2024 Sun Belt Conference football season

Summarize Fact Check

The SBC released its preseason poll on July 22. Appalachian State was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Texas State was named the favorite to win the West Division.^[2]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Appalachian State	96 (12)
2	James Madison	79 (2)
3	Coastal Carolina	67
4	Georgia Southern	50
5	Marshall	49
6	Old Dominion	32
7	Georgia State	19

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas State	92 (9)
2	Troy	68 (4)
3	Louisiana	66 (1)
4	Arkansas State	65
5	South Alabama	54
6	Southern Miss	31
7	Louisiana–Monroe	16

• Offensive Player of the Year: Joey Aguilar (Senior, Appalachian State quarterback)^[2]
• Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Henderson (Senior, Old Dominion, linebacker)

• On November 26, 2023, Louisiana–Monroe announced that it had fired head coach Terry Bowden after 3 seasons with the team.^[3] On December 5, 2023, the school announced that former UAB head coach Bryant Vincent would take over as the new head coach for 2024.^[4]
• 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9] South Alabama promoted their offensive coordinator Major Applewhite to the head coach position to replace Wommack.^[10]
• On February 15, Georgia State head coach Shawn Elliott resigned from his position to join South Carolina as a Tight Ends coach^[11] On February 23, Georgia State named Dell McGee as the new head coach.^[12] McGee had previously been the Running Backs coach at Georgia.

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

• On October 20, 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.^[13] On December 8, Southern Miss announced that they had hired Charles Huff away from Marshall to be their head coach in 2025.^[14] Marshall's associate head coach Telly Lockette was named the interim head coach for Marshall's bowl game.

• On December 2, Appalachian State announced that they had fired head coach Shawn Clark.^[15] On December 7, Appalachian State announced Dowell Loggains as the new head coach. Loggains had previously been the offensive coordinator at South Carolina.^[16]
• On December 8, Marshall announced Tony Gibson as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Gibson had previously the defensive coordinator at NC State.^[17]

		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	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Arkansas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Coastal Carolina	AP
	C		RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Southern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
James Madison	AP						RV	RV						RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C										RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana–Monroe	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Marshall	AP																RV
	C																RV
	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	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Troy	AP
	C	RV
	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

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Jacksonville State	AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	CBSSN	W 55–27	18,977
August 29	8:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 30–14	11,145
August 31	2:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 38–10	36,232
August 31	3:00 p.m.	Boise State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	L 45–56	24,134
August 31	3:15 p.m.	Old Dominion	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	L 19–23	78,496
August 31	4:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 45–3	25,032
August 31	4:00 p.m.	North Texas	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 38–52	15,559
August 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS) Central Arkansas	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 34–31	21,708
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Nevada	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 26–28	27,412
August 31	6:45 p.m.	Southern Miss	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	L 0–31	61,627
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN	L 12–35	40,113
August 31	7:00 p.m.	James Madison	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPNU	W 30–7	15,314
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Grambling State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 40–10	23,107
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Lamar	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	W 34–27	19,637
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 7	11:00 a.m.	Troy	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 17–38	23,246
September 7	3:00 p.m.	UTSA	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX (I-35 Rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–10	28,000
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Marshall	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	The CW	L 14–31	65,632
September 7	5:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 13–6	24,570
September 7	5:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 14–20	21,944
September 7	5:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 20–27	22,158
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	W 28–24	19,316
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 (FCS) William & Mary	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 40–21	19,294
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	TruTV	W 20–17	16,245
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS) Chattanooga	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 24–21	0
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	W 34–10	11,040
September 7	6:00 p.m.	UAB	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 32–6	12,327
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 35–10	22,044
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	No. 25 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ACCN	L 20–66	81,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Northwestern State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 87–10	16,023
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN	L 28–31	25,187
September 14	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas State	No. 17 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	L 18–28	110,250
September 14	1:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 28–20	13,945
September 14	3:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	ESPNU	W 21–19	46,117
September 14	3:00 p.m.	Troy	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	L 21–38	69,250
September 14	5:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA	ESPN+	W 42–14	21,617
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	L 17–37	22,208
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 36–32	14,413
September 14	6:00 p.m.	South Florida	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 24–49	28,146
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 19	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN	SOAL 48–14	34,133
September 21	11:00 a.m.	Marshall	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	L 14–49	103,871
September 21	11:00 a.m.	James Madison	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	W 70–50	50,500
September 21	11:00 a.m.	Tulane	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	L 33–41	22,534
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Virginia	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 24–43	22,104
September 21	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	No. 20 Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	ESPN+	L 7–52	55,428
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Jacksonville State	AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 7–44	21,788
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 34–12	29,024
September 21	6:45 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 5 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, MS	SECN	L 13–52	67,505
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 1 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	ESPN+	L 3–51	102,850
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Ball State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 63–7	25,786
September 28	2:00 p.m.	Texas State	Sam Houston	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 39–40	27,225
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	W 41–38	31,061
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Liberty	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	Canceled	N/A
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	ESPNU	GASO 38–21	18,808
September 28	2:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 27–20	18,723
September 28	4:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 30–27	19,140
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	ULM 13–9	21,253
September 28	6:45 p.m.	South Alabama	No. 14 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 10–42	102,143
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN2	TXST 38–17	20,349
October 5	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV (rivalry)	ESPN+	MU 52–37	28,023
October 5	6:00 p.m.	James Madison	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPNU	ULM 21–19	19,976
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 45–37	18,552
October 5	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 18–16	21,427
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	ULL 23–13	24,041
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 10	6:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN2	JMU 39–7	25,622
October 12	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	ODU 21–14	12,280
October 12	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	ULM 38–21	22,645
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 41–9	28,000
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 34–24	14,058
October 12	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	GASO 24–23	24,048
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 15	6:30 p.m.	Troy	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry)	ESPN2	SOAL 25–9	25,450
October 17	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN2	MU 35–20	20,703
October 19	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPNU	ULL 34–24	17,812
October 19	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	ODU 24–14	19,129
October 19	3:00 p.m.	James Madison	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	GASO 28–14	20,153
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	ARKST 44–28	24,542
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 24	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN2	ODU 47–19	18,281
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 33–26	33,783
October 26	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	JMU 32–15	25,399
October 26	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 46–17	16,746
October 26	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 34–31	17,162
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 29	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN2	ULL 23–17	16,831
November 1	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 27–34	22,028
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 28–20	34,954
November 2	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	MU 28–23	21,478
November 2	3:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 38–24	24,223
November 2	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPNU	GASO 34–30	19,667
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 7	7:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN	CCU 38–24	19,415
November 9	11:00 a.m.	Texas State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPNU	TXST 38–17	13,720
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Marshall	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	MU 37–3	20,502
November 9	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	JMU 38–7	25,709
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 55–19	16,451
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 16	11:45 a.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 14–48	88,043
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	MU 31–19	24,175
November 16	3:00 p.m.	Troy	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	TROY 28–20	21,762
November 16	3:00 p.m.	James Madison	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Royal Rivalry)	ESPNU	JMU 35–32	21,984
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	ARKST 27–20	14,047
November 16	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	SOAL 24–22	16,063
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 58–3	22,618
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 23	1:30 p.m.	James Madison	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 34–20	34,012
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 28–21	14,029
November 23	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	SOAL 35–14	20,074
November 23	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	GASO 26–6	14,556
November 23	4:00 p.m.	Troy	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 51–30	15,501
November 23	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	GSU 52–44	18,271
November 23	6:30 p.m.	Marshall	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	MU 42–35	18,083
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 29	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	TXST 45–38	15,569
November 30	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPNU	ULL 37–23	15,006
November 30	1:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	CCU 48–27	12,606
November 30	1:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 52–20	19,521
November 30	2:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ODU 40–32	13,584
November 30	5:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	GASO 29–20	23,383
November 30	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPNU	MU 35–33 2OT	23,341
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 7	6:30 p.m.	Marshall	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN	MU 31–3	20,067
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Legend
	Sun Belt win
	Sun Belt loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	Sun Belt team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Salute to Veterans Bowl	December 14	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Western Michigan	W 30–23	12,021
Boca Raton Bowl	December 18	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	James Madison	Western Kentucky	W 27–17	15,808
New Orleans Bowl	December 19	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Sam Houston	L 26–31	13,151
Myrtle Beach Bowl	December 23	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN	10:00 a.m.	Coastal Carolina	UTSA	L 15–44	8,164
68 Ventures Bowl	December 26	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Bowling Green	W 38–31	19,582
New Mexico Bowl	December 28	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	ESPN	1:15 p.m.	Louisiana	TCU	L 3–34	22,827
First Responder Bowl	January 3, 2025	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN	3:00 p.m.	Texas State	North Texas	W 30–28	28,725

• Marshall was originally selected to play in the Independence Bowl against Army. However, Marshall later opted out of the bowl game due to a large number of players entering the NCAA transfer portal, preventing Marshall from being able to field a full team for the bowl.^[18]

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2024 Sun Belt head-to-head matchups
Team	Appalachian State	Arkansas State	Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	Georgia State	James Madison	Louisiana	Marshall	Old Dominion	South Alabama	Southern Miss	Texas State	Troy	UL Monroe
vs. Appalachian State	—	×	38–24	29–20	26–33	20–34	34–24	52–37	20–28	48–14	×	×	×	×
vs. Arkansas State	×	—	×	×	20–27	×	55–19	×	40–32	16–18	28–44	41–9	31–34	21–28
vs. Coastal Carolina	24–38	×	—	29–9	27–48	39–7	34–24	31–19	37–45	×	×	×	38–24	×
vs. Georgia Southern	20–29	×	9–29	—	21–38	14–28	×	23–24	47–19	30–34	×	×	28–20	×
vs. Georgia State	33–26	27–20	48–27	38–21	—	38–7	×	35–20	21–14	×	×	44–52	×	×
vs. James Madison	34–20	×	7–39	28–14	7–38	—	×	35–33	32–35	×	15–32	×	×	21–19
vs. Louisiana	24–34	19–55	24–34	×	×	×	—	×	×	24–22	13–23	17–23	30–51	23–37
vs. Marshall	37–52	×	19–31	24–23	20–35	33–35	×	—	35–42	×	3–37	×	×	23–28
vs. Old Dominion	28–20	32–40	45–37	19–47	14–21	35–32	×	42–35	—	×	×	14–24	×	×
vs. South Alabama	14–48	18–16	×	34–30	×	×	22–24	×	×	—	14–35	45–38	9–25	17–46
vs. Southern Miss	×	44–28	×	×	×	32–15	23–13	37–3	×	35–14	—	58–3	52–20	38–21
vs. Texas State	×	9–41	×	×	52–44	×	23–17	×	24–14	38–45	3–58	—	17–38	17–38
vs. Troy	×	34–31	24–38	20–28	×	×	51–30	×	×	25–9	20–52	38–17	—	13–9
vs. UL Monroe	×	28–21	×	×	×	19–21	37–23	28–23	×	46–17	21–38	38–17	9–13	—
Total	3–5	5–3	3–5	6–2	1–7	4–4	7–1	7–1	4–4	5–3	0–8	5–3	3–5	3–5
	APP	ARST	CCU	GASO	GAST	JMU	UL	MRSH	ODU	USA	USM	TXST	TROY	ULM

× – Matchup not played in 2024
Updated after the season.

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2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Power 4 Conferences	Record
ACC	2–5
Big Ten	0–3
Big 12	0–2
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	1–6
Power 4 Total	3–16
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	6–5
C-USA	2–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–1
MAC	3–1
Mountain West	1–2
Pac-12	0–0
Other FBS Total	12–11
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	13–0
Total Non-Conference Record	28–27

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	Score
August 31	ACC	Georgia State	Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 12–35
August 31	SEC	Old Dominion	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 19–23
August 31	SEC	Southern Miss	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 0–31
September 7	ACC	Appalachian State	Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 20–66
September 7	ACC	Marshall	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 14–31
September 12	Big 12	Arizona State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 28–31
September 14	SEC	Vanderbilt	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 36–32
September 14	ACC	Virginia Tech	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	L 17–37
September 14	Big Ten	Arkansas State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 18–28
September 14	Big Ten	Troy	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 21–38
September 21	ACC	Virginia	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	L 24–43
September 21	SEC	Georgia Southern	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 13–52
September 21	ACC	James Madison	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 70–50
September 21	Big Ten	Marshall	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 14–49
September 21	Big 12	Arkansas State	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	L 7–52
September 21	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 3–51
September 28	ACC	Louisiana	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 41–13
September 28	SEC	South Alabama	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 10–42
November 16	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 14–48

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
August 29	C-USA	Coastal Carolina	Jacksonville State	AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	W 55–27
August 31	Mountain West	Boise State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 45–56
August 31	American	James Madison	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 30–7
August 31	American	North Texas	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	L 38–52
August 31	Mountain West	Nevada	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	L 26–28
September 7	Mountain West	Georgia Southern	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	W 20–17
September 7	American	East Carolina	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	L 14–20
September 7	American	Tulsa	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 28–24
September 7	C-USA	Louisiana	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	W 34–10
September 7	American	UAB	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 32–6
September 7	MAC	South Alabama	Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	L 20–27
September 7	American	UTSA	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, Texas	W 49–10
September 7	American	Troy	Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 17–38
September 14	American	Appalachian State	East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 21–19
September 14	American	Coastal Carolina	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	W 28–20
September 14	American	South Florida	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 24–49
September 21	American	Tulane	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 33–41
September 21	C-USA	Southern Miss	Jacksonville State	AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	L 7–44
September 28	C-USA	Liberty	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	Canceled
September 28	MAC	Ball State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 63–7
September 28	MAC	Western Michigan	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 27–20
September 28	MAC	Old Dominion	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 30–27
September 28	C-USA	Texas State	Sam Houston	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	L 39–40

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	L 27–34

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 29	Jackson State	Louisiana–Monroe	JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 30–14
August 31	East Tennessee State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 38–10
August 31	Stony Brook	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 45–3
August 31	Central Arkansas	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 34–31
August 31	Grambling State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 40–10
August 31	Lamar	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 34–27
September 7	William & Mary	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 40–21
September 7	Chattanooga	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 24–21
September 7	Gardner–Webb	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 13–6
September 7	Southeastern Louisiana	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 35–10
September 12	Northwestern State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 87–10
September 14	South Carolina State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 42–14
September 21	Florida A&M	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 34–12