2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game

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2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game
4th SBC Championship Game
1234Total
Coastal Carolina0761326
Troy171414045
DateDecember 3, 2022
Season 2022
Stadium Veterans Memorial Stadium
Location Troy, Alabama
MVPQB Gunnar Watson, Troy
Favorite Troy by 8
Referee Wayne Winkler
Attendance21,554
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN
Announcers Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore and Tiffany Blackmon
Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game
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2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy  6 2   9 4  
James Madison* x  6 2   8 3  
Marshall  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Southern  3 5   6 7  
Appalachian State  3 5   6 6  
Georgia State  3 5   4 8  
Old Dominion  2 6   3 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$  7 1   12 2  
South Alabama x  7 1   10 3  
Southern Miss  4 4   7 6  
Louisiana  4 4   6 7  
Louisiana–Monroe  3 5   4 8  
Texas State  2 6   4 8  
Arkansas State  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 3, 2022, at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Alabama. It was the fourth edition of the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Sun Belt Conference for the 2022 season. The game began at 2:40 p.m. CST on ESPN. The game featured the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, the East Division champions, and the Troy Trojans, the West Division champions. Sponsored by tire company Hercules Tires, the game was officially known as the 2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship. [1]

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Teams

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

Coastal Carolina clinched a spot in the championship game following their defeat of Southern Miss on November 12. [2]

Troy Trojans

Troy clinched a spot in the championship game following their defeat of Arkansas State on November 26. The win also ensured they would host the game. [3] Troy is looking for its first Sun Belt title since 2017 and first outright title since 2009.

Game Summary

2022 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (9–2, 6–2) vs. Troy Trojans (10–2, 7–2)
Period1234Total
Coastal Carolina0761326
Troy171414045

at Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022
  • Game time: 2:40 p.m CDT
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Overcast • Wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h) WSW
  • Game attendance: 21,554
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore and Tiffany Blackmon
  • Pregame line: TROY –6.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:07) TROY – Brooks Bruce 35 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:53; Troy 3–0)
  • (9:28) TROY – Deshon Stoudemire 65 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:12; Troy 10–0)
  • (4:09) TROY – DK Billingsley 8 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:43; Troy 17–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:36) TROY – DK Billingsley 33 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:45; Troy 24–0)
  • (9:47) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 67 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:46; Troy 31–0)
  • (0:29) CCU – Grayson McCall 8 yard rush, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:35; Troy 31–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:08) CCU – Jared Brown 30 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Troy 31–13)
  • (8:42) TROY – RaJae' Johnson 36 yard pass from Gunnar Watson, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:26; Troy 38–13)
  • (4:49) TROY – DK Billingsley 3 yard rush, Brooks Bruce kick (Drive: 8 plays, 7 yards, 3:40; Troy 45–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:55) CCU – Sam Pinckney 11 yard pass from Grayson McCall, two-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:54; Troy 45–19)
  • (6:09) CCU – Tyson Mobley 21 yard pass from Grayson McCall, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:03; Troy 45–26)
StatisticsCoastal CarolinaTroy
First downs2716
plays–yards72–43253–411
Rushes/yards31–11336–93
Passing yards319318
Passing: Comp–Att–Int29–41–112–17–0
Time of possession32:2227:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Coastal CarolinaPassing Grayson McCall 29/41, 319 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
RushingReese White8 carries, 44 yards
ReceivingTyson Mobley7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
TroyPassing Gunnar Watson 12/17, 318 yards, 3 TDs
RushingDK Billingsley9 carries, 57 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving RaJae' Johnson 4 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs

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