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2024 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2024 – December 7, 2024
Number of teams14
2025 NFL draft
Regular season
SBC Championship Game
Seasons
2025 →
2024 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 August 19, 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

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Main article: 2023 Sun Belt Conference football 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.

Preseason

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Preseason Media Poll

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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


Preseason All-Conference teams

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

Head coaches

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  • 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

Rankings

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See also: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Final
Appalachian State AP RV
C RV
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 RV
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 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

Schedule

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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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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. No. 11 (FCS) 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

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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    
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

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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+    
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

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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    
September 21 Virginia Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC    
September 21 Georgia Southern Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • University, 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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

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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 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

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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    
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

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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    
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

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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    
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

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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    
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

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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 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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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

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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+    
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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
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

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2024–2025 records against non-conference foes:

Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Notre Dame 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Power 5 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

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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  
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

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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 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

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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

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Date Visitor Home Site Score
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  

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sun Belt Unveils 2024 Football Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Sports. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "ULM to Seek New Leadership for Football Program". ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bryant Vincent Named ULM Head Football Coach". ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University" (Press release). Indiana Hoosiers. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bob Chesney Selected to Lead JMU Football as New Head Coach". jmusports.com. James Madison University Athletics. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tulane hires Troy's Jon Sumrall on 6-year deal, sources say". espn.com. ESPN. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Troy Hires Notre Dame OC Gerad Parker as head coach". espn.com. ESPN. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ^ Low, Christ; Ritenberg, Adam (January 15, 2024). "Sources: South Alabama's Kane Wommack to join Alabama staff". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ "Major Applewhite Named Head Football Coach at South Alabama". usajaguars.com. University of South Alabama. January 18, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Low, Chris (February 15, 2024). "Georgia State HC Shawn Elliott joins South Carolina staff". espn.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  12. ^ "Dell McGee Named Head Football Coach". georgiastatesports.com. Georgia State University. February 23, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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