2019 Sun Belt Conference football season
The 2019 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 18th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. It was played from August 29, 2019 until January 2020. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 10 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Previous season. In The 2018 season The Appalachian State Mountaineers finished the season with a 7–1 Conference Record and the Louisiana Rajun Cajuns finished the season with a 5–3 Conference Record met in the first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship Game  held at Kidd Brewer Stadium With Appalachian State defeating the Louisiana Rajun Cajuns 30–19 Preseason. Sun Belt Media Days. Preseason Media polls The 2019 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference. Appalachian State and Louisiana were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Mountaineers predicted to win the Sun Belt Championship Game. East Division West Division Preseason awards. Preseason All-Sun Belt Head coaches. Coaches Schedules. Regular season. The regular season will begin on August 29, 2019, and will end on November 30, 2019. Week One. Week  Four. Week Five. Week Six. Week Seven. Week Nine. Week Eleven. Sun Belt records vs Other Conferences. 2019–2020 records against non-conference foes: Regular Season Post Season Sun Belt vs Power Five matchups. This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU/Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game. 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. Sun  Belt vs FBS independents matchups. The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass. Awards and honors. 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 All-conference teams. "*Denotes Unanimous Selection" All Conference Honorable Mentions: Noel Cook, Appalachian State (Sr., LB, Reidsville, N.C.) Ryan Neuzil, Appalachian State (Jr., OL, Bradenton, Fla.) Marcus Williams Jr., Appalachian State (Jr., RB, Rocky Mount, N.C.) Malik Williams, Appalachian State (Jr., WR, Chester, S.C.) Caleb Bonner, Arkansas  State (Jr., LB, Reform, Ala.) Andre Harris Jr., Arkansas State (So., OL, Oklahoma City, Okla.) Marcel Murray, Arkansas State (So., RB, Hiram, Ga.) Ivory Scott, Arkansas State (Jr., OL, Kenner, La.) Shadell Bell, Coastal Carolina (RSr., TE, Decatur, Ga.) Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (So., WR, Venice, Fla.) Ethan Howard, Coastal Carolina (RSr., OL, Brookwood, Ala.) CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina (Jr., RB, Decatur, Ga.) Shai Werts, Georgia Southern (RJr., QB, Clinton, S.C.) Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Savannah, Ga.) J.D. King, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Fitzgerald, Ga.) Reynard Ellis, Georgia Southern (RSo., LB, Birmingham, Ala.) Roger Carter, Georgia State  (Jr., TE, Columbia, S.C.) Malik Sumter, Georgia State (RSo., C, Irmo, S.C.) Hardrick Willis, Georgia State (RSo., DE, Jonesboro, Ga.) Dontae Wilson, Georgia State (Jr., NG, Jefferson, Ga.) Jacques Boudreaux, Louisiana (Sr., LB, New Orleans, La.) Jarrod Jackson, Louisiana (RSr., WR, Reserve, La.) Chauncey Manac, Louisiana (RJr., LB, Homerville, Ga.) Nick Ralston, Louisiana (Gr., TE, Argyle, Texas) Caleb Evans, ULM (Sr., QB, Mansfield, Texas) Markis McCray, ULM (RSr., WR, Euless, Texas) Larance Shaw, ULM (Sr., DL, Fort Worth, Texas) Eastwood Thomas, ULM (RSr., OL, Jackson, Ala.) Kawaan Baker, South Alabama (Jr., WR, Atlanta, Ga.) Sean Brown, South Alabama (Sr., DL , Pleasant Grove, Ala.) Riley Cole, South Alabama (Jr., LB, Oneonta, Ala.) Jacob Shoemaker, South Alabama (Jr., OL, Gulfport, Miss.) Jarron Morris, Texas State (So., CB, Orange, Texas) Caeveon Patton, Texas State (Jr., DT, Cuero, Texas) Hutch White, Texas State (Sr., WR, Kerrville, Texas) Khambrail Winters, Texas State (Fr., CB, Houston, Texas) Dylan Bradshaw, Troy (Jr., OL, Enterprise, Ala.) Khalil McClain, Troy (Jr., WR, Fairburn, Ga.) Dell Pettus, Troy (Fr., DB, Harvest, Ala.) Austin Stidham, Troy (RSo., OL, Russellville, Ala.) All-Americans. The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen  by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), "The Sporting News" ("TSN"), "Sports Illustrated" ("SI"), "USA Today" (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) "College Football News" ("CFN"), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!). Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or  media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, "TSN", and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized  selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American. National award winners. "2019 College Football Award Winners" Home Game Attendance. Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High NFL Draft. The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.