Sports season
The 2014 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 14th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference . During the 2014 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State , Arkansas State , Georgia Southern , Georgia State , Idaho , Louisiana–Lafayette , Louisiana–Monroe , New Mexico State , South Alabama , Texas State , and Troy .[ 1]
The conference title was won by Georgia Southern, in its first year as both a Sun Belt member and an FBS program. The Eagles became only the third team to win a conference championship in their first FBS season. The other two schools to accomplish this feat were Nevada , Big West Conference champions in 1992, and Marshall , which won the Mid-American Conference crown in 1997 . Georgia Southern also became the first team ever to go unbeaten in conference play in its first FBS season (both the 1992 Nevada and 1997 Marshall teams lost once in conference play).[ 2]
The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns and the Arkansas State Red Wolves both finished 5-2 and were co-champions of the Sun Belt Conference . The Ragin' Cajuns earned the conference's first bowl spot in the R+L Carrier New Orleans Bowl , as Louisiana-Lafayette defeated Tulane 24–21 to win their 3rd straight New Orleans Bowl. Arkansas State earned the second and final Sun Belt bowl, as they played in the GoDaddy Bowl . Arkansas State scored a late touchdown in the fourth quarter to upset Ball State , who entered the game with a 10–2 record, and win their second straight GoDaddy Bowl.
The Sun Belt had seven teams eligible for bowl games, but only two received bids (Louisiana-Lafayette and ASU). Western Kentucky had the third best record at 8–4, while ULM, South Alabama, Texas State, and Troy had records of 6-6. The only team that was not eligible for a bowl game was Georgia State.[ 3]
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The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists:
Lombardi Award :[ 13]
Bryce Giddens - Arkansas State
Qushaun Lee - Arkansas State
Justin Hamilton - Louisiana-Lafayette
Mykhael Quave - Louisiana-Lafayette
Daniel Quave - Louisiana-Lafayette
Dominique Tovell - Louisiana-Lafayette
Gerrand Johnson - UL Monroe
David Mayo - Texas State
Terrence Jones - Troy
Tyler Roberts - Troy
Ucambre Williams - South Alabama
Doak Walker Award :[ 14]
Marcus Cox - Appalachian State
Michael Gordon – Arkansas State
Alonzo Harris – Louisiana-Lafayette
Robert Lowe – Texas State
Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 22, 2014 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana .
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Terrance Broadway (QB, Louisiana-Lafayette)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - Qushaun Lee (DL, Arkansas State)
Louisiana-Lafayette - 121 (11)
Arkansas State - 102
South Alabama - 98
Troy - 84
UL Monroe - 78
Texas State - 70
Appalachian State - 47
Georgia Southern - 44
Idaho - 29
Georgia State - 27
New Mexico State - 26
[ 15]
Preseason All–Conference Team[ edit ]
Offense
QB Terrance Broadway (Louisiana-Lafayette)
RB Alonzo Harris (Louisiana-Lafayette)
RB Elijah McGuire (Louisiana-Lafayette)
WR J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State)
WR Jamal Robinson (Louisiana-Lafayette)
WR Rashon Ceaser (UL Monroe)
TE Wes Saxton (South Alabama)
OL Daniel Quave (Louisiana-Lafayette)
OL Mike Marboe, (Idaho)
OL Chris May (South Alabama)
OL Ucambre Williams (South Alabama)
OL Terrence Jones (Troy)
Defense
DL Chris Stone (Arkansas State)
DL Justin Hamilton (Louisiana-Lafayette)
DL Gerrand Johnson (UL Monroe)
DL Tyler Roberts (Troy)
LB Qushaun Lee (Arkansas State)
LB Dominique Tovell (Louisiana-Lafayette)
LB David Mayo (Texas State)
LB Michael Orakpo (Texas State)
DB Rocky Hayes (Arkansas State)
DB Sterling Young (Arkansas State)
DB Trevence Patt (Louisiana-Lafayette)
DB Craig Mager (Texas State)
Specialists
PK Jason Dann (Texas State)
P Austin Rehkow (Idaho)
RS J.D. McKissic (Arkansas State)
[ 16]
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
Sun Belt vs. CFP AQ Conference matchups [ edit ]
Index to colors and formatting
Sun Belt member won
Sun Belt member lost
Sun Belt teams in bold
All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.
Start times for non-conference games are local for the Sun Belt team; for conference games, starting times are local for the home team. The following list are the teams in their respective time zones: Arkansas State, Louisiana–Monroe, Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy are located in the Central Time Zone ; Appalachian State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern is in the Eastern Time Zone ; New Mexico State is in the Mountain Time Zone and Idaho is in the Pacific Time Zone .
Rankings reflect that of the USA Today Coaches poll for that week until week eight when the BCS poll will be used.
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 27
7:00 PM
Abilene Christian
Georgia State
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
ESPNU
W 38-37
10,140
August 28
6:00 PM
Wake Forest
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPNU
W 17-10
21,003
August 28
6:00 PM
Cal Poly
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3
W 28-10
13,772
August 30
11:00 AM
Appalachian State
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN2
L 14-52
113,511
August 30
11:00 AM
Troy
UAB
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
FCS
L 10-48
27,133
August 30
12:30 PM
Georgia Southern
NC State
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
ACCN/ESPN3
L 23-24
54,273
August 30
4:00 PM
Idaho
Florida
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL
ESPNU
Canceled due to weather
-
August 30
6:00 PM
#18 (FCS) Montana State
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
W 37-10
26,143
August 30
6:00 PM
Southern
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
W 45-6
36,170
August 30
6:00 PM
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3
W 65-0
17,813
Players of the week:[ 17]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Tyler Jones
Texas State
Mitch Lane
UL Monroe
Luke Ferguson
Arkansas State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 6
11:00 AM
Arkansas State
Tennessee
Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN
SEC Network
L 19-34
99,538
September 6
1:00 PM
South Alabama
Kent State
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
ESPN3
W 23-13
15,355
September 6
2:00 PM
New Mexico State
Georgia State
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
ESPN3
NMSU 34-31
10,126
September 6
6:00 PM
Idaho
Louisiana–Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPN3
ULM 38-31
16,694
September 6
6:00 PM
Campbell
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
W 66-0
25,861
September 6
6:00 PM
Savannah State
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3
W 83-9
23,121
September 6
6:00 PM
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
L 20-48
25,607
September 6
6:00 PM
Duke
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
L 17-34
21,331
Players of the week:[ 18]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Ajalen Holley
UL Monroe
Rodney Butler
New Mexico State
Maxwell Johnson
New Mexico State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 13
12:00 PM
Georgia Southern
Georgia Tech
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
RSN /ESPN3
L 38-42
53,173
September 13
2:00 PM
Air Force
Georgia State
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
ESPN3
L 38-45
16,836
September 13
2:00 PM
Western Michigan
Idaho
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
ESPN3
L 33-45
14,721
September 13
2:30 PM
Arkansas State
Miami
Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL
ESPNU
L 20-41
41,519
September 13
3:00 PM
Louisiana–Lafayette
Ole Miss
Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS
SEC Network
L 15-56
60,937
September 13
3:00 PM
Mississippi State
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPNews
L 3-35
38,129
September 13
6:00 PM
Louisiana–Monroe
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNU
L 0-31
101,194
September 13
6:00 PM
Abilene Christian
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
L 35-38
17,320
September 13
7:00 PM
New Mexico State
UTEP
Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX
ASN
L 24-42
32,979
September 13
7:00 PM
Navy
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
ESPNews
L 21-35
32,007
Open Week: Appalachian State
Players of the week:[ 19]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Kevin Ellison Nick Arbuckle
Georgia Southern Georgia State
Maleki Harris
South Alabama
Daniel Cadona
Louisiana-Lafayette
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 20
11:00 AM
Troy
Georgia
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA
SEC Network
L 0-66
92,746
September 20
3:00 PM
Texas State
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
ESPNews
L 35-42
41,019
September 20
5:00 PM
Idaho
Ohio
Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
ESPN3
L 24-36
25,211
September 20
6:00 PM
Utah State
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
W 21-14
29,029
September 20
6:00 PM
Georgia State
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
P12N
L 14-45
64,608
September 20
6:00 PM
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPNGP
L 35-38
24,651
September 20
6:30 PM
Georgia Southern
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN3
GASO 28-6
11,348
September 20
7:00 PM
Appalachian State
Southern Miss
M.M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS
ASN
L 20-21
21,836
September 20
9:30 PM
Louisiana-Lafayette
Boise State
Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID
CBSSN
L 9-34
33,337
Open Week: Louisiana-Monroe
Players of the week:[ 20]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Matt Breida
Georgia Southern
Qushaun Lee
Arkansas State
Artez Brown
Arkansas State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 25
7:30 PM
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPNU
GASO 34-14
24,535
September 27
4:00 PM
South Alabama
Idaho
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
ESPN3
USA 34-10
14,887
September 27
6:00 PM
Troy
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPN3/SBN
ULM 22-20
18,544
September 27
6:30 PM
New Mexico State
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Network
L 7-63
101,987
September 27
7:00 PM
Texas State
Tulsa
Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK
ESPNews
W 37-34 (3OT)
21,353
Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia State, Louisiana-Lafayette
Players of the week:[ 21]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Kevin Ellison (2)
Georgia Southern
David Mayo
Texas State
Justin Manton
Louisiana-Monroe
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 4
6:00 PM
South Alabama
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3/SBN
USA 47-21
24,215
October 4
6:00 PM
Georgia State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
ULL 34-31
24,616
October 4
6:00 PM
Idaho
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3
TXST 35-30
21,345
October 4
6:00 PM
Louisiana-Monroe
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
ARST 28-14
29,317
October 4
7:00 PM
Georgia Southern
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3
GASO 36-28
10,256
Players of the week:[ 22]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Terrence Franks
Texas State
Craig Mager
Texas State
Wil Lutz
Georgia State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 11
1:00 PM
Arkansas State
Georgia State
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
ESPN3
ARST 52–10
10,196
October 11
2:00 PM
New Mexico State
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
Troy 41–24
17,628
October 11
5:00 PM
Idaho
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3
GASO 47-24
23,250
October 11
2:30 PM
Liberty
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
L 48–55 (OT)
26,058
October 11
11:00 AM
Louisiana-Monroe
Kentucky
Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY
SECN
L 14–48
56,676
Open Week: Louisiana-Lafayette, South Alabama, Texas State
Players of the week:[ 23]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Fredi Knighten
Arkansas State
Jamal Stadom
Troy
Chandler Worthy
Troy
Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Monroe
Players of the week:[ 24]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Brandon Bridge
South Alabama
Christian Ringo
Louisiana-Lafayette
Austin Rehkow
Idaho
Open Week: Appalachian State, Idaho, New Mexico State
Players of the week:[ 25]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Elijah McGuire
Louisiana-Lafayette
David Mayo (2)
Texas State
Daniel Cadona (2)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
October 30
6:30 PM
Troy
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPNU
GASO 42–10
18,321
November 1
11:00 AM
Louisiana-Monroe
Texas A&M
Kyle Field • College Station, TX
SECN
L 16–21
100,922
November 1
2:30 PM
Georgia State
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
APPST 44–0
22,643
November 1
3:00 PM
Texas State
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3
TXST 37–29
8,623
November 1
4:00 PM
Arkansas State
Idaho
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
ESPN3
ARST 44–28
11,082
November 1
4:00 PM
South Alabama
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
ULL 19–9
25,861
Players of the week:[ 26]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Marcus Cox
App State
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones
Arkansas State
Terrence Franks
Texas State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 8
2:00 PM
Georgia State
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
Troy 45–21
16,418
November 8
2:00 PM
South Alabama
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
ARST 45–10
23,615
November 8
2:30 PM
Louisiana-Monroe
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
APPST 31–29
20,497
November 8
3:00 PM
Georgia Southern
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
ESPN3
GASO 28–25
16,772
November 8
5:30 PM
Idaho
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA
Root Sports
L 21–35
46,293
November 8
7:00 PM
Louisiana-Lafayette
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3
ULL 44–16
10,299
Players of the week:[ 27]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Taylor Lamb
App State
Matt Dobson
Georgia Southern
Bentlee Critcher
App State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 15
2:00 PM
Appalachian State
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
APPST 37-32
20,016
November 15
2:30 PM
Georgia Southern
Navy
Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD
CBSSN
L 19-52
33,894
November 15
4:00 PM
Troy
Idaho
Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
ESPN3
Troy 34-17
8,535
November 15
6:00 PM
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA
ESPN3
ULL 34-27
19,544
November 15
6:30 PM
Texas State
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN3
USA 24-20
10,289
Open Week: Georgia State, New Mexico State
Players of the week:[ 28]
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Marcus Cox (2)
Appalachian State
Montres Kitchens
Troy
Blaise Taylor
Arkansas State
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 20
8:30 PM
Arkansas State
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX
ESPNU
TXST 45-27
12,264
November 22
11:00 AM
South Alabama
South Carolina
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC
FSN
L 12-37
78,201
November 22
1:00 PM
Appalachian State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA
ESPN3
APPST 35-16
20,638
November 22
2:30 PM
Georgia State
Clemson
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
ACCN
L 0-28
77,693
November 22
3:00 PM
Louisiana-Monroe
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM
ESPN3
ULM 45-27
6,011
Open Week: Georgia Southern, Idaho, Troy
Players of the week:
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Robert Lowe
Texas State
Michael Johnson
Louisiana–Monore
Bobo Beathard Justin Manton
Appalichian State Louisiana–Monore
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
November 28
2:00 PM
Navy
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL
ESPN3
L 40–42
14,571
November 29
11:30 AM
Louisiana-Lafayette
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL
ESPN3
ULL 42–23
12,241
November 29
1:00 PM
Texas State
Georgia State
Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA
ESPN3
TXST 51–34
14,312
November 29
1:00 PM
Idaho
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
ESPN3
APPST 45–28
19,271
November 29
2:00 PM
New Mexico State
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
ESPN3
ARST 68–35
21,043
November 29
5:00 PM
Louisiana-Monroe
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
ESPN3
GASO 22–16
16,283
Players of the week:
Offensive
Defensive
Special teams
Player
Team
Player
Team
Player
Team
Fredi Knighten
Arkansas State
John Law
Appalachian State
Will Johnson
Texas State
In 2014, the SBC placed three teams in bowl games through their tie-ins: Louisiana–Lafayette, Arkansas State, and South Alabama. Texas State was also bowl-eligible but did not receive a bowl invitation.[ 29] Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, despite having bowl-eligible records (9-3 and 7–5, respectively) and the former winning the conference championship, were not bowl-eligible due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules, since 81 full FBS members became bowl-eligible for the 76 bowl slots available.
Note : All times are local
Players of the Year [ edit ]
2014 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards[ 30]
Award
Player
School
Player of the Year
Elijah McGuire
Louisiana-Lafayette
Offensive Player of the Year
Elijah McGuire
Louisiana-Lafayette
Defensive Player of the Year
David Mayo
Texas State
Freshman of the Year
Taylor Lamb
Appalachian State
Coach of the Year
Willie Fritz
Georgia Southern
All-Conference Players [ edit ]
Coaches All-Conference Selections [ 30]
Position
Player
Class
Team
First Team Offense
QB
Fredi Knighten
JR
Arkansas State
RB
Matt Breida
SO
Georgia Southern
RB
Elijah McGuire
SO
Louisiana-Lafayette
WR
Donovan Harden
JR
Georgia State
WR
Joshua McCain
SR
Idaho
WR
Rashon Ceaser
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
TE
Brad Miller
SR
Texas State
OL
Kendall Lamm
SR
Appalachian State
OL
Garrett Frye
SR
Georgia Southern
OL
Manrey Saint-Amour
SR
Georgia Southern
OL
Daniel Quave
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
OL
Valerian Ume-Ezeoke
SR
New Mexico State
First Team Defense
DL
Justin Hamilton
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
DL
Christian Ringo
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
DL
Gerrand Johnson
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
DL
Michael Odiari
SR
Texas State
LB
Qushaun Lee
SR
Arkansas State
LB
Edwin Jackson
SR
Georgia Southern
LB
David Mayo
SR
Texas State
LB
Doug Middleton
JR
Appalachian State
DB
Artez Brown
SR
Arkansas State
DB
Mitch Lane
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
DB
Montres Kitchens
JR
Troy
DB
David Mims
JR
Texas State
First Team Special Teams
PK
Justin Manton
SR
Louisiana-Monroe
P
Austin Rehkow
SO
Idaho
RS
Chandler Worthy
SR
Troy
AP
Elijah McGuire
SO
Louisiana-Lafayette
Position
Player
Class
Team
Second Team Offense
QB
Kevin Ellison
SO
Georgia Southern
RB
Marcus Cox
SO
Appalachian State
RB
Michael Gordon
JR
Arkansas State
WR
Ajalen Holley
SO
Louisiana-Monroe
WR
Teldrick Morgan
SO
New Mexico State
WR
Shavarez Smith
SR
South Alabama
TE
Joel Ruiz
JR
Georgia State
OL
Mike Marboe
SR
Idaho
OL
Mykhael Quave
JR
Louisiana-Lafayette
OL
Ucambre Williams
SR
South Alabama
OL
Terrence Jones
SR
Troy
OL
Adrian Bellard
JR
Texas State
Second Team Defense
DL
Ronald Blair
JR
Appalachian State
DL
Ja'Von Rolland-Jones
FR
Arkansas State
DL
Jerome McClain
SR
South Alabama
DL
Theo Rich
SR
South Alabama
LB
John Law
SO
Appalachian State
LB
Joseph Peterson
JR
Georgia State
LB
Hunter Kissinger
JR
Louisiana-Monroe
LB
Maleki Harris
SR
South Alabama
DB
Matt Dobson
JR
Georgia Southern
DB
Corey Trim
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
DB
Terrell Brigham
SR
South Alabama
DB
Craig Mager
SR
Texas State
Second Team Special Teams
PK
Hunter Stover
SR
Louisiana-Lafayette
P
Justin Manton
SR
Louisiana-Monroe
RS
Blaise Taylor
FR
Arkansas State
AP
Chandler Worthy
SR
Troy
Honorable Mention: Appalachian State : Drew Bailey, Parker Collins, Kennan Gilchrist, Joel Ross; Arkansas State : Tres Houston, Chris Stone, Andrew Tyron, Xavier Woodson; Georgia Southern : Logan Daves, Deion Stanley, Jay Ellison, Antwione Williams; Georgia State : Nick Arbuckle, Tim Wynn, LynQuez Blair, Robert Davis; Idaho : Marc Millan, Quinton Bradley, Matt Linehan, Elijhaa Penny ; Louisiana-Lafayette : Tominique Tovell, Larry Pettis, Terrance Broadway, Terry Johnson; Louisiana-Monroe : Trey Caldwell, Kenzee Jackson, Michael Johnson, Ray Stovall; New Mexico State : Rodney Butler, Winston Rose , Larry Rose III , Derek Ibekwe; South Alabama Chris May, Melvin Meggs, Jesse Kelley, Montell Garner; Texas State : Will Johnson, Tyler Jones, Robert Lowe, Ryan Melton; Troy : Dalton Bennett, Brandon Burks, Tyler Roberts, Bryan Holmes.
Team
Stadium (Capacity)
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Appalachian State
Kidd Brewer Stadium (24,050)
25,861
24,215
26,058
22,643
20,497
19,271
138,545
23,091
96.0%
Arkansas State
Centennial Bank Stadium (30,964)
26,143
29,029
29,317
23,615
20,016
21,043
149,163
24,861
80.3%
Georgia Southern
Paulson Stadium (25,000)
23,121
24,535
23,250
18,321
16,283
N/A
105,510
21,102
84.4%
Georgia State
Georgia Dome (28,155)
10,140
10,126
16,836
10,196
28,427
14,312
90,037
15,006
53.3%
Idaho
Kibbie Dome (16,000)
14,721
14,887
15,207
11,082
8,535
N/A
64,432
12,886
80.5%
Louisiana–Lafayette
Cajun Field (36,900)
36,170
25,607
24,616
21,760
25,861
20,638
154,652
25,775
70.0%
Louisiana–Monroe
Malone Stadium (30,427)
21,003
16,694
18,544
14,755
19,544
N/A
90,540
18,108
59.5%
New Mexico State
Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343)
13,772
24,651
10,256
8,623
10,299
6,011
73,612
12,269
40.4%
South Alabama
Ladd–Peebles Stadium (33,471)
38,129
11,348
13,186
17,146
10,289
14,571
104,639
17,440
52.1%
Texas State
Bobcat Stadium (30,000)
17,813
32,007
21,345
18,509
16,772
12,264
118,710
19,785
66.0%
Troy
Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000)
21,331
17,320
17,628
15,664
16,418
12,241
100,602
16,767
55.9%
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^ 2013 Sun Belt Conference football season
^ "A-State's Lee Named to Walter Camp Award Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "Texas State's Orakpo Named To Butkus Award Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "UL Lafayette's Broadway Named To Davey O'Brien Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "A-State's Griswold, USA's Saxton Named to Preseason John Mackey Award Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "UL Monroe's Manton, Idaho's Rehkow Named to Ray Guy Preseason List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "New Mexico State's Johnson on Lou Groza Award Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "Three Named to Rimington Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "A-State has Two Named to Thorpe Award Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "UL Monroe's Ceaser, A-State's McKissic Named to Paul Hornung Award Preseason Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "11 Sun Belt Players named to Lombardi Award Watch List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "Four Sun Belt Running Backs Named to Doak Walker Preseason List" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "UL Lafayette Picked as Unanimous Choice to Win Sun Belt" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "UL Lafayette's Broadway, A-State's Lee Highlight Preseason All-Sun Belt Conference Teams" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved July 24, 2014 .
^ "Sun Belt is 6-3 - Record For Most First Week Non-Conference Wins; Week Two Foes Await" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 2, 2014 .
^ "5 and 5: Five Home Contests and Five Away Games on tap for Week 3" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 18, 2014 .
^ "Ten Teams in Action Saturday; Georgia Southern to Play First Ever Sun Belt Game" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 18, 2014 .
^ "Conference Play Picks Up with Thursday Night Rivalry Clash Between Appalachian State and Georgia Southern" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 22, 2014 .
^ "Sun Belt Conference Play Highlights Week Six Football Action" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 1, 2014 .
^ "Sun Belt Leaders Looking To Carry Momentum into Second Half of Season" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 8, 2014 .
^ "Cajuns, Bobcats Set For ESPN2 Battle Tuesday" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 13, 2014 .
^ "ESPN2 Features Showdown of Reigning Sun Belt Champions" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 20, 2014 .
^ "Sun Belt Teams Look to Capitalize on Momentum" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved October 28, 2014 .
^ "Georgia Southern, UL Lafayette Add to Win Streaks" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ "Red Wolves, Cajuns Hit Bowl Eligibility Mark; Georgia Southern Continues Winning Ways" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2014 .
^ "Sun Belt Teams Head Towards Final Stretch" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2014 .
^ "Sun Belt Conference Primary Bowl Partners Announce Selections" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2014 .
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