2008 Sun Belt Conference football season

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2008 Sun Belt Conference football season
Sun Belt Conference 2001 logo.svg
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
DurationAugust 28, 2008
through December 26, 2008
Number of teams8
TV partner(s) ESPN
2009 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Sherrod Martin
Picked by Carolina Panthers, 59th overall
Regular season
Champion Troy
Season MVP Tyrell Fenroy (RB, ULL)
Football seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.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

The 2008 Sun Belt Conference football season was an NCAA football season that was played from August 28, 2008, to December 26, 2008. 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. Troy won the Sun Belt Championship but lost the Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl. [1] FAU defeated Central Michigan in the Motor City Bowl 24–21.

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Players of the Year

2008 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards [2]

AwardPlayerSchool
Player of the Year Tyrell Fenroy Louisiana-Lafayette
Offensive Player of the Year Michael Desormeaux Louisiana-Lafayette
Defensive Player of the Year Alex Carrington Arkansas State
Newcomer of the Year Levi Brown Troy
Freshman of the Year T. Y. Hilton Florida International
Coach of the Year Larry Blakeney Troy

All-Sun Belt Team

Coaches All-Conference Selections [2]

References

  1. "2008 Sun Belt Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Seven ULM Players Selected to Sun Belt All-Conference Team" . Retrieved December 8, 2024.