2005 Sun Belt Conference football season

2005 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	football
Duration	August 28, 2005 through January 6, 2005
Number of teams	8
TV partner(s)	ESPN
Regular season
Champion	Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Monroe
Season MVP	Steven Jyles
Football seasons
←  2004 2006  →

2005 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							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

The 2005 Sun Belt Conference football season was an NCAA football season that was played from August 28, 2005, to January 6, 2006. The Sun Belt Conference consisted of 8 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, and Troy. Arkansas State, ULL, and ULM all shared the Sun Belt Championship. ^[1]

Players of the Year

Main article: Sun Belt Conference football individual awards

2005 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards ^[2]

Award	Player	School
Player of the Year	Steven Jyles	Louisiana-Monroe
Offensive Player of the Year	Steven Jyles	Louisiana-Monroe
Defensive Player of the Year	Jeff Littlejohn	Middle Tennessee
Newcomer of the Year	Aaron Weathers	North Texas
Freshman of the Year	Tyrell Fenroy	Louisiana-Lafayette
Coach of the Year	Steve Roberts	Arkansas State

All-Conference Teams

Coaches All-Conference Selections ^[2]

Position Player Team First-team Offense QB Steven Jyles UL Monroe RB Patrick Cobbs North Texas Antonio Warren Arkansas State WR Drouzon Quillen UL Monroe Cleannord Saintil Middle Tennessee TE Joey Trappey UL Monroe OL Victor Cernius FIU Brandon Cox UL Lafayette Greg Hodges UL Lafayette Tanner Jenkins Arkansas State Dylan Lineberry North Texas First-team Defense DL Myron Anderson Arkansas State Antwan Barnes FIU Brandon Guillory UL Monroe Jeff Littlejohn Middle Tennessee LB Keyonvis Bouie FIU Bernard Davis Troy Shamari Earls Florida Atlantic DB Johnny Faulk Troy Willie Hughley Florida Atlantic Tyrell Johnson Arkansas State Chaz Williams UL Monroe First-team Special Teams K Eric Neihouse Arkansas State P Joel Stelly UL Monroe RS Leodis McKelvin Troy All-purpose Michael Desormeaux UL Lafayette

Position Player Team Second-team Offense QB Josh Padrick FIU RB Tyrell Fenroy UL Lafayette Eugene Gross Middle Tennessee WR Johnny Quinn North Texas Chandler Williams FIU TE Samuel Smith FIU OL Kyle Cunningham UL Monroe Willie Hall Middle Tennessee Germayle Franklin Middle Tennessee Matt Mandich Arkansas State Jesse Newman UL Lafayette Second-team Defense DL Jeremiah Chapman North Texas Torre Lankford Troy Eugene Kwarteng UL Lafayette Quinton Staton Middle Tennessee LB Phillip Graves North Texas J. K. Sabb Middle Tennessee Devrett Wade Arkansas State DB James Johnson Arkansas State Kevin Payne UL Monroe Nick Turnbull FIU Aaron Weathers North Texas Second-team Special Teams K Adam Moss FIU P Colby Smith Middle Tennessee RS James Johnson Arkansas State All-purpose Gary Banks Troy

References

1. "2005 Sun Belt Conference Year Summary".
2. "Littlejohn named SBC Defensive Player of the Year" . Retrieved December 10, 2024.