2024 Sun Belt Conference football season

2024 Sun Belt Conference football season
2024 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 31, 2024 – December 7, 2024
Number of teams	14
2025 NFL draft
Regular season
SBC Championship Game
Seasons
	← 2023 2025 →

Last updated June 01, 2024

2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
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 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of May 31, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 24th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season is scheduled to begin August 31, 2024 and conclude with the Conference Championship Game on December 7, 2024. The season will be part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference will consist of 14 football member split into two divisions. The conference released its full season scheduled on March 1, 2024.^[1]

Previous season

During the 2023 Sun Belt Conference season, the James Madison Dukes won the East division, while the Troy Trojans won the West division. James Madison was not eligible to play in the conference championship game due to NCAA rules regarding transitioning from FCS to FBS, and so East division runner-ups Appalachian State played in the championship game. In the Conference Championship Game, Troy defeated Appalachian State by a score of 49–23.

Head coaches

On November 26, 2023, Louisiana–Monroe announced that it had fired head coach Terry Bowden after 3 seasons with the team.^[2] On December 5, 2023, the school announced that former UAB head coach Bryant Vincent would take over as the new head coach for 2024.^[3]
On November 30, 2023, James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti announced that he would leave the school to take the head coach position at Indiana for the 2024 season.^[4] Assistant head coach and offensive line coach Damian Wroblewski was named the acting head coach for James Madison's bowl game. On December 7, 2023, the school announced that Bob Chesney would become the new head coach for 2024.^[5] Chesney had previously been head coach at Holy Cross.
On December 8. 2023, Troy head coach Jon Sumrall was announced as the new head coach of Tulane in the American Athletic Conference for the 2024 season.^[6] The school's defensive coordinator Greg Gasparato was named the interim head coach. On December 18, 2023, Troy announced Gerad Parker as the new head coach for 2024.^[7] Parker was previously the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame.
On January 15, South Alabama head coach Kane Wommack was hired as the defensive coordinator at Alabama.^[8] South Alabama promoted their offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to the head coach position to replace Wommack.^[9]
On February 15, Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott resigned from his position to join South Carolina as a Tight Ends coach^[10] On February 23, Georgia State named Dell McGee as the new head coach.^[11] McGee had previously been the Running Backs coach at Georgia.

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Overall record	Sun Belt record
Appalachian State	Shawn Clark	Appalachian State (OL coach)	5	35–18 (.660)	22–10 (.688)
Arkansas State	Butch Jones	Alabama (assistant coach)	4	95–80 (.543)	6–18 (.250)
Coastal Carolina	Tim Beck	NC State (offensive coordinator)	2	8–5 (.615)	5–3 (.625)
Georgia Southern	Clay Helton	USC (head coach)	3	58–38 (.604)	6–10 (.375)
Georgia State	Dell McGee	Georgia (RB coach/run game coordinator)	1	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)
James Madison	Bob Chesney	Holy Cross (head coach)	1	111–46 (.707)	0–0 (–)
Louisiana	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana (co-offensive coordinator)	3	13–14 (.481)	7–9 (.438)
Louisiana–Monroe	Bryant Vincent	New Mexico (offensive coordinator)	1	7–6 (.538)	0–0 (–)
Marshall	Charles Huff	Alabama (associate head coach)	4	22–17 (.564)	8–8 (.500)
Old Dominion	Ricky Rahne	Penn State (offensive coordinator)	5	15–23 (.395)	7–9 (.438)
South Alabama	Major Applewhite	South Alabama (offensive coordinator)	1	15–11 (.577)	0–0 (–)
Southern Miss	Will Hall	Tulane (offensive coordinator)	4	69–44 (.611)	6–10 (.375)
Texas State	G. J. Kinne	Incarnate Word (head coach)	2	20–7 (.741)	4–4 (.500)
Troy	Gerad Parker	Notre Dame (offensive coordinator)	1	0–6 (.000)	0–0 (–)

Rankings

		Pre
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 2024 schedule was released on March 1, 2024^[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
August 29	6:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	CBSSN
August 31	2:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+
August 31	3:00 p.m.	Boise State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPNU
August 31	3:15 p.m.	Old Dominion	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN
August 31	4:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+
August 31	4:00 p.m.	North Texas	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+
August 31	6:45 p.m.	Southern Miss	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN
August 31	7:00 p.m.	James Madison	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPNU
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Lamar	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
September 7	11:00 a.m.	Troy	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNU
September 7	3:00 p.m.	UTSA	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry)	ESPNU
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Marshall	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	The CW
September 7	5:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+
September 7	5:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+
September 7	5:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	William & Mary	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	UAB	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN
September 14	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+
September 14	3:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU
September 14	3:00 p.m.	Troy	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1
September 14	5:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA	ESPN+
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+
September 14	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
September 19	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN
September 21		Virginia	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
September 21		Georgia Southern	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
September 21		James Madison	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 21		Marshall	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
September 21		Arkansas State	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
September 21		Tulane	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
September 21		Louisiana–Monroe	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
September 21		Southern Miss	Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
September 21		Florida A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 5

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
September 28	Liberty	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
September 28	Georgia Southern	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
September 28	Ball State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 28	Western Michigan	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 28	Old Dominion	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
September 28	Louisiana	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
September 28	South Alabama	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
September 28	Texas State	Sam Houston	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX
September 28	Louisiana–Monroe	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPNU
October 5		Old Dominion	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
October 5		Appalachian State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (rivalry)
October 5		South Alabama	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
October 5		James Madison	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
October 5		Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
October 10	6:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN2
October 12		Marshall	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
October 12		Old Dominion	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
October 12		Appalachian State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
October 12		Southern Miss	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
October 12		Arkansas State	Texas State	Bobcat 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
October 15	6:30 p.m.	Troy	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2
October 17		Georgia State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
October 19		Louisiana	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
October 19		James Madison	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
October 19		Texas State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
October 19		Arkansas State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
October 24	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN2
October 26		Georgia State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
October 26		Southern Miss	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 26		Troy	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
October 26		Louisiana–Monroe	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, 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
October 29	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN2
November 2		Old Dominion	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
November 2		Georgia State	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
November 2		Louisiana–Monroe	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
November 2		Georgia Southern	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
November 2		Coastal Carolina	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
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN or ESPN2
November 9		Georgia State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 9		Arkansas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
November 9		Texas State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
November 9		Marshall	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 12

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
November 16	Troy	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
November 16	Arkansas State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 16	Coastal Carolina	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
November 16	James Madison	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Royal Rivalry)
November 16	South Alabama	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
November 16	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
November 16	Southern Miss	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 13

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
November 23	James Madison	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
November 23	Georgia Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
November 23	Marshall	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
November 23	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
November 23	Troy	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
November 23	South Alabama	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
November 23	Georgia State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
November 29	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+
November 30		Appalachian State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)
November 30		Coastal Carolina	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 30		Marshall	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 30		Old Dominion	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
November 30		Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)
November 30		Southern Miss	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
^#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
December 7	6:30 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

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Power 4 Conferences	Record
ACC	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
Big 12	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 4 Total	0–0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
C-USA	0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	0–0
Mountain West	0–0

Other FBS Total	0–0
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	0–0

Total Non-Conference Record	0–0

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, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site
August 31	ACC	Georgia State	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
August 31	SEC	Old Dominion	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
August 31	SEC	Southern Miss	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY
September 7	ACC	Appalachian State	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
September 7	ACC	Marshall	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 14	SEC	Vanderbilt	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 14	ACC	Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 14	Big Ten	Arkansas State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
September 14	Big 12	Arizona State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
September 14	Big Ten	Troy	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
September 21	ACC	Virginia	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
September 21	SEC	Georgia Southern	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
September 21	ACC	James Madison	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 21	Big Ten	Marshall	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
September 21	Big 12	Arkansas State	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA
September 21	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX
September 28	ACC	Louisiana	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
September 28	SEC	South Alabama	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
November 16	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL

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
August 31	C-USA	Coastal Carolina	Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
August 31	Mountain West	Boise State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
August 31	American	James Madison	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC
August 31	American	North Texas	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
August 31	Mountain West	Nevada	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
September 7	Mountain West	Georgia Southern	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
September 7	American	East Carolina	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 7	American	Tulsa	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
September 7	C-USA	Louisiana	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
September 7	American	UAB	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
September 7	MAC	South Alabama	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
September 7	American	UTSA	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas
September 7	American	Troy	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN
September 14	American	Appalachian State	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 14	American	Coastal Carolina	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA
September 14	American	South Florida	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
September 21	American	Tulane	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
September 21	C-USA	Southern Miss	Jacksonville State	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
September 28	C-USA	Liberty	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
September 28	MAC	Ball State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 28	MAC	Western Michigan	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
September 28	MAC	Old Dominion	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
September 28	C-USA	Texas State	Sam Houston	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX

Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes UConn, or UMass.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
November 2	Georgia State	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT

Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Site
August 31	East Tennessee State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
August 31	Stony Brook	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV
August 31	Central Arkansas	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
August 31	Grambling State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
August 31	Jackson State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
August 31	Lamar	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
September 7	William & Mary	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC
September 7	Chattanooga	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA
September 7	Gardner–Webb	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 7	Southeastern Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
September 14	South Carolina State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
September 14	Northwestern State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
September 21	Florida A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL

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The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 21st season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. The season began September 2, 2021 and concluded with its championship game on December 4, 2021. It was part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 10 football members split into two divisions. The conference released its schedule on March 1, 2021.

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The 2022 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Curt Cignetti. The Dukes played their home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the East division of the Sun Belt Conference. The Dukes finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for first place in the East division.

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The 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 154th season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 26 and ended on December 9. The postseason began on December 15, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, ended on January 8, 2024, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Washington Huskies by a score of 34–13 to claim the program's first national championship in the College Football Playoff (CFP) era, and their 12th overall. This was the tenth and final season of using the four team College Football Playoff (CFP) system, with the bracket being expanded to 12 teams for the 2024 season.

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 23rd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on August 31, 2023 and ended with its conference championship game on December 2, 2023. It was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consists of 14 member schools split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 24, 2023.

The 2023 James Madison Dukes football team represented James Madison University as a member of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Curt Cignetti, the Dukes played home games at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the East division of the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2024 South Alabama Jaguars football team will represent the University of South Alabama as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by first-year head coach Major Applewhite and will play home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.

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↑ "Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University" (Press release). Indiana Hoosiers. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
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[2] "ULM to Seek New Leadership for Football Program". ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.

[3] "Bryant Vincent Named ULM Head Football Coach". ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[4] "Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University" (Press release). Indiana Hoosiers. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[5] "Bob Chesney Selected to Lead JMU Football as New Head Coach". jmusports.com. James Madison University Athletics. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[6] "Tulane hires Troy's Jon Sumrall on 6-year deal, sources say". espn.com. ESPN. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

[7] "Troy Hires Notre Dame OC Gerad Parker as head coach". espn.com. ESPN. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[8] Low, Christ; Ritenberg, Adam (January 15, 2024). "Sources: South Alabama's Kane Wommack to join Alabama staff". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[9] "Major Applewhite Named Head Football Coach at South Alabama". usajaguars.com. University of South Alabama. January 18, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[10] Low, Chris (February 15, 2024). "Georgia State HC Shawn Elliott joins South Carolina staff". espn.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[11] "Dell McGee Named Head Football Coach". georgiastatesports.com. Georgia State University. February 23, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2023.

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