| Game Name: | Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game |
| Title Sponsor: | Hercules Tires |
| Subheader: | 5th SBC Championship Game |
| Date Game Played: | December 2 |
| Year Game Played: | 2023 |
| Football Season: | 2023 |
| Stadium: | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| City: | Troy, Alabama |
| Visitor School: | Appalachian State University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Appalachian State |
| Visitor Nickname: | Mountaineers |
| Visitor Record: | 8–4 |
| Visitor Coach: | Shawn Clark |
| Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 10 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 6 |
| Home School: | Troy University |
| Home Name Short: | Troy |
| Home Nickname: | Trojans |
| Home Record: | 10–2 |
| Home Coach: | Jon Sumrall |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 28 |
| Mvp: | RB Kimani Vidal, Troy |
| Odds: | Troy by 5.5 |
| Referee: | Wayne Winkler |
| Attendance: | 20,183 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | John Schriffen, Kirk Morrison and Stormy Buonantony |
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game was a college football game that was played on December 2, 2023 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Troy University in Troy, Alabama. It was the fourth edition of the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the Sun Belt Conference for the 2023 season. The game began at 4:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. The game featured the Troy Trojans, the West Division champions, and the Appalachian State Mountaineers, the East Division runner-up. Troy defeated App State 49–23. Sponsored by Hercules Tires, the game was officially named as the 2023 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Football Championship.[1]
See main article: 2023 Troy Trojans football team. Troy clinched a spot in the championship game following its defeat of ULM on November 11.[2] Troy secured hosting rights with its win over Southern Miss on November 25.[3] Troy running back Kimani Vidal secured the championship game MVP award after becoming the first player ever to rush for 5 touchdowns in an FBS conference championship game.[4]
See main article: 2023 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.
With the NCAA having denied a request by James Madison for a waiver from rules that prohibit teams transitioning from Division I FCS to FBS from appearing in conference championship games, the Trojans' opponent in the championship game was determined to be Appalachian State.[5] App State secured the East Division spot after beating Georgia Southern and having James Madison defeat Coastal Carolina in the final week of college football regular season.