2025 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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 6, 2025
As of March 8, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Sun Belt Conference football season will be the 25th season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season is scheduled to being on August 28, 2025, and concluded with the Conference Championship Game on December 6, 2025. The season will be part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consists of 14 football members split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 28, 2025.[1]

Previous season

During the 2024 Sun Belt Conference season, Marshall won the East division, while Louisiana won the West division. In the Conference Championship Game, Marshall defeated Louisiana by a score of 31–3. Marshall was invited to play in the Independence Bowl, but withdrew after many players left the program after the resignation of head coach Charles Huff.

Head coaches

  • On October 20, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had fired head coach Will Hall after starting the season with a 1–6 record. Assistant head coach Reed Stringer was named the interim head coach.[2] On December 8, 2024, Southern Miss announced that they had hired Charles Huff away from Marshall to be their head coach in 2025.[3] Marshall's associate head coach Telly Lockette was named the interim head coach for Marshall's bowl game.
  • On December 2, 2024, Appalachian State announced that they had fired head coach Shawn Clark.[4] On December 7, Appalachian State announced Dowell Loggains as the new head coach. Loggains had previously been the offensive coordinator at South Carolina.[5]
  • On December 8, 2024, Marshall announced Tony Gibson as their new head coach for the 2025 season. Gibson had previously the defensive coordinator at NC State.[6]
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Sun Belt record Sun Belt titles
Appalachian State Dowell Loggains South Carolina (Offensive coordinator/QBs coach) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0
Arkansas State Butch Jones Alabama (assistant coach) 5 103–85 (.548) 11–21 (.344) 0
Coastal Carolina Tim Beck NC State (offensive coordinator) 3 14–12 (.538) 8–8 (.500) 0
Georgia Southern Clay Helton USC (head coach) 4 66–43 (.606) 12–12 (.500) 0
Georgia State Dell McGee Georgia (RB coach/run game coordinator) 2 4–9 (.308) 1–7 (.125) 0
James Madison Bob Chesney Holy Cross (head coach) 2 120–50 (.706) 4–4 (.500) 0
Louisiana Michael Desormeaux Louisiana (co-offensive coordinator) 4 23–18 (.561) 14–10 (.583) 0
Louisiana–Monroe Bryant Vincent New Mexico (offensive coordinator) 2 12–13 (.480) 3–5 (.375) 0
Marshall Tony Gibson NC State (Defensive coordinator/Linebackers coach) 1 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0
Old Dominion Ricky Rahne Penn State (offensive coordinator) 6 20–30 (.400) 16–16 (.500) 0
South Alabama Major Applewhite South Alabama (offensive coordinator) 2 22–17 (.564) 5–3 (.625) 0
Southern Miss Charles Huff Marshall (head coach) 1 32–20 (.615) 20–12 (.625) 1
Texas State G. J. Kinne Incarnate Word (head coach) 3 28–12 (.700) 9–7 (.563) 0
Troy Gerad Parker Notre Dame (offensive coordinator) 2 4–14 (.222) 3–5 (.375) 0

Rankings

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Final
Appalachian State AP
C
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
Legend
    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

The 2025 schedule was released on February 28, 2025.[1]

Index to colors and formatting
Sun Belt member won
Sun Belt member lost
Sun Belt teams in bold

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 Saint Francis (PA) Louisiana–Monroe Malone StadiumMonroe, LA    
August 29 Appalachian State Charlotte Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)    
August 30 Coastal Carolina Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA    
August 30 Georgia Southern Fresno State Valley Children's StadiumFresno, CA    
August 30 Georgia State Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS    
August 30 Weber State James Madison Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA    
August 30 Marshall Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA    
August 30 Old Dominion Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN    
August 30 Southeast Missouri State Arkansas State Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR    
August 30 Rice Louisiana Cajun FieldLafayette, LA    
August 30 Morgan State South Alabama Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL    
August 30 Mississippi State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS    
August 30 Eastern Michigan Texas State UFCU StadiumSan Marcos, TX    
August 30 Nicholls Troy Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 6 Lindenwood Appalachian State Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC    
September 6 Charleston Southern Coastal Carolina Brooks StadiumConway, SC    
September 6 Georgia Southern USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA    
September 6 Memphis Georgia State Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA    
September 6 James Madison Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union StadiumLouisville, KY    
September 6 Missouri State Marshall Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV    
September 6 North Carolina Central Old Dominion S.B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA    
September 6 Arkansas State Arkansas War Memorial StadiumFayetteville, AR    
September 6 McNeese Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA    
September 6 Louisiana–Monroe Alabama Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL    
September 6 Tulane South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL    
September 6 Jackson State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS    
September 6 Texas State UTSA AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (I-35 Rivalry)    
September 6 Troy Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC    
#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 Ref.
September 13 East Carolina Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC    
September 13 Jacksonville State Georgia Southern Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA    
September 13 Murray State Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA    
September 13 Eastern Kentucky Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV    
September 13 Old Dominion Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA    
September 13 Iowa State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR    
September 13 Louisiana Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO    
September 13 South Alabama Auburn Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, AL    
September 13 Appalachian State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS    
September 13 Texas State Arizona State Mountain America StadiumTempe, AZ    
September 13 Memphis Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL    
#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 Ref.
September 20 Maine Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA    
September 20 Georgia State Vanderbilt FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN    
September 20 James Madison Liberty Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA    
September 20 Marshall Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN    
September 20 Arkansas State Kennesaw State Fifth Third StadiumKennesaw, GA    
September 20 Louisiana Eastern Michigan Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI    
September 20 Louisiana–Monroe UTEP Sun BowlEl Paso, TX    
September 20 Costal Carolina South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL    
September 20 Southern Miss Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA (Rivalry in Dixie)    
September 20 Nicholls Texas State UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX (Battle for the Paddle)    
September 20 Troy Buffalo UB StadiumBuffalo, NY    
#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 Ref.
September 27 Appalachian State Boise State Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID    
September 27 Georgia Southern James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA    
September 27 Liberty Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA    
September 27 Marshall Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA    
September 27 Arkansas State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA    
September 27 South Alabama North Texas DATCU StadiumDenton, TX    
September 27 Jacksonville State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS    
#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 Ref.
October 4 Oregon State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC    
October 4 James Madison Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA    
October 4 Coastal Carolina Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA    
October 4 Texas State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR    
October 4 Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern Martin StadiumEvanston, IL    
October 4 South Alabama Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (rivalry)    
#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 Ref.
October 9 Southern Miss Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA    
October 11 Louisiana–Monroe Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC    
October 11 Appalachian State Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA    
October 11 Louisiana James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA    
October 11 Old Dominion Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV    
October 11 Troy Texas State UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX    
#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 Ref.
October 14 Arkansas State South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL    
October 18 Coastal Carolina Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC    
October 18 Georgia State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)    
October 18 Old Dominion James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Royal Rivalry)    
October 18 Texas State Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV    
October 18 Southern Miss Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA    
October 18 Troy Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA    
#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 Ref.
October 23 South Alabama Georgia State Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA    
October 25 Appalachian State Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA    
October 25 Georgia Southern Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR    
October 25 Louisiana–Monroe Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS    
October 25 Louisiana Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL    
#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 Ref.
October 28 James Madison Texas State UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX    
October 30 Marshall Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC    
November 1 Old Dominion Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA    
November 1 Louisiana South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL    
November 1 Arkansas State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL    
#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 Ref.
November 6 Georgia Southern Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)    
November 8 Georgia State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC    
November 8 James Madison Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV    
November 8 Southern Miss Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR    
November 8 Texas State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA    
#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 Ref.
November 13 Troy Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA    
November 15 Coastal Carolina Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Stateboro, GA    
November 15 Marshall Georgia State Center Parc stadium • Atlanta, GA    
November 15 Appalachian State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA    
November 15 South Alabama Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA    
November 15 Texas State Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS    
#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 Ref.
November 20 Louisiana Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR    
November 22 Marshall Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)    
November 22 Coastal Carolina South Carolina Williams–Brice StadiumColumbia, SC    
November 22 Old Dominion Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA    
November 22 Washington State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA    
November 22 Southern Miss South Alabama Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL    
November 22 Louisiana–Monroe Texas State UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX    
November 22 Georgia State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 29 Arkansas State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC    
November 29 James Madison Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC    
November 29 Georgia Southern Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV    
November 29 Georgia State Old Dominion S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA    
November 29 Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)    
November 29 Troy Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS    
November 29 South Alabama Texas State UFCU Stadium • San Marcos, TX    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 6 East Division winner West Division winner TBD • TBD    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sun Belt Announces 2025 Football Schedule". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. February 28, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  2. ^ Sklar, Sam (October 20, 2024). "Will Hall fired by Southern Miss football in 4th season as coach". hattiesburgamerican.com. Hattiesburg American. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Thamel, Pete (December 8, 2024). "Last-place Southern Miss hires Marshall coach Charles Huff". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  4. ^ Gillenwater, Sam (December 2, 2024). "Appalachian State fires Shawn Clark". On3. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Loggains Tabbed as App State Football Head Coach" (Press release). Appalachian State Mountaineers. December 7, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Tony Gibson Named As Marshall's 32nd Head Football Coach" (Press release). Marshall Thundering Herd. December 8, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
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