2019 Sun Belt Conference football season

2019 Sun Belt Conference Football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 29, 2019 to January 2020
Number of teams	10
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	OG Robert Hunt, Louisiana
Picked by	Miami Dolphins, 39th overall
Regular season
East champions	Appalachian State
West champions	Louisiana
Championship Game
Champions	Appalachian State
Runners-up	Louisiana
Finals MVP	RB Darrynton Evans, App State
Seasons
← 2018 2020 →

2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$		7	–	1					13	–	1
Georgia Southern		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Troy		3	–	5					5	–	7
Coastal Carolina		2	–	6					5	–	7
West Division
Louisiana x		7	–	1					11	–	3
Arkansas State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Louisiana–Monroe		4	–	4					5	–	7
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
South Alabama		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	ESPN [1]	Rivals [2]	Scout & 24/7 [3]	Signees
Appalachian State			101st	18
Arkansas State			95th	24
Coastal Carolina			122nd	27
Georgia Southern			121st	21
Georgia State			98th	22
Louisiana			76th	26
Louisiana–Monroe			128th	20
South Alabama			126th	30
Texas State			133rd	16
Troy			80th	23

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. ^[4] 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 1. Appalachian State (7) – 46 pts 2. Troy (1) – 39 pts 3. Georgia Southern (2) – 35 pts 4. Coastal Carolina – 17 pts 5. Georgia State – 13 pts

West Division 1. Louisiana (6) – 46 pts 2. Arkansas State (3) – 42 pts 3. ULM – 27 pts 4. South Alabama (1) – 19 pts 5. Texas State – 16 pts

Preseason awards

Preseason All-Sun Belt

• Offensive Player of the Year: B.J. Smith (Troy, Senior)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Kindle Vildor (Georgia Southern, Senior)

Position Player Team First Team Offense WR Corey Sutton Appalachian State WR Kirk Merrit Arkansas State WR Ja'Marcus Bradley Louisiana OL Noah Hannon Appalachian State OL Victor Johnson Appalachian State OL Kevin Dotson Louisiana OL Robert Hunt Louisiana OL Kirk Kelley Troy TE Javonis Issac Arkansas State QB Zac Thomas Appalachian State RB Darrynton Evans Appalachian State RB B.J. Smith Troy First Team Defense DL William Bradley-King Arkansas State DL Forrest Merrill Arkansas State DL Tyree Turner South Alabama DL Raymond Johnson Georgia Southern LB Akeem Davis-Gaither Appalachian State LB Jordan Fehr Appalachian State LB Bryan London II Texas State CB Desmond Franklin Appalachian State CB Jerry Jacobs Arkansas State CB Monquavion Brinson Georgia Southern CB Kindle Vildor Georgia Southern First Team Special Teams K Tyler Bass Georgia Southern P Brandon Wright Georgia State RS Tra Minter South Alabama

Position Player Team Second Team Offense WR Omar Bayless Arkansas State WR Kawaan Baker South Alabama WR Trey Eafford Troy OL Jacob Still Arkansas State OL Hunter Atkinson Georgia State OL T.J. Fiailoa Louisiana–Monroe OL Aaron Brewer Texas State OL Tristan Crowder Troy TE Collin Reed Appalachian State QB Caleb Evans Louisiana–Monroe RB Elijah Mitchell Louisiana RB Trey Ragas Louisiana Second Team Defense DL Kevin Thurmon Arkansas State DL Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina DL Zi'Yon Hill Louisiana DL Jarvis Hayes Troy LB Jacques Boudreaux Louisiana LB Nikolas Daniels Texas State LB Carlton Martial Troy CB Josh Thomas Appalachian State CB B.J. Edmonds Arkansas State CB Darreon Jackson Arkansas State CB Michael Jacquet III Louisiana Second Team Special Teams K Tyler Sumpter Troy P Cody Grace Arkansas State RS Darrynton Evans Appalachian State

Ref: ^[5]

Head coaches

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Sun Belt record
Appalachian State	Eliah Drinkwitz	1	7–1	7–1	4–1
Arkansas State	Blake Anderson	6	43–29	43–29	33-11
Coastal Carolina	Jamey Chadwell	1	66–48	6–13	2–9
Georgia Southern	Chad Lunsford	3	17–10	17–10	11–7
Georgia State	Shawn Elliott	3	16–22	15–17	9–11
Louisiana	Billy Napier	2	12–9	12–9	7–4
Louisiana–Monroe	Matt Viator	4	95–59	17–26	13–14
South Alabama	Steve Campbell	2	64–39	4–16	2–10
Texas State	Jake Spavital	1	2–5	2–5	1–2
Troy	Chip Lindsey	1	3–4	3–4	1–2

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	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	Final
Appalachian State	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	21	20	RV	23	22	20	20
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	22	20	RV	24	22	22	20	20
	CFP	Not released										25	24	25	21	20
Arkansas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Coastal Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Southern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP														RV
	C															RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana–Monroe	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Alabama	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Texas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Troy	AP
	C	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	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

Schedules

Regular season

The regular season will begin on August 29, 2019, and will end on November 30, 2019.

Index to colors and formatting
Sun Belt member won
Sun Belt member lost
Sun Belt teams in bold

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 29	7:30 p.m.	Texas State	No. 12  Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	SECN	L 7-41	98,016
August 31	11:00 a.m.	South Alabama	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	L 21–35	-
August 31	11:00 a.m.	Mississippi State	Louisiana	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 28–38	-
August 31	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	W 38–30	-
August 31	2:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 23–30	14,237
August 31	2:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 42–7	-
August 31	5:00 p.m.	Campbell	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 43–14	-
August 31	6:00 p.m.	SMU	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	L 30–37	-
August 31	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 6  LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 3–55	-
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 31–9	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 7	2:30 p.m.	Charlotte	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 56–41	-
September 7	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 44–45 OT	-
September 7	5:00 p.m.	Maine	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 26–18	-
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Furman	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 48–42	-
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Jackson State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 37–14	-
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 14-23	-
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Kansas	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	ESPN+	W 12–7	33,493
September 7	6:30 p.m.	Liberty	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 35–14	-
September 7	9:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV		W 43–17	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 14	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas State	No. 3  Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN2	L 0–55	-
September 14	1:30 p.m.	Norfolk State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN3	W 46–7	13,659
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 32–35
September 14	2:30 p.m.	Memphis	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPU	L 6–42	-
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 42–47	-
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	ESPN3	L 17–47	-
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN+	L 10–57	-
September 14	6:30 p.m.	Texas Southern	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 77–6	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 21	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana Monroe	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	FS1	L 20–72	-
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		W 62–28	8,557
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	W 45–25	-
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 35–7	-
September 21	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	North Carolina	Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCNX	W 34–31	-
September 21	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	NFL	L 3–35	-
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 41–28	-
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 37–34 3OT	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 56–37	25,055
September 28	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	ULL 37–24	-
September 28	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	ARKST 50–43	-
September 28	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 30–17	-
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 24–3	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 3	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPNU	GASO 20–17 2OT	-
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 52–38	-
October 5	2:45 p.m.	Memphis	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPNU	L 33–52	-
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Troy	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SECN	L 10–42	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	APPST 17–7	-
October 10	8:15 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	ULM 24–14	-
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	GSU 31–21	17,249
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 16	7:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	TROY 37–13	-
October 17	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPU	ULL 37–20	-
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	GASO 30–27 3OT	11,015
October 19	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 24 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 52–7	-
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Army	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 28-21	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Appalachian State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPNU	APPST 30–3	-
October 26	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 41–7	-
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 52–33	-
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 38–14	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 31	7:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State	Brooks Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	GASO 24–21	18,796
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN3	CCU 36–35	15,098
November 2	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPNU	ARKST 48–41	15,327
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 31–3	21,063
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 7	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPNU	ULL 48–7	14,857
November 9	3:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	TXST 30–28	15,473
November 9	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 49–28	22,108
November 9	5:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	ULM 45–31	13,213
November 9	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN2	W 20–15	80,849
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 28–27	-
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	GASO 51–29	-
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	TROY 63–27	-
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	ULL 37–27	-
November 16	6:30 p.m.	No. 25 Appalachian State	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	APPST 56–27	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Thirteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 23	1:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 28–15	-
November 23	1:30 p.m.	Texas State	No. 24 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 35–13	-
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 38–33	-
November 23	4:00 p.m.	Troy	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 53–3	-
November 23	4:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 45–42	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Fourteen

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 29	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	South Alabama	Ladd–Pebbles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 34–30	-
November 29	5:00 p.m.	No. 25 Appalachian State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	APPST 48–13	-
November 30	11:00 a.m.	Texas State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 24–21	-
November 30	5:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	GASO 38–10	-
November 30	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPNU	ULL 31–30	-
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Week Fifteen (Sun Belt Championship Game)

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 7	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana	No. 21 Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN/ESPN2	APPST 45–38	18,618
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Sun Belt records vs Other Conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season Power 5 Conferences Record ACC 1–1 Big Ten 0–2 Big 12 1–1 BYU/Notre Dame 0–0 Pac-12 0–0 SEC 2–5 Power 5 Total 4–9 Other FBS Conferences Record American 0–4 C-USA 1–2 Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) 4–0 MAC 2–2 Mountain West 1–1 Other FBS Total 8–9 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 9–0 Total Non-Conference Record 21–18

Post Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 0–0 Big Ten 0–0 Big 12 0–0 BYU/Notre Dame 0-0 Pac-12 0–0 SEC 0–0 Power 5 Total 0–0 Other FBS Conferences Record American 0–0 C–USA 0–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–0 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 0–0 Other FBS Total 0–0 Total Bowl Record 0–0

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.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29	SEC	Texas State	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L, 7-41
August 31	Big Ten	South Alabama	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L, 21–35
August 31	SEC	Mississippi State	Louisiana	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	L, 28–38
August 31	SEC	Georgia State	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W, 38–30
August 31	SEC	Georgia Southern	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L, 3–55
September 7	ACC	Louisiana-Monroe	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L, 44–45 (OT)
September 7	Big 12	Coastal Carolina	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W, 12–7
September 14	SEC	Arkansas State	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L, 0–55
September 14	Big Ten	Georgia Southern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L, 32–35
September 21	Big 12	Louisiana-Monroe	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	L, 20–72
September 21	ACC	Appalachian State	North Carolina	Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 34–31
October 5	SEC	Troy	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 10–42
November 9	SEC	Appalachian State	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 20–15

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 31	MAC	Eastern Michigan	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L, 23–30
August 31	American	SMU	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L, 30–37
September 7	C-USA	Charlotte	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W, 56–41
September 7	Mountain West	Wyoming	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 14–23
September 7	Mountain West	Arkansas State	UNLV	Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV	W, 43–17
September 14	American	Memphis	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	L, 6–42
September 14	C-USA	Southern Miss	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	L, 42–47
September 14	American	Texas State	SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX	L, 17–47
September 14	MAC	Georgia State	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L, 10–57
September 21	MAC	Louisiana	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	W, 45–25
September 21	MAC	Troy	Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	W, 35–7
September 21	C-USA	South Alabama	UAB	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	L, 35–3
October 5	American	Memphis	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	L 33–52

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.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 7	Independents	Liberty	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 35–14
September 21	Independents	Coastal Carolina	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA	W 62–28
October 19	Independents	Army	Georgia State	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 28–21
October 26	Independents	New Mexico State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 41–7

Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 31	East Tennessee State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W, 42–7
August 31	Campbell	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W, 43–14
August 31	Grambling State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 31–9
September 7	Maine	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 26–18
September 7	Furman	Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 48–42
September 14	Norfolk State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 46–7
September 14	Texas Southern	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 77–6
September 21	Southern Illinois	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 41–28
September 28	Nicholls	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 24–3

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
	Sun Belt win
	Sun Belt loss

See also: 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	Sun Belt team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Cure Bowl	December 21	Exploria Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	1:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Liberty	16–23	18,158
Camellia Bowl	December 21	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	FIU	34–26	16,209
New Orleans Bowl	December 21	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	No. 20 Appalachian State	UAB	31–17	21,202
Arizona Bowl	December 31	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	CBSSN	3:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Wyoming	17–38	36,892
LendingTree Bowl	January 6, 2020	Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Miami (OH)	27–17	29,212

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Mountain Time Zone. Sun Belt teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

• Bowl eligible: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana
• Bowl-ineligible: Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Offensive				Defensive				Special Teams
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2)		Dan Ellington	Georgia State	QB		Carlton Martial	Troy	LB		Massimo Biscardi	Coastal Carolina	PK
Week 2 (Sept. 9)		Darrynton Evans	Appalachian State	RB		Chandler Kryst	Coastal Carolina	CB		Tyler Bass	Georgia Southern	PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16)		Kaleb Barker	Troy	RB		Rashad Byrd	Georgia Southern	LB		Monquavion Brinson	Georgia Southern	DB
Week 4 (Sept. 23)		Elijah Mitchell	Louisiana	RB		Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State	DL		Joshua Rowland	Texas State	PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30)		Omar Bayless	Arkansas State	WR		Jacques Boudreaux	Louisiana	LB		Cody Grace	Arkansas State	P
Week 6 (Oct. 7)		Dan Ellington (2)	Georgia State	QB		Raymond Johnson III	Georgia Southern	DL		Cody Grace (2)	Arkansas State	P
Week 7 (Oct. 14)		Zac Thomas	Appalachian State	QB		Akeem Davis-Gaither	Appalachian State	LB		Rhys Byrns	Louisiana	P
Week 8 (Oct. 21)		Raymond Calais	Louisiana	RB		Trajan Stephens-McQueen	Georgia State	LB		Tyler Sumpter	Troy	PK
Week 9 (Oct. 28)		Tra Barnett	Georgia State	RB		Nathan Page	Arkansas State	CB		Wesley Kennedy III	Georgia Southern	RB/PR
Week 10 (Nov. 4)		Wesley Kennedy III	Georgia Southern	RB		Darreon Jackson	Arkansas State	DB		Blake Grupe	Arkansas State	PK
Week 11 (Nov. 11)		Caleb Evans	Louisiana-Monroe	QB		Marcus Webb	Troy	DT		Hutch White	Texas State	WR/PR
Week 12 (Nov. 18)		Kaleb Barker	Troy	QB		Shaun Jolly	Appalachian State	DB		Anthony Beck II	Georgia Southern	P
Week 13 (Nov. 25)		Caleb Evans (2)	Louisiana-Monroe	QB		Cortez Sisco Jr.	Louisiana-Monroe	LB		Stevie Artigue	Louisiana	PK
Week 14 (Dec. 1)		Zac Thomas (2)	Appalachian State	QB		Jacques Boudreaux (2)	Louisiana	LB		Blake Grupe (2)	Arkansas State	PK

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	Omar Bayless, WR, Sr.	Arkansas State
Offensive Player of the Year	Darrynton Evans, RB, Jr.	Appalachian State
Defensive Player of the Year	Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, Sr.	Appalachian State
Freshman Player of the Year	Layne Hatcher, QB, Fr.	Arkansas State
Newcomer of the Year	Kaylon Geiger, WR, Jr.	Troy
Coach of the Year	Billy Napier	Louisiana

All-conference teams

Position Player Team First Team Offense WR Omar Bayless Arkansas State WR Krik Merritt Arkansas State WR Kaylon Geiger Troy OL Noah Hannon Appalachian State OL Victor Johnson Appalachian State OL Hunter Atkinson Georgia State OL Kevin Dotson Louisiana OL Robert Hunt Louisiana TE Josh Pederson Louisiana-Monroe QB Kaleb Barker Troy RB Darrynton Evans Appalachian State RB Tra Barnett Georgia State First Team Defense DL Demetrius Taylor Appalachian State DL William Bradley-King Arkansas State DL Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina DL Raymond Johnson III Georgia Southern LB Akeem Davis-Gaither Appalachian State LB Bryan London II Texas State LB Carlton Martial Troy DB Shaun Jolly Appalachian State DB Darreon Jackson Arkansas State DB Kindle Vildor Georgia Southern DB Corey Straughter Louisiana-Monroe DB Will Sunderland Troy First Team Special Teams K Blake Grupe Arkansas State P Cody Grace Arkansas State RS Raymond Calais Louisiana AP Tra Minter South Alabama

Position Player Team Second Team Offense WR Thomas Hennigan Appalachian State WR Corey Sutton Appalachian State WR Ja'Marcus Bradley Louisiana OL Cooper Hodges Appalachian State OL Baer Hunter Appalachian State OL Bobby Reynolds Louisiana-Monroe OL Aaron Brewer Texas State OL J.I. Gaston Troy TE Aubry Payne Georgia State QB Dan Ellington Georgia State RB Elijah Mitchell Louisiana RB Josh Johnson Louisiana-Monroe Second Team Defense DL Kevin Thurmon Arkansas State DL Zi'Yon Hill Louisiana DL Jeffery Whatley South Alabama DL Will Choloh Troy LB Jordan Fehr Appalachian State LB Rashad Byrd Georgia Southern LB Joe Dillon Louisiana LB Cortez Sisco Louisiana-Monroe DB Josh Thomas Appalachian State DB B.J. Edmonds Arkansas State DB Chandler Kryst Coastal Carolina DB Michael Jacquet III Louisiana Second Team Special Teams K Tyler Bass Georgia Southern P Rhys Byrns Louisiana RS Darrynton Evans Appalachian State AP Darrynton Evans Appalachian State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense WR Jonathan Adams Arkansas State WR Cornelius McCoy Georgia State WR Reggie Todd Troy OL Jarrett Horst Arkansas State OL Jacob Still Arkansas State OL Trey Carter Coastal Carolina OL Shamarious Gilmore Georgia State OL Kirk Kelley Troy TE Isaiah Likely Coastal Carolina QB Zac Thomas Appalachian State RB Raymond Calais Louisiana RB Trey Ragas Louisiana Third Team Defense DL E.J. Scott Appalachian State DL C.J. Brewer Coastal Carolina DL Sterling Johnson Coastal Carolina DL Donald Louis Louisiana-Monroe DL Marcus Webb Troy LB Tajhea Chambers Arkansas State LB Teddy Gallagher Coastal Carolina LB Nikolas Daniels Texas State DB Desmond Franklin Appalachian State DB Monquavion Brinson Georgia Southern DB Kendrick Duncan Jr. Georgia Southern DB Travis Reed South Alabama Third team Special Teams K Stevie Artigue Louisiana P Tyler Sumpter Troy RS Reggie Todd Troy AP Raymond Calais Louisiana

*Denotes Unanimous Selection

Ref: ^[6]

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

For the complete All-America selections, see 2019 College Football All-America Team.

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. ^{[7] [8]}

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
G	Kevin Dotson	Louisiana	AP, SI, USAT

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
WR	Omar Bayless	Arkansas State	WCFF, TSN
G	Kevin Dotson	Louisiana	TSN
CB	Corey Straughter	Louisiana-Monroe	USAT

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
WR	Omar Bayless	Arkansas State	AP

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
Fourth Team All-Americans

*AFCA All-America Team
*AP All-America teams
*CBS Sports All-America Team
*ESPN All-America Team
*FWAA All-America Team
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team
*The Athletic All-America Team
*USA Today All-America Team
*Walter Camp All-America Team
*Sporting News All-America Team

National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners

Home Game Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium	30,000	25,147	29,182	25.055				—	79,384	27,165	88.2%
Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium	30,382	22,076	24,176					—	46,252	23,126	76.1%
Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium	21,000	14,237	13,659	17,249				—	45,145	15,048	71.7%
Georgia State	Georgia State Stadium	24,333	20,351						—	20,351	20,351	83.6%
Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium	25,000	17,202	19,220					—	36,422	18,211	72.8%
Louisiana	Cajun Field	36,900	16,231	18,183					—	34,414	17,207	47.7%
Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium	30,427	28,327	16,222					—	45,549	22,274	73.2%
South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium	33,471	14,511	12,373					—	26,884	13,442	40.1%
Texas State	Bobcat Stadium	30,000	20,003	15,803	19,159				—	54,965	18,321	61.1%
Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium	30,402	23,172	27,108	26,437				—	76,717	25,572	84.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.

Round #	Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
2	39	Miami Dolphins	Robert Hunt	G	Louisiana
3	93	Tennessee Titans	Darrynton Evans	RB	Appalachian State
4	107	Cincinnati Bengals	Akeem Davis-Gaither	OLB	Appalachian State
4	135	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kevin Dotson	G	Louisiana
5	163	Chicago Bears	Kindle Vildor	CB	Georgia Southern
6	188	Buffalo Bills	Tyler Bass	K	Georgia Southern
7	245	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond Calais	RB	Louisiana

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