+ | CCU 48–27 | 12,606 |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | ESPN+ | TROY 52–20 | 19,521 |
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | ESPN+ | ODU 40–32 | 13,584 |
| November 30 | 5:00 p.m. | Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | GASO 29–20 | 23,383 |
| November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Marshall | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPNU | MU 35–33 $^{2OT}$ | 23,341 |
| $^#$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 7 | 6:30 p.m. | Marshall | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | ESPN | MU 31–3 | 20,067 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Postseason
### Bowl Games

Legend :
* Sun Belt win
* Sun Belt loss
| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (CST) | Sun Belt team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
| Salute to Veterans Bowl | December 14 | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | South Alabama | Western Michigan | W 30–23 | 12,021 |
| Boca Raton Bowl | December 18 | FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | ESPN | 4:30 p.m. | James Madison | Western Kentucky | W 27–17 | 15,808 |
| New Orleans Bowl | December 19 | Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA | ESPN2 | 6:00 p.m. | Georgia Southern | Sam Houston | L 26–31 | 13,151 |
| Myrtle Beach Bowl | December 23 | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | ESPN | 10:00 a.m. | Coastal Carolina | UTSA | L 15–44 | 8,164 |
| 68 Ventures Bowl | December 26 | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | ESPN | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | Bowling Green | W 38–31 | 19,582 |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 28 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | ESPN | 1:15 p.m. | Louisiana | TCU | L 3–34 | 22,827 |
| First Responder Bowl | January 3, 2025 | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX | ESPN | 3:00 p.m. | Texas State | North Texas | W 30–28 | 28,725 |
* Marshall was originally selected to play in the Independence Bowl against Army. However, Marshall later opted out of the bowl game due to a large number of players entering the NCAA transfer portal, preventing Marshall from being able to field a full team for the bowl.

## Head-to-head matchups

2024 Sun Belt head-to-head matchups :
| Team | Appalachian State | Arkansas State | Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | James Madison | Louisiana | Marshall | Old Dominion | South Alabama | Southern Miss | Texas State | Troy | UL Monroe |
| vs. Appalachian State | — | × | 38–24 | 29–20 | 26–33 | 20–34 | 34–24 | 52–37 | 20–28 | 48–14 | × | × | × | × |
| vs. Arkansas State | × | — | × | × | 20–27 | × | 55–19 | × | 40–32 | 16–18 | 28–44 | 41–9 | 31–34 | 21–28 |
| vs. Coastal Carolina | 24–38 | × | — | 29–9 | 27–48 | 39–7 | 34–24 | 31–19 | 37–45 | × | × | × | 38–24 | × |
| vs. Georgia Southern | 20–29 | × | 9–29 | — | 21–38 | 14–28 | × | 23–24 | 47–19 | 30–34 | × | × | 28–20 | × |
| vs. Georgia State | 33–26 | 27–20 | 48–27 | 38–21 | — | 38–7 | × | 35–20 | 21–14 | × | × | 44–52 | × | × |
| vs. James Madison | 34–20 | × | 7–39 | 28–14 | 7–38 | — | × | 35–33 | 32–35 | × | 15–32 | × | × | 21–19 |
| vs. Louisiana | 24–34 | 19–55 | 24–34 | × | × | × | — | × | × | 24–22 | 13–23 | 17–23 | 30–51 | 23–37 |
| vs. Marshall | 37–52 | × | 19–31 | 24–23 | 20–35 | 33–35 | × | — | 35–42 | × | 3–37 | × | × | 23–28 |
| vs. Old Dominion | 28–20 | 32–40 | 45–37 | 19–47 | 14–21 | 35–32 | × | 42–35 | — | × | × | 14–24 | × | × |
| vs. South Alabama | 14–48 | 18–16 | × | 34–30 | × | × | 22–24 | × | × | — | 14–35 | 45–38 | 9–25 | 17–46 |
| vs. Southern Miss | × | 44–28 | × | × | × | 32–15 | 23–13 | 37–3 | × | 35–14 | — | 58–3 | 52–20 | 38–21 |
| vs. Texas State | × | 9–41 | × | × | 52–44 | × | 23–17 | × | 24–14 | 38–45 | 3–58 | — | 17–38 | 17–38 |
| vs. Troy | × | 34–31 | 24–38 | 20–28 | × | × | 51–30 | × | × | 25–9 | 20–52 | 38–17 | — | 13–9 |
| vs. UL Monroe | × | 28–21 | × | × | × | 19–21 | 37–23 | 28–23 | × | 46–17 | 21–38 | 38–17 | 9–13 | — |
| Total | 3–5 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 1–7 | 4–4 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 0–8 | 5–3 | 3–5 | 3–5 |
| | APP | ARST | CCU | GASO | GAST | JMU | UL | MRSH | ODU | USA | USM | TXST | TROY | ULM |
× – Matchup not played in 2024 Updated after the season.

## Sun Belt records vs other conferences

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:
| Power 4 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 2–5 |
| Big Ten | 0–3 |
| Big 12 | 0–2 |
| Notre Dame | 0–0 |
| SEC | 1–6 |
| Power 4 Total | 3–16 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 6–5 |
| C-USA | 2–2 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–1 |
| MAC | 3–1 |
| Mountain West | 1–2 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 12–11 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 13–0 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 28–27 |

### Sun Belt vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 31 | ACC | Georgia State | Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | L 12–35 |
| August 31 | SEC | Old Dominion | South Carolina | Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC | L 19–23 |
| August 31 | SEC | Southern Miss | Kentucky | Kroger Field • Lexington, KY | L 0–31 |
| September 7 | ACC | Appalachian State | Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 20–66 |
| September 7 | ACC | Marshall | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | L 14–31 |
| September 12 | Big 12 | Arizona State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | L 28–31 |
| September 14 | SEC | Vanderbilt | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 36–32 |
| September 14 | ACC | Virginia Tech | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | L 17–37 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Arkansas State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | L 18–28 |
| September 14 | Big Ten | Troy | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | L 21–38 |
| September 21 | ACC | Virginia | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | L 24–43 |
| September 21 | SEC | Georgia Southern | Ole Miss | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | L 13–52 |
| September 21 | ACC | James Madison | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 70–50 |
| September 21 | Big Ten | Marshall | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 14–49 |
| September 21 | Big 12 | Arkansas State | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | L 7–52 |
| September 21 | SEC | Louisiana–Monroe | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 3–51 |
| September 28 | ACC | Louisiana | Wake Forest | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 41–13 |
| September 28 | SEC | South Alabama | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 10–42 |
| November 16 | SEC | Louisiana–Monroe | Auburn | Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL | L 14–48 |

### Sun Belt vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, or Mountain West.
| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 29 | C-USA | Coastal Carolina | Jacksonville State | AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | W 55–27 |
| August 31 | Mountain West | Boise State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 45–56 |
| August 31 | American | James Madison | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | W 30–7 |
| August 31 | American | North Texas | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | L 38–52 |
| August 31 | Mountain West | Nevada | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | L 26–28 |
| September 7 | Mountain West | Georgia Southern | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | W 20–17 |
| September 7 | American | East Carolina | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | L 14–20 |
| September 7 | American | Tulsa | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 28–24 |
| September 7 | C-USA | Louisiana | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | W 34–10 |
| September 7 | American | UAB | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | W 32–6 |
| September 7 | MAC | South Alabama | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | L 20–27 |
| September 7 | American | UTSA | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas | W 49–10 |
| September 7 | American | Troy | Memphis | Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN | L 17–38 |
| September 14 | American | Appalachian State | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | W 21–19 |
| September 14 | American | Coastal Carolina | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 28–20 |
| September 14 | American | South Florida | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | L 24–49 |
| September 21 | American | Tulane | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | L 33–41 |
| September 21 | C-USA | Southern Miss | Jacksonville State | AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | L 7–44 |
| September 28 | C-USA | Liberty | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | Canceled |
| September 28 | MAC | Ball State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | W 63–7 |
| September 28 | MAC | Western Michigan | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 27–20 |
| September 28 | MAC | Old Dominion | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 30–27 |
| September 28 | C-USA | Texas State | Sam Houston | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | L 39–40 |

### Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes UConn, or UMass.
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| November 2 | Georgia State | UConn | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | L 27–34 |

### Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 29 | Jackson State | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | W 30–14 |
| August 31 | East Tennessee State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | W 38–10 |
| August 31 | Stony Brook | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 45–3 |
| August 31 | Central Arkansas | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 34–31 |
| August 31 | Grambling State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 40–10 |
| August 31 | Lamar | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | W 34–27 |
| September 7 | William & Mary | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | W 40–21 |
| September 7 | Chattanooga | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | W 24–21 |
| September 7 | Gardner–Webb | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | W 13–6 |
| September 7 | Southeastern Louisiana | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | W 35–10 |
| September 12 | Northwestern State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | W 87–10 |
| September 14 | South Carolina State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 42–14 |
| September 21 | Florida A&M | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | W 34–12 |

## Awards and honors
### Player of the week honors

| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Special Teams | Special Teams |
| Week | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position |
| Week 1 | Ethan Vasko | Coastal Carolina | QB | Wydett Williams Jr. | Louisiana–Monroe | DB | Clune Van Andel | Arkansas State | K |
| Week 2 | Jordan McCloud | Texas State | QB | Jahron Manning | Old Dominion | DB | Courtney Jackson | Arkansas State | RS |
| Week 3 | Joey Aguilar | Appalachian State | QB | Kevin Swint | Georgia State | LB | Devonte Ross | Troy | RS |
| Week 4 | Alonza Barnett III | James Madison | QB | Jordan Scruggs | South Alabama | DB | Terrence Spence | James Madison | DB |
| Week 5 | Alonza Barnett III (2) | James Madison | QB | J. J. Roberts | Marshall | DB | Kenneth Almendares | Louisiana | K |
| Week 6 | Braylon Braxton | Marshall | QB | Cameron Whitfield | Louisiana | LB | Clune Van Andel (2) | Arkansas State | K |
| Week 7 | Jordan McCloud (2) | Texas State | QB | Marques Watson-Trent | Georgia Southern | LB | Kenneth Almendares (2) | Louisiana | K |
| Week 8 | A. J. Turner | Marshall | RB | Jayden Jones | Arkansas State | DL | Rece Verhoff | Marshall | K |
| Week 9 | Colton Joseph | Old Dominion | QB | Jacob Dobbs | James Madison | LB | Cam Ross | James Madison | RS |
| Week 10 | Damien Taylor | Troy | RB | Mike Green | Marshall | DL | Kenneth Almendares (3) | Louisiana | K |
| Week 11 | Dre'lyn Washington | Louisiana | RB | Clev Lubin | Coastal Carolina | DL | Kenneth Almendares (4) | Louisiana | K |
| Week 12 | Matthew Caldwell | Troy | QB | Bryan Whitehead | Arkansas State | DL | J. J. Roberts | Marshall | DB |
| Week 13 | Braylon Braxton (2) | Marshall | QB | Keyon Martin | Louisiana | DB | Robert Williams | Louisiana | RS |
| Week 14 | Quinn Henicle | Old Dominion | QB | Tobias Fletcher | Coastal Carolina | DB | Scott Taylor Renfroe | Troy | K |

### Sun Belt individual awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Sun Belt Conference football coaches at the end of the season.
| Award | Player | School |
| Player of the Year | Mike Green | Marshall |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Ben Wooldridge | Louisiana |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Marques Watson-Trent | Georgia Southern |
| Freshman Player of the Year | Ahmad Hardy | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Newcomer of the Year | Braylon Braxton | Marshall |
| Coach of the Year | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana |

### All-Conference teams

The following players were selected as part of the Sun Belt's All-Conference Teams.
| Position | Player | Team |
| First Team Offense |||
| QB | Ben Wooldridge | Louisiana |
| RB | Ahmad Hardy | Louisiana–Monroe |
| RB | Ismail Mahdi | Texas State |
| OL | Pat McMurtrie | James Madison |
| OL | Cole Potts | James Madison |
| OL | Landon Burton | Louisiana |
| OL | AJ Gillie | Louisiana |
| OL | Logan Osburn | Marshall |
| TE | Terrance Carter | Louisiana |
| WR | Kaedin Robisnon | Appalachian State |
| WR | Jamaal Pritchett | South Alabama |
| WR | Devonte Ross | Troy |
| First Team Defense |||
| DL | Santana Hopper | Appalachian State |
| DL | Clev Lubin | Coastal Carolina |
| DL | Eric O'Neill | James Madison |
| DL | Mike Green | Marshall |
| LB | Marques Watson-Trent | Georgia Southern |
| LB | K.C. Ossai | Louisiana |
| LB | Jaden Yates | Marshall |
| DB | Trevian Thomas | Arkansas State |
| DB | Matthew McDoom | Coastal Carolina |
| DB | Terrence Spence | James Madison |
| DB | J.J. Roberts | Marshall |
| DB | Jaden Voisin | South Alabama |
| First Team Specialists |||
| K | Kenneth Almendares | Louisiana |
| P | Bryce Lofton | Southern Miss |
| RS | Ian Foster | Marshall |
| AP | Devonte Ross | Troy |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Second Team Offense |||
| QB | Braylon Braxton | Marshall |
| RB | A.J. Turner | Marshall |
| RB | Damien Taylor | Troy |
| OL | Jack Hollifield | Appalachian State |
| OL | Jacob Bayer | Arkansas State |
| OL | Mehki Butler | Arkansas State |
| OL | Bryson Broadway | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Daniel King | Troy |
| TE | Dorian Fleming | Georgia State |
| WR | Corey Rucker | Arkansas State |
| WR | Ted Hurst | Georgia State |
| WR | Joey Hobert | Texas State |
| Second Team Defense |||
| DL | Khairi Manns | James Madison |
| DL | Jordan Lawson | Louisiana |
| DL | Kevontay Wells | Louisiana–Monroe |
| DL | Wy'Kevious Thomas | South Alabama |
| LB | Jacob Dobbs | James Madison |
| LB | Koa Naotala | Old Dominion |
| LB | Blayne Myrick | South Alabama |
| DB | Chance Gamble | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Marc Stampley II | Georgia Southern |
| DB | Jacob Thomas | James Madison |
| DB | Tyrone Lewis | Louisiana |
| DB | Tyree Skipper | Louisiana |
| Second Team Specialists |||
| K | Laith Marjan | South Alabama |
| P | James Allen | Georgia State |
| RS | Devonte Ross | Troy |
| AP | Ismail Mahdi | Texas State |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Third Team Offense |||
| QB | Jordan McCloud | Texas State |
| RB | Ahmani Marshall | Appalachian State |
| RB | Fluff Bothwell | South Alabama |
| OL | Caleb Cook | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Pichon Wimbley | Georgia Southern |
| OL | Zach Barlev | Old Dominion |
| OL | Jordan Davis | South Alabama |
| OL | Alex Harkey | Texas State |
| TE | Pat Conroy | Old Dominion |
| WR | Makai Jackson | Appalachian State |
| WR | Lance LeGendre | Louisiana |
| WR | Isiah Paige | Old Dominion |
| Third Team Defense |||
| DL | Bryan Whitehead | Arkansas State |
| DL | Billy Pullen | Louisiana–Monroe |
| DL | Deeve Harris | Marshall |
| DL | Kris Trinidad | Old Dominion |
| LB | Marvin Ham | Arkansas State |
| LB | Kevin Swint | Georgia State |
| LB | Carl Glass Jr. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| LB | Brendan Jackson | Troy |
| DB | Keyon Martin | Louisiana |
| DB | Wydett Williams Jr. | Louisiana–Monroe |
| DB | Jacobie Henderson | Marshall |
| DB | Jahron Manning | Old Dominion |
| Third Team Specialists |||
| K | Clune Van Andel | Arkansas State |
| P | Ryan Hanson | James Madison |
| RS | Cam Ross | James Madison |
| AP | Jamaal Pritchett | South Alabama |

### National awards

* Lou Groza Award: Kenneth Almendares, Louisiana