2022 Sun Belt Conference football season

2022 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2, 2022 – December 3, 2022
Number of teams	14
2023 NFL draft
Top draft pick	OT Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion
Picked by	New Orleans Saints, 103rd overall
Regular season
East champions	Coastal Carolina James Madison
West champions	Troy South Alabama
SBC Championship Game
Champions	Troy
Runners-up	Coastal Carolina
Finals MVP	QB Gunnar Watson, Troy
Seasons
← 2021 2023 →

2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 season is the 22nd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on September 2, 2022, and will conclude with its conference championship game on December 3, 2022. It is part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference expanded to 14 football members for the 2022 season with the addition of 4 new member schools. The 14 members were divided into two divisions for play. The conference released its schedule on March 1, 2022. ^[1]

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2021 season saw Appalachian State win the East Division, while Louisiana won the West Division. In the Conference Championship game, Louisiana took victory by a score of 24–16. Louisiana advanced to the New Orleans Bowl, where they defeated Marshall. ^[2] Appalachian State advanced to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they lost to Western Kentucky. ^[3]

Coastal Carolina and Georgia State also reached bowl games, with both winning their games.

Conference expansion

Prior to the 2022 season, the SBC added four new schools as full members: Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, previously from Conference USA, and James Madison, previously from the Colonial Athletic Association at the Division I FCS level. The initial intent was for the schools to begin playing in the conference starting no later that July 1, 2023. ^[4] However, all four teams elected to join for the 2022 season, with the move officially announced with the release of the conference's 2022 schedule. ^[1]

For the 2022 season, James Madison is ineligible for both the conference championship and for bowl games due to its transition from the FCS level to FBS level. Due to JMU meeting FBS scheduling requirements for the 2022 season, specifically five home games against FBS opponents, it was able to skip one year of the normal two-year transition process, making it eligible for both the SBC title and bowl games beginning with the 2023 season. ^[5]

Preseason

Preseason Media Poll

The Sun Belt released its preseason poll on July 25. Appalachian State was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Louisiana was named the favorite to win the West Division. ^[6]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	94 (10)
2	Coastal Carolina	77 (2)
3	Georgia State	68 (1)
4	Marshall	62
5	Georgia Southern	35 (1)
6	James Madison	31
7	Old Dominion	25

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	95 (12)
2	South Alabama	79 (2)
3	Troy	76
4	Texas State	41
5	Southern Miss	40
6	Arkansas State	37
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

Preseason All-Conference teams

• Offensive Player of the Year: Grayson McCall (Redshirt Junior, Coastal Carolina quarterback)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Josaiah Stewart, (Sophomore, Coastal Carolina defensive lineman)

Position Player Team First Team Offense QB Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina RB Rasheen Ali Marshall RB Camerun Peoples Appalachian State OL Willie Lampkin Coastal Carolina OL Dalton Cooper Texas State OL Austin Stidham Troy OL Malik Sumter Georgia State OL Cooper Hodges Appalachian State TE Zack Kuntz Old Dominion WR Ali Jennings III Old Dominion WR Kris Thornton James Madison WR Tez Johnson Troy First Team Defense DL Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina DL Javon Solomon Troy DL Zi'Yon Hill-Green Louisiana DL Will Choloh Troy LB Carlton Martial Troy LB Blake Carroll Georgia State LB Kivon Bennett Arkansas State DB Darrell Luter Jr. South Alabama DB D'Jordan Strong Coastal Carolina DB Antavious Lane Georgia State DB Eric Garror Louisiana DB Keith Gallmon Jr. South Alabama First Team Special Teams K Seth Keller Texas State P Rhys Byrns Louisiana RS Johnnie Lang Arkansas State AP Chris Smith Louisiana

Position Player Team Second Team Offense QB Chase Brice Appalachian State RB Nate Noel Appalachian State RB Tucker Gregg Georgia State OL Travis Glover Georgia State OL Kyle Hergel Texas State OL Damion Daley Appalachian State OL Pat Bartlett Georgia State OL Nick Saldiveri Old Dominion TE Aubry Payne Georgia State WR Te'Vailance Hunt Arkansas State WR Jalen Wayne South Alabama WR Boogie Knight Louisiana–Monroe Second Team Defense DL Richard Jibunor Troy DL Thomas Gore Georgia State DL Jerrod Clark Coastal Carolina DL Justin Ellis Georgia Southern LB Nick Hampton Appalachian State LB Abraham Beauplan Marshall LB Andre Jones Jr. Louisiana LB Trey Cobb Appalachian State DB Steven Jones Jr. Appalachian State DB Derrick Canteen Georgia Southern DB Steven Gilmore Marshall DB TJ Harris Troy Second Team Special Teams K Calum Sutherland Louisiana–Monroe P Anthony Beck II Georgia Southern RS Camron Harrell Southern Miss AP Amare Jones Georgia Southern

Individual awards

The following list contains Sun Belt players who were included on preseason watch lists for national awards.

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Lott Trophy none [7] Dodd Trophy none [8] Maxwell Award Nate Noel Appalachian State RB [9] Chase Brice Appalachian State QB Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina QB Rasheen Ali Marshall RB Blake Watson Old Dominion RB Davey O'Brien Award Chase Brice Appalachian State QB [10] Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina QB Doak Walker Award Rasheen Ali Marshall RB [11] Frank Gore Jr. Southern Miss RB Gerald Green Georgia Southern RB Tucker Gregg Georgia State RB Johnnie Lang Arkansas State RB Nate Noel Appalachian State RB Camerun Peoples Appalachian State RB Chris Smith Louisiana RB Kimani Vidal Troy RB Blake Watson Old Dominion RB Jalen White Georgia Southern RB Jamyest Williams Georgia State RB Biletnikoff Award Corey Gammage Marshall WR [12] Te'Vailance Hunt Arkansas State WR Ali Jennings III Old Dominion WR John Mackey Award Johnny Lumpkin Louisiana TE [13] Rimington Trophy Willie Lampkin Coastal Carolina C [14] Malik Sumter Georgia State C Jake Andrews Troy C Butkus Award Carlton Martial Troy LB [15] Jim Thorpe Award Steven Jones Jr. Appalachian State CB [16] Antavious Lane Georgia State S Darrell Luter Jr. South Alabama CB

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Bronko Nagurski Trophy Steven Jones Jr. Appalachian State CB [17] Antavious Lane Georgia State S Darrell Luter Jr. South Alabama CB Carlton Martial Troy LB Javon Solomon Troy DE Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina DE D'Jordan Strong Coastal Carolina CB Outland Trophy Will Choloh Troy DT [18] A. J. Gillie Louisiana G Cooper Hodges Appalachian State OT Willie Lampkin Coastal Carolina C Austin Stidham Troy OT Malik Sumter Georgia State C Lou Groza Award Seth Keller Texas State K [19] Ray Guy Award Anthony Beck II Georgia Southern P [20] Ethan Duane Old Dominion P Jack Brooks South Alabama P Mason Hunt Southern Miss P Rhys Byrns Louisiana P Ryan Hanson Arkansas State P Paul Hornung Award Milan Tucker Appalachian State CB [21] Rasheen Ali Marshall RB Wuerffel Trophy Miller Gibbs Appalachian State TE [22] Eddie Smith Arkansas State S Chris Smith Louisiana RB Rasheen Ali Marshall RB Tyriek Bell Marshall LB B.R. Hatcher Old Dominion LS Keith Gallmon Jr. South Alabama S Swayze Bozeman Southern Miss LB Micah Hilts Texas State TE Craig Slocum Jr. Troy S

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Ref Walter Camp Award Rasheen Ali Marshall RB [23] Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina QB Bednarik Award Steven Jones Jr. Appalachian State CB [24] Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina DE Abraham Beauplan Marshall LB Darrell Luter Jr. South Alabama CB Jordan Revels Texas State LB Carlton Martial Troy LB Rotary Lombardi Award Abraham Beauplan Marshall LB [25] Kivon Bennett Arkansas State LB Cooper Hodges Appalachian State OT Willie Lampkin Coastal Carolina C Carlton Martial Troy LB Javon Solomon Troy LB Patrick Mannelly Award Kyle Davis James Madison LS [26] Quentin Skinner Troy LS Travis Drosos South Alabama LS Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Javen Banks Texas State WR Calvin Hill Texas State RB Te'Vailance Hunt Arkansas State WR Amare Jones Georgia Southern WR Tyler Page Appalachian State WR Manning Award Chase Brice Appalachian State QB [27] Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina QB Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Sione Tupou Texas State LB [28] Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Chase Brice Appalachian State QB [29] Jarret Doege Troy QB Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina QB Hayden Wolff Old Dominion QB Ted Hendricks Award

Head coaches

• On September 26, 2021, Georgia Southern fired head coach Chad Lunsford after 5 seasons with the team. Former USC head coach Clay Helton was announced as his permanent replacement, with Helton taking over duties at the conclusion of the 2021 season. ^[30]
• On November 21, 2021, Troy fired head coach Chip Lindsey after 4 seasons with the team. Troy hired Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall as his replacement. ^[31]
• On November 28, 2021, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier announced that he was leaving the team to take the head coach position at Florida in the Southeastern Conference. Louisiana promoted their co-offensive coordinator Michael Desormeaux to replace Napier. ^[32]

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Overall record	Sun Belt record	Sun Belt titles
Appalachian State	Shawn Clark	Appalachian State (Off. Line Coach)	3	20–7 (.741)	13–3 (.813)	0
Arkansas State	Butch Jones	Alabama (assistant coach)	2	86–64 (.573)	1–7 (.125)	0
Coastal Carolina	Jamey Chadwell	Coastal Carolina (Off. Coordinator)	5	90–54 (.625)	18–14 (.563)	1
Georgia Southern	Clay Helton	USC	1	46–24 (.657)	0–0 (–)	0
Georgia State	Shawn Elliott	South Carolina (Off. Line Coach)	6	31–35 (.470)	20–20 (.500)	0
James Madison	Curt Cignetti	Elon	4	100–31 (.763)	0–0 (–)	0
Louisiana	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana (Co-Off. Coordinator)	1	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)	0
Louisiana–Monroe	Terry Bowden	Clemson (Grad. Assistant)	2	179–122–2 (.594)	2–6 (.250)	0
Marshall	Charles Huff	Alabama (associate head coach)	2	7–6 (.538)	0–0 (–)	0
Old Dominion	Ricky Rahne	Penn State (Off. Coordinator)	3	6–7 (.462)	0–0 (–)	0
South Alabama	Kane Wommack	Indiana (Def. Coordinator)	2	5–7 (.417)	2–6 (.250)	0
Southern Miss	Will Hall	Tulane (Off. Coordinator)	2	59–29 (.670)	0–0 (–)	0
Texas State	Jake Spavital	West Virginia (Off. Coordinator)	4	9–27 (.250)	7–17 (.292)	0
Troy	Jon Sumrall	Kentucky (Co-Def. Coordinator)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0

Post-season changes

• On November 27, Texas State announced that they had fired head coach Jake Spavital. Spavital had posted a record of 13–35 over four years at the school. ^[33] On December 7, Texas State announced Incarnate Word's head coach G. J. Kinne would take over as the new head coach for the 2023 season. ^[34]
• On December 4, Jamey Chadwell announced that he was leaving Coastal Carolina to take over the head coaching position at Liberty. Coastal Carolina's defensive coordinator Chad Staggs took over as the interim head coach for the team's bowl game. ^[35] Later on December 4, Coastal Carolina announced NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck as the new head coach beginning in 2023. ^[36]

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	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	Final
Appalachian State	AP	RV		RV	RV
	C	RV		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Arkansas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Coastal Carolina	AP						RV	RV			RV	RV	23	23	RV
	C	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	23	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Southern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
James Madison	AP					RV	RV	25	RV						RV	RV
	C					RV	RV	RV							RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana–Monroe	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Marshall	AP			RV													RV
	C			RV
	CFP	Not released
Old Dominion	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Alabama	AP									RV			RV	RV	RV	RV
	C									RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Southern Miss	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Texas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Troy	AP										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	19
	C										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20
	CFP	Not released														24

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

Schedule

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

All times Central time.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	W 20–17	21,944
September 3	11:00 a.m.	North Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPNU	L 61–63	40,168
September 3	2:30 p.m.	Norfolk State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN3	W 55–3	24,607
September 3	3:00 p.m.	Troy	No. 21  Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	L 10–28	60,533
September 3	4:00 p.m.	Nicholls	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 48–7	15,101
September 3	4:30 p.m.	Texas State	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	NSN/MWSN	L 14–38	13,260
September 3	5:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 59–7	15,183
September 3	5:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 44–7	23,074
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Army	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 38–28	21,165
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 58–3	17,893
September 3	6:00 p.m.	No. 17 (FCS)  Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	ESPN+	W 24–7	16,812
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 27–29 4OT	24,051
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	ESPN+/SECN+	L 14–35	78,297
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN	L 10–52	94,873
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas State	No. 3  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	L 12–45	100,067
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Southern Miss	No. 15  Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ACCN	L 7–30	46,422
September 10	11:00 a.m.	North Carolina	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 28–35	17,687
September 10	12:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN+	W 38–24	17,205
September 10	1:30 pm	Marshall	No. 8  Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	W 26–21	77,622
September 10	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	No. 6  Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	ESPN2	W 17–14	92,664
September 10	3:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN3	W 63–7	23,928
September 10	5:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 21–39	36,853
September 10	5:00 p.m.	Gardner-Webb	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 31–27	12,261
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	NFLN	W 49–21	15,352
September 10	6:00 p.m.	FIU	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 41–12	18,757
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 38–17	26,189
September 10	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 45–42	86,862
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 35–7	13,536
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	11:00 a.m.	Texas State	No. 17  Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FS1	L 7–42	45,597
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 38–26	13,372
September 17	1:00 p.m.	South Alabama	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 31–32	29,344
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 14–16	40,556
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 32–28	34,406
September 17	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	Stadium	L 21–35	24,302
September 17	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 2  Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 7–63	98,433
September 17	4:00 p.m.	Marshall	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	NFLN	L 31–34 OT	21,158
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN3	W 64–10	26,202
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	L 32–44	32,620
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 41–42	16,433
September 17	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 21–33	18,746
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22	6:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	CCU 41–24	13,467
September 24	2:30 p.m.	James Madison	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	JMU 32–28	33,248
September 24	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	ODU 29–26	20,655
September 24	5:00 p.m.	Ball State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 34–23	18,434
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 38–14	17,939
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	ESPN+	W 27–24	20,422
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 34–0	16,237
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	NFLN	TROY 16–7	27,514
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	ULM 21–17	19,077
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 1	11:00 a.m.	Georgia State	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 31–14	25,752
October 1	12:30 p.m.	Texas State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	JMU 40–13	25,188
October 1	2:30 p.m.	Gardner-Webb	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 28–7	19,845
October 1	2:30 p.m.	The Citadel	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 49–0	30,789
October 1	4:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	USA 20–17	20,671
October 1	5:00 p.m.	Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 24–38	18,368
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ASU 45–28	18,172
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	ESPN+	W 34–27	20,168
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 34–30	18,756
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Modern Day Hate)	ESPN3	GSU 41–33	20,109
October 8	6:00 p.m.	James Madison	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	NFLN	JMU 42–20	20,083
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 36–24	25,613
October 8	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 27–10	26,017
October 8	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	CCU 28–21	18,448
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN2	ULL 23–13	19,905
October 15	11:00 a.m.	Old Dominion	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPNU	ODU 49–21	16,814
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	TROY 17–14	23,480
October 15	3:00 p.m.	No. 25 James Madison	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	GASO 45–38	18,738
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	USM 20–19	27,042
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	NFLN	SOAL 41–34	15,459
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 19	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN2	APPST 42–17	31,757
October 20	5:30 p.m.	Troy	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (Battle for the Belt)	ESPNU	TROY 10–6	25,450
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 24–48	30,132
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Marshall	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	MU 26–12	26,159
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	GASO 28–23	20,162
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 38–18	15,017
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	USM 20–14	16,318
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 27	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN2	USM 39–24	27,332
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 31–17	16,203
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Robert Morris	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 42–3	32,501
October 29	4:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	SOAL 31–3	11,714
October 29	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	NFLN	CCU 24–13	24,954
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 3	6:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN	CCU 35–28	21,224
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Marshall	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	MU 12–0	18,327
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	GSU 42–14	22,128
November 5	3:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	SOAL 38–31	17,084
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 31–30	11,376
November 5	4:00 p.m.	Troy	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	TROY 23–17	7,888
November 5	6:30 p.m.	James Madison	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPNU	L 10–34	42,157
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 10	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	ULL 36–17	11,512
November 12	12:00 p.m.	James Madison	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	ESPN+	JMU 37–3	21,934
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	ULM 31–28	12,241
November 12	2:00 p.m.	UMass	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 35–33	14,354
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	MU 28–21	24,312
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Army	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	NFLN	W 10–9	31,010
November 12	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 38–21	14,518
November 12	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPNU	CCU 26–23	16,203
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana	No. 19  Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ACCRSN	L 17–49	58,597
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Georgia State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	JMU 42–40	20,055
November 19	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 27–14	32,096
November 19	3:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	NFLN	SOAL 27–20	24,032
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 34–16	23,864
November 19	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	TXST 16–13	13,287
November 19	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	MU 23–10	16,153
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	Canceled due to the University of Virginia shooting [37]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Coastal Carolina	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPNU	JMU 47–7	19,393
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Georgia State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	MU 28–23	17,427
November 26	11:00 a.m.	Old Dominion	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 27–20	11,407
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	TROY 48–19	9,376
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	ULL 41–13	15,035
November 26	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	USM 20–10	4,465
November 26	5:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	GASO 51–48 2OT	18,683
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Week 15 (Sun Belt Championship Game)

See also: 2022 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 3	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN	TROY 45–26	21,554
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games

Legend
	Sun Belt win
	Sun Belt loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	Sun Belt team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Cure Bowl	December 16	Exploria Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 Troy	No. 25 UTSA	W 18–12	11,911
LendingTree Bowl	December 17	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	4:45 p.m.	Southern Miss	Rice	W 38–24	20,512
Myrtle Beach Bowl	December 19	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Marshall	UConn	W 28–14	12,023
New Orleans Bowl	December 21	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Western Kentucky	L 23–44	13,456
Independence Bowl	December 23	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Houston	L 16–23	23,410
Camellia Bowl	December 27	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Georgia Southern	Buffalo	L 21–23	15,322
Birmingham Bowl	December 27	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	5:45 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	East Carolina	L 53–29

Rankings are from Final CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone.

Selection of teams

• Bowl eligible (7): Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Marshall, South Alabama, Southern Miss, Troy
• Bowl ineligible (7): Appalachian State ^{[lower-alpha 1]} , Arkansas State, Georgia State, James Madison ^{[lower-alpha 2]} , Louisiana–Monroe, Old Dominion, Texas State

Sun Belt Records against other conferences

2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season Power Five Conferences Record ACC 1–5 Big 12 0–2 Big Ten 1–2 BYU/Notre Dame 1–0 Pac-12 0–1 SEC 1–2 Power 5 Total 4–12 Other FBS Conferences Record American 1–2 C–USA 4–3 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 2–3 MAC 4–1 Mountain West 0–1 Other FBS Total 11–10 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 13–0 Total Non-Conference Record 28–22

Postseason Power Five Conferences Record ACC 0–0 Big 12 0–0 Big Ten 0–0 BYU/Notre Dame 0–0 Pac-12 0–0 SEC 0–0 Power 5 Total 0–0 Other FBS Conferences Record American 0–2 C–USA 2–1 Independents (Excluding BYU/Notre Dame) 1–0 MAC 0–1 Mountain West 0–0 Other FBS Total 3–4 Total Bowl Record 3–4

Sun Belt vs Power 5 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
September 2	ACC	Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	W 20–17
September 3	ACC	North Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	L 61–63
September 3	SEC	Troy	No. 21 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 10–28
September 3	SEC	Georgia State	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 14–35
September 3	Big 12	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 10–52
September 10	Big Ten	Arkansas State	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 12–45
September 10	ACC	Southern Miss	No. 15 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	L 7–30
September 10	ACC	North Carolina	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 28–35
September 10	Independent	Marshall	No. 8 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 26–21
September 10	SEC	Appalachian State	No. 6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 17–14
September 10	Big Ten	Georgia Southern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	W 45–42
September 17	Big 12	Texas State	No. 17 Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	L 7–42
September 17	Pac-12	South Alabama	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	L 31–32
September 17	ACC	Old Dominion	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 14–16
September 17	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 2 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 7–63
November 5	ACC	James Madison	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 10–34
November 19	ACC	Louisiana	Florida State	Daok Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 17–49
November 19	ACC	Coastal Carolina	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA

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
September 3	Mountain West	Texas State	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	L 14–38
September 3	C-USA	Middle Tennessee	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 44–7
September 10	MAC	South Alabama	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	W 38–24
September 10	American	Old Dominion	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 21–39
September 10	MAC	Eastern Michigan	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 49–21
September 10	C-USA	FIU	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 41–12
September 17	MAC	Buffalo	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 38–26
September 17	C-USA	Georgia Southern	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	L 21–35
September 17	MAC	Marshall	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 31–34 OT
September 17	American	Arkansas State	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl)	L 32–44
September 17	C-USA	Charlotte	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 41–42
September 17	C-USA	Louisiana	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 21–33
September 24	MAC	Ball State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 34–23
September 24	C-USA	Louisiana Tech	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 38–14
September 24	American	Southern Miss	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell)	W 27–24
October 1	C-USA	Troy	Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	W 34–27

Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Army	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 38–28
September 3	Liberty	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 27–29 4OT
October 1	Georgia State	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 31–14
October 1	Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	L 24–38
October 22	Louisiana–Monroe	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 24–48
November 12	UMass	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 35–33
November 12	Army	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 10–9

Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FCS schools.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 3	Norfolk State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 55–3
September 3	Nicholls	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 48–7
September 3	Morgan State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 59–7
September 3	Grambling State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 58–3
September 3	Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Cypress Mug)	W 24–7
September 10	Norfolk State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 63–7
September 10	Gardner-Webb	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 31–27
September 10	Alabama A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 38–17
September 10	Nicholls	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 35–7
September 17	Northwestern State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 64–10
September 24	Houston Christian	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 34–0
October 1	The Citadel	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 49–0
October 1	Gardner-Webb	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 28–7
October 29	Robert Morris	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 42–3

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	40,168†	34,406	33,248	30,789	31,757	32,501	32,096	234,965	33,566	111.8%
Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium	30,406	17,893	18,172	20,083†	11,714	14,354	9,376		91,592	15,265	50.2%
Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium	21,000	21,165	12,261	13,372	18,756	16,814	21,224†	16,203	119,795	17,113	81.4%
Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium	25,000	15,183	18,434	18,738†	17,084	16,153	18,683		104,275	17,379	69.5%
Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium	24,333	17,687	16,433	13,467	20,109†	16,203	12,241		96,140	16,023	65.8%
James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium	24,877	23,074	23,928	25,188	26,159†	20,055	19,393		137,804	22,967	92.3%
Louisiana	Cajun Field	41,426	16,812	18,079	20,671†	15,017	7,888	11,512		89,979	14,997	36.2%
Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium	27,617	13,536	19,077†	18,448	11,376	4,465			66,902	13,380	58.4%
Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium	38,227	24,607	19,845	19,905	24,954†	24,312	17,427		131,131	21,855	57.1%
Old Dominion	S. B. Ballard Stadium	21,944	21,944†	20,655	18,368	20,162	18,327	21,934		121,390	20,232	92.1%
South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium	25,450	15,101	17,939	15,459	25,450†	14,518	11,407		99,874	16,645	65.4%
Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium	36,000	24,051	26,202	25,765	27,332†	22,128	24,032		150,787	25,131	69.8%
Texas State	Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium	30,008	18,757	16,237	25,613†	16,318	13,287	15,035		105,247	17,541	58.4%
Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium	30,470	26,189	27,514	26,017	23,480	31,010†	23,864		158,074	26,346	86.4%

Bold – At or Exceeded capacity
†Season High

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Offensive				Defensive				Special Teams
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1 (September 5) [38]		Chase Brice	Appalachian State	QB		Jason Henderson	Old Dominion	LB		Eric Garror	Louisiana	RS
Week 2 (September 12) [39]		Kyle Vantrease	Georgia Southern	QB		Jalen McLeod	Appalachian State	LB		Matthew McDoom	Coastal Carolina	RS
Week 3 (September 19) [40]		Christian Horn	Appalachian State	WR		Nick Ross	Appalachian State	DB		Natrone Brooks	Southern Miss	RS
Week 4 (September 26) [41]		Todd Centeio	James Madison	QB		Carlton Martial	Troy	LB		Caullin Lacy	South Alabama	RS
Week 5 (October 3) [42]		Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB		Carlton Martial (2)	Troy	LB		Johnnie Lang Jr.	Arkansas State	RS
Week 6 (October 10) [43]		Todd Centeio (2)	James Madison	QB		Troy Spears	Texas State	S		Seth Keller	Texas State	K
Week 7 (October 17) [44]		Kyle Vantrease (2)	Georgia Southern	QB		Tre Hawkins	Old Dominion	DB		Kenneth Almendares	Louisiana	K
Week 8 (October 24) [45]		Ben Woolridge	Louisiana	QB		Owen Porter	Marshall	DL		Mike Rivers	Troy	P
Week 9 (October 31) [46]		La'Damian Webb	South Alabama	RB		Shane Bruce	Coastal Carolina	LB		Evan Crenshaw	Coastal Carolina	P
Week 10 (November 7) [47]		La'Damian Webb (2)	South Alabama	RB		Carlton Martial (3)	Troy	LB		Rece Verhoff	Marshall	K
Week 11 (November 14) [48]		Todd Centeio (3)	James Madison	QB		Carlton Martial (4)	Troy	LB		Kenneth Almendares (2)	Louisiana	K
Week 12 (November 21) [49]		Kimani Vidal	Troy	RB		Jaden Voisin	South Alabama	DB		Seth Keller (2)	Texas State	K
Week 13 (November 28) [50]		Todd Centeio (4)	James Madison	QB		Reddy Steward	Troy	DB		Alex Raynor	Georgia Southern	K

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. ^[51]

Award	Player	School
Player of the Year	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
Offensive Player of the Year	Todd Centeio	James Madison
Defensive Player of the Year	Carlton Martial	Troy
Freshman Player of the Year	Jared Brown	Coastal Carolina
Newcomer of the Year	Todd Centeio	James Madison
Coach of the Year	Jon Sumrall	Troy

All-Conference teams

The following players were selected as part of the Sun Belt's All-Conference Teams. ^[51]

Position Player Team First Team Offense WR Jamari Thrash Georgia State WR Kris Thornton James Madison WR Ali Jennings III Old Dominion OL Cooper Hodges Appalachian State OL Austin Stidham Troy OL Willie Lampkin Coastal Carolina OL Jake Andrews Troy OL Anderson Hardy Appalachian State TE Seydou Traore Arkansas State QB Grayson McCall Coastal Carolina RB Khalan Laborn Marshall RB La'Damian Webb South Alabama First Team Defense DL T.J. Jackson Troy DL Zi'Yon Hill-Green Louisiana DL Owen Porter Marshall DL Will Choloh Troy DL Isaac Ukwu James Madison LB Carlton Martial Troy LB Jason Henderson Old Dominion LB Nick Hampton Appalachian State DB Yam Banks South Alabama DB Micah Abraham Marshall DB Reddy Steward Troy DB Bralen Trahan Louisiana First Team Specialists K Dominic Zvada Arkansas State P Rhys Byrns Louisiana RS Eric Garror Louisiana AP Frank Gore Jr. Southern Miss

Position Player Team Second Team Offense WR Jalen Wayne South Alabama WR Tyrone Howell Louisiana–Monroe WR Khaleb Hood Georgia Southern OL Khalil Crowder Georgia Southern OL Pat Bartlett Georgia State OL Nick Saldiveri Old Dominion OL Malik Sumter Georgia State OL Nick Kidwell James Madison TE Henry Pearson Appalachian State QB Todd Centeio James Madison RB Kimani Vidal Troy RB Frank Gore Jr. Southern Miss Second Team Defense DL Levi Bell Texas State DL James Carpenter James Madison DL Richard Jibunor Troy DL Jamare Edwards James Madison DL Josaiah Stewart Coastal Carolina LB Marques Watson-Trent Georgia Southern LB Andre Jones Jr. Louisiana LB Jourdan Quibodeaux Louisiana DB Steven Jones Jr. Appalachian State DB Quavian White Georgia State DB Steven Gilmore Marshall DB Lance Boykin Coastal Carolina Second Team Specialists K Diego Guajardo South Alabama P Devyn McCormick Louisiana–Monroe RS Johnnie Lang Jr. Arkansas State AP Johnnie Lang Jr. Arkansas State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense WR Jason Brownlee Southern Miss WR Sam Pinckney Coastal Carolina WR Michael Jefferson Louisiana OL James Jackson South Alabama OL Kyle Hergel Texas State OL Caleb Kelly Georgia Southern OL Isaiah Helms Appalachian State OL Antwine Loper Coastal Carolina TE Jacob Jenkins Coastal Carolina QB Kyle Vantrease Georgia Southern RB Percy Agyei-Obese James Madison RB Jalen White Georgia Southern Third Team Defense DL Kivon Bennett Arkansas State DL Jerrod Clark Coastal Carolina DL Justin Ellis Georgia Southern DL Javon Solomon Troy LB Taurus Jones James Madison LB JT Killen Coastal Carolina LB Santrell Latham Southern Miss DB Jay Stanley Southern Miss DB Malik Shorts Southern Miss DB Darrell Luter Jr. South Alabama DB Antavious Lane Georgia State DB Derrick Canteen Georgia Southern Third Team Specialists K Briggs Bourgeois Southern Miss P Mason Hunt Southern Miss RS Milan Tucker Appalachian State AP La'Damian Webb South Alabama

NFL draft

The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Nick Saldiveri	OT	Old Dominion	4	1	103	New Orleans Saints
Jake Andrews	C	Troy	4	5	107	New England Patriots
Darrell Luter Jr.	CB	South Alabama	5	20	155	San Francisco 49ers
Nick Hampton	LB	Appalachian State	5	26	161	Los Angeles Rams
Eric Scott Jr.	CB	Southern Miss	6	1	178	Dallas Cowboys
Tre Hawkins III	CB	Old Dominion	6	32	209	New York Giants
Zack Kuntz	TE	Old Dominion	7	3	220	New York Jets
Cooper Hodges	OT	Appalachian State	7	9	226	Jacksonville Jaguars
Andre Jones Jr.	LB	Louisiana	7	16	233	Washington Commanders

Notes

1. Although Appalachian State had a 6–6 record, they were not bowl eligible as they had more than one win against FCS level teams. Only one win against an FCS opponent may count towards bowl eligibility under NCAA rules.
2. James Madison was not bowl eligible due to NCAA rules regarding teams transitioning between the FCS and FBS levels

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