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2019 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2019 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 18th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. It was played from August 29, 2019 until January 2020. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 10 members in two divisions. It was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2019 Sun Belt Conference Football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 29, 2019 to January 2020
Number of teams10
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pickOG Robert Hunt, Louisiana
Picked byMiami Dolphins, 39th overall
Regular season
East championsAppalachian State
West championsLouisiana
Championship Game
ChampionsAppalachian State
  Runners-upLouisiana
Finals MVPRB Darrynton Evans, App State
Seasons
2019 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 19 Appalachian State x$   7 – 1     13 – 1  
Georgia Southern   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Georgia State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Troy   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
West Division
Louisiana x   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Arkansas State   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Texas State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
South Alabama   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Appalachian State 45, Louisiana 38
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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In The 2018 season The Appalachian State Mountaineers finished the season with a 7–1 Conference Record and the Louisiana Rajun Cajuns finished the season with a 5–3 Conference Record met in the first ever Sun Belt Conference Championship Game held at Kidd Brewer Stadium With Appalachian State defeating the Louisiana Rajun Cajuns 30–19

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team ESPN[1] Rivals[2] Scout & 24/7[3] Signees
Appalachian State 101st 18
Arkansas State 95th 24
Coastal Carolina 122nd 27
Georgia Southern 121st 21
Georgia State 98th 22
Louisiana 76th 26
Louisiana–Monroe 128th 20
South Alabama 126th 30
Texas State 133rd 16
Troy 80th 23

Sun Belt Media Days

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Preseason Media polls

The 2019 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference.[4] Appalachian State and Louisiana were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Mountaineers predicted to win the Sun Belt Championship Game.

Preseason awards

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Preseason All-Sun Belt

  • Offensive Player of the Year: B.J. Smith (Troy, Senior)
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Kindle Vildor (Georgia Southern, Senior)

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Head coaches

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Coaches

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Sun Belt record
Appalachian State Eliah Drinkwitz 1 7–1 7–1 4–1
Arkansas State Blake Anderson 6 43–29 43–29 33-11
Coastal Carolina Jamey Chadwell 1 66–48 6–13 2–9
Georgia Southern Chad Lunsford 3 17–10 17–10 11–7
Georgia State Shawn Elliott 3 16–22 15–17 9–11
Louisiana Billy Napier 2 12–9 12–9 7–4
Louisiana–Monroe Matt Viator 4 95–59 17–26 13–14
South Alabama Steve Campbell 2 64–39 4–16 2–10
Texas State Jake Spavital 1 2–5 2–5 1–2
Troy Chip Lindsey 1 3–4 3–4 1–2

Rankings

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Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Louisiana AP RV
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Texas State AP
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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedules

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Regular season

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The regular season will begin on August 29, 2019, and will end on November 30, 2019.

Index to colors and formatting
Sun Belt member won
Sun Belt member lost
Sun Belt teams in bold

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 29 7:30 p.m. Texas State No. 12 Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN L 7-41   98,016
August 31 11:00 a.m. South Alabama Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN L 21–35   -
August 31 11:00 a.m. Mississippi State Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPNU L 28–38   -
August 31 2:30 p.m. Georgia State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPNU W 38–30   -
August 31 2:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ L 23–30   14,237
August 31 2:30 p.m. East Tennessee State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ W 42–7   -
August 31 5:00 p.m. Campbell Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ W 43–14   -
August 31 6:00 p.m. SMU Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ L 30–37   -
August 31 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern No. 6 LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU L 3–55   -
August 31 7:00 p.m. Grambling State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 W 31–9   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 7 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ W 56–41   -
September 7 4:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCN L 44–45 OT  -
September 7 5:00 p.m. Maine Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ W 26–18   -
September 7 6:00 p.m. Furman Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 48–42   -
September 7 6:00 p.m. Jackson State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 37–14   -
September 7 6:00 p.m. Wyoming Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+ L 14-23   -
September 7 6:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPN+ W 12–7   33,493
September 7 6:30 p.m. Liberty Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ W 35–14   -
September 7 9:00 p.m. Arkansas State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV W 43–17   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 14 11:00 a.m. Arkansas State No. 3 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA ESPN2 L 0–55   -
September 14 1:30 p.m. Norfolk State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN3 W 46–7   13,659
September 14 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 32–35    
September 14 2:30 p.m. Memphis South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPU L 6–42   -
September 14 5:00 p.m. Southern Miss Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ L 42–47   -
September 14 6:00 p.m. Texas State SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN3 L 17–47   -
September 14 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI ESPN+ L 10–57   -
September 14 6:30 p.m. Texas Southern Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 W 77–6   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 21 11:00 a.m. Louisiana Monroe Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FS1 L 20–72   -
September 21 12:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 62–28   8,557
September 21 1:00 p.m. Louisiana Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPN+ W 45–25   -
September 21 2:00 p.m. Troy Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH ESPN+ W 35–7   -
September 21 2:30 p.m. Appalachian State North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCNX W 34–31   -
September 21 2:30 p.m. South Alabama UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL NFL L 3–35   -
September 21 6:00 p.m. Southern Illinois Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 41–28   -
September 21 6:00 p.m. Georgia State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+  TXST 37–34 3OT  -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 28 2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APPST 56–37   25,055
September 28 5:00 p.m. Louisiana Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+  ULL 37–24   -
September 28 5:00 p.m. Arkansas State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+  ARKST 50–43   -
September 28 6:00 p.m. South Alabama Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3  ULM 30–17   -
September 28 6:00 p.m. Nicholls Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 24–3   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 3 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU  GASO 20–17 2OT  -
October 5 2:30 p.m. Arkansas State Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+  GSU 52–38   -
October 5 2:45 p.m. Memphis Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU L 33–52   -
October 5 3:00 p.m. Troy Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SECN L 10–42   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 9 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN2  APPST 17–7   -
October 10 8:15 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNU  ULM 24–14   -
October 12 2:00 p.m. Georgia State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+  GSU 31–21   17,249
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 16 7:00 p.m. South Alabama Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry) ESPN2  TROY 37–13   -
October 17 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPU  ULL 37–20   -
October 19 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3  GASO 30–27 3OT  11,015
October 19 2:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe No. 24 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APPST 52–7   -
October 19 6:00 p.m. Army Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 28-21   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 26 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Appalachian State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU  APPST 30–3   -
October 26 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 W 41–7   -
October 26 6:00 p.m. Troy Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+  GSU 52–33   -
October 26 6:00 p.m. Texas State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+  ARKST 38–14   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 31 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Appalachian State Brooks Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry) ESPNU  GASO 24–21   18,796
November 2 2:00 p.m. Troy Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN3  CCU 36–35   15,098
November 2 2:30 p.m. Arkansas State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPNU  ARKST 48–41   15,327
November 2 4:00 p.m. Texas State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+  ULL 31–3   21,063
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 7 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPNU  ULL 48–7   14,857
November 9 3:00 p.m. South Alabama Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3  TXST 30–28   15,473
November 9 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+  TROY 49–28   22,108
November 9 5:00 p.m. Georgia State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+  ULM 45–31   13,213
November 9 6:00 p.m. Appalachian State South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC ESPN2 W 20–15   80,849
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 16 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+  ARKST 28–27   -
November 16 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+  GASO 51–29   -
November 16 2:00 p.m. Troy Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3  TROY 63–27   -
November 16 4:00 p.m. Louisiana South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+  ULL 37–27   -
November 16 6:30 p.m. No. 25 Appalachian State Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPNU  APPST 56–27   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Thirteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 23 1:00 p.m. South Alabama Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+  GSU 28–15   -
November 23 1:30 p.m. Texas State No. 24 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APPST 35–13   -
November 23 2:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+  ARKST 38–33   -
November 23 4:00 p.m. Troy Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+  ULL 53–3   -
November 23 4:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3  ULM 45–42   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Fourteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 29 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State South Alabama Ladd–Pebbles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+  SOAL 34–30   -
November 29 5:00 p.m. No. 25 Appalachian State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+  APPST 48–13   -
November 30 11:00 a.m. Texas State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+  CCU 24–21   -
November 30 5:00 p.m. Georgia State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) ESPN+  GASO 38–10   -
November 30 6:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou) ESPNU  ULL 31–30   -
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

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Week Fifteen (Sun Belt Championship Game)

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 7 12:00 p.m. Louisiana No. 21 Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN/ESPN2  APPST 45–38   18,618
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Sun Belt records vs Other Conferences

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2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:

Sun Belt vs Power Five 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, BYU/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 29 SEC Texas State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX L, 7-41
August 31 Big Ten South Alabama Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE L, 21–35
August 31 SEC Mississippi State Louisiana Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA L, 28–38
August 31 SEC Georgia State Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN W, 38–30
August 31 SEC Georgia Southern LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L, 3–55
September 7 ACC Louisiana-Monroe Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L, 44–45 (OT)
September 7 Big 12 Coastal Carolina Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W, 12–7
September 14 SEC Arkansas State Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA L, 0–55
September 14 Big Ten Georgia Southern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L, 32–35
September 21 Big 12 Louisiana-Monroe Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA L, 20–72
September 21 ACC Appalachian State North Carolina Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 34–31
October 5 SEC Troy Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO L 10–42
November 9 SEC Appalachian State South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 20–15

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 MAC Eastern Michigan Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L, 23–30
August 31 American SMU Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR L, 30–37
September 7 C-USA Charlotte Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC W, 56–41
September 7 Mountain West Wyoming Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 14–23
September 7 Mountain West Arkansas State UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV W, 43–17
September 14 American Memphis South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL L, 6–42
September 14 C-USA Southern Miss Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL L, 42–47
September 14 American Texas State SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX L, 17–47
September 14 MAC Georgia State Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L, 10–57
September 21 MAC Louisiana Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH W, 45–25
September 21 MAC Troy Akron InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH W, 35–7
September 21 C-USA South Alabama UAB Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L, 35–3
October 5 American Memphis Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA L 33–52

Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

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The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.

Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 7 Independents Liberty Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 35–14
September 21 Independents Coastal Carolina UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA W 62–28
October 19 Independents Army Georgia State Veterans Memorial Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 28–21
October 26 Independents New Mexico State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 41–7

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 W, 42–7
August 31 Campbell Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL W, 43–14
August 31 Grambling State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA W 31–9
September 7 Maine Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 26–18
September 7 Furman Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA W 48–42
September 14 Norfolk State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 46–7
September 14 Texas Southern Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA W 77–6
September 21 Southern Illinois Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR W 41–28
September 28 Nicholls Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 24–3

Postseason

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Bowl games

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Legend
  Sun Belt win
  Sun Belt loss
See also: 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (CST) Sun Belt team Opponent Score Attendance
Cure Bowl December 21 Exploria Stadium • Orlando, FL CBSSN 1:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Liberty 16–23 18,158
Camellia Bowl December 21 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 4:30 p.m. Arkansas State FIU 34–26 16,209
New Orleans Bowl December 21 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 8:00 p.m. No. 20 Appalachian State UAB 31–17 21,202
Arizona Bowl December 31 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ CBSSN 3:30 p.m. Georgia State Wyoming 17–38 36,892
LendingTree Bowl January 6, 2020 Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 6:30 p.m. Louisiana Miami (OH) 27–17 29,212

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Mountain Time Zone. Sun Belt teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

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  • Bowl eligible: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Louisiana
  • Bowl-ineligible: Coastal Carolina, Louisiana–Monroe, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 (Sept. 2) Dan Ellington Georgia State QB Carlton Martial Troy LB Massimo Biscardi Coastal Carolina PK
Week 2 (Sept. 9) Darrynton Evans Appalachian State RB Chandler Kryst Coastal Carolina CB Tyler Bass Georgia Southern PK
Week 3 (Sept. 16) Kaleb Barker Troy RB Rashad Byrd Georgia Southern LB Monquavion Brinson Georgia Southern DB
Week 4 (Sept. 23) Elijah Mitchell Louisiana RB Demetrius Taylor Appalachian State DL Joshua Rowland Texas State PK
Week 5 (Sept. 30) Omar Bayless Arkansas State WR Jacques Boudreaux Louisiana LB Cody Grace Arkansas State P
Week 6 (Oct. 7) Dan Ellington (2) Georgia State QB Raymond Johnson III Georgia Southern DL Cody Grace (2) Arkansas State P
Week 7 (Oct. 14) Zac Thomas Appalachian State QB Akeem Davis-Gaither Appalachian State LB Rhys Byrns Louisiana P
Week 8 (Oct. 21) Raymond Calais Louisiana RB Trajan Stephens-McQueen Georgia State LB Tyler Sumpter Troy PK
Week 9 (Oct. 28) Tra Barnett Georgia State RB Nathan Page Arkansas State CB Wesley Kennedy III Georgia Southern RB/PR
Week 10 (Nov. 4) Wesley Kennedy III Georgia Southern RB Darreon Jackson Arkansas State DB Blake Grupe Arkansas State PK
Week 11 (Nov. 11) Caleb Evans Louisiana-Monroe QB Marcus Webb Troy DT Hutch White Texas State WR/PR
Week 12 (Nov. 18) Kaleb Barker Troy QB Shaun Jolly Appalachian State DB Anthony Beck II Georgia Southern P
Week 13 (Nov. 25) Caleb Evans (2) Louisiana-Monroe QB Cortez Sisco Jr. Louisiana-Monroe LB Stevie Artigue Louisiana PK
Week 14 (Dec. 1) Zac Thomas (2) Appalachian State QB Jacques Boudreaux (2) Louisiana LB Blake Grupe (2) Arkansas State PK

Sun Belt Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Sun Belt Conference football coaches at the end of the season

Award Player School
Player of the Year Omar Bayless, WR, Sr. Arkansas State
Offensive Player of the Year Darrynton Evans, RB, Jr. Appalachian State
Defensive Player of the Year Akeem Davis-Gaither, LB, Sr. Appalachian State
Freshman Player of the Year Layne Hatcher, QB, Fr. Arkansas State
Newcomer of the Year Kaylon Geiger, WR, Jr. Troy
Coach of the Year Billy Napier Louisiana

All-conference teams

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*Denotes Unanimous Selection

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All Conference Honorable Mentions: Noel Cook, Appalachian State (Sr., LB, Reidsville, N.C.) Ryan Neuzil, Appalachian State (Jr., OL, Bradenton, Fla.) Marcus Williams Jr., Appalachian State (Jr., RB, Rocky Mount, N.C.) Malik Williams, Appalachian State (Jr., WR, Chester, S.C.) Caleb Bonner, Arkansas State (Jr., LB, Reform, Ala.) Andre Harris Jr., Arkansas State (So., OL, Oklahoma City, Okla.) Marcel Murray, Arkansas State (So., RB, Hiram, Ga.) Ivory Scott, Arkansas State (Jr., OL, Kenner, La.) Shadell Bell, Coastal Carolina (RSr., TE, Decatur, Ga.) Jaivon Heiligh, Coastal Carolina (So., WR, Venice, Fla.) Ethan Howard, Coastal Carolina (RSr., OL, Brookwood, Ala.) CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina (Jr., RB, Decatur, Ga.) Shai Werts, Georgia Southern (RJr., QB, Clinton, S.C.) Wesley Kennedy III, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Savannah, Ga.) J.D. King, Georgia Southern (Jr., RB, Fitzgerald, Ga.) Reynard Ellis, Georgia Southern (RSo., LB, Birmingham, Ala.) Roger Carter, Georgia State (Jr., TE, Columbia, S.C.) Malik Sumter, Georgia State (RSo., C, Irmo, S.C.) Hardrick Willis, Georgia State (RSo., DE, Jonesboro, Ga.) Dontae Wilson, Georgia State (Jr., NG, Jefferson, Ga.) Jacques Boudreaux, Louisiana (Sr., LB, New Orleans, La.) Jarrod Jackson, Louisiana (RSr., WR, Reserve, La.) Chauncey Manac, Louisiana (RJr., LB, Homerville, Ga.) Nick Ralston, Louisiana (Gr., TE, Argyle, Texas) Caleb Evans, ULM (Sr., QB, Mansfield, Texas) Markis McCray, ULM (RSr., WR, Euless, Texas) Larance Shaw, ULM (Sr., DL, Fort Worth, Texas) Eastwood Thomas, ULM (RSr., OL, Jackson, Ala.) Kawaan Baker, South Alabama (Jr., WR, Atlanta, Ga.) Sean Brown, South Alabama (Sr., DL, Pleasant Grove, Ala.) Riley Cole, South Alabama (Jr., LB, Oneonta, Ala.) Jacob Shoemaker, South Alabama (Jr., OL, Gulfport, Miss.) Jarron Morris, Texas State (So., CB, Orange, Texas) Caeveon Patton, Texas State (Jr., DT, Cuero, Texas) Hutch White, Texas State (Sr., WR, Kerrville, Texas) Khambrail Winters, Texas State (Fr., CB, Houston, Texas) Dylan Bradshaw, Troy (Jr., OL, Enterprise, Ala.) Khalil McClain, Troy (Jr., WR, Fairburn, Ga.) Dell Pettus, Troy (Fr., DB, Harvest, Ala.) Austin Stidham, Troy (RSo., OL, Russellville, Ala.)

All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 2019 College Football All-America Team.

The 2019 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[7][8]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
G Kevin Dotson Louisiana AP, SI, USAT
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
WR Omar Bayless Arkansas State WCFF, TSN
G Kevin Dotson Louisiana TSN
CB Corey Straughter Louisiana-Monroe USAT
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
WR Omar Bayless Arkansas State AP
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Fourth Team All-Americans

*AFCA All-America Team
*AP All-America teams
*CBS Sports All-America Team
*ESPN All-America Team
*FWAA All-America Team
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team
*The Athletic All-America Team
*USA Today All-America Team
*Walter Camp All-America Team
*Sporting News All-America Team

All-Academic

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National award winners

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2019 College Football Award Winners

Home Game Attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium 30,000 25,147 29,182 25.055 — 79,384 27,165 88.2%
Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium 30,382 22,076 24,176 — 46,252 23,126 76.1%
Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium 21,000 14,237 13,659 17,249 — 45,145 15,048 71.7%
Georgia State Georgia State Stadium 24,333 20,351 — 20,351 20,351 83.6%
Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium 25,000 17,202 19,220 — 36,422 18,211 72.8%
Louisiana Cajun Field 36,900 16,231 18,183 — 34,414 17,207 47.7%
Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium 30,427 28,327 16,222 — 45,549 22,274 73.2%
South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium 33,471 14,511 12,373 — 26,884 13,442 40.1%
Texas State Bobcat Stadium 30,000 20,003 15,803 19,159 — 54,965 18,321 61.1%
Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium 30,402 23,172 27,108 26,437 — 76,717 25,572 84.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

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The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.

Round # Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
2 39 Miami Dolphins Robert Hunt G Louisiana
3 93 Tennessee Titans Darrynton Evans RB Appalachian State
4 107 Cincinnati Bengals Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB Appalachian State
4 135 Pittsburgh Steelers Kevin Dotson G Louisiana
5 163 Chicago Bears Kindle Vildor CB Georgia Southern
6 188 Buffalo Bills Tyler Bass K Georgia Southern
7 245 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond Calais RB Louisiana

References

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  2. ^ "2019 Class Rankings". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Football Recruiting Team Rankings". Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mountaineers, Ragin' Cajuns Selected as Division Favorites in 2019 Sun Belt Football Coaches' Preseason Poll". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Sun Belt Football Postseason Awards Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  8. ^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team
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