2025 Sun Belt Conference football season

Summarize Fact Check

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

• 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)

• 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

		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						RV	RV	RV	24	21	20	19	19
	C									RV	RV	RV	25	22	21	19	19
	CFP	Not released														25	24
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						RV	NR								RV	RV
	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

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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

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.

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.

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.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 20	2:30 p.m.	James Madison	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA (Battle of the Blue Ridge)	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	ESPNU	L 21-70	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.

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	L 22–36	16,575
September 27	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	JMU 35–10	25,029
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	ULM 28–16	21,147
September 27	5:00 p.m.	Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	W 21–7	18,435
September 27	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 42–25	25,034
September 27	6:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	FS1	L 14–47	32,904
September 27	7:00 p.m.	Marshall	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 54–51 2OT	20,125
#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 4	2:30 p.m.	Oregon State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 27–23	35,021
October 4	2:30 p.m.	James Madison	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	JMU 14–7	19,256
October 4	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 7–42	12,023
October 4	3:00 p.m.	Texas State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	ARKST 31–30	15,841
October 4	5:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	ODU 47–7	20,895
October 4	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry)	ESPN+	TROY 31–24 OT	28,035
#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 9	7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN2	USM 38–35	20,032
October 11	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN2	JMU 24–14	25,128
October 11	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	APPST 41–20	19,587
October 11	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	MRSH 48–24	23,515
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 23–8	15,211
October 11	7:00 p.m.	Troy	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TROY 48–41 OT	24,369
#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 14	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN2	ARKST 15–14	19,634
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	TROY 37–14	16,863
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	CCU 45–37	33,862
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Royal Rivalry)	ESPNU	JMU 63–27	25,232
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	MU 40–37 2OT	27,533
October 18	4:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	USM 22–10	21,047
October 18	6:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	GASO 41–24	25,428
#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 23	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN2	SOAL 38–31	13,673
October 25	11:00 a.m.	Appalachian State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPNU	ODU 24–21	18,097
October 25	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	USM 49–21	27,111
October 25	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	ARKST 34–24	16,341
October 25	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 35–23	16,341
#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.
October 28	6:30 p.m.	James Madison	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN2	JMU 52–20	17,363
October 30	6:30 p.m.	Marshall	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN2	CCU 44–27	17,034
November 1	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	ODU 31–6	17,087
November 1	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	ULL 31–22	18,462
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPNU	ARKST 23–10	23,391
#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 6	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPN2	GASO 25–23	31,876
November 8	11:00 a.m.	James Madison	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN2	JMU 35–23	26,727
November 8	11:00 a.m.	Southern Miss	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	USM 27–21	15,441
November 8	3:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 40–27	18,878
November 8	4:00 p.m.	Texas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	ULL 42–39	14,231
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

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	ODU 33–0	18,831
November 15	1:00 p.m.	Marshall	Georgia State	Center Parc stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	MU 30–18
November 15	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	JMU 58–10
November 15	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	SOAL 26–14
November 15	2:30 p.m.	Texas State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	TXST 41–14
November 15	5:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA	ESPN+	GASO 45–40
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

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	ULL 34–30
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Washington State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+	W 24–20
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	ODU 45–10
November 22	1:30 p.m.	Marshall	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPN+	APPST 26–24
November 22	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	SOAL 42–35
November 22	3:00 p.m	Georgia State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 31–19
November 22	3:15 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	L 7–51
November 22	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 31–14
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 29	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	ESPN+	GASO 24–19
November 29	1:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	ESPN+	ODU 27–10
November 29	1:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	ARKST 30–29
November 29	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPN+	ULL 30–27 OT
November 29	2:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 49–26
November 29	2:30 p.m.	Troy	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	TROY 28–18
November 29	2:45 p.m.	James Madison	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPNU	JMU 59–10
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 5	6:00 p.m.	Troy	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN	JMU 31–14	19,836
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. 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 16	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Troy	Jacksonville State	L 13–17	15,721
Cure Bowl	December 17	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN	4:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	South Florida	W 24–10	15,036
68 Ventures Bowl	December 17	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Delaware	L 13–20	17,234
Xbox Bowl	December 18	Ford Center at The Star • Frisco, TX	ESPN2	8:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Missouri State	W 34–28	7,782
New Orleans Bowl	December 23	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Western Kentucky	L 16–27	16,693
Birmingham Bowl	December 29	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State[a]	GASO 29–10	12,092
Independence Bowl	December 30	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Louisiana Tech	L 14–23	30,298
Armed Forces Bowl	January 2, 2026	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Texas State	Rice
College Football Playoff bowl games
College Football Playoff (First round)	December 20	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	TNT	6:30 p.m.	James Madison	Oregon	L 34–51	55,124

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2025–2026 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power Four Conferences	Record
ACC	1–3
Big 12	0–2
Big Ten	0–3
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–9
Power 4 Total	1–17
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	2–6
C-USA	6–3
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	2–1
Mountain West	0–2
Pac-12	2–0
Other FBS Total	12–12
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	14–0
Total Non-Conference Record	27–29

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	L 21–70
October 4	Big Ten	Louisiana–Monroe	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	'L 7–42
November 22	SEC	Coastal Carolina	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 7–51

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	W 31–13
September 20	C-USA	Marshall	Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	W 42–28
September 20	C-USA	Arkansas State	Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA	L 21–28
September 20	MAC	Louisiana	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	L 31–34
September 20	C-USA	Louisiana–Monroe	UTEP	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	W 31–25
September 20	C-USA	Southern Miss	Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	L 20–30
September 20	MAC	Troy	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	W 21–17
September 27	Mountain West	Appalachian State	Boise State	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	L 14–47
September 27	C-USA	Liberty	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	W 21–7
September 27	American	South Alabama	North Texas	DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX	L 22–36
September 27	C-USA	Jacksonville State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 42–25
October 4	Pac-12	Oregon State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 27–23
November 22	Pac-12	Washington State	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 24–20

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	W 45–17
September 20	Nicholls	Texas State	UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 35–3

Summarize Top Qs Fact Check

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
Week 5[12]		Lunch Winfield	Louisiana	QB		Trent Hendrick	James Madison	LB		Curtis Harris-Lopez	James Madison	RS
Week 6[13]		Jaylen Raynor	Arkansas State	QB		Devin Lafayette	Troy	DB		Dominic De Freitas	Appalachian State	K
Week 7[14]		Tucker Kilcrease	Troy	QB		Boogie Trotter	Marshall	DB		Paddy McAteer	Troy	K
Week 8[15]		Alonza Barnett III	James Madison	QB		Treylin Payne	Texas State	LB		Lorcan Quinn	Marshall	K
Week 9[16]		Braylon Braxton	Southern Miss	QB		Tirrell Johnson	South Alabama	LB		Clune Van Andel	Arkansas State	K
Week 10[17]		Alonza Barnett III (2)	James Madison	QB		Demarcus Hendricks	Arkansas State	DL		Clune Van Andel (2)	Arkansas State	K
Week 11[18]		JC French IV	Georgia Southern	QB		Josh Moten	Southern Miss	DB		Tripp Bryant	Georgia Southern	K
Week 12[19]		OJ Arnold	Georgia Southern	RB		Kris Trinidad	Old Dominion	DL		Braeden McAlister	Georgia State	K
Week 13[20]		Kentrel Bullock	South Alabama	RB		Drew Spinogatti	James Madison	LB		Ian Ratliff	Appalachian State	P
Week 14[21]		Camden Brown	Georgia Southern	RB		Jaden Dugger	Louisiana	LB		Jordan Sample	Arkansas State	LB

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Sun Belt Conference football coaches at the end of the season.^[22]

Award	Player	School
Player of the Year	Alonza Barnett	James Madison
Offensive Player of the Year	Colton Joseph	Old Dominion
Defensive Player of the Year	Trent Hendrick	James Madison
Freshman Player of the Year	Sahir West	James Madison
Newcomer of the Year	Camden Brown	Georgia Southern
Coach of the Year	Bob Chesney	James Madison

The following players were selected as part of the Sun Belt's All-Conference Teams.^[22]