2015 Sun Belt Conference football season

2015 Sun Belt Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2015-December 2015
Number of teams	11
Total attendance	1,108,524
TV partner(s)	ESPN, CST
2016 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	DE Ronald Blair, Appalachian State
Picked by	San Francisco 49ers, 142nd overall
Regular season
Season champions	Arkansas State
Runners-up	Appalachian State
Season MVP	Nick Arbuckle
Top scorer	Austin Rehkow (108 points)
Football seasons
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2015 Sun Belt Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arkansas State $		8	–	0					9	–	4
Appalachian State		7	–	1					11	–	2
Georgia Southern		6	–	2					9	–	4
Georgia State		5	–	3					6	–	7
South Alabama		3	–	5					5	–	7
Idaho		3	–	5					4	–	8
Louisiana–Lafayette		3	–	5					4	–	8
Troy		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Texas State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana–Monroe		1	–	7					2	–	11
$ – Conference champion

The 2015 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 15th college football season for the Sun Belt Conference. During the 2015 season, eleven schools competed in Sun Belt football: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Idaho, Louisiana–Lafayette, Louisiana–Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State and Troy.

On September 1, 2015, it was announced that Coastal Carolina will join the Sun Belt Conference. They will compete in SBC football starting in 2017.^[1]

Previous season

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]

Louisiana–Lafayette, South Alabama, and Arkansas State were all invited to bowl games. The SBC went 1–2 in bowls with the Ragin' Cajuns winning their 4th straight R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Preseason

The following preseason awards and honors were announced

Award watch lists

The following Sun Belt players were named to preseason award watch lists:

Sun Belt Media Day

Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 20, 2015 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

• Preseason Offensive Player of the Year - Elijah McGuire (RB, Louisiana-Lafayette)
• Preseason Defensive Player of the Year - David Mims (DB, Texas State)

Coaches Poll

• Georgia Southern - 110 (6)
• Louisiana-Lafayette - 108 (3)
• Arkansas State - 96 (1)
• Appalachian State - 82
• Texas State - 78
• South Alabama - 68 (1)
• UL Monroe - 59
• Troy - 39
• Georgia State - 32
• New Mexico State - 30
• Idaho - 24

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Preseason All–Conference Team

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Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Sun Belt record
Appalachian State	Scott Satterfield	3	11-13	11-13	6-2
Arkansas State	Blake Anderson	2	14-9	14-9	11-3
Georgia Southern	Willie Fritz	2	146–65	9-3	8–0
Georgia State	Trent Miles	3	21-59	1-23	0–15
Idaho	Paul Petrino	3	2-21	2-21	1-7
Louisiana–Lafayette	Mark Hudspeth	5	102-37	36-16	24-7
Louisiana–Monroe	Todd Berry	6	56-93	27-34	20-19
New Mexico State	Doug Martin	3	33-73	4-20	1-7
South Alabama	Joey Jones	7	40-35	37-28	10-13
Troy	Neal Brown	1	0-0	0-0	0-0
Texas State	Dennis Franchione	7	210–126–2	36-34	7-8

Sun Belt vs. Power Five Conference matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Conference	Score	Notes
September 5	UL Monroe	#9 Georgia	SEC	L 14–51
September 5	Troy	NC State	ACC	L 21–49
September 5	Louisiana-Lafayette	Kentucky	SEC	L 33–40
September 5	Georgia Southern	West Virginia	Big XII	L 0–44
September 5	New Mexico State	Florida	SEC	L 13–61
September 5	Texas State	#10 Florida State	ACC	L 16–59
September 5	Arkansas State	#8 USC	Pac-12	L 6–55
September 12	Appalachian State	#11 Clemson	ACC	L 10–41
September 12	#22 Missouri	Arkansas State	SEC	L 20–27
September 12	South Alabama	Nebraska	Big Ten	L 9–48
September 12	Idaho	#8 USC	Pac-12	L 9–59
September 19	Troy	#24 Wisconsin	Big Ten	L 3–28
September 19	Georgia State	#12 Oregon	Pac-12	L 28–61
September 26	NC State	South Alabama	ACC	L 13–63
September 26	UL Monroe	#12 Alabama	SEC	L 0–34
October 10	Troy	Mississippi State	SEC	L 17–45
October 10	New Mexico State	Ole Miss	SEC	L 3–52
November 21	Idaho	Auburn	SEC	L 34–56
November 21	Georgia Southern	Georgia	SEC	L 17–23 OT

Regular season

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 are listed as Central Time Zone

Rankings reflect that of the AP poll for that week until Week 10 when the first CFP Poll is released.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	Ohio	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	L 28–48	11,587
September 4	2:30 PM	Charlotte	Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 20–23	10,252
September 5	11:00 AM	UL Monroe	#9 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPN3	L 14–51	92,746
September 5	2:30 PM	Howard	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 49–0	24,314
September 5	5:00 PM	Troy	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 21–49	57,451
September 5	5:00 PM	Gardner-Webb	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 33–23	12,289
September 5	6:00 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	Kentucky	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	ESPNU	L 33–40	62,933
September 5	6:30 PM	Georgia Southern	West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	FSN	L 0–44	55,182
September 5	6:30 PM	New Mexico State	Florida	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL	SEC Network	L 13–61	90,227
September 5	7:00 PM	Texas State	#10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNews	L 16–59	80,917
September 5	10:00 PM	Arkansas State	#8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Pac-12 Network	L 6–55	79,809

Players of the week:^[17]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Rashon Ceaser	UL Monroe	Bobby Baker	Georgia State	Aleem Sunanon	South Alabama

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	11:30 AM	Appalachian State	#11 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN3	L 10–41	81,467
September 12	5:00 PM	Western Michigan	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 43–17	23,520
September 12	6:00 PM	Northwestern State	Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 44–17	26,824
September 12	6:00 PM	Prairie View A&M	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	W 63–24	24,561
September 12	6:00 PM	Charleston Southern	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 44–16	17,517
September 12	6:00 PM	#22 Missouri	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 20–27	29,143
September 12	6:00 PM	Nicholls State	UL Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 47–0	20,397
September 12	7:00 PM	South Alabama	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	Big Ten Network	L 9–48	89,822
September 12	7:00 PM	Georgia State	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	GAST 34–32	27,201
September 12	7:00 PM	Idaho	#8 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Pac-12 Network	L 9–59	72,422

Players of the week:^[18]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Matt Breida	Georgia Southern	Jaden Wright	New Mexico State	Teddy Ruben	Troy

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 19	1:00 PM	Georgia State	#12 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	Pac-12 Network	L 28–61	56,859
September 19	2:30 PM	Troy	#24 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	Big Ten Network	L 3–28	77,157
September 19	4:00 PM	Wofford	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	W 41–38	11,633
September 19	5:00 PM	The Citadel	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 48–13	24,872
September 19	6:00 PM	Missouri State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 70–7	26,634
September 19	6:00 PM	Southern Miss	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 50–56	27,252
September 19	7:00 PM	South Alabama	San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN3	W 34–27 OT	18,194
September 19	7:00 PM	UTEP	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	Mountain West Network	L 47–50 OT	17,210

• Open Week: Appalachian State, Louisiana-Lafayette, UL Monroe

Players of the week:^[19]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Tyler Jones	Texas State	Jeremy Reaves	South Alabama	Aleem Sunanon (2)	South Alabama

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	2:30 PM	Appalachian State	Old Dominion	Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA	ASN	W 49–0	20,118
September 26	3:00 PM	UL Monroe	#12 Alabama	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SEC Network	L 0–34	101,823
September 26	6:00 PM	Akron	Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 14–35	24,679
September 26	6:00 PM	Arkansas State	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 7–37	21,385
September 26	7:00 PM	Texas State	Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 14–59	35,257
September 26	7:00 PM	NC State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPNews	L 13–63	21,314
September 26	8:00 PM	Georgia Southern	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	GASO 44–20	14,441

• Open Week: Georgia State, New Mexico State, Troy

Players of the week:^[20]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Taylor Lamb	Appalachian State	John Law	Appalachian State	J. D. McKissic	Arkansas State

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 3	2:30 PM	Liberty	Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 33–41	11,512
October 3	2:30 PM	Wyoming	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 31–13	19,345
October 3	6:00 PM	Idaho	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	ARST 49–35	23,411
October 3	6:00 PM	Georgia Southern	UL Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	GASO 51–31	16,791
October 3	6:00 PM	South Alabama	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	USA 24–18	22,873
October 3	6:00 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	ASN	L 14–43	26,910
October 3	7:00 PM	New Mexico State	New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	Root Sports	L 29–38	30,900

• Open Week: Texas State

Players of the week:^[21]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Michael Gordon	Arkansas State	Kalen Jackson	South Alabama	Zach Matics	Appalachian State

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 10	11:00 AM	New Mexico State	Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	SECN	L 3–52	60,154
October 10	2:30 PM	Appalachian State	Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	APPST 37–3	10,101
October 10	3:00 PM	Troy	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECN	L 17–45	60,866
October 10	5:00 PM	UL Monroe	Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN3	L 24–34	17,490
October 10	6:00 PM	Texas State	Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	ULL 49–27	21,377

• Open Week: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Idaho, South Alabama

Players of the week:^[22]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Jalen Nixon	Louisiana-Lafayette	Latrell Gibbs	Appalachian State	Jeryl Brazil	Louisiana-Lafayette

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 13	7:00 PM	Arkansas State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN2	ARST 49–31	18,538
October 17	2:00 PM	Georgia State	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	W 31–19	7,546
October 17	2:30 PM	Idaho	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	Idaho 19–16	20,107
October 17	5:00 PM	New Mexico State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	GASO 56–26	23,551
October 17	6:00 PM	Appalachian State	UL Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	APPST 59–14	11,761

• Open Week: Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State

Players of the week:^[23]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Nick Arbuckle	Georgia State	Eric Boggs	Appalachian State	Austin Rehkow	Idaho

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 20	7:00 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN2	ARST 37–27	20,495
October 22	6:30 PM	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPNU	APPST 31–13	24,121
October 24	4:00 PM	UL Monroe	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	Idaho 27–13	14,414
October 24	6:00 PM	South Alabama	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	TXST 36–18	14,523
October 24	7:00 PM	Troy	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	Troy 52–7	10,325

• Open Week: Georgia State

Players of the week:^[24]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Robert Lowe	Texas State	Cody Brown	Arkansas State	Lumi Kiba	Texas State

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 29	6:30 PM	Texas State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPNU	GASO 37–13	14,212
October 31	2:30 PM	Troy	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	APPST 44–41	26,130
October 31	4:00 PM	UL Monroe	Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	ULL 30–24	17,410
October 31	6:00 PM	Georgia State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	ARST 48–34	18,217
October 31	7:00 PM	Idaho	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	NMSU 55–48	7,546

• Open Week: South Alabama

Players of the week:^[25]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Larry Rose III	New Mexico State	Ronald Blair	Appalachian State	Zach Matics	Appalachian State

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 5	6:30 PM	Arkansas State	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPNU	ARST 40–27	18,721
November 7	1:00 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	ULL 23–21	10,070
November 7	2:00 PM	Idaho	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	USA 52–45	17,651
November 7	2:30 PM	UL Monroe	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	Troy 51–14	18,041
November 7	3:00 PM	New Mexico State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	NMSU 31–21	15,421

• Open Week: Georgia Southern

Players of the week:^[26]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Larry Rose III (2)	New Mexico State	Blake Dees	South Alabama	Jed Solomon	Troy

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 12	6:30 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPNU	USA 32–25	14,096
November 14	2:00 PM	Arkansas State	UL Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ARST 59–21	9,063
November 14	2:30 PM	Georgia Southern	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	GASO 45–10	18,455
November 14	3:00 PM	Georgia State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	GAST 41–19	13,238
November 14	4:00 PM	Appalachian State	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	APPST 47–20	10,113

• Open Week: New Mexico State

Players of the week:^[27]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Nick Arbuckle (2)	Georgia State	Chandon Sullivan	Georgia State	Jeremy Reaves	South Alabama

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 19	8:30 PM	UL Monroe	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPNU	TXST 16–3	14,003
November 21	1:00 PM	South Alabama	Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	GAST 24–10	10,033
November 21	3:00 PM	Idaho	Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 34–56	87,451
November 21	4:00 PM	New Mexico State	Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	NMSU 37–34	17,023
November 21	6:00 PM	Georgia Southern	Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPNU	L 17–23 OT	92,746

• Open Week: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Troy

Players of the week:^[28]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Andrew Allen	New Mexico State	Tarris Batiste	Georgia State	Parker Davidson	New Mexico State

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 27	1:00 PM	Troy	Georgia State	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	GAST 31–21	10,113
November 28	1:00 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN3	APPST 28–7	16,124
November 28	1:00 PM	South Alabama	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	GASO 55–17	15,125
November 28	3:00 PM	Arkansas State	New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM	ESPN3	ARST 52–28	25,147
November 28	4:00 PM	Texas State	Idaho	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ESPN3	Idaho 38–31	7,727
November 28	10:00 PM	UL Monroe	Hawaii	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	MWN	L 26–28	21,284

Players of the week:^[29]

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Freddie Knighten	Arkansas State	Eric Boggs	Appalachian State	Blaise Taylor	Arkansas State

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 5	1:00 PM	Georgia State	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	GAST 34–7	23,401
December 5	2:00 PM	Texas State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	ARST 55–17	20,143
December 5	2:00 PM	New Mexico State	UL Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 42–35	7,774
December 5	4:00 PM	Troy	Louisiana-Lafayette	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	Troy 41–17	22,264
December 5	6:30 PM	Appalachian State	South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	APPST 34–27	12,346

Players of the week:

Offensive		Defensive		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team

Bowl games

The Sun Belt had 4 guaranteed bowl tie-ins starting in 2015 with the addition of the Cure Bowl in Orlando, FL. Arkansas State, Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and Georgia State represented the Sun Belt during the 2015–16 bowl season; for the latter three teams, it would be their first bowl game.^[30]

Note: All times are local

Bowl	Date	Time	SBC team (Record)	Opponent (Record)	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl	December 19	4:30 PM	Appalachian State (10-2)	Ohio (8-4)	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	W 31–29	21,395
AutoNation Cure Bowl	December 19	6:00 PM	Georgia State (6-6)	San Jose State (5-7)	Orlando Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 16–27	18,536
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	December 19	8:00 PM	Arkansas State (9-3)	Louisiana Tech (8-4)	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	L 28–47	32,847
GoDaddy Bowl	December 23	7:00 PM	Georgia Southern (8-4)	Bowling Green (10-3)	Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	W 58–27	28,656

Players of the Year

2013 Sun Belt Player of the Year awards^[31]

Award	Player	School
Student-Athlete of the Year	Nick Arbuckle	Georgia State
Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year	Larry Rose III	New Mexico State
Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year	Ronald Blair	Appalachian State
Freshman of the Year	Penny Hart	Georgia State
Coach of the Year	Trent Miles	Georgia State

All-Sun Belt/American Team

Coaches All-Conference Selections^[31]

Honorable Mention: Appalachian State: Barrett Burns, Taylor Lamb, Doug Middleton, Devan Stringer; Arkansas State: Darion Griswold, Khari Lain, Robert Mondie, Dijon Paschal; Georgia State: Donovan Harden, Shawanye Lawrence, Alonzo McGee, Chandon Sullivan; Georgia Southern: Ironhead Gallon, L. A. Ramsby, Antwione Williams, Caleb Williams; Idaho: Buck Cowan, Matt Linehan, Elijhaa Penny, Jordan Rose ; Louisiana-Lafayette: Octravian Anderson, Elijah McGuire, Otha Peters, Chris Prater; Louisiana-Monroe: Trey Caldwell, Marcus Green, Michael Johnson, Colby Mitchell; New Mexico State: Stody Bradley, Isaiah Folasa, Anthony McMeans, Tyrian Taylor; Texas State: Adrian Bellard, Ryan Melton, Ryan Carden, Tyler Jones; South Alabama DeMarion Harper, Kalen Jackson, Xavier Johnson, Aleem Sunanon; Troy: Brandon Burks, Rashad Dillard, Antonio Garcia, Brandon Silvers.

Home attendance

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)	24,314	19,345	24,121	26,130	18,721	16,124	128,755	21,459	89.2%
Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium (30,382)	29,143	26,634	23,411	20,495	18,217	20,143	138,043	23,007	75.7%
Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium (25,000)	23,520	24,872	23,551	14,212	15,125	23,401	124,681	20,780	83.1%
Georgia State	Georgia Dome (28,155)	10,252	11,512	10,101	10,070	10,033	10,113	62,081	10,347	36.8%
Idaho	Kibbie Dome (16,000)	11,587	11,633	14,441	14,414	10,113	7,727	69,915	11,653	72.8%
Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field (36,900)	26,824	24,679	21,377	17,410	17,023	22,264	129,577	21,596	58.5%
Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium (30,427)	20,397	16,791	11,761	9,063	7,774	N/A	65,768	13,157	43.2%
New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium (30,343)	27,201	17,210	10,325	7,546	25,147	N/A	87,429	17,486	57.6%
South Alabama	Ladd–Peebles Stadium (33,471)	12,289	21,314	18,538	17,651	14,096	12,346	96,284	16,039	47.9%
Texas State	Bobcat Stadium (30,000)	24,561	27,252	14,523	15,421	13,238	14,003	108,998	18,166	60.6%
Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium (30,000)	17,517	22,873	20,107	18,041	18,455	N/A	96,993	19,399	64.7%

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