2014 Sun Belt Conference football season

2014 Sun Belt Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration August 2014–January 2015
Number of teams 11
TV partner(s) ESPN, CSS/CST
Regular season
Season champions Georgia Southern
Runners-up Louisiana–Lafayette
2014 Sun Belt football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Georgia Southern* $   8 – 0         9 – 3  
Louisiana–Lafayette   7 – 1         9 – 4  
Appalachian State*   6 – 2         7 – 5  
Texas State   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Arkansas State   5 – 3         7 – 6  
South Alabama   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Troy   3 – 5         3 – 9  
New Mexico State   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Idaho**   1 – 7         1 – 10  
Georgia State   0 – 8         1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
    ** Idaho ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
As of November 22, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Previous season

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]

Preseason

Award watch lists

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

Walter Camp Award:[4]

  • Qushaun Lee – Arkansas State

Butkus Award:[5]

  • Michael Orakpo - Texas State

Davey O'Brien Award:[6]

  • Terrance Broadway – Louisiana–Lafayette

Mackey Award:[7]

  • Darion Griswold - Arkansas State
  • Wes Saxton - South Alabama

Ray Guy Award:[8]

  • Justin Manton - UL Monroe
  • Austin Rehkow - Idaho

Lou Groza Award:[9]

  • Maxwell Johnson - New Mexico State

Rimington Trophy:[10]

Thorpe Award:[11]

  • Sterling Young – Arkansas State
  • Rocky Hayes – Arkansas State

Paul Hornung Award:[12]

  • Rashon Ceaser - UL Monroe
  • J.D. McKissic - Arkansas State

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 Media Day

Sun Belt Conference Media Day was held on July 22, 2014 in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Coaches Poll[15]

Preseason All–Conference Team[16]

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)

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 2 4–8 4–8 0–0
Arkansas State Blake Anderson 1 0–0 0–0 0–0
Georgia Southern Willie Fritz 1 137–62 0–0 0–0
Georgia State Trent Miles 2 20–48 0–12 0–7
Idaho Paul Petrino 2 1–11 1–11 0-0
Louisiana–Lafayette Mark Hudspeth 4 93-33 27-12 17-6
Louisiana–Monroe Todd Berry 5 52-85 23-26 17-14
New Mexico State Doug Martin 2 31–63 2–10 0–0
South Alabama Joey Jones 5 34-28 31-21 5-10
Troy Larry Blakeney 24 175-104-1 175-104-1 49-25
Texas State Dennis Franchione 6 203–121–2 29-29 2-5

Sun Belt vs. CFP AQ Conference matchups

Date Visitor Home Conference Score Notes
August 28 Wake Forest Louisiana-Monroe ACC W 17-10
August 30 Appalachian State Michigan Big Ten L 14-52
August 30 Georgia Southern NC State ACC L 23-24
August 30 Idaho Florida SEC Game canceled due to inclement weather
September 6 Arkansas State Tennessee SEC L 19-34
September 6 Duke Troy ACC L 17-34
September 13 Arkansas State Miami ACC L 20-41
September 13 Georgia Southern Georgia Tech ACC L 38-41
September 13 Louisiana-Lafayette #14 Ole Miss SEC L 15-56
September 13 Louisiana-Monroe #10 LSU SEC L 0-31
September 13 Mississippi State South Alabama SEC L 3-35
September 20 Georgia State Washington Pac-12 L 14-45
September 20 Texas State Illinois Big Ten L 35-42
September 20 Troy Georgia SEC L 0-66
September 27 New Mexico State #17 LSU SEC L 7-63
October 11 Louisiana-Monroe Kentucky SEC L 14–48
November 1 Louisiana-Monroe Texas A&M SEC L 16-21
November 22 Georgia State Clemson ACC L 0-28
November 22 South Alabama South Carolina SEC L 12-37

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 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 there 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.

Week 1

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

Week 2

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

Week 3

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

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

Week 4

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

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

Week 5

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

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

Week 6

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

Week 7

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

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

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 14 7:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN2 ULL 34-10 18,509
October 18 2:00 PM Appalachian State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 APPST 53-14 15,664
October 18 4:00 PM New Mexico State Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 Idaho 29-17 15,207
October 18 TBA Georgia State South Alabama Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 USA 30-27 13,186

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

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 21 7:00 PM Arkansas State Louisiana-Lafayette Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN2 ULL 55–40 21,760
October 24 6:30 PM Troy South Alabama Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPNU USA 27–13 17,146
October 25 6:00 PM Texas State Louisiana-Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3 TXST 22–18 14,755
October 25 1:00 PM Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA ESPN3 GASO 69–31 28,427

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

Week 10

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

Week 11

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

Week 12

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

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

Week 13

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

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

Week 14

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

Bowl games

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

Bowl Date Time SBC team (Record) Opponent (Record) Site TV Result Attendance
2014 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl December 20 11:00 AM Louisiana–Lafayette (8-4) Nevada (7-5) Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN W 16–3 34,014
2014 Raycom Media Camellia Bowl December 20 9:15 PM South Alabama (6-6) Bowling Green (7-6) Crampton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN L 28-33 20,246
2015 GoDaddy Bowl January 4 9:00 PM Arkansas State (7-5) Toledo (8-4) Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN L 44-63 36,811

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) 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%

References

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  2. ↑ "Georgia Southern Claims Outright Sun Belt Title - Sun Belt Winners Score Big on Saturday" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ 2013 Sun Belt Conference football season
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