2025 Sun Belt Conference football season

2025 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 28, 2025 – December 6, 2025
Number of teams	14
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
SBC Championship Game
Seasons
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2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Appalachian State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Coastal Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Southern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia State		0	–	0					0	–	0
James Madison		0	–	0					0	–	0
Marshall		0	–	0					0	–	0
Old Dominion		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Division
Arkansas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	0					0	–	0
South Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Miss		0	–	0					0	–	0
Texas State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Troy		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of March 6, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 25th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season is scheduled to being on August 28, 2025, and concluded with the Conference Championship Game on December 6, 2025. The season will be part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consists of 14 football members split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 28, 2025. ^[1]

Previous season

Main article: 2024 Sun Belt Conference football season

During the 2024 Sun Belt Conference season, Marshall won the East division, while Louisiana won the West division. In the Conference Championship Game, Marshall defeated Louisiana by a score of 31–3. Marshall was invited to play in the Independence Bowl, but withdrew after many players left the program after the resignation of head coach Charles Huff.

Head coaches

• On October 20, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had fired head coach Will Hall after starting the season with a 1–6 record. Assistant head coach Reed Stringer was named the interim head coach. ^[2] On December 8, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had hired Charles Huff away from Marshall to be their head coach in 2025. ^[3] Marshall's associate head coach Telly Lockette was named the interim head coach for Marshall's bowl game.
• On December 2, 2024, Appalachian State announced that they had fired head coach Shawn Clark. ^[4] On December 7, Appalachian State announced Dowell Loggains as the new head coach. Loggains had previously been the offensive coordinator at South Carolina. ^[5]
• On December 8, 2024, Marshall announced Tony Gibson as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Gibson had previously the defensive coordinator at NC State. ^[6]

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Sun Belt record	Sun Belt titles
Appalachian State	Dowell Loggains	South Carolina (Offensive coordinator/QBs coach)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Arkansas State	Butch Jones	Alabama (assistant coach)	5	103–85 (.548)	11–21 (.344)	0
Coastal Carolina	Tim Beck	NC State (offensive coordinator)	3	14–12 (.538)	8–8 (.500)	0
Georgia Southern	Clay Helton	USC (head coach)	4	66–43 (.606)	12–12 (.500)	0
Georgia State	Dell McGee	Georgia (RB coach/run game coordinator)	2	4–9 (.308)	1–7 (.125)	0
James Madison	Bob Chesney	Holy Cross (head coach)	2	120–50 (.706)	4–4 (.500)	0
Louisiana	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana (co-offensive coordinator)	4	23–18 (.561)	14–10 (.583)	0
Louisiana–Monroe	Bryant Vincent	New Mexico (offensive coordinator)	2	12–13 (.480)	3–5 (.375)	0
Marshall	Tony Gibson	NC State (Defensive coordinator/Linebackers coach)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Old Dominion	Ricky Rahne	Penn State (offensive coordinator)	6	20–30 (.400)	16–16 (.500)	0
South Alabama	Major Applewhite	South Alabama (offensive coordinator)	2	22–17 (.564)	5–3 (.625)	0
Southern Miss	Charles Huff	Marshall (head coach)	1	32–20 (.615)	20–12 (.625)	1
Texas State	G. J. Kinne	Incarnate Word (head coach)	3	28–12 (.700)	9–7 (.563)	0
Troy	Gerad Parker	Notre Dame (offensive coordinator)	2	4–14 (.222)	3–5 (.375)	0

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	Wk 15	Final
Appalachian State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Arkansas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Coastal Carolina	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Southern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
James Madison	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana–Monroe	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Marshall	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Old Dominion	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Alabama	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Southern Miss	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Texas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Troy	AP
	C
	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

Schedule

The 2025 schedule was released on February 28, 2025. ^[1]

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

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 28		Saint Francis (PA)	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
August 29		Appalachian State	Charlotte	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)
August 30		Coastal Carolina	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
August 30		Georgia Southern	Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA
August 30		Georgia State	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
August 30		Weber State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
August 30		Marshall	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
August 30		Old Dominion	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
August 30		Southeast Missouri State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
August 30		Rice	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
August 30		Morgan State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
August 30		Mississippi State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
August 30		Eastern Michigan	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX
August 30		Nicholls	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
#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	Ref.
September 6		Lindenwood	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
September 6		Charleston Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
September 6		Georgia Southern	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
September 6		Memphis	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 6		James Madison	Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY
September 6		Missouri State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 6		North Carolina Central	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 6		Arkansas State	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Fayetteville, AR
September 6		McNeese	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
September 6		Louisiana–Monroe	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL
September 6		Tulane	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
September 6		Jackson State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
September 6		Texas State	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)
September 6		Troy	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
#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	Ref.
September 13		East Carolina	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
September 13		Jacksonville State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
September 13		Murray State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 13		Eastern Kentucky	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 13		Old Dominion	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 13		Iowa State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
September 13		Louisiana	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO
September 13		South Alabama	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
September 13		Appalachian State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
September 13		Texas State	Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
September 13		Memphis	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
#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	Ref.
September 20		Maine	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
September 20		Georgia State	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
September 20		James Madison	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
September 20		Marshall	Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
September 20		Arkansas State	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
September 20		Louisiana	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
September 20		Louisiana–Monroe	UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
September 20		Costal Carolina	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
September 20		Southern Miss	Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)
September 20		Nicholls	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)
September 20		Troy	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
#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	Ref.
September 27		Appalachian State	Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
September 27		Georgia Southern	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 27		Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 27		Marshall	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
September 27		Arkansas State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
September 27		South Alabama	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
September 27		Jacksonville State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
#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	Ref.
October 4		Oregon State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
October 4		James Madison	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 4		Coastal Carolina	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
October 4		Texas State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
October 4		Louisiana–Monroe	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
October 4		South Alabama	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry)
#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	Ref.
October 9		Southern Miss	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
October 11		Louisiana–Monroe	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
October 11		Appalachian State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 11		Louisiana	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 11		Old Dominion	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 11		Troy	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX
#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	Ref.
October 14		Arkansas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
October 18		Coastal Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
October 18		Georgia State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
October 18		Old Dominion	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Royal Rivalry)
October 18		Texas State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 18		Southern Miss	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
October 18		Troy	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
#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	Ref.
October 23		South Alabama	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 25		Appalachian State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
October 25		Georgia Southern	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
October 25		Louisiana–Monroe	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
October 25		Louisiana	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
#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	Ref.
October 28		James Madison	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX
October 30		Marshall	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
November 1		Old Dominion	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
November 1		Louisiana	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
November 1		Arkansas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
#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	Ref.
November 6		Georgia Southern	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)
November 8		Georgia State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
November 8		James Madison	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
November 8		Southern Miss	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
November 8		Texas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
#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	Ref.
November 13		Troy	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
November 15		Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA
November 15		Marshall	Georgia State	Center Parc stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 15		Appalachian State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 15		South Alabama	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
November 15		Texas State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
#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	Ref.
November 20		Louisiana	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
November 22		Marshall	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)
November 22		Coastal Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
November 22		Old Dominion	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
November 22		Washington State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 22		Southern Miss	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
November 22		Louisiana–Monroe	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX
November 22		Georgia State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 29		Arkansas State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
November 29		James Madison	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
November 29		Georgia Southern	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
November 29		Georgia State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
November 29		Louisiana–Monroe	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)
November 29		Troy	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
November 29		South Alabama	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 6		East Division winner	West Division winner	TBD • TBD
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "Sun Belt Announces 2025 Football Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
2. Sklar, Sam (October 20, 2024). "Will Hall fired by Southern Miss football in 4th season as coach". hattiesburgamerican.com. Hattiesburg American . Retrieved October 20, 2024.
3. Thamel, Pete (December 8, 2024). "Last-place Southern Miss hires Marshall coach Charles Huff". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
4. Gillenwater, Sam (December 2, 2024). "Appalachian State fires Shawn Clark". On3 . Retrieved December 2, 2024.
5. "Loggains Tabbed as App State Football Head Coach" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
6. "Tony Gibson Named As Marshall's 32nd Head Football Coach" (Press release). Marshall Thundering Herd. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.