2021 Sun Belt Conference football season

Sports season

2021 Sun Belt Conference football season
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League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2, 2021 – December 25, 2021
Number of teams	10
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	WR Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama
Picked by	Dallas Cowboys, 88th overall
Regular season
East champions	Appalachian State
West champions	Louisiana
SBC Championship Game
Champions	Louisiana
Runners-up	Appalachian State
Finals MVP	QB Levi Lewis, Louisiana
Seasons
← 2020 2022 →

2021 Sun Belt Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Appalachian State xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Georgia State	6	–	2	8	–	5
Coastal Carolina	6	–	2	11	–	2
Troy	3	–	5	5	–	7
Georgia Southern	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Louisiana xy$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Texas State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	6	4	–	8
South Alabama	2	–	6	5	–	7
Arkansas State	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Louisiana 24, Appalachian State 16
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 21st season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference. The season began September 2, 2021 and concluded with its championship game on December 4, 2021. It was part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Belt Conference consists of 10 football members split into two divisions. The conference released its schedule on March 1, 2021.

Previous season

Main article: 2020 Sun Belt Conference football season

The 2020 season saw Coastal Carolina win the East Division, while Louisiana won the West Division. The Conference Championship game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the two teams were declared co-champions. Coastal Carolina advanced to the Cure Bowl, where they lost in overtime to Liberty. Louisiana advanced to the First Responder Bowl, where they defeated UTSA.

Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, and Georgia State also advanced to bowl games, with all winning their respective matches.

Preseason

Preseason Media Poll

The Preseason Media Poll was released on July 20. Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State tied as the favorites for the East Division, while Louisiana was favored to win the West Division.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East
T1	Coastal Carolina	44 (6)
T1	Appalachian State	44 (4)
3	Georgia State	24
4	Georgia Southern	20
5	Troy	18

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West
1	Louisiana	49 (9)
2	Arkansas State	38 (1)
3	South Alabama	27
4	Texas State	25
5	Louisiana–Monroe	11

Preseason awards

The following list contains players and coaches included on preseason watch lists for national awards.

Award	Head coach/Player	School	Position
Lott Trophy	Silas Kelly	Coastal Carolina	LB
Dodd Trophy	Jamey Chadwell	Coastal Carolina	Head Coach
Maxwell Award	Camerun Peoples	Appalachian State	RB
	Layne Hatcher	Arkansas State	QB
	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB
	Levi Lewis	Louisiana	QB
	Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama	WR
Bednarik Award	Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State	DE
	Shaun Jolly	Appalachian State	CB
	Jeffrey Gunter	Coastal Carolina	DE
	Derrick Canteen	Georgia Southern	CB
	Bralen Trahan	Louisiana	S
	Carlton Martial	Troy	LB
Davey O'Brien Award	Levi Lewis	Louisiana	QB
Davey O'Brien Award	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB
Doak Walker Award	JD King	Georgia Southern	RB
	Marcel Murray	Arkansas State	RB
	Camerun Peoples	Appalachian State	RB
Fred Biletnikoff Award	Jaivon Heiligh	Coastal Carolina	WR
	Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina	TE
	Sam Pinckney	Georgia State	WR
	Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama	WR
John Mackey Award	Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina	TE
	Roger Carter	Georgia State	TE
	Henry Pearson	Appalachian State	TE
	Johnny Lumpkin	Louisiana	TE
Rimington Trophy	Baer Hunter	Appalachian State	C
	Shane Vallot	Louisiana	C
	Dylan Bradshaw	Troy	C
Butkus Award	Carlton Martial	Troy	LB
Outland Trophy	C. J. Brewer	Coastal Carolina	DT
	Trey Carter	Coastal Carolina	G
	Will Choloh	Troy	DT
	Shamarious Gilmore	Georgia State	G
	Baer Hunter	Appalachian State	C
	O'Cyrus Torrence	Louisiana	G
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	C. J. Brewer	Coastal Carolina	DT
	Will Choloh	Troy	DT
	Carlton Martial	Troy	LB
	Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State	DE
	Bralen Trahan	Louisiana	S
Lou Groza Award	Massimo Biscardi	Coastal Carolina	K
Paul Hornung Award	Khaleb Hood	Georgia Southern	WR
	Chris Smith	Louisiana	RB
	Caleb Spurlin	Appalachian State	DL
Wuerffel Trophy	Thomas Hennigan	Appalachian State	WR
	Andre Harris Jr.	Arkansas State	OL
	Kennedy Roberts	Coastal Carolina	DL
	Levi Lewis	Louisiana	QB
	Keith Gallmon	South Alabama	DB
	Tyler Vitt	Texas State	QB
	Luke Whittemore	Troy	WR
Walter Camp Award	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB
Walter Camp Award	Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State	DE
Manning Award	Cornelious Brown	Georgia State	QB
	Layne Hatcher	Arkansas State	QB
	Levi Lewis	Louisiana	QB
	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award	Ken Marks	Louisiana	OL
Ray Guy Award	Anthony Beck II	Georgia Southern	P
	Charles Ouverson	Coastal Carolina	P
	Jack Brooks	South Alabama	P
	Rhys Byrns	Louisiana	P
	Ryan Hanson	Arkansas State	P
	Xavier Subotsch	Appalachian State	P
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Jake Bentley	South Alabama	QB
	Chase Brice	Appalachian State	QB
	Levi Lewis	Louisiana	QB
	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB

Preseason All-Conference teams

Offensive Player of the Year: Grayson McCall (Redshirt Sophomore, Coastal Carolina quarterback)
Defensive Player of the Year: Carlton Martial (Junior, Troy linebacker)

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
RB	Camerun Peoples	Appalachian State
RB	Destin Coates	Georgia State
OL	Baer Hunter	Appalachian State
OL	Shamarious Gilmore	Georgia State
OL	Cooper Hodges	Appalachian State
OL	Austin Stidham	Troy
OL	O'Cyrus Torrence	Louisiana
TE	Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina
WR	Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama
WR	Jaivon Heiligh	Coastal Carolina
WR	Sam Pinckney	Georgia State
First Team Defense
DL	Jeffrey Gunter	Coastal Carolina
DL	C. J. Brewer	Coastal Carolina
DL	Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State
DL	Will Choloh	Troy
LB	Carlton Martial	Troy
LB	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State
LB	Silas Kelly	Coastal Carolina
DB	Derrick Canteen	Georgia Southern
DB	Shaun Jolly	Appalachian State
DB	D'Jordan Strong	Coastal Carolina
DB	Bralen Trahan	Louisiana
First Team Special Teams
K	Noel Ruiz	Georgia State
P	Rhys Byrns	Louisiana
RS	Chris Smith	Louisiana

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense
QB	Levi Lewis	Louisiana
RB	JD King	Georgia Southern
RB	Daetrich Harrington	Appalachian State
OL	Trey Carter	Coastal Carolina
OL	Max Mitchell	Louisiana
OL	Dylan Bradshaw	Troy
OL	Willie Lampkin	Coastal Carolina
OL	Aaron Dowdell	Georgia Southern
TE	Roger Carter	Georgia State
WR	Thomas Hennigan	Appalachian State
WR	Marcell Barbee	Texas State
WR	Cornelius McCoy	Georgia State
Second Team Defense
DL	Zi'Yon Hill	Louisiana
DL	Hardrick Willis	Georgia State
DL	Dontae Wilson	Georgia State
DL	Nico Ezidore	Texas State
LB	Lorenzo McCaskill	Louisiana
LB	Teddy Gallagher	Coastal Carolina
LB	Brendan Harrington	Appalachian State
DB	Antavious Lane	Georgia State
DB	Quavian White	Georgia State
DB	Keith Gallmon	South Alabama
DB	Eric Garror	Louisiana
Second Team Special Teams
K	Massimo Biscardi	Coastal Carolina
P	Anthony Beck II	Georgia Southern
RS	Khaleb Hood	Georgia Southern

Head coaches

Prior to the season, Arkansas State, Louisiana–Monroe, and South Alabama saw coaching changes. At Arkansas State, Butch Jones was named head coach after previous head coach Blake Anderson left the team to take the head coach position with Utah State of the Mountain West Conference. At Louisiana–Monroe, Terry Bowden took over as head coach after Matt Viator was fired by the school. At South Alabama, Kane Wommack took over as head coach after previous head coach Steve Campbell was fired by the school.

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Overall record	Sun Belt record	Sun Belt titles
Appalachian State	Shawn Clark	Appalachian State (Off. Line Coach)	2	10–3 (.769)	6–2 (.750)	0
Arkansas State	Butch Jones	Alabama (assistant coach)	1	84–54 (.609)	0–0 (–)	0
Coastal Carolina	Jamey Chadwell	Coastal Carolina (Off. Coordinator)	4	79–52 (.603)	12–12 (.500)	1
Georgia Southern	Chad Lunsford	Georgia Southern (assistant coach)	5	27–18 (.600)	17–13 (.567)	0
Georgia State	Shawn Elliott	South Carolina (Off. Line Coach)	5	22–25 (.468)	14–18 (.438)	0
Louisiana	Billy Napier	Arizona State (Off. Coordinator)	4	28–11 (.718)	19–5 (.792)	1
Louisiana–Monroe	Terry Bowden	Clemson (Grad. Assistant)	1	175–114–2 (.605)	0–0 (–)	0
South Alabama	Kane Wommack	Indiana (Def. Coordinator)	1	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0
Texas State	Jake Spavital	West Virginia (Off. Coordinator)	3	5–19 (.208)	4–12 (.250)	0
Troy	Chip Lindsey	Auburn (Off. Coordinator)	3	10–13 (.435)	6–9 (.400)	0

Mid-Season changes

On September 26, Georgia Southern announced that they had fired Chad Lunsford. Georgia Southern named cornerbacks coach Kevin Whitley as the interim head coach. Former USC head coach Clay Helton was later announced as the permanent replacement for Lunsford beginning in 2022.
On November 21, Troy announced that they had fired Chip Lindsey. Troy named defensive coordinator Brandon Hall as the interim head coach. On December 3, the school announced Kentucky defensive coordinator Jon Sumrall as the new permanent head coach.

Post-season changes

On November 28, Billy Napier announced that he would become the new head coach at Florida in the Southeastern Conference starting in 2022. On December 5, Louisiana promoted assistant head coach Michael Desormeaux to head coach, beginning with the school's season-ending bowl game.

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Appalachian State	AP		RV				RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Arkansas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Coastal Carolina	AP	22	17	16	17	16	15	15	14	24	21	22	RV				RV
	C	24	19	18	17	16т	15	15	16	24	21	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Southern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP	23	RV						RV	RV	24	24	22	23	20	16	16
	C	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	21	23	21	17	18
	CFP	Not released													24	23
Louisiana–Monroe	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Alabama	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

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

All times Central time.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	The Citadel	No. 22 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 52–14	16,236
September 2	6:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Appalachian State	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Duke's Mayo Classic)	ESPNU	W 33–19	36,752
September 4	11:00 a.m.	Army	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 10–43	18,280
September 4	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	SECN	L 10–45	47,693
September 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Louisiana	No. 21 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	FOX	L 18–38	91,113
September 4	5:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	W 30–25	15,089
September 4	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS) Central Arkansas	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	W 40–21	15,662
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Baylor	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 20–29	26,573
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Southern	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 55–3	22,399
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 31–7	20,156
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
September 10	6:30 p.m.	Kansas	No. 17 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN2	W 49–22	17,697
September 11	2:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Stadium	L 6–38	17,736
September 11	3:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 22–19	15,105
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	No. 22 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 23–25	45,877
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	W 27–24	25,417
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Texas State	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	ESPN+	W 23–17	0
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 13–21	24,714
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR (Paint Bucket Bowl)	ESPN+	L 50–55	19,501
September 11	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 24 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN3	L 17–59	50,500
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
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN	W 49–14	17,709
September 18	11:00 a.m.	No. 16 Coastal Carolina	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	ESPN2	W 28–25	16,739
September 18	2:30 p.m.	Elon	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	W 44–10	30,224
September 18	3:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	No. 20 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 10–45	66,311
September 18	3:15 p.m.	Arkansas State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	P12N	L 3–52	58,772
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	W 20–9	12,978
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Troy	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	W 21–9	24,242
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN3	L 34–42	16,107
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	W 12–7	21,720
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN3	W 28–21	15,204
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
September 23	6:30 p.m.	Marshall	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN	W 31–30	28,377
September 25	12:00 p.m.	UMass	No. 17 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	W 53–3	15,261
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Texas State	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	L 21–59	14,253
September 25	3:00 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 23 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 24–34	86,650
September 25	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 34–41	14,881
September 25	5:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	ULL 28–20	17,522
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Troy	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	ULM 29–16	12,766
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
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	APPST 45–16	14,258
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 16 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 59–6	18,674
October 2	2:30 p.m.	Troy	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECN	L 14–23	60,866
October 2	3:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	GASO 59–33	16,377
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Louisiana	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	ULL 20–18	16,764
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
October 7	6:30 p.m.	No. 15 Coastal Carolina	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	CCU 52–20	12,086
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	TROY 27–24	25,424
October 9	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 33–31	16,223
October 9	7:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	GSU 55–21	9,913
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
October 12	6:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN2	ULL 41–13	20,066
October 14	6:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPNU	SOAL 41–14	16,089
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Troy	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TROY 31–28	15,083
October 16	6:00 p.m.	Liberty	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	W 31–28	11,546
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
October 20	6:30 p.m.	No. 14 Coastal Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN2	APPST 30–27	31,061
October 21	6:30 p.m.	Louisiana	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPNU	ULL 28–27	7,138
October 23	1:00 p.m.	Texas State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 28–16	16,779
October 23	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	ULM 41–31	11,723
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
October 28	6:30 p.m.	Troy	No. 24 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN2	CCU 35–28	11,689
October 30	11:00 a.m.	Texas State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPNU	ULL 45–0	28,794
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 59–28	29,321
October 30	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	USA 31–13	15,043
October 30	5:00 p.m.	Georgia State	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA (rivalry)	ESPN+	GSU 21–14	17,843
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
November 4	6:30 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 24 Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN	ULL 21–17	16,007
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Appalachian State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	APPST 48–14	9,762
November 6	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	TXST 27–19	16,237
November 6	2:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Battle for the Belt)	ESPN+	TROY 31–24	26,211
November 6	5:00 p.m.	No. 21 Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	CCU 28–8	12,875
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
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 22 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	GSU 42–40	16,744
November 13	1:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	ESPN+	APPST 31–7	29,348
November 13	2:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	GASO 38–30	15,896
November 13	2:30 p.m.	No. 24 Louisiana	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	ULL 35–21	24,738
November 13	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN+	ARKST 27–24	12,010
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
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Texas State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN+	CCU 35–21	10,386
November 20	1:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	GSU 28–20	14,273
November 20	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN+	APPST 45–7	18,523
November 20	3:00 p.m.	No. 14 BYU	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN+	L 17–34	20,862
November 20	3:00 p.m.	No. 22 Louisiana	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	ESPNU	W 42–14	15,564
November 20	6:30 p.m.	South Alabama	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ESPNU	L 14–60	75,203
November 20	8:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN2	L 14–27	92,790
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
November 26	2:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN+	CCU 27–21	13,242
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Texas State	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	ESPN+	TXST 24–22	3,116
November 27	1:00 p.m.	Troy	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN+	GSU 37–10	13,875
November 27	1:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC (rivalry)	ESPN+	APPST 27–3	28,005
November 27	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 23 Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA (Battle on the Bayou)	ESPNU	ULL 21–16	18,447
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Week Fifteen (Sun Belt Championship Game)

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 4	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	ESPN	ULL 24–16	31,014
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

Bowl Games

Legend
	Sun Belt win
	Sun Belt loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	Sun Belt team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Cure Bowl	December 17	Exploria Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPN2	5:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	Northern Illinois	W 47–41	9,784
Boca Raton Bowl	December 18	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ESPN	10:00 a.m.	Appalachian State	Western Kentucky	L 38–59	15,429
New Orleans Bowl	December 18	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	8:15 p.m.	Louisiana	Marshall	W 36–21	21,642
Camellia Bowl	December 25	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Ball State	W 51–20	N/A

Sun Belt records vs other conferences

2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:

Power 5 Conferences	Record
ACC	0–2
Big Ten	0–0
Big 12	1–2
Pac-12	0–1
BYU/Notre Dame	0–1
SEC	0–6
Power 5 Total	1–12

Group of 5 Conferences	Record
American	1–2
C–USA	5–1
Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame)	3–2
MAC	3–1
Mountain West	0–0

Group of 5 Total	12–6
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	8–1

Total Non-Conference Record	21–19

Sun Belt vs Power 5 matchups

This is a list of games the Sun Belt has scheduled versus power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, BYU, Notre Dame and SEC). All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 4	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Kentucky	Kroger Field • Lexington, KY	L 10–45
September 4	Big 12	No. 23 Louisiana	No. 21 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 18–38
September 4	Big 12	Baylor	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 20–29
September 10	Big 12	Kansas	No. 17 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 49–22
September 11	ACC	Appalachian State	No. 22 Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	L 23–25
September 11	ACC	Georgia State	No. 24 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 17–59
September 18	SEC	Georgia Southern	No. 20 Arkansas	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	L 10–45
September 18	Pac-12	Arkansas State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 3–52
September 25	SEC	Georgia State	No. 23 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 24–34
October 2	SEC	Troy	South Carolina	Williams–Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 14–23
November 20	SEC	Louisiana-Monroe	LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–27
November 20	SEC	South Alabama	Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 14–60
November 20	Independent	No. 14 BYU	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 17–34

Sun Belt vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, or Mountain West.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 2	American	East Carolina	Appalachian State	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 33–19
September 4	C-USA	Southern Miss	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 31–7
September 11	C-USA	Georgia Southern	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	L 6–38
September 11	MAC	South Alabama	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 22–19
September 11	C-USA	Texas State	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	W 23–17
September 11	American	Memphis	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 50–55
September 16	MAC	Ohio	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 49–14
September 18	MAC	No. 16 Coastal Carolina	Buffalo	UB Stadium • Buffalo, NY	W 28–25
September 18	C-USA	Charlotte	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 20–9
September 18	C-USA	Troy	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 21–9
September 23	C-USA	Marshall	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 31–30
September 25	American	Arkansas State	Tulsa	H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK	L 34–41
September 25	MAC	Texas State	Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	L 21–59

Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Sun Belt teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, UConn, or UMass.

Date	Conference	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 4	Independent	Army	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	L 10–43
September 11	Independent	Liberty	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	L 13–21
September 25	Independent	UMass	No. 17 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 53–3
October 16	Independent	Liberty	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 31-28
November 20	Independent	No. 22 Louisiana	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	W 42–14

Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 2	The Citadel	No. 22 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 52–14
September 4	Gardner–Webb	Georgia Southern	Allen E. Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 30–25
September 4	Central Arkansas	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 40–21
September 4	Southern	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 55–3
September 11	Nicholls	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 27–24
September 18	Elon	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 44–10
September 18	Incarnate Word	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	L 34–42
September 18	Jackson State	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 12–7
September 18	Alcorn State	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 28–21

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams
Week	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position
Week 1 (September 6)	Corey Rucker	Arkansas State	WR	Zion Williams	Troy	CB	Britton Williams	Georgia Southern	K
Week 2 (September 13)	Reese White	Coastal Carolina	RB	Josaiah Stewart	Coastal Carolina	DL	Diego Guajardo	South Alabama	K
Week 3 (September 20)	Montrell Johnson	Louisiana	RB	Javon Solomon	Troy	DL	Calum Sutherland	Louisiana–Monroe	K
Week 4 (September 27)	Nate Noel	Appalachian State	RB	Ja'Cquez Williams	Louisiana–Monroe	LB	Alan Lamar	Arkansas State	RS
Week 5 (October 4)	Logan Wright	Georgia Southern	RB	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State	LB	Chris Smith	Louisiana	RS
Week 6 (October 11)	Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina	TE	Sione Tupou	Texas State	LB	Brooks Buce	Troy	K
Week 7 (October 18)	Jake Bentley	South Alabama	QB	Carlton Martial	Troy	LB	Calum Sutherland (2)	Louisiana–Monroe	K
Week 8 (October 25)	Chandler Rogers	Louisiana–Monroe	QB	Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State	DL	Chandler Staton	Appalachian State	K
Week 9 (November 1)	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB	Trey Cobb	Appalachian State	LB	Alan Lamar (2)	Arkansas State	RS
Week 10 (November 8)	Tyler Vitt	Texas State	QB	Steven Jones Jr.	Appalachian State	DB	Alex Spillum	Coastal Carolina	S
Week 11 (November 15)	Darren Grainger	Georgia State	QB	Eldrick Robinson II	Georgia Southern	LB	Blake Grupe	Arkansas State	K
Week 12 (November 22)	Grayson McCall (2)	Coastal Carolina	QB	Chauncey Manac	Louisiana	LB	Dalen Cambre	Louisiana	WR
Week 13 (November 29)	Shermari Jones	Coastal Carolina	RB	Silas Kelly	Coastal Carolina	LB	Jalen Virgil	Appalachian State	RS

Sun Belt Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Sun Belt Conference football coaches at the end of the season.

Award	Player	School
Player of the Year	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
Offensive Player of the Year	Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama
Defensive Player of the Year	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State
Freshman Player of the Year	Montrell Johnson Jr.	Louisiana
Newcomer of the Year	Chase Brice	Appalachian State
Coach of the Year	Billy Napier	Louisiana

All-Conference Teams

The following players were selected as part of the Sun Belt's All-Conference Teams.

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense
WR	Corey Sutton	Appalachian State
WR	Jaivon Heiligh	Coastal Carolina
WR	Jalen Tolbert	South Alabama
OL	Max Mitchell	Louisiana
OL	Cooper Hodges	Appalachian State
OL	Shamarious Gilmore	Georgia State
OL	O'Cyrus Torrence	Louisiana
OL	Baer Hunter	Appalachian State
TE	Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina
QB	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
RB	Nate Noel	Appalachian State
RB	Shermari Jones	Coastal Carolina
First Team Defense
DL	Josaiah Stewart	Coastal Carolina
DL	Demetrius Taylor	Appalachian State
DL	Javon Solomon	Troy
DL	C. J. Brewer	Coastal Carolina
LB	D'Marco Jackson	Appalachian State
LB	Carlton Martial	Troy
LB	Silas Kelly	Coastal Carolina
DB	Steven Jones Jr.	Appalachian State
DB	Darrell Luter Jr.	South Alabama
DB	Shaun Jolly	Appalachian State
DB	Antavious Lane	State
DB	D'Jordan Strong	Coastal Carolina
First Team Specialists
K	Chandler Staton	Appalachian State
P	Rhys Byrns	Louisiana
AP	Chris Smith	Louisiana
KRS	Alan Lamar	Arkansas State

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense
WR	Malik Williams	Appalachian State
WR	Thomas Hennigan	Appalachian State
WR	Corey Rucker	Arkansas State
OL	Malik Sumter	Georgia State
OL	Shane Vallot	Louisiana
OL	Dylan Bradshaw	Troy
OL	Willie Lampkin	Coastal Carolina
OL	Austin Stidham	Troy
TE	Roger Carter	Georgia State
QB	Levi Lewis	Louisiana
RB	Montrell Johnson Jr.	Louisiana
RB	Camerun Peoples	Appalachian State
Second Team Defense
DL	Jeffrey Gunter	Coastal Carolina
DL	Kivon Bennett	Arkansas State
DL	Zi'Yon Hill	Louisiana
DL	CJ Wright	Georgia Southern
DL	Will Choloh	Troy
LB	Chauncey Manac	Louisiana
LB	Trey Cobb	Appalachian State
LB	Lorenzo McCaskill	Louisiana
DB	Keith Gallmon Jr.	South Alabama
DB	Percy Butler	Louisiana
DB	Kaiden Smith	Appalachian State
DB	Eric Garror	Louisiana
Second Team Specialists
K	Blake Grupe	Arkansas State
P	Anthony Beck II	Georgia Southern
AP	Alan Lamar	Arkansas State
KRS	Jalen Virgil	Appalachian State

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense
WR	Tez Johnson	Troy
WR	TeVailance Hunt	Arkansas State
WR	Boogie Knight	Louisiana–Monroe
OL	Anderson Hardy	Appalachian State
OL	Trey Carter	Coastal Carolina
OL	Dalton Cooper	Texas State
OL	Pat Bartlett	Georgia State
OL	Khalil Crowder	Georgia Southern
TE	Lincoln Sefcik	South Alabama
QB	Chase Brice	Appalachian State
RB	Chris Smith	Louisiana
RB	Tucker Gregg	Georgia State
Third Team Defense
DL	Tayland Humphrey	Louisiana
DL	Richard Jibunor	Troy
DL	Dontae Wilson	Georgia State
DL	Andre Jones Jr.	Louisiana
LB	Nick Hampton	Appalachian State
LB	Eldrick Robinson II	Georgia Southern
LB	Blake Carroll	Georgia State
DB	Quavian White	Georgia State
DB	Anthony Wilson	Georgia Southern
DB	Alex Spillum	Coastal Carolina
DB	Mekhi Garner	Louisiana
DB	TJ Harris	Troy
Third Team Specialists
K	Calum Sutherland	Louisiana–Monroe
P	Ryan Hanson	Arkansas State
AP	Caleb Spurlin	Appalachian State
KRS	Jaivon Heiligh	Coastal Carolina

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2021 College Football All-America Team.

The 2021 College Football All-America Teams are composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
DB	Steven Jones Jr.	Appalachian State	FWAA

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
OL	Max Mitchell	Louisiana	CBS, TSN, USAT, WCFF
TE	Isaiah Likely	Coastal Carolina	FWAA, WCFF
DB	Steven Jones Jr.	Appalachian State	WCFF

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
OL	Max Mitchell	Louisiana	AP

NFL Draft

The following list includes all Sun Belt players who were drafted in the 2022 NFL draft.

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Jalen Tolbert	WR	South Alabama	3	24	88	Dallas Cowboys
Max Mitchell	OT	Louisiana	4	6	111	New York Jets
Percy Butler	SS	Louisiana	4	8	113	Washington Commanders
Isaiah Likely	TE	Coastal Carolina	4	34	139	Baltimore Ravens
D'Marco Jackson	LB	Appalachian State	5	18	161	New Orleans Saints
Jeffrey Gunter	DE	Coastal Carolina	7	31	252	Cincinnati Bengals

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