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2017 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN3, Cox Sports Television
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pickS Tracy Walker, Louisiana
Picked byDetroit Lions, 82nd overall
Regular Season
Season championsTroy
Appalachian State
  Runners-upArkansas State
Season MVPJa'Von Rolland-Jones
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Troy +   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Appalachian State +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Arkansas State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Georgia State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
New Mexico State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Idaho   3 – 5     4 – 8  
South Alabama   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Coastal Carolina *   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Georgia Southern   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Texas State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2017 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 31, 2017 and ended on December 2, 2017. It was part of the 2017 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football.

Season

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This was the first season for Coastal Carolina, which was in its second and final transitional season from the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to FBS. This was also the final season for both Idaho and New Mexico State as associate members of the conference; New Mexico State will remain in the FBS as an independent program, while Idaho will move down to the FCS level in its main conference, the Big Sky Conference.

Records against FBS conferences

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Conference Record
The American 0–3
ACC 0–2
Big Ten 0–3
Big 12 0–1
C-USA 1–4
Independents 1–2
MAC 1–1
Mountain West 1–3
Pac-12 0–2
SEC 1–7
Total 5–28

Power Five conferences and independents

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Conference Record
ACC 0–2
Big Ten 0–3
Big 12 0–1
Pac-12 0–2
SEC 1–7
Notre Dame 0–0
Total 1–15

Group of Five conferences

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Conference Record
The American 0–3
C-USA 1–4
Independents (excluding Notre Dame) 1–2
MAC 1–1
Mountain West 1–3
Total 4–13

FCS Subdivision

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FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 7–2
Total FCS Record 0–0

Postseason

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Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
Big 12 0–0
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–0
Power 5 Total 0–0
Other FBS Conferences Record
American 0–0
C–USA 2–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0
MAC 1–0
Mountain West 1–0
Other FBS Total 4–1
Total Bowl Record 4–1

Awards and honors

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Individual awards

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All-Conference teams

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Offense:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team Third Team
QB Justice Hansen Jr. Arkansas State QB Taylor Lamb Sr. Appalachian State QB Tyler Rogers R-Sr. New Mexico State
RB Jalin Moore Jr. Appalachian State RB Larry Rose III Sr. New Mexico State RB Osharmar Abercrombie Sr. Coastal Carolina
RB Aaron Duckworth Jr. Idaho RB Jordan Chunn Sr. Troy RB Trey Ragas R-Fr. Louisiana
WR Ike Lewis Sr. Appalachian State WR Chris Murray Sr. Arkansas State WR Justin McInnis Jr. Arkansas State
WR Penny Hart R-So. Georgia State WR Jamarius Way Jr. South Alabama WR Malcolm Williams Jr. Coastal Carolina
WR Jaleel Scott R-Sr. New Mexico State WR Deondre Douglas Jr. Troy WR RJ Turner So. Louisiana–Monroe
TE Blake Mack Sr. Appalachian State TE Gabe Schrade Sr. Texas State TE Chase Rogers Fr. Louisiana
OL Colby Gossett Sr. Arkansas State OL Noah Johnson So. Idaho OL Jaypee Philbert Sr. Arkansas State
OL Beau Nunn Sr. Appalachian State OL Kevin Dotson So. Louisiana OL Grant Horst Sr. Louisiana
OL Victor Johnson So. Appalachian State OL Noah Fisher Jr. South Alabama OL Frank Sutton Sr. Louisiana–Monroe
OL Lanard Bonner R-Jr. Arkansas State OL Deontae Crumitie Jr. Troy OL Aaron Brewer So. Texas State
OL Steven Rowzee Sr. Troy OL Tristan Crowder So. Troy OL Kirk Kelley So. Troy

Defense:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team Third Team
DL Tee Sims Sr. Appalachian State DL Ronheen Bingham Jr. Arkansas State DL Caleb Fuller Sr. Appalachian State
DL Ja'Von Rolland-Jones R-Sr. Arkansas State DL Logan Hunt Jr. Georgia Southern DL Caleb Caston Sr. Arkansas State
DL Aikeem Coleman Sr. Idaho DL Jamal Stadom Sr. Troy DL Marterious Allen Jr. Georgia State
DL Cedric Wilcots II R-So. New Mexico State DL Trevon Sanders Jr. Troy DL Joe Dillon So. Louisiana
DL Hunter Reese Jr. Troy LB Kyle Wilson Sr. Arkansas State LB Devan Stringer Sr. Appalachian State
LB Eric Boggs Sr. Appalachian State LB Shane Johnson Sr. Coastal Carolina LB Michael Shaw R-Jr. Georgia State
LB Tony Lashley Jr. Idaho LB Kaden Elliss Jr. Idaho LB Frankie Griffin Jr. Texas State
LB Dalton Herrington Sr. New Mexico State LB Tron Folsom So. Troy DB A.J. Howard Sr. Appalachian State
DB Clifton Duck So. Appalachian State DB Tae Hayes Jr. Appalachian State DB Chandon Sullivan Sr. Georgia State
DB Blaise Taylor Sr. Arkansas State DB Justin Clifton Jr. Arkansas State DB Tracy Walker Sr. Louisiana
DB Jeremy Reaves Sr. South Alabama DB Monquavion Brinson So. Georgia Southern DB Shamad Lomax So. New Mexico State
DB Blace Brown Jr. Troy DB Ron LaForce Jr. New Mexico State DB Cedarius Rookard Jr. Troy

Special Teams:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team Third Team
PK Gavin Patterson Jr. South Alabama PK Tyler Bass R-So. Georgia Southern PK Sawyer Williams R-So. Arkansas State
P Corliss Waitman Jr. South Alabama P Cade Coffey R-Fr. Idaho P Cody Grace R-So. Arkansas State
RS Marcus Green Jr. Louisiana–Monroe RS Marcus Jones Fr. Troy RS Blaise Taylor Sr. Arkansas State
AP Marcus Green Jr. Louisiana–Monroe AP Marcus Jones Fr. Troy AP Glenn Smith Sr. Georgia State

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Home attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity
Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium 30,000 20,109 35,126† 22,787 30,179 23,110 23,411 154,722 25,787 85.96%
Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium 30,382 24,371 25,916† 21,943 19,846 27,462 119,538 23,908 78.69%
Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium 15,000 13,274 14,996 15,991† 13,997 15,545 15,951 89,754 14,959 99.73%
Georgia State Georgia State Stadium 24,333 24,333† 15,388 12,125 13,154 14,163 79,163 15,833 65.07%
Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium 25,000 13,781 16,278 18,722† 12,250 61,031 15,258 61.03%
Idaho Kibbie Dome 16,000 10,526 10,156 14,198† 10,168 10,705 7,444 63,197 10,533 65.83%
Louisiana Cajun Field 36,900 18,289 18,318† 13,106 16,058 12,993 78,764 15,753 42.69%
Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium 30,427 11,061 10,359 12,578† 7,397 8,245 49,640 9,928 32.63%
New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium 30,343 15,446 17,546 10,041 21,894 26,286† 91,213 18,243 60.12%
South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium 33,471 26,487† 18,103 12,603 16,495 12,742 17,640 104,070 17,345 51.82%
Texas State Bobcat Stadium 30,000 15,560 19,520 31,333† 12,238 12,012 14,017 104,680 17,447 58.16%
Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium 30,402 29,278† 27,324 25,211 23,846 20,341 20,737 146,737 24,456 80.44%

Bold: Exceeded capacity
†Season High

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt announces 2017 Football All-Conference teams and Individual Awards". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
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