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2018 Sun Belt Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30, 2018
through January 2019
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN3, ESPN+, Cox Sports Television
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pickWR Marcus Green, Louisiana-Monroe
Picked byAtlanta Falcons, 203rd overall
Regular Season
East championsAppalachian State
Troy
West championsLouisiana
Arkansas State
Championship Game
ChampionsAppalachian State
  Runners-upLouisiana
Finals MVPRB Darrynton Evans, App State
Football seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State xy$   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Troy x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Georgia Southern   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Georgia State   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Louisiana xy   5 – 3     7 – 7  
Arkansas State x   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Louisiana–Monroe   4 – 4     6 – 6  
South Alabama   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Texas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Appalachian State 30, Louisiana 19
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Sun Belt conference football season began on August 30, 2018, and ended on November 24, 2018. It was a part of the 2018 season of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top level of NCAA Division I football. The Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2018, with Appalachian State winning the inaugural game. The entire schedule was released on February 27.[1]

Preseason

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Coaches predictions

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The 2018 preseason coaches football poll was released on July 19, voted from the 10 coaches of the conference.[2] Appalachian State and Arkansas State were chosen to be the finalist for their division, with the Red Wolves predicted to win the first ever Sun Belt Championship Game.

Season

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This will be the first season with 10 teams as the New Mexico State left the conference to become independent and Idaho downgraded to FCS and compete in the Big Sky Conference.[3] The scheduling format for the ten members were reset for the 2018 season. Each member will play eight other members in the conference with four at home and four away. The conference was split up with five teams representing the east and the other five representing the west division. A team will play each team within their division (4 teams) and four from the other division (two at home and two away).[4] South Alabama (west division) and Troy (east) will be the only two teams to play each other every year due to their rivalry and proximity to each other.

Schedule

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Regular season

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

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 30 6:00 p.m. No. 5 (FCS) Kennesaw State Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 24–20   23,088
August 30 7:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+ W 34–31   10,137
September 1 11:00 a.m. Coastal Carolina South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN L 15–49   75,126
September 1 11:00 a.m. Texas State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 7–35   40,124
September 1 2:30 p.m. Appalachian State No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN L 38–45 OT  105,232
September 1 5:00 p.m. South Carolina State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ W 37–6   15,260
September 1 5:00 p.m. No. 22 Boise State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNews L 20–56   29,612
September 1 5:00 p.m. Grambling State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3 W 49–17   28,866
September 1 6:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+ W 48–21   20,184
September 1 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+ L 26–30   13,457
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[5]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Justice Hansen Arkansas State Tomarcio Reese Georgia Southern Darrynton Evans Appalachian State

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 8 11:30 p.m. Georgia State NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ACCRSN L 7–41   56,017
September 8 2:30 p.m. Arkansas State No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 L 7–57   100,495
September 8 5:00 p.m. UMass Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+ W 34–13   15,071
September 8 5:00 p.m. Appalachian State Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC ESPN+ W 45–19   19,151
September 8 6:00 p.m. UAB Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+ W 47–24   9,776
September 8 6:00 p.m. Florida A&M Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+ W 59–7   25,767
September 8 6:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS ESPN3 W 21–20   19,579
September 8 6:00 p.m. Texas Southern Texas State Bobcats Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 36–20   15,440
September 8 7:00 p.m. South Alabama Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK FSN L 13–55   53,923
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[6]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Zac Thomas Appalachian State Donald Louis, Jr. Louisiana–Monroe James Sherman Texas State

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 12 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Campbell Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC[a] ESPN3 W 58–21   2,047
September 14 7:00 p.m. Georgia State Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN L 22–59   27,678
September 15 11:00 a.m. Troy Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 24–19   89,360
September 15 2:30 p.m. Southern Miss Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  Cancelled[b]    
September 15 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern No. 2 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC ESPN2 L 7–38   79,844
September 15 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State Tulsa Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN W 29–20   17,349
September 15 6:00 p.m. Texas State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+  SOAL 41–31   16,051
September 15 6:30 p.m. Louisiana No. 16 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2 L 10–56   56,505
September 15 6:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX SECN L 10–48   96,727
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
  1. ^ This game was relocated to Barker–Lane Stadium, the home field of Campbell, and moved to Wednesday September 12 in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.
  2. ^ This game has been cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Players of the week:[7]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jamarius Way South Alabama Tron Folsom Troy Tyler Sumpter Troy

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 22 1:00 p.m. Western Michigan Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+ W 34–15   15,264
September 22 2:30 p.m. Gardner–Webb Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+ W 72–7   21,084
September 22 6:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+  CCU 30–28   17,125
September 22 6:00 p.m. Texas State UTSA Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN+ L 21–25   29,205
September 22 6:00 p.m. Troy Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN+  TROY 35–27   15,722
September 22 6:00 p.m. UNLV Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN3 W 27–20   18,537
September 22 7:00 p.m. South Alabama Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN3 L 35–52   27,765
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[8]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kaleb Barker Troy William Bradley-King Arkansas State Steven Jones Appalachian State

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 29 11:00 a.m. Louisiana No. 1 Alabama Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN L 14–56   101,471
September 29 1:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+  GSU 46–14   14,368
September 29 2:30 p.m. South Alabama Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APST 52–7   25,862
September 29 2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3  TROY 45–21   23,810
September 29 5:00 p.m. Arkansas State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+  GASO 28–21   17,320
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[9]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jabir Daughtry-Frye Troy Logan Hunt Georgia Southern Marcus Jones Troy

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 4 6:30 p.m. Georgia State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPNU  TROY 37–20   22,903
October 6 2:30 p.m. South Alabama Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3  GASO 48–13   17,622
October 6 3:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Ole Miss Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS SECN L 21–70   52,875
October 6 6:00 p.m. Louisiana Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN+  ULL 42–27   17,062
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[10]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Elijah Mitchell Louisiana Monquavion Brinson Georgia Southern Marcus Green Louisiana–Monroe

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 9 7:00 p.m. Appalachian State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN2  APST 35–9   21,421
October 11 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPNU  GASO 15–13   9,545
October 13 1:00 p.m. Troy Liberty Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 L 16–22   17,389
October 13 4:00 p.m. New Mexico State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+ W 66–38   18,131
October 13 4:00 p.m. Alabama State South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN3 W 45–7   16,231
October 13 5:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+  ULM 45–20   11,506
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[11]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Andre Nunez Louisiana Jordan Fehr Appalachian State Tra Minter South Alabama

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 18 6:30 p.m. Georgia State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPNU  ARST 51–35   18,176
October 20 2:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina UMass McGuirk Stadium • Hadley, MA ELVN W 24–13   11,134
October 20 2:30 p.m. Louisiana Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APST 27–17   27,082
October 20 3:00 p.m. Georgia Southern New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM W 48–31   7,300
October 20 6:00 p.m. Texas State Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3  ULM 20–14   13,235
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[12]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Darrynton Evans
Justice Hansen 		Appalachian State
Arkansas State 		Tajhea Chambers Arkansas State Tyler Bass Georgia Southern

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 23 7:00 p.m. Troy South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (rivalry) ESPN2  TROY 38–17   25,878
October 25 6:30 p.m. No. 25 Appalachian State Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry) ESPNU  GASO 34–14   19,252
October 27 1:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+  CCU 37–34   15,648
October 27 6:00 p.m. New Mexico State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3 W 27–20   15,045
October 27 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+  ULL 47–43   17,068
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[13]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Shai Werts Georgia Southern Kindle Vildor Georgia Southern Kyle Pfau Louisiana

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 3 1:00 p.m. Texas State Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN+  TXST 40–31   11,312
November 3 2:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA ESPN3  ULM 44–25   13,787
November 3 2:00 p.m. South Alabama Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+  ARST 38–14   20,671
November 3 2:30 p.m. Louisiana Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+  TROY 26–16   24,631
November 3 4:00 p.m. Appalachian State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+  APST 23–7   13,004
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[14]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Caleb Evans Louisiana–Monroe Jordan Fehr Appalachian State Tyler Sumpter Troy

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 10 12:00 p.m. Troy Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN+  TROY 35–21   16,289
November 10 3:00 p.m. Appalachian State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX ESPN3  APST 38–7   11,482
November 10 4:00 p.m. Georgia State Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN+  ULL 36–22   14,945
November 10 4:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+  ULM 38–10   14,096
November 10 4:00 p.m. Arkansas State Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+  ARST 44–16   8,141
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[15]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Raymond Calais Louisiana Antione Barker Troy Tyler Sumpter Troy

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 17 1:30 p.m. Georgia State Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APST 45–17   22,315
November 17 2:00 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN+  ARST 31–17   20,012
November 17 2:30 p.m. Texas State Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN+  TROY 12–7   20,437
November 17 4:00 p.m. South Alabama Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA ESPN3  ULL 48–38   15,168
November 17 4:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN+  GASO 41–17   9,886
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[16]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Zac Thomas Arkansas State Justin Clifton Arkansas State Tyler Sumpter Troy

Week Thirteen

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 23 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN+  SOAL 31–28   10,670
November 24 1:00 p.m Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia State Stadium • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ESPN+  GASO 35–14   20,011
November 24 1:30 p.m. Troy Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN+  APST 21–10   20,410
November 24 2:00 p.m. Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA (Battle on the Bayou) ESPN+  ULL 31–28   18,167
November 24 3:00 p.m. Arkansas State Texas State Bobcat Stadium • San Marco, TX ESPN3  ARST 33–7   10,115
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Players of the week:[17]

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tra Minter South Alabama Akeem Davis-Gaither Appalachian State Justin McInnis Arkansas State

Sun Belt Championship Game

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See also: 2018 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 1 11:00 a.m. Louisiana Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN  APST 30–19   14,963
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

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Bowl games

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Legend
  Sun Belt win
  Sun Belt loss
See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games

Bowls based on contractual tie-ins. Actual bowls attended by Sun Belt members may vary and will be announced following the regular season.

Bowl game Date Site Television Time (CST) Sun Belt team Opponent Score Attendance
Cure Bowl December 15 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL CBSSN 1:30 p.m. Louisiana Tulane 24–41 19,066
Camellia Bowl December 15 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL ESPN 4:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Eastern Michigan 23–21 17,710
New Orleans Bowl December 15 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 8:00 p.m. Appalachian State Middle Tennessee 45–13 23,942
Dollar General Bowl December 22 Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL ESPN 6:00 p.m. Troy Buffalo 42–32 31,818
Arizona Bowl December 29 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ CBSSN 8:00 p.m. Arkansas State Nevada 13–16 32,368

Awards and honors

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Individual awards

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  • Player of the Year: Justice Hansen, R-Sr., QB, Arkansas State
  • Offensive Player of the Year: Zac Thomas, So., QB, Appalachian State
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Ronheen Bingham, Sr., DL, Arkansas State
  • Freshman of the Year: Marcel Murray, RB, Arkansas State
  • Newcomer of the Year: Kirk Merritt, Jr., WR, Arkansas State
  • Coach of the Year: Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State

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 R-Sr. Arkansas State QB Zac Thomas So. Appalachian State QB Caleb Evans Jr. Louisiana–Monroe
RB Darrynton Evans So. Appalachian State RB Elijah Mitchell So. Louisiana RB Marcel Murray Fr. Arkansas State
RB B.J. Smith Jr. Troy RB Wesley Fields Sr. Georgia Southern RB Trey Ragas So. Louisiana
WR Kirk Merritt Jr. Arkansas State WR Corey Sutton So. Appalachian State WR Penny Hart Jr. Georgia State
WR Marcus Green Sr. Louisiana–Monroe WR Justin McInnis Sr. Arkansas State WR Ja'Marcus Bradley Jr. Louisiana
WR Damion Willis Sr. Troy WR Jamarius Way Sr. South Alabama WR Deondre Douglas Sr. Troy
TE Keenen Brown Sr. Texas State TE Javonis Isaac So. Arkansas State TE Collin Reed Jr. Appalachian State
OL Victor Johnson Jr. Appalachian State OL Chandler Greer Sr. Appalachian State OL Hunter Atkinson Jr. Georgia State
OL Lanard Bonner Sr. Arkansas State OL Noah Hannon So. Appalachian State OL T.J. Fiailoa So. Louisiana–Monroe
OL Curtis Rainey SR. Georgia Southern OL Jeremiah Culbreth Sr. Georgia Southern OL Bobby Reynolds Jr. Louisiana–Monroe
OL Kevin Dotson Jr. Louisiana OL Robert Hunt Jr. Louisiana OL Tristan Crowder Jr. Troy
OL Kirk Kelley Jr. Troy OL Deontae Crumitie Sr. Troy OL J.L. Gaston Jr. Troy

Defense:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team Third Team
DL MyQuon Stout Sr. Appalachian State DL William Bradley-King R-So. Arkansas State DL Tarron Jackson So. Coastal Carolina
DL Ronheen Bingham Sr.. Arkansas State DL Forrest Merrill Jr. Arkansas State DL Logan Hunt Sr. Georgia Southern
DL Jeffrey Gunter So. Coastal Carolina DL Raymond Johnson III So. Georgia Southern DL Zi'Yon Hill R-Fr. Louisiana
DL Trevon Sanders Sr. Troy DL Tyree Turner Jr. South Alabama DL Antione Barker Jr. Troy
LB Jordan Fehr Jr. Appalachian State LB Akeem Davis-Gaither Jr. Appalachian State LB Anthony Flory Sr. Appalachian State
LB Bryan London II Jr. Texas State LB David Griffith Sr. Louisiana–Monroe LB Jacques Boudreaux Jr. Louisiana
LB Hunter Reese Sr. Troy LB Bull Barge Sr. South Alabama LB Nikolas Daniels Jr. Texas State
DB Clifton Duck Jr. Appalachian State DB Jerry Jacobs So. Arkansas State DB Tae Hayes Sr. Appalachian State
DB Desmond Franklin Jr. Appalachian State DB Monquavion Brinson Jr. Georgia Southern DB Darreon Jackson R-Jr. Arkansas State
DB Justin Clifton Sr. Arkansas State DB Nigel Lawrence Sr. South Alabama DB Blace Brown Sr. Troy
DB Kindle Vildor Jr. Georgia Southern DB Marcus Jones So. Troy DB Tyler Murray So. Troy
DB Cedarius Rookard Sr. Troy

Special Teams:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
First Team Second Team Third Team
PK Tyler Bass R-Jr. Georgia Southern PK Tyler Sumpter So. Troy PK Massimo Biscardi Fr. Coastal Carolina
P Brandon Wright R-Jr. Georgia State P Cody Grace Jr. Arkansas State P Tyler Sumpter So. Troy
RS Marcus Jones So. Troy RS Tra Minter Jr. South Alabama RS Clifton Duck Sr. Appalachian State
AP Marcus Green Sr. Louisiana–Monroe AP Tra Minter Jr. South Alabama AP Darrynton Evans So. Appalachian State

Ref:[18]

Non-conference records

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Power Five conferences

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Power 5 Conferences Record
ACC 0–2
Big Ten 0–2
Big 12 1–1
Pac-12 0–0
SEC 0–6
Power 5 Total 1–11

Group of Five conferences

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Group of 5 Conferences Record
American 1–2
C-USA 3–2
Mountain West 1–1
MAC 1–0
Group of 5 Total 5–4

FBS independents

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FBS Independents Record
FBS Independents 5–1

FCS conferences

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FCS Opponents Record
Football Championship Subdivision 10–0

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 21,084 25,862 27,082 † 22,315 20,410 116,753 23,351 77.8%
Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium 30,382 20,184 18,537 21,421 † 18,176 20,671 20,012 119,001 19,834 65.3%
Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium 15,000 9,776 11,506 13,004 † 8,141 9,886 52,313 10,463 69.8%
Georgia State Georgia State Stadium 24,333 23,088 † 15,264 14,368 15,648 11,312 20,011 99,691 16,615 68.3%
Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium 25,000 15,260 15,071 17,320 17,622 19,252 † 16,289 100,814 16,802 67.2%
Louisiana Cajun Field 36,900 28,866 † 17,125 18,131 17,068 14,945 15,168 111,303 18,551 50.3%
Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium 30,427 10,137 15,722 13,235 13,787 18,167 † 71,048 14,210 46.7%
South Alabama Ladd–Peebles Stadium 33,471 13,457 16,051 16,231 25,878 † 14,096 10,670 96,383 16,064 48.0%
Texas State Bobcat Stadium 30,000 15,440 17,062 † 9,545 15,045 11,482 10,115 78,689 13,115 43.7%
Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium 30,402 29,612 † 25,767 23,810 22,903 24,631 20,437 147,160 24,527 80.7%

Bold: Exceeded capacity
†Season High

References

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