2023 Sun Belt Conference football season explained

2023 Sun Belt Conference football season
Color:	0A2240
Color Text:	ffffff
League:	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport:	Football
Pixels:	200px
Duration:	August 31, 2023 – December 2, 2023
No Of Teams:	14
Draft:	2024 NFL draft
Draft Link:	2024 NFL draft
Top Pick:	RB Rasheen Ali, Marshall
Picked By:	Baltimore Ravens, 165th overall
Season:	Regular season
Conf1:	East
Conf1 Champ:	James Madison
Conf1 Runner-Up:	Appalachian State
Conf2:	West
Conf2 Champ:	Troy
Finals:	SBC Championship Game
Finals Link:	2023 Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game
Finals Champ:	Troy
Finals Runner-Up:	Appalachian State
Finals Mvp:	RB Kimani Vidal, Troy
Prevseason Link:	2022 Sun Belt Conference football season
Prevseason Year:	2022
Nextseason Link:	2024 Sun Belt Conference football season
Nextseason Year:	2024

The 2023 Sun Belt Conference football season was the 23rd season of college football play for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The season began on August 31, 2023 and ended with its conference championship game on December 2, 2023. It was part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference consists of 14 member schools split into two divisions. The conference released its full season schedule on February 24, 2023.^[1]

Previous season

See main article: 2022 Sun Belt Conference football season.

During the 2022 Sun Belt Conference football season, Coastal Carolina won the east division, while Troy won the west division. In the conference championship game, Troy defeated Coastal Carolina by a score of 45–26. Troy advanced to the Cure Bowl where they defeated UTSA. Coastal Carolina advanced to the Birmingham Bowl, where they lost to East Carolina.

Preseason

Preseason Media Poll

The SBC released its preseason poll on July 24. James Madison was named the favorite to win the East Division, while Troy was named the favorite to win the West Division.^[2]

East
1	James Madison	78 (4)
2	Appalachian State	75 (4)
3	Coastal Carolina	71 (3)
4	Marshall	68 (2)
5	Georgia Southern	52 (1)
6	Georgia State	31
7	Old Dominion	17

West
1	Troy	92 (10)
2	South Alabama	85 (4)
3	Louisiana	64
4	Southern Miss	62
5	Texas State	36
6	Arkansas State	33
7	Louisiana–Monroe	20

Preseason All-Conference teams

• Offensive Player of the Year: Grayson McCall (Redshirt Senior, Coastal Carolina quarterback)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Jason Henderson, (Junior, Old Dominion linebacker)

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense
QB	Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina
RB	La'Damian Webb	South Alabama
RB	Frank Gore Jr.	Southern Miss
OL	Isaiah Helms	Appalachian State
OL	Khalil Crowder	Georgia Southern
OL	Travis Glover	Georgia State
OL	Nick Kidwell	James Madison
OL	Logan Osburn	Marshall
TE	Neal Johnson	Louisiana
WR	Jared Brown	Coastal Carolina
WR	Sam Pinckney	Coastal Carolina
WR	Khaleb Hood	Georgia Southern
First Team Defense
DL	James Carpenter	James Madison
DL	Owen Porter	Marshall
DL	TJ Jackson	Troy
DL	Richard Jibunor	Troy
LB	JT Killen	Coastal Carolina
LB	Marques Watson-Trent	Georgia Southern
LB	Eli Neal	Marshall
LB	Jason Henderson	Old Dominion
DB	Micah Abraham	Marshall
DB	Yam Banks	South Alabama
DB	Jay Stanley	South Alabama
DB	Reddy Steward	Troy
First Team Special Teams
K	Dominic Zvada	Arkansas State
P	Ryan Hanson	James Madison
RS	Milan Tucker	Appalachian State
AP	Frank Gore Jr.	Southern Miss

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense
QB	Carter Bradley	South Alabama
RB	Rasheen Ali	Marshall
RB	Kimani Vidal	Troy
OL	Damion Daley	Appalachian State
OL	Will McDonald	Coastal Carolina
OL	AJ Gillie	Louisiana
OL	Ethan Driskell	Marshall
OL	Daniel King	Troy
TE	Jiay Mcafee	Georgia Southern
WR	Tyrone Howell	Louisiana–Monroe
WR	Caullin Lacy	South Alabama
WR	Devin Voisin	South Alabama
Second Team Defense
DL	Javon Denis	Georgia State
DL	Wy'Kevious Thomas	South Alabama
DL	Jalen Williams	Southern Miss
DL	Jordan Revels	Texas State
DL	Javon Solomon	Troy
LB	Jontrey Hunter	Georgia State
LB	Jordan Veneziale	Georgia State
LB	Taurus Jones	James Madison
DB	Bryquice Brown	Georgia State
DB	Keith Gallmon Jr.	South Alabama
DB	Jaden Voisin	South Alabama
DB	Dell Pettus	Troy
Second Team Special Teams
K	Diego Guajardo	South Alabama
P	Ethan Duane	Old Dominion
RS	Matthew McDoom	Coastal Carolina
AP	Kimani Vidal	Troy

Head Coaches

• On November 27, 2022, Texas State announced that it had fired head coach Jake Spavital. Spavital had posted a record of 13–35 over four years at the school.^[3] On December 7, 2022, Texas State announced Incarnate Word's head coach G. J. Kinne would take over as the new head coach for the 2023 season.^[4]
• On December 4, 2022, Jamey Chadwell announced that he was leaving Coastal Carolina to take over the head coaching position at Liberty. Later on December 4, Coastal announced NC State offensive coordinator Tim Beck as the new head coach beginning in 2023.^[5]

Team	Head coach	Previous Job	Years at school	Overall record	Sun Belt record	Sun Belt titles
style=	Appalachian State	Shawn Clark	Appalachian State (Off. Line Coach)	4			0
style=	Arkansas State	Butch Jones	Alabama (assistant coach)	3			0
style=	Coastal Carolina	Tim Beck	NC State (Off. Coordinator)	1			0
style=	Georgia Southern	Clay Helton	USC	2			0
style=	Georgia State	Shawn Elliott	South Carolina (Off. Line Coach)	7			0
style=	James Madison	Curt Cignetti	Elon	5			0
style=	Louisiana	Michael Desormeaux	Louisiana (Co-Off. Coordinator)	2			0
style=	Louisiana–Monroe	Terry Bowden	Clemson (Grad. Assistant)	3			0
style=	Marshall	Charles Huff	Alabama (Associate Head Coach)	3			0
style=	Old Dominion	Ricky Rahne	Penn State (Off. Coordinator)	4			0
style=	South Alabama	Kane Wommack	Indiana (Def. Coordinator)	3			0
style=	Southern Miss	Will Hall	Tulane (Off. Coordinator)	2			0
style=	Texas State	G. J. Kinne	Incarnate Word	1			0
style=	Troy	Jon Sumrall	Kentucky (Co-Def. Coordinator)	2			1

Postseason changes

• On November 26, Louisiana–Monroe announced that it had fired head coach Terry Bowden after 3 seasons with the team.^[6] On December 5, the school announced that former UAB head coach Bryant Vincent would take over as the new head coach for 2024.^[7]
• On November 30, James Madison head coach Curt Cignetti announced that he would leave the school to take the head coach position at Indiana for the 2024 season.^[8] Assistant head coach and offensive line coach Damian Wroblewski was named the acting head coach for James Madison's bowl game. On December 7, the school announced that Bob Chesney would become the new head coach for 2024.^[9] Chesney had previously been head coach at Holy Cross.
• On December 8, Troy head coach Jon Sumrall was announced as the new head coach of Tulane in the American Athletic Conference for the 2024 season.^[10] The school's defensive coordinator Greg Gasparato was named the interim head coach. On December 18, Troy announced Gerad Parker as the new head coach for 2024.^[11] Parker was previously the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame.

Rankings

See main article: 2023 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
C
CFP	Not released
Arkansas State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Coastal Carolina	AP	RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia Southern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Georgia State	AP
	C					RV
	CFP	Not released
James Madison	AP	RV	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV	25	23	21	18	24	24	24	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	24	21	21	RV	25	25	RV
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Louisiana–Monroe	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Marshall	AP
	C					RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Old Dominion	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
South Alabama	AP	RV
	C	RV
	CFP	Not released
Southern Miss	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Texas State	AP		RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Troy	AP	RV	RV												RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV									RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released

Schedule

The 2023 schedule was released on February 24, 2023.

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

Championship Game

Postseason

Bowl Games

See also: 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games.

Legend
	Sun Belt win
	Sun Belt loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (CST)	Sun Belt team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Myrtle Beach Bowl	December 16	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	ESPN	10:00 a.m.	Georgia Southern	Ohio	L 21–41	8,059
New Orleans Bowl	December 16	Caesars Superdome • New Orleans, LA	ESPN	1:15 p.m.	Louisiana	Jacksonville State	L 31–34^OT	14,485
Cure Bowl	December 16	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	2:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	Miami (OH)	W 13–9	11,121
Famous Toastery Bowl	December 18	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	Western Kentucky	L 35–38^OT	5,632
Frisco Bowl	December 19	Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	Marshall	UTSA	L 17–35	11,215
Birmingham Bowl	December 23	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	ABC	11:00 a.m.	Troy	Duke	L 10–17	20,023
Camellia Bowl	December 23	Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Arkansas State	Northern Illinois	L 19–21	11,310
Armed Forces Bowl	December 23	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	ABC	2:30 p.m.	James Madison	Air Force	L 21–31	30,828
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	December 23	Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Georgia State	Utah State	W 45–22	12,168
68 Ventures Bowl	December 23	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	ESPN	6:00 p.m.	South Alabama	Eastern Michigan	W 59–10	20,926
Hawaii Bowl	December 23	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI	ESPN	9:30 p.m.	Coastal Carolina	San Jose State	W 24–14	7,089
First Responder Bowl	December 26	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	Texas State	Rice	W 45–21	26,542

Rankings are from Final CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone.

Selection of teams

• Bowl eligible (12): Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, James Madison, Louisiana, Marshall, Old Dominion, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy
• Bowl ineligible (2): Louisiana–Monroe, Southern Miss

Sun Belt records vs other conferences

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:

Power Conferences 5	Record
ACC	2–5
Big Ten	0–2
Big 12	2–2
Pac-12	0–1
Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–4
Power 5 Total	4–15
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	5–4
C-USA	2–1
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	5–1
MAC	2–1
Mountain West	2–1
Other FBS Total	16–8
FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	14–0
Total Non-Conference Record	34–22

Postseason

Power Five Conferences	Record
ACC	0–1
Big 12	0–0
Big Ten	0–0
Notre Dame	0–0
Pac-12	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 5 Total	0–1
Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	1–1
C–USA	0–2
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	2–2
Mountain West	2–1
Other FBS Total	5–6
Total Bowl Record	5–7

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, 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 2	Pac-12	Coastal Carolina	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	L 13–27
September 2	ACC	Old Dominion	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 17–36
September 2	Big 12	Arkansas State	No. 20 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 0–73
September 2	Big 12	Texas State	Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	W 42–31
September 9	ACC	Appalachian State	No. 17 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 34–40 ^2OT
September 9	ACC	James Madison	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 36–35
September 9	ACC	Southern Miss	No. 4 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahasse, FL	L 13–66
September 9	Big 12	Troy	No. 15 Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS	L 13–42
September 16	Big Ten	Georgia Southern	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14–35
September 16	ACC	Wake Forest	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	L 24–27
September 16	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	Texas A&M	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 3–47
September 16	Big 12	South Alabama	Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 33–7
September 23	ACC	Virginia Tech	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 24–17
September 30	Big Ten	Louisiana	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	L 24–35
October 7	ACC	Marshall	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 41–48
November 18	SEC	Georgia State	No. 15 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–56
November 18	SEC	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 13 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 3–35
November 18	SEC	Southern Miss	Mississippi State	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	L 20–41

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	South Alabama	No. 24 Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 17–37
September 9	C-USA	Jacksonville State	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 30–16
September 9	American	UAB	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 49–35
September 9	American	Marshall	East Carolina	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	W 31–13
September 9	American	Memphis	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 3–37
September 9	American	Texas State	UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	L 13–20
September 16	American	East Carolina	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 43–28
September 16	American	Georgia State	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 41–25
September 16	American	Louisiana	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	W 41–21
September 16	American	Tulane	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 3–21
September 23	Mountain West	Appalachian State	Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	L 19–22
September 23	MAC	Georgia Southern	Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	W 40–3
September 23	Mountain West	James Madison	Utah State	Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT	W 45–38
September 23	MAC	Buffalo	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 45–38
September 23	MAC	Central Michigan	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	L 30–34
September 23	Mountain West	Nevada	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 35–24
September 23	C-USA	Western Kentucky	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 27–24
November 11	C-USA	Old Dominion	Liberty	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	L 10–38

Sun Belt vs FBS independents matchups

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

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 2	Army	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 17–13
September 9	UConn	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 35–14
September 30	Arkansas State	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	W 52–28
October 14	Troy	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 19–0
November 11	UConn	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 44–6
November 18	Coastal Carolina	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 21–28

Sun Belt vs FCS matchups

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
August 31	Rhode Island	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	W 42–35
September 2	Gardner-Webb	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC	W 45–24
September 2	The Citadel	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 34–0
September 2	Bucknell	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	W 38–3
September 2	Albany	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	W 21–17
September 2	Northwestern State	Louisiana	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	W 38–13
September 2	Alcorn State	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	W 40–14
September 2	Stephen F. Austin	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	W 48–30
September 9	Lamar	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	W 24–14
September 9	Southeastern Louisiana	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL	W 35–17
September 16	Duquesne	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC	W 66–7
September 16	Stony Brook	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	W 31–7
September 16	Jackson State	Texas State	Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX	W 77–34
September 23	Texas A&M-Commerce	Old Dominion	S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA	W 10–9

Home game attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Total	Average	% of Capacity
style=	Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium			36,075	40,168	34,252				110,495	36,832	122.7%
style=	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium	30,406	18,724	14,327	16,601	18,228			67,880	16,970	55.8%
style=	Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium	21,000	16,006	18,116	15,248				49,370	16,457	78.3%
style=	Georgia Southern	Paulson Stadium	25,000	17,803	20,103	26,483	21,068			85,457	21,364	85.4%	-	style=	Georgia State	Center Parc Stadium		15,546	15,186	16,536	16,718			63,986	15,997	65.7%
style=	James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium		23,756	26,064	25,097				74,917	24,972	100.3%
style=	Louisiana	Cajun Field		18,186	17,674	15,053	20,044			70,957	17,739	42.8%
style=	Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium		18,914	13,154	19,919	12,099			64,086	16,022	58.0%
style=	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium		25,101	31,475	22,652	22,109			100,337	25,084	65.26
style=	Old Dominion	S. B. Ballard Stadium		18,154	18,276	16,938	20,017			73,385	18,346	83.6%	-	style=	South Alabama	Hancock Whitney Stadium		15,237	18,369	23,478				57,084	19,028	74.7%
style=	Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium		30,335	25,038	21,304	22,652			99,329	24,832	68.9%	-	style=	Texas State	Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium		24,118	19,257	27,537				70,912	23,637	78.7%
style=	Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium		28,179	26,634	26,124	26,957			107,894	26,974	88.5%

Bold – At or Exceeded capacity
†Season High

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week		Offensive				Defensive				Special Teams
		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position		Player	Team	Position
Week 1^[12]		T. J. Finley	Texas State	QB		Clayton Isbell	Coastal Carolina	S		Andrew Stein	Southern Miss	K
Week 2^[13]		Davis Brin	Georgia Southern	QB		Jason Henderson	Old Dominion	LB		Aiden Fisher	James Madison	LB
Week 3^[14]		Darren Grainger	Georgia State	QB		LaMareon James	Old Dominion	CB		Camden Wise	James Madison	K
Week 4^[15]		Rasheen Ali	Marshall	RB		Brian Holloway	Texas State	LB		Dominic Zvada	Arkansas State	K
Week 5^[16]		Jaylen Raynor	Arkansas State	QB		Marques Watson-Trent	Georgia Southern	LB		Michael Hughes	Appalachian State	K
Week 6^[17]		Kimani Vidal	Troy	RB		Jason Henderson (2)	Old Dominion	LB		Dalen Cambre	Louisiana	WR
Week 7^[18]		Grayson McCall	Coastal Carolina	QB		Richard Jibunor	Troy	LB		Scott Taylor Renfroe	Troy	K
Week 8^[19]		Jalen White	Georgia Southern	RB		Jalen Green	James Madison	DL		Ryan Hanson	James Madison	P
Week 9^[20]		Gunnar Watson	Troy	QB		Cameron Whitfield	Louisiana	LB		Michael Lantz	Georgia Southern	K
Week 10^[21]		Jordan McCloud	James Madison	QB		Jason Henderson (3)	Old Dominion	LB		Dominic Zvada (2)	Arkansas State	K
Week 11^[22]		Jordan McCloud (2)	James Madison	QB		Javon Solomon	Troy	LB		Jayden Harrison	Marshall	WR
Week 12^[23]		Ja'Quez Cross	Arkansas State	RB		Ethan Johnson	Appalachian State	CB		Ja'Quez Cross	Arkansas State	RB
Week 13^[24]		Jordan McCloud (3)	James Madison	QB		Tyrek Funderburk	Appalachian State	CB		Kole Wilson	Texas State	WR

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.^[25]

Award	Player	School
Player of the Year	Jordan McCloud	James Madison
Offensive Player of the Year	Kimani Vidal	Troy
Defensive Player of the Year	Jalen Green	James Madison
Freshman Player of the Year	Jaylen Raynor	Arkansas State
Newcomer of the Year	Joey Aguilar	Appalachian State
Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	James Madison

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	Reggie Brown	style=	James Madison
WR	Elijah Sarratt	style=	James Madison
WR	Caullin Lacy	style=	South Alabama
OL	Isaiah Helms	style=	Appalachian State
OL	Bucky Williams	style=	Appalachian State
OL	Jacob Bayer	style=	Arkansas State
OL	Khalil Crowder	style=	Georgia Southern
OL	Travis Glover	style=	Georgia State
TE	Zach Horton	style=	James Madison
QB	Jordan McCloud	style=	James Madison
RB	Marcus Carroll	style=	Georgia State
RB	Kimani Vidal	style=	Troy
First Team Defense
DL	Jalen Green	style=	James Madison
DL	Jamree Kromah	style=	James Madison
DL	Owen Porter	style=	Marshall
DL	Richard Jibunor	style=	Troy
DL	Javon Solomon	style=	Troy
LB	Andrew Parker Jr.	style=	Appalachian State
LB	Marques Watson-Trent	style=	Georgia Southern
LB	Jason Henderson	style=	Old Dominion
DB	Tyrek Funderburk	style=	Appalachian State
DB	Micah Abraham	style=	Marshall
DB	Jaden Voisin	style=	South Alabama
DB	Reddy Steward	style=	Troy
First Team Specialists
K	Mason Shipley	style=	Texas State
P	William Przystup	style=	Arkansas State
RS	Jayden Harrison	style=	Marshall
AP	Ismail Mahdi	style=	Texas State

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense
WR	Sam Pinckney	style=	Coastal Carolina
WR	Khaleb Hood	style=	Georgia Southern
WR	Joey Hobert	style=	Texas State
OL	Makilan Thomas	style=	Arkansas State
OL	Rasheed Miller	style=	Georgia Southern
OL	Tyler Stephens	style=	James Madison
OL	Grant Betts	style=	Troy
OL	Daniel King	style=	Troy
TE	Eli Wilson	style=	Appalachian State
QB	Joey Aguilar	style=	Appalachian State
RB	Rasheen Ali	style=	Marshall
RB	Frank Gore Jr.	style=	Southern Miss
Second Team Defense
DL	James Carpenter	style=	James Madison
DL	Mikail Kamara	style=	James Madison
DL	Adin Huntington	style=	Louisiana–Monroe
DL	Ben Bell	style=	Texas State
DL	T.J. Jackson	style=	Troy
LB	Nate Johnson	style=	Appalachian State
LB	Quentin Wilfawn	style=	South Alabama
LB	Brian Holloway	style=	Texas State
DB	Ethan Johnson	style=	Appalachian State
DB	Shemar Bartholomew	style=	Georgia Southern
DB	D’Angelo Ponds	style=	James Madison
DB	Dell Pettus	style=	Troy
Second Team Specialists
K	Michael Hughes	style=	Appalachian State
P	Ryan Hanson	style=	James Madison
RS	Ismail Mahdi	style=	Texas State
AP	Frank Gore Jr.	style=	Southern Miss

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense
WR	Robert Lewis	style=	Georgia State
WR	Jabre Barber	style=	Troy
WR	Chris Lewis	style=	Troy
OL	Jack Murphy	style=	Appalachian State
OL	Will McDonald	style=	Coastal Carolina
OL	AJ Gillie	style=	Louisiana
OL	Ethan Driskell	style=	Marshall
OL	Brey Walker	style=	Texas State
TE	Neal Johnson	style=	Louisiana
QB	Gunnar Watson	style=	Troy
RB	Jalen White	style=	Georgia Southern
RB	La'Damian Webb	style=	South Alabama
Third Team Defense
DL	Thurman Geathers	style=	Arkansas State
DL	Isaac Walker	style=	Georgia Southern
DL	Elijah Alston	style=	Marshall
DL	Wy’Kevious Thomas	style=	South Alabama
LB	Jontrey Hunter	style=	Georgia State
LB	Aiden Fisher	style=	James Madison
LB	Eli Neal	style=	Marshall
LB	Wayne Matthews III	style=	Old Dominion
DB	Clayton Isbell	style=	Coastal Carolina
DB	Gavin Pringle	style=	Georgia State
DB	Yam Banks	style=	South Alabama
DB	Irshaad Davis	style=	Troy
Third Team Specialists
K	Camden Wise	style=	James Madison
P	John McConnell	style=	Marshall
RS	Ja'Quez Cross	style=	Arkansas State
AP	Caullin Lacy	style=	South Alabama

All-Americans

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. College Football All-American 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
DL	Jalen Green	style=	James Madison	AP, SI, The Athletic, USAT, WCFF
LB	Jason Henderson	style=	Old Dominion	TSN, WCFF
KR	Jayden Harrison	style=	Marshall	CBS, FOX, FWAA, WCFF
AP	Ismail Mahdi	style=	Texas State	CBS

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
DL	Jalen Green	style=	James Madison	AFCA, CBS, FOX, FWAA, TSN
LB	Jason Henderson	style=	Old Dominion	AP, FWAA, USAT
AP	Ismail Mahdi	style=	Texas State	FWAA

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
Third Team All-Americans
RB	Kimani Vidal	style=	Troy	AP

NFL draft

See also: 2024 NFL draft.

The NFL draft will be held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit. The following list includes all Sun Belt players in the draft.

List of selections

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team
Rasheen Ali	RB	Marshall	5	30	165	Baltimore Ravens
Javon Solomon	DE	Troy	5	33	168	Buffalo Bills
Kimani Vidal	RB	Troy	6	5	181	Los Angeles Chargers
Micah Abraham	CB	Marshall	6	25	201	Indianapolis Colts
Travis Glover	OT	Georgia State	6	26	202	Green Bay Packers
Nathan Thomas	OT	Louisiana	7	13	233	Dallas Cowboys

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Schedule. February 24, 2023. March 12, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
2. Web site: Sun Belt Announces Football Preseason Awards & Poll. July 24, 2023. July 27, 2023. Sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
3. Web site: Texas State fires football coach Jake Spavital after 4 years. Adam. Rittenburg. November 27, 2022. March 12, 2023. espn.com. ESPN.
4. Web site: Welcome G.J. Kinne. December 7, 2022. March 12, 2023. txst.com. Texas State University.
5. Web site: Coastal Carolina hires NC State OC Tim Beck as coach. Pete. Thamel. December 4, 2022. December 15, 2022. espn.com. ESPN.
6. Web site: ULM to Seek New Leadership for Football Program. November 26, 2023. November 26, 2023. ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics.
7. Web site: Bryant Vincent Named ULM Head Football Coach. December 5, 2023. December 5, 2023. ulmwarhawks.com. University of Louisiana Monroe Athletics.
8. Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University . Indiana Hoosiers . November 30, 2023 . November 30, 2023.
9. Web site: Bob Chesney Selected to Lead JMU Football as New Head Coach. December 7, 2023. December 7, 2023. jmusports.com. James Madison University Athletics.
10. Web site: Tulane hires Troy's Jon Sumrall on 6-year deal, sources say. December 8, 2023. December 8, 2023. espn.com. ESPN.
11. Web site: Troy Hires Notre Dame OC Gerad Parker as head coach. December 18, 2023. December 18, 2023. espn.com. ESPN.
12. Web site: Texas State's Finley, Coastal Carolina's Isbell & Southern Miss' Stein Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Accolades. September 4, 2023. September 4, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
13. Web site: Georgia Southern's Brin, Old Dominion's Henderson & James Madison's Fisher Claim Sun Belt Football Weekly Honors. September 11, 2023. September 11, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
14. Web site: Georgia State's Grainger, Old Dominion's James & James Madison's Wise Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Awards. September 18, 2023. September 19, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
15. Web site: Marshall's Ali, Texas State's Holloway & Arkansas State's Zvada Claim Sun Belt Football Weekly Accolades. September 25, 2023. September 25, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
16. Web site: Arkansas State's Raynor, Georgia Southern's Watson-Trent & App State's Hughes Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Honors. October 2, 2023. October 2, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
17. Web site: Troy's Vidal, Old Dominion's Henderson & Louisiana's Cambre Secure Sun Belt Football Weekly Awards. October 9, 2023. October 9, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
18. Web site: Coastal Carolina's McCall, Troy's Jibunor & Troy's Renfroe Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Accolades. October 16, 2023. October 16, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
19. Web site: Georgia Southern's White, James Madison's Green & James Madison's Hanson Claim Sun Belt Football Weekly Honors. October 23, 2023. October 23, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
20. Web site: Troy's Watson, Louisiana's Whitfield & Georgia Southern's Lantz Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Awards. October 30, 2023. October 30, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
21. Web site: James Madison's McCloud, Old Dominion's Henderson & Arkansas State's Zvada Claim Sun Belt Football Weekly Accolades. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
22. Web site: James Madison's McCloud, Troy's Solomon & Marshall's Harrison Claim Sun Belt Football Weekly Honors. November 13, 2023. November 13, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
23. Web site: Arkansas State's Cross & App State's Johnson Earn Sun Belt Football Weekly Accolades. November 20, 2023. November 21, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
24. Web site: James Madison's McCloud, App State's Funderburk & Texas State's Wilson Secure Final Sun Belt Football Weekly Awards. November 27, 2023. November 27, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.
25. Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2023 Football Postseason Awards & All-Conference Teams. November 30, 2023. November 30, 2023. sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference.