2022 Sun Belt Conference football season
The 2022 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 22nd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. The season is scheduled to begin on September 2, 2022, and conclude with its conference championship game on December 3, 2022. It will be part of the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference expanded to 14 football members for the 2022 season with the addition of 4 new member schools. The 14 members were divided into two divisions for play. The conference released it schedule on March 1, 2022.[1]
2022 Sun Belt Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | September 2, 2022 – December 3, 2022 |
Number of teams | 14 |
2023 NFL Draft | |
Regular season | |
Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game |
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 3, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous Season
The 2021 season saw Appalachian State win the East Division, while Louisiana won the West Division. In the Conference Championship game, Louisiana took victory by a score of 24–16. Louisiana advanced to the New Orleans Bowl, where they defeated Marshall.[2] Appalachian State advanced to the Boca Raton Bowl, where they lost to Western Kentucky.[3]
Coastal Carolina and Georgia State also advanced to bowl games, with both winning their games.
Conference Expansion
Prior to the 2022 season, the Sun Belt Conference added 4 new schools as full members: Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, previously from Conference USA, and James Madison, previously from the Colonial Athletic Association at the Division I FCS level. The initial intent was for the schools to begin playing in the conference starting no later that July 1, 2023.[4] However, all 4 teams elected to join for the 2022 season, with the move officially announced with the release of the conference's 2022 schedule.[1]
For the 2022 season, James Madison will be ineligible for both the conference championship and for bowl games due to their transition from the FCS level to FBS level. The team will become eligible for both beginning with the 2023 season.[5]
Head coaches
- On September 26, 2021, Georgia Southern fired head coach Chad Lunsford after 5 seasons with the team. Former USC head coach Clay Helton was announced as his permanent replacement, with Helton taking over duties at the conclusion of the 2021 season.[6]
- On November 21, 2021, Troy fired head coach Chip Lindsey after 4 seasons with the team. Troy hired Kentucky co-defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall as his replacement.[7]
- On November 28, 2021, Louisiana head coach Billy Napier announced that he was leaving the team to take the head coach position at Florida in the Southeastern Conference. Louisiana promoted their co-offensive coordinator Michael Desormeaux to replace Napier.[8]
Team | Head Coach | Previous Job | Years at school | Overall Record | Sun Belt record | Sun Belt titles |
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Appalachian State | Shawn Clark | Appalachian State (Off. Line Coach) | 3 | 20–7 (.741) | 13–3 (.813) | 0 |
Arkansas State | Butch Jones | Alabama (Assistant Coach) | 2 | 86–64 (.573) | 1–7 (.125) | 0 |
Coastal Carolina | Jamey Chadwell | Coastal Carolina (Off. Coordinator) | 5 | 90–54 (.625) | 18–14 (.563) | 1 |
Georgia Southern | Clay Helton | USC | 1 | 46–24 (.657) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Georgia State | Shawn Elliott | South Carolina (Off. Line Coach) | 6 | 31–35 (.470) | 20–20 (.500) | 0 |
James Madison | Curt Cignetti | Elon | 4 | 33–5 (.868) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Louisiana | Michael Desormeaux | Louisiana (Co-Off. Coordinator) | 1 | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Louisiana–Monroe | Terry Bowden | Clemson (Grad. Assistant) | 2 | 179–122–2 (.594) | 2–6 (.250) | 0 |
Marshall | Charles Huff | Alabama (Associate Head Coach) | 2 | 7–6 (.538) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Old Dominion | Ricky Rahne | Penn State (Off. Coordinator) | 3 | 6–7 (.462) | 5–3 (.625) | 0 |
South Alabama | Kane Wommack | Indiana (Def. Coordinator) | 2 | 5–7 (.417) | 2–6 (.250) | 0 |
Southern Miss | Will Hall | Tulane (Off. Coordinator) | 2 | 59–29 (.670) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
Texas State | Jake Spavital | West Virginia (Off. Coordinator) | 4 | 9–27 (.250) | 7–17 (.292) | 0 |
Troy | Jon Sumrall | Kentucky (Co-Def. Coordinator) | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 |
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 | Wk 15 | Final | ||
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Appalachian State | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Troy | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
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
Index to colors and formatting |
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Sun Belt member won |
Sun Belt member lost |
Sun Belt teams in bold |
All times Central time.
Week 1
Week 2
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 9 | FIU | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
September 10 | Appalachian State | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX | |||||
September 10 | Gardner-Webb | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
September 10 | Georgia Southern | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | |||||
September 10 | North Carolina | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
September 10 | Norfolk State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
September 10 | Marshall | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | |||||
September 10 | Old Dominion | East Carolina | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | |||||
September 10 | Arkansas State | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | |||||
September 10 | Eastern Michigan | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |||||
September 10 | Nicholls | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | |||||
September 10 | South Alabama | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||
September 10 | Southern Miss | Miami (FL) | Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL | |||||
September 10 | Alabama A&M | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 3
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 17 | Troy | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
September 17 | Buffalo | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
September 17 | Georgia Southern | UAB | Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL | |||||
September 17 | Charlotte | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
September 17 | Marshall | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | |||||
September 17 | Old Dominion | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | |||||
September 17 | Arkansas State | Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Paint Bucket Bowl) | |||||
September 17 | Louisiana | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | |||||
September 17 | Louisiana–Monroe | Alabama | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||
September 17 | South Alabama | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |||||
September 17 | Northwestern State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
September 17 | Texas State | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 4
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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September 22 | Coastal Carolina | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
September 24 | James Madison | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
September 24 | Arkansas State | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
September 24 | Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) | |||||
September 24 | Ball State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | |||||
September 24 | Louisiana Tech | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |||||
September 24 | Southern Miss | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Bell) | |||||
September 24 | Houston Baptist | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
September 24 | Marshall | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 5
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 1 | The Citadel | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
October 1 | Georgia Southern | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
October 1 | Georgia State | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |||||
October 1 | Texas State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
October 1 | Gardner-Webb | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
October 1 | Liberty | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
October 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
October 1 | South Alabama | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |||||
October 1 | Troy | Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 6
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 8 | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Modern Day Hate) | |||||
October 8 | James Madison | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
October 8 | Coastal Carolina | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | |||||
October 8 | Appalachian State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
October 8 | Southern Miss | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 7
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 12 | Louisiana | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
October 15 | James Madison | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | |||||
October 15 | Old Dominion | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
October 15 | Louisiana–Monroe | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |||||
October 15 | Arkansas State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
October 15 | Texas State | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 8
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 19 | Georgia State | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
October 20 | Troy | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL (Battle for the Belt) | |||||
October 22 | Marshall | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
October 22 | Georgia Southern | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
October 22 | Arkansas State | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |||||
October 22 | Louisiana–Monroe | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | |||||
October 22 | Southern Miss | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 9
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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October 27 | Louisiana | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
October 29 | Robert Morris | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
October 29 | Old Dominion | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
October 29 | Coastal Carolina | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
October 29 | South Alabama | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 10
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 3 | Appalachian State | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
November 5 | South Alabama | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | |||||
November 5 | James Madison | Louisville | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | |||||
November 5 | Marshall | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
November 5 | Troy | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |||||
November 5 | Texas State | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | |||||
November 5 | Georgia State | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 11
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 10 | Georgia Southern | Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | |||||
November 12 | Southern Miss | Coastal Carolina | Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC | |||||
November 12 | Louisiana–Monroe | Georgia State | Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA | |||||
November 12 | Appalachian State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
November 12 | James Madison | Old Dominion | S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | |||||
November 12 | UMass | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
November 12 | Texas State | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |||||
November 12 | Army | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 12
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 19 | Old Dominion | Appalachian State | Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC | |||||
November 19 | Coastal Carolina | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | |||||
November 19 | Marshall | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | |||||
November 19 | Georgia State | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
November 19 | Louisiana | Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | |||||
November 19 | South Alabama | Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS | |||||
November 19 | Arkansas State | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
November 19 | Louisiana–Monroe | Troy | Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 13
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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November 26 | Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) | |||||
November 26 | Coastal Carolina | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | |||||
November 26 | Georgia State | Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | |||||
November 26 | Troy | Arkansas State | Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | |||||
November 26 | Southern Miss | Louisiana–Monroe | JPS Field at Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA | |||||
November 26 | Old Dominion | South Alabama | Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL | |||||
November 26 | Louisiana | Texas State | Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX | |||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Week 15 (Sun Belt Championship Game)
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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December 3 | East Division champion | West Division champion | ||||||
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Sun Belt Records against other conferences
2022–2023 records against non-conference foes:
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