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 5, 2025
Number of teams	14
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
SBC Championship Game
Venue	TBA
Seasons
← 2024 2026 →

2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Coastal Carolina		1	–	0					2	–	2
James Madison		0	–	0					2	–	1
Old Dominion		0	–	0					2	–	1
Georgia Southern		0	–	0					2	–	2
Marshall		0	–	0					2	–	2
Georgia State		0	–	0					1	–	3
Appalachian State		0	–	1					2	–	1
West Division
Southern Miss		1	–	0					2	–	2
Texas State		0	–	0					3	–	1
Louisiana–Monroe		0	–	0					2	–	1
Troy		0	–	0					2	–	2
Arkansas State		0	–	0					1	–	3
Louisiana		0	–	0					1	–	3
South Alabama		0	–	1					1	–	3
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 23, 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 begin on August 28, 2025, and conclude with the Conference Championship Game on December 5, 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]

Preseason

Preseason Media Poll

The SBC released its preseason poll on July 21. James Madison was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Louisiana was named the favorite to win the West Division. ^[2]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	94 (11)
2	Georgia Southern	76 (1)
3	Appalachian State	60
4	Coastal Carolina	49 (1)
5	Old Dominion	48
6	Marshall	42 (1)
7	Georgia State	23

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana	86 (6)
2	Texas State	78 (6)
3	Arkansas State	64 (1)
4	South Alabama	50 (1)
5	Southern Miss	47
6	Troy	43
7	Louisiana–Monroe	24

Preseason All-Conference teams

• Offensive Player of the Year: Braylon Braxton (RS Senior, Southern Miss, quarterback) ^[2]
• Defensive Player of the Year: Blayne Myrick (RS Junior, South Alabama, linebacker)
• Special Teams Player of the Year: Clune Van Andel (Junior, Arkansas State, kicker)

Position Player Team First Team Offense QB Braylon Braxton Southern Miss RB George Pettaway James Madison RB Kentrel Bullock South Alabama OL Nick Del Grande Coastal Carolina OL Caleb Cook Georgia Southern OL Pichon Wimbley Georgia Southern OL Pat McMurtrie James Madison OL Zach Barlev Old Dominion TE Toby Payne Marshall WR Corey Rucker Arkansas State WR Josh Dallas Georgia Southern WR Ted Hurst Georgia State First Team Defense DL Bryan Whitehead Arkansas State DL Latrell Bullard Georgia Southern DL Jordan Lawson Louisiana DL Kevontay Wells Louisiana–Monroe DL Brodarius Lewis Southern Miss LB Brendan Harrington Georgia Southern LB Jason Henderson Old Dominion LB Blayne Myrick South Alabama DB Chance Gamble Georgia Southern DB Jacob Thomas James Madison DB Tyree Skipper Louisiana DB Josh Moten Southern Miss First Team Special Teams K Clune Van Andel Arkansas State P Alex Smith Georgia Southern RS Ian Foster Southern Miss AP Ja'Quez Cross Arkansas State

Position Player Team Second Team Offense QB Alonza Barnett III James Madison RB Ja'Quez Cross Arkansas State RB Bill Davis Louisiana OL Jax Harrington Louisiana OL George Jackson Louisiana OL Jalen Slappy Marshall OL Jordan Davis South Alabama OL Eli Russ Troy TE Kyirin Heath Southern Miss WR Dalton Stroman Appalachian State WR Jameson Tucker Coastal Carolina WR Dalen Cobb Georgia Southern Second Team Defense DL Henry Bryant Georgia State DL Immanuel Bush James Madison DL Kris Trinidad Old Dominion DL Luis Medina Troy LB Shane Bruce Coastal Carolina LB Trent Hendrick James Madison LB Cameron Whitfield Louisiana LB Koa Naotala Old Dominion DB Tracy Hill Jr. Georgia Southern DB DJ Barksdale James Madison DB Wesley Miller South Alabama DB Devin Lafayette Troy Second Team Special Teams K Scott Taylor Renfroe Troy P Aleksi Pulkkinen South Alabama RS Ja'Quez Cross Arkansas State AP George Pettaway James Madison

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. ^[3] On December 8, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had hired Charles Huff away from Marshall to be their head coach in 2025. ^[4] 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. ^[5] On December 7, Appalachian State announced Dowell Loggains as the new head coach. Loggains had previously been the offensive coordinator at South Carolina. ^[6]
• 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. ^[7]

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

See also: 2025 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	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	RV	RV	NR
	C
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP	RV	NR
	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	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 29–0	12,459
August 29	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Charlotte	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)	ESPNU	W 34–11	35,718
August 30	11:00 a.m.	Mississippi State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN	L 17–34	33,485
August 30	1:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	No. 20  Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FS1	L 14–27	47,109
August 30	2:30 p.m.	Marshall	No. 5  Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN	L 7–45	93,033
August 30	5:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 7–48	46,143
August 30	5:00 p.m.	Weber State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 45–10	24,965
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 42–24	18,241
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Morgan State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 38–21
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 38–20	25,546
August 30	6:45 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 21  Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	L 7–63	66,378
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Rice	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 12–14	22,148
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 52–27	21,082
August 30	8:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA	FS1	L 14–42	36,801
#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 5	6:00 p.m.	James Madison	Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN2	L 14–28	48,717
September 6	2:30 p.m.	Lindenwood	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 20–13	34,921
September 6	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)	ESPN+	W 43–36	45,778
September 6	2:30 p.m.	Troy	No. 8  Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 16–27	77,890
September 6	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ESPN+	L 14–56	54,224
September 6	4:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS)  Jackson State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 38–20	32,011
September 6	5:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	L 20–21	28,564
September 6	5:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 54–6	18,111
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	L 16–38	13,625
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Tulane	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 31–33	16,871
September 6	6:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 13–0	22,217
September 6	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FS1	L 20–59	66,514
September 6	6:45 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 21  Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 0–73	100,077
September 6	7:00 p.m.	McNeese	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	ESPN+	W 34–10	26,071
#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	11:00 a.m.	Memphis	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPNU	L 7–28	23,384
September 13	11:45 a.m.	South Alabama	No. 24  Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 15–31	88,043
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana	No. 25  Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	ESPN+	L 10–52	57,321
September 13	3:00 p.m.	No. 14  Iowa State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	L 16–24	22,248
September 13	5:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 38–7	23,925
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 41–34	24,585
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Murray State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 37–21	13,988
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 45–26	57,627
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	USM 38–22	24,534
September 13	6:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 0–38	21,634
September 13	9:30 p.m.	Texas State	Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ	TNT	L 15–34	54,005
#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	2:30 p.m.	James Madison	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	ESPNU	W 31–13	24,022
September 20	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 31–34	18,371
September 20	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 21–17	12,068
September 20	5:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 21–28	10,713
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Maine	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	W 45–17	23,217
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	W 42–28	15,168
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	CCU 38–20	17,050
September 20	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 20  Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN (21–70)	ESPNU	L	35,000
September 20	6:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)	ESPN+	L 20–30	17,108
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)	ESPN+	W 35–3	31,500
September 20	8:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	ESPN+	W 31–25	15,272
#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	11:00 a.m.	South Alabama	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX	ESPNU
September 27	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+
September 27	5:00 p.m.	Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+
September 27	6:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+
#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	6:30/7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN/ESPN2
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	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN2
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	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN2
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	6:30 p.m.	James Madison	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN2
October 30	6:30 p.m.	Marshall	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN/ESPN2
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	6:30/7:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPN/ESPN2
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	6:30 p.m.	Troy	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN
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	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN
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 5	6:00 p.m.	East Division winner	West Division winner	TBD • TBD	ESPN
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Sun Belt records vs. other conferences

2025–2026 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Four Conferences	Record
ACC	1–3
Big 12	0–2
Big Ten	0–2
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–7
Power 4 Total	1–14
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	2–5
C-USA	1–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	1–0
Mountain West	0–1
Pac-12	0–0
Other FBS Total	4–7
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	12–0
Total Non-Conference Record	17–21

Sun Belt vs Power 4 matchups

This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, 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 30	ACC	Coastal Carolina	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 7–48
August 30	SEC	Georgia State	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 7–63
August 30	SEC	Marshall	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 7–45
August 30	Big Ten	Old Dominion	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	L 14–27
August 30	SEC	Mississippi State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 17–34
September 5	ACC	James Madison	Louisville	L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 14–28
September 6	Big Ten	Georgia Southern	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 20–59
September 6	SEC	Arkansas State	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 14–56
September 6	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–73
September 6	ACC	Troy	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 16–27
September 13	ACC	Old Dominion	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 45–26
September 13	Big 12	Iowa State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 16–24
September 13	SEC	Louisiana	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 10–52
September 13	SEC	South Alabama	Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 15–31
September 13	Big 12	Texas State	Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 15–34
September 20	SEC	Georgia State	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN
October 4	Big Ten	Louisiana–Monroe	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
November 22	SEC	Coastal Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC

Sun Belt vs other FBS matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, or Pac-12.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29	American	Appalachian State	Charlotte	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 34–11
August 30	Mountain West	Georgia Southern	Fresno State	Valley Children's Stadium • Fresno, CA	L 14–42
August 30	American	Rice	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 12–14
August 30	MAC	Eastern Michigan	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 52–27
September 6	American	Memphis	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 16–38
September 6	C-USA	Missouri State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 20–21
September 6	American	Tulane	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	L 31–33
September 6	American	Texas State	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	W 43–36
September 13	American	East Carolina	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 0–38
September 13	C-USA	Jacksonville State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 41–34
September 13	American	Memphis	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	L 7–28
September 20	C-USA	James Madison	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
September 20	C-USA	Marshall	Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN
September 20	C-USA	Arkansas State	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
September 20	MAC	Louisiana	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
September 20	C-USA	Louisiana–Monroe	UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX
September 20	C-USA	Southern Miss	Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
September 20	MAC	Troy	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY
September 27	Mountain West	Appalachian State	Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
September 27	C-USA	Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 27	American	South Alabama	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
September 27	C-USA	Jacksonville State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
October 4	Pac-12	Oregon State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
November 22	Pac-12	Washington State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

Sun Belt vs. FCS matchups

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

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 28	Saint Francis (PA)	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 29–0
August 30	Weber State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 45–10
August 30	Southeast Missouri State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 42–24
August 30	Morgan State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 38–21
August 30	Nicholls	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 38–20
September 6	Lindenwood	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 20–13
September 6	Charleston Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 13–0
September 6	North Carolina Central	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	W 54–6
September 6	McNeese	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 34–10
September 6	Jackson State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 38–20
September 13	Murray State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 37–21
September 13	Eastern Kentucky	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 38–7
September 20	Maine	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
September 20	Nicholls	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Offensive				Defensive				Special Teams
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1 [8]		AJ Swann	Appalachian State	QB		D'Arco Perkins-McCallister	Louisiana–Monroe	DB		Tony Sterner	Louisiana	K
Week 2 [9]		Trequan Jones	Old Dominion	RB		Luke Hodge	Troy	LB		Tre' Brown	Old Dominion	WR
Week 3 [10]		Colton Joseph	Old Dominion	QB		Ian Foster	Southern Miss	DB		Dalen Cobb	Georgia Southern	WR
Week 4 [11]		Carlos Del Rio-Wilson	Marshall	QB		Noah Arinze	Coastal Carolina	DL		Evan Crenshaw	Troy	P

References

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10. "Old Dominion's Joseph, Southern Miss' Foster & Georgia Southern's Cobb Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Awards". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
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