Editing Sun Belt Conference (section)

==Football==
''For more information see [[Sun Belt Conference football]]. For the most recent season, see [[2024 Sun Belt Conference football season]].''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; float:right"
|-
!style="background:#F6A800; color:#0A2240"| West Division !! style="background:#0A2240; color:white"| East Division
|-
| [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State]] || [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]]
|-
| [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]] || [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]]
|-
| [[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football|Louisiana–Monroe]] || [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]]
|-
| [[South Alabama Jaguars football|South Alabama]] || [[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]]
|-
| [[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]] || [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison]]
|-
| [[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State]] || [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]]
|-
| [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]] || [[Old Dominion Monarchs football|Old Dominion]]
|}

{{Location map+  
| USA 
| width=350 
| caption=Sun Belt Member locations<br />[[File:Blue pog.svg|10px]] – Football member (East)<br>[[File:Orange pog.svg|10px]] – Football member (West)
| places=
<small>
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Appalachian State University|APP]] | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Applachian State University| lat= 36.2168 | long= -81.6746 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Coastal Carolina University|CCU]] | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Coastal Carolina University| lat= 33.7966 | long=-79.0134 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Georgia Southern University|GASO]] | position=bottom | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Georgia Southern University | lat= 32.4205 | long=-81.7865 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Georgia State University|GAST]] | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Georgia State University | lat= 33.7531 | long=-84.3853 }}
{{Location map~ | USA | label=[[James Madison University|JMU]] | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=James Madison University| lat= 38.4351 | long=-78.8698    }} 
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Marshall University|MAR]] | position=top | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Marshall University| lat=38.3 | long=-82.3 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Old Dominion University|ODU]] | position=right | mark=Blue pog.svg | link=Old Dominon University| lat= 36.8853 | long=-76.3059 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Arkansas State University|ASU]] | position=left | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=Arkansas State University | lat=35.8 | long=-91 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[University of Louisiana at Lafayette|ULL]] | position=left | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=University of Louisiana at Lafayette| lat= 30.2114 | long=-92.0204 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[University of Louisiana at Monroe|ULM]] | position=left | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=University of Louisiana at Monroe| lat= 32.5267 | long=-92.0732 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[University of South Alabama|USA]] | position=bottom| mark=Orange pog.svg | link=University of South Alabama | lat= 30.6959 | long=-88.1842 }}
  {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[University of Southern Mississippi|USM]] | position=top | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=University of Southern Mississippi| lat= 31.3296 | long=-89.3338 }}
   {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Texas State University|TXST]] | position=bottom | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=Texas State University| lat=29.8889 | long=-97.9389 }}
 {{Location map~ | USA | label=[[Troy University|Troy]] | position=bottom | mark=Orange pog.svg | link=Troy University| lat= 31.8011 | long=-85.9573 }} 
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The Sun Belt first began sponsoring football in 2001. It originally consisted of seven football playing schools, three of which are still members of the conference.  Up until 2009, the conference only had a contract with one bowl, the [[New Orleans Bowl]].  Following the Sun Belt's improved football success and geographical membership changes, other bowls began to sign contracts with the Sun Belt Conference. {{as of|2021|10}}, the conference had seven [[bowl game]] tie-ins ([[Cure Bowl|Cure]], [[Boca Raton Bowl|Boca Raton]], [[LendingTree Bowl|LendingTree]], [[New Orleans Bowl|New Orleans]], [[Myrtle Beach Bowl|Myrtle Beach]], [[Frisco Bowl|Frisco]], and [[Camellia Bowl (2014–present)|Camellia]])

Throughout the years, the conference has experienced flux in membership changes, similar to many other FBS conferences.  The conference announced that beginning in 2018, the conference (10 teams after the departure of [[Idaho Vandals football|Idaho]] and [[New Mexico State Aggies football|New Mexico State]])<ref>{{cite press release|title=Sun Belt Football to Be 10 Teams in 2018|date=March 1, 2016|publisher=Sun Belt Conference|url=http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2016/3/1/FB_0301161055.aspx|access-date=March 1, 2016}}</ref> would be divided into two divisions for football: East: [[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]], [[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]], [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]], [[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]], and [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]]; West: [[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State]], [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]], [[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football|Louisiana–Monroe]], [[South Alabama Jaguars football|South Alabama]], and [[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State]]. The divisional alignments changed again with the 2022 expansion, with the new dividing line being the Alabama–Georgia border. The winner of each division will meet in the Sun Belt Championship game.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sun-belt-announces-football-divisions-starting-in-2018-collaborative-replay-system/|title=Sun Belt announces football divisions for 2018, new collaborative replay system|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=May 23, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Team
!First<br />season
!All-Time<br />record
!All-Time<br />win %
!Bowl<br />appearances
!Bowl<br />record
!All-Time<br />Conference<br />titles
!Current<br />Head Coach
|-
|[[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]]
|[[1928 Appalachian Normal football team|1928]]
|653–349–28
|{{winpct|653|349|28}}
|7
|6–1
|22
|[[Shawn Clark]]
|-
|[[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State]]
|1911
|487–509–37
|{{winpct|487|509|37}}
|10
|4–6
|14
|[[Butch Jones]]
|-
|[[Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football|Coastal Carolina]]
|[[2003 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|2003]]
|157–81
|{{winpct|157|81}}
|2
|1–1
|9
|[[Tim Beck (American football, born 1966)|Tim Beck]]
|-
|[[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]]
|[[1924 Georgia Normal Blue Tide football team|1924]]
|407–240–10
|{{winpct|407|240|10}}
|4
|3–1
|11
|[[Clay Helton]]
|-
|[[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]]
|[[2010 Georgia State Panthers football team|2010]]
|50–92
|{{winpct|50|92}}
|5
|3–2
|0
|[[Dell McGee]]
|-
|[[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison]]
|[[1972 Madison Dukes football team|1972]]
|351–220-4
|{{winpct|351|220|4}}
|0
|0–0
|10
|[[Bob Chesney]]
|-
|[[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]]
|[[1901 Southwestern Louisiana Industrial football team|1901]]
|553–563–34
|{{winpct|553|563|34}}
|7
|5–2
|13
|[[Michael Desormeaux]]
|-
|[[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football|Louisiana–Monroe]]
|1931
|319–446–8
|{{winpct|319|446|8}}
|1
|0–1
|5
|[[Terry Bowden]]
|-
|[[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]]
|[[1895 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|1895]]
|623–563–47
|{{winpct|623|563|47}}
|18
|12–6
|13
|[[Charles Huff (American football coach)|Charles Huff]]
|-
|[[Old Dominion Monarchs football|Old Dominion]]
|[[2009 Old Dominion Monarchs football team|2009]]{{small|{{efn|group=found|The team played as a division of the [[College of William & Mary]] from [[1930 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team|1930]] to [[1940 William & Mary Norfolk Division Braves football team|1940]], then folded. It was restarted in 2009; {{Years or months ago|2009}}.}}}}
|92–79–0
|{{winpct|92|79|0}}
|3
|1–2
|0
|[[Ricky Rahne]]
|-
|[[Southern Miss Golden Eagles football|Southern Miss]]
|[[1912 Mississippi Normal Normalites football team|1912]]
|607–447–27
|{{winpct|607|447|27}}
|24
|11–13
|8
|[[Will Hall (American football)|Will Hall]]
|-
|[[South Alabama Jaguars football|South Alabama]]
|[[2009 South Alabama Jaguars football team|2009]]
|66–83
|{{winpct|66|83}}
|2
|0–2
|0
|[[Kane Wommack]]
|-
|[[Texas State Bobcats football|Texas State]]
|[[1904 Southwest Texas State football team|1904]]
|522–486–25
|{{winpct|522|486|25}}
|2
|2–0
|12
|[[G. J. Kinne]]
|-
|[[Troy Trojans football|Troy]]
|1909
|554–424–28
|{{winpct|554|424|28}}
|8
|5–3
|21
|[[Gerad Parker|Gerard Parker]]
|}
;Notes:
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===Sun Belt champions===
Since the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS season, the Sun Belt Conference has held a football championship game.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2016/6/8/FB_0608165919.aspx|title=Inaugural Sun Belt Football Championship to be played in 2018|date=June 8, 2016|website=sunbeltsports.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Season
!Champion
!Conference<br />record
|-
|[[2001 Sun Belt Conference football season|2001]]
|[[2001 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]<br />[[2001 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]]
|{{center|5–1}}
|-
|[[2002 Sun Belt Conference football season|2002]]
|[[2002 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]]
|{{center|6–0}}
|-
|[[2003 Sun Belt Conference football season|2003]]
|[[2003 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]]
|{{center|7–0}}
|-
|[[2004 Sun Belt Conference football season|2004]]
|[[2004 North Texas Mean Green football team|North Texas]]
|{{center|7–0}}
|-
|[[2005 Sun Belt Conference football season|2005]]
|[[2005 Arkansas State Indians football team|Arkansas State]]<br />[[2005 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana–Lafayette]]<br />[[2005 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team|Louisiana–Monroe]]
|{{center|5–2}}
|-
|[[2006 Sun Belt Conference football season|2006]]
|[[2006 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team|Middle Tennessee]]<br />[[2006 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|6–1}}
|-
|[[2007 Sun Belt Conference football season|2007]]
|[[2007 Florida Atlantic Owls football team|Florida Atlantic]]<br />[[2007 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|6–1}}
|-
|[[2008 Sun Belt Conference football season|2008]]
|[[2008 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|6–1}}
|-
|[[2009 Sun Belt Conference football season|2009]]
|[[2009 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|8–0}}
|-
|[[2010 Sun Belt Conference football season|2010]]
|[[2010 FIU Panthers football team|Florida International]]<br />[[2010 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|6–2}}
|-
|[[2011 Sun Belt Conference football season|2011]]
|[[2011 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
|{{center|8–0}}
|-
|[[2012 Sun Belt Conference football season|2012]]
|[[2012 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2013 Sun Belt Conference football season|2013]]*
|[[2013 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
|{{center|5–2}}
|-
|[[2014 Sun Belt Conference football season|2014]]
|[[2014 Georgia Southern Eagles football team|Georgia Southern]]
|{{center|8–0}}
|-
|[[2015 Sun Belt Conference football season|2015]]
|[[2015 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
|{{center|8–0}}
|-
|[[2016 Sun Belt Conference football season|2016]]
|[[2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]]<br />[[2016 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team|Arkansas State]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2017 Sun Belt Conference football season|2017]]
|[[2017 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]]<br />[[2017 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2018 Sun Belt Conference football season|2018]]
|[[2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2019 Sun Belt Conference football season|2019]]
| [[2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]]
| {{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2020 Sun Belt Conference football season|2020]]*
|[[2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|Coastal Carolina]]<br />[[2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]]
|{{center|8–0 <br />7–1}}
|-
|[[2021 Sun Belt Conference football season|2021]]
|[[2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]]
|{{center|8–0}}
|-
|[[2022 Sun Belt Conference football season|2022]]
|[[2022 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2023 Sun Belt Conference football season|2023]]
|[[2023 Troy Trojans football team|Troy]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|-
|[[2024 Sun Belt Conference football season|2024]]
|[[2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall]]
|{{center|7–1}}
|}

;Notes
*  [[2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana–Lafayette]] vacated 2013 shared Sun Belt Conference co-championship due to major NCAA violations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big NCAA penalties for UL-Lafayette: Cajuns vacate 20-plus wins, two bowls, 2013 Sun Belt title |newspaper=The Advocate|date=March 6, 2016 |url=http://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/sports/ul_lafayette/article_552fb7b4-da9e-5db7-84ea-038ad6369850.html}}</ref>
* The 2020 championship game was canceled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19]] issues; the divisional champions were declared league co-champions.

===Bowl games===
As of the [[2024–25 NCAA football bowl games]], the Sun Belt Conference had tie-ins with the following bowl games:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2024/6/6/football-sun-belt-espn-announce-2024-bowl-season-slate.aspx|title=Sun Belt & ESPN Announce 2024 Bowl Season Slate|date=June 6, 2024|website=sunbeltsports.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!width=200|Name
!width=200|Location
!width=100|Opposing<br />conference
|-
|[[68 Ventures Bowl]]
|[[Mobile, Alabama]]
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
|[[Cure Bowl]]
|[[Orlando, Florida]]
|[[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|-
|[[Myrtle Beach Bowl]]
|[[Conway, South Carolina]]
|[[Conference USA|CUSA]]/[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|-
|[[New Orleans Bowl]]
|[[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|[[Conference USA|CUSA]]
|-
|[[Salute to Veterans Bowl]]
|[[Montgomery, Alabama]]
|[[Mid-American Conference|MAC]]
|}

===Football rivalries===
Football rivalries involving Sun Belt teams include:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Teams !! Rivalry<br />Name !! Trophy !! Meetings<br />(last) !! Record !! Series<br />Leader
|-
|[[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]] || [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]] || [[Appalachian State–Georgia Southern football rivalry|Deeper Than Hate]] || — || 40<br />(2024) || 22–17–1 || style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}| Appalachian State
|-
|[[Appalachian State Mountaineers football|Appalachian State]] || [[Marshall Thundering Herd football|Marshall]] || [[Appalachian State–Marshall football rivalry|Old Mountain Feud]] || — || 27<br />(2024) || 16–11 || style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Appalachian State Mountaineers}}| Appalachian State
|-
|[[Georgia State Panthers football|Georgia State]] || [[Georgia Southern Eagles football|Georgia Southern]] || [[Georgia Southern–Georgia State rivalry|Modern Day Hate]] || — || 11<br />(2024) || 6–5 || style={{NCAA color cell|Georgia State Panthers}}| Georgia State
|-
|[[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison]] || [[Old Dominion Monarchs football|Old Dominion]] || [[Royal Rivalry]] || Crown || 5<br />(2024) || 3–2 || style={{NCAA color cell|James Madison Dukes}}| James Madison
|-
|[[Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football|Louisiana]] || [[Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football|Louisiana–Monroe]] || [[Battle on the Bayou]] || Wooden Boot || 60{{efn|group=rivalry|In 2015, Louisiana–Lafayette vacated their win over Louisiana–Monroe in their [[2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team|2011 football season]] due to alleged major NCAA violations.}}<br />(2024) || 33–26 || style={{NCAA color cell|Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}}<br />(2024) | Louisiana
|-
|[[South Alabama Jaguars football|South Alabama]] || [[Troy Trojans football|Troy]] || [[South Alabama–Troy football rivalry|Battle for the Belt]] || Belt || 13<br />(2024) || 9–4 || style={{NCAA color cell|Troy Trojans}}| Troy
|}
;Notes:
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