2010 Sun Belt Conference football season

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2010 Sun Belt Conference football season
Sun Belt Conference 2001 logo.svg
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
DurationSeptember 2, 2010 to January 6, 2011
Number of teams9
TV partner(s) ESPN
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pickTE Rob Housler, Florida Atlantic
Picked by Arizona Cardinals, 69th overall
Regular season
Football seasons
←  2009
2011  →
2010 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf.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

The 2010 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 10th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. The season began September 2, 2010 and concluded January 6, 2011 as part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 9 football members: Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Troy, and Western Kentucky.

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Previous season

Troy (9-4) was the Sun Belt champions and lost to Central Michigan in the GMAC Bowl 44-41 in overtime. Although Troy was the conference champion, the team decided to accept an invitation to play in the GMAC Bowl, giving another Sun Belt team the privilege of playing in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. That team was Middle Tennessee (10-3), who became the Sun Belt's first ever 10 win team since the league began playing FBS football in 2001. The 10-3 record earned Middle Tennessee a trip to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl where they faced Southern Miss and won 42-32.

One other Sun Belt team, Louisiana-Monroe, was bowl eligible with record of 6-6 but was not invited to a bowl game.

Preseason

Sun Belt Coaches Poll

The 2010 Sun Belt coaches preseason poll was announced during a two-day media web-based event on July 19 and 20. Middle Tennessee was selected as the favorite to win the conference.

First Place Votes in Parentheses

  1. Middle Tennessee  – 75 (5)
  2. Troy  – 73 (3)
  3. Arkansas State  – 53
  4. Louisiana-Lafayette  – 49 (1)
  5. Florida Atlantic - 45
  6. Florida International  – 42
  7. Louisiana-Monroe  – 32
  8. North Texas  – 27
  9. Western Kentucky - 9

[1]

Pre-Season All-Sun Belt Team

[2]

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Offensive Player of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

Postseason

All three bowl-eligible Sun Belt teams were invited to participate in bowl games. These teams compiled a 2-1 record in postseason play.

BowlDateTimeSBC team (Record)Opponent (Record)SiteTVResultAttendance
2010 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl December 189:00 p.m.Troy (7-5) Ohio (8-4) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans ESPNW 48-2129,159
2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl December 268:30 p.m.Florida International (6-6) Toledo (8-4) Ford Field • Detroit ESPNW 34-3232,431
2011 GoDaddy.com Bowl January 68:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee (6-6) Miami (OH) (9-4) Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, Alabama ESPNL 21-3538,168

Players of the Year

2010 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards [3]

AwardPlayerSchool
Player of the Year T. Y. Hilton Florida International
Offensive Player of the Year Bobby Rainey Western Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year Jamari Lattimore Middle Tennessee
Freshman of the Year Corey Robinson Troy
Coach of the Year Mario Cristobal Florida International

All-Sun Belt Team

Coaches All-Conference Selections [3]

References

  1. ↑ Preseason Sun Belt Coaches Poll Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine SunBeltSports.org
  2. ↑ Preseason All-Sun Belt Team Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine SunBeltSports.org
  3. 1 2 "ASU Football Has 11 Players Named All-Sun Belt Conference" . Retrieved December 6, 2024.
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