List of Sun Belt Conference football champions

This is a list of yearly Sun Belt Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. Since the Sun Belt Conference began sponsoring football in 2001 to the present, there has not been a tie breaker for conference champions.

Champions by year

Year	Champions	Conference Record	Overall Record	Bowl result
2001	Middle Tennessee	5-1	8-3	-
	North Texas	5-1	5-7	L New Orleans Bowl 45–20 vs. Colorado State
2002	North Texas	6-0	8-5	W New Orleans Bowl 25–19 vs. Cincinnati
2003	North Texas	7-0	9-4	L New Orleans Bowl 27–17 vs. Memphis
2004	North Texas	7-0	7-5	L New Orleans Bowl 31–10 vs. Southern Miss
2005	Arkansas State	5-2	6-6	L New Orleans Bowl 31–19 vs. Southern Miss
	Louisiana-Lafayette	5-2	6-5	-
	Louisiana-Monroe	5-2	5-6	-
2006	Middle Tennessee	6-1	7-6	-
	Troy	6-1	8-5	W New Orleans Bowl 41–17 vs. Rice
2007	Florida Atlantic	6-1	8-5	W New Orleans Bowl 44–27 vs. Memphis
	Troy	6-1	8-4	-
2008	Troy	6-1	8-5	L New Orleans Bowl 27–30 vs. Southern Miss
2009	Troy	8-0	9-4	L GMAC Bowl 41–44 vs. Central Michigan
2010	Florida International	6-2	7-6	W Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 34–32 vs. Toledo Rockets
	Troy	6-2	8-5	W New Orleans Bowl 48–21 vs. Ohio
2011	Arkansas State	8-0	10-3	L GoDaddy.com Bowl 20–38 vs. Northern Illinois
2012	Arkansas State	7-1	10-3	W GoDaddy.com Bowl 17–13 vs. Kent State
2013	Arkansas State	5-2	7-5	W GoDaddy Bowl 23–20 vs. Ball State
	Louisiana-Lafayette	5-2	8-4	W New Orleans Bowl 24–21 vs. Tulane
2014	Georgia Southern	8-0	9-3	-
2015	Arkansas State	8-0	9-3	L New Orleans Bowl 28–47 vs. Louisiana Tech

• In 2014, Georgia Southern was ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

Championships by team

Rank	Team	Championships	Years
1	Troy	5	2006*, 2007*, 2008, 2009, 2010*
	Arkansas State	5	2005*, 2011, 2012, 2013*, 2015
2	North Texas	4	2001*, 2002, 2003, 2004
4	Middle Tennessee	2	2001*, 2006*
	Louisiana-Lafayette	2	2005*, 2013*
5	Louisiana-Monroe	1	2005*
	Florida Atlantic	1	2007*
	Florida International	1	2010*
	Georgia Southern	1	2014

* indicates championships was shared.

Italics indicate team is no longer a member of the Sun Belt Conference.