List of Sun Belt Conference football champions

This is a list of yearly Sun Belt Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. From 2001 to 2017, there had not been a tie breaker for conference champions. Since 2018, an outright conference champion is determined by the Sun Belt Conference Football Championship Game.

Schools are listed by their current athletic branding, not necessarily what they used in a given season.

Champions by year

Pre-championship game era (2001–2017)
YearChampionsConference RecordOverall RecordBowl result
2001 Middle Tennessee5–18–3N/A
North Texas5–15–7L New Orleans Bowl 20–45 vs. Colorado State
2002 North Texas6–08–5W New Orleans Bowl 25–19 vs. Cincinnati
2003 North Texas7–09–4L New Orleans Bowl 17–27 vs. Memphis
2004 North Texas7–07–5L New Orleans Bowl 10–31 vs. Southern Miss
2005 Arkansas State5–26–6L New Orleans Bowl 19–31 vs. Southern Miss
Louisiana5–26–5N/A
Louisiana-Monroe5–25–6N/A
2006 Middle Tennessee6–17–6N/A
Troy6–18–5W New Orleans Bowl 41–17 vs. Rice
2007 Florida Atlantic6–18–5W New Orleans Bowl 44–27 vs. Memphis
Troy6–18–4N/A
2008 Troy6–18–5L New Orleans Bowl 27–30 vs. Southern Miss
2009 Troy8–09–4L GMAC Bowl 41–44 vs. Central Michigan
2010 FIU6–27–6W Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 34–32 vs. Toledo
Troy6–28–5W New Orleans Bowl 48–21 vs. Ohio
2011 Arkansas State8–010–3L GoDaddy.com Bowl 20–38 vs. Northern Illinois
2012 Arkansas State7–110–3W GoDaddy.com Bowl 17–13 vs. Kent State
2013 Arkansas State5–27–5W GoDaddy Bowl 23–20 vs. Ball State
Louisiana5–28–4W New Orleans Bowl 24–21 vs. Tulane
2014 Georgia Southern[lower-alpha 1]8–09–3N/A
2015 Arkansas State8–09–3L New Orleans Bowl 28–47 vs. Louisiana Tech
2016 Appalachian State7–19–3W Camellia Bowl 31–28 vs. Toledo
Arkansas State7–18–5W Cure Bowl 31–13 vs. UCF
2017 Troy7–110–2W New Orleans Bowl 50–30 vs. North Texas
Appalachian State7–18–4W Dollar General Bowl 34–0 vs. Toledo
  1. Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules.

Sun Belt Conference Championship Game (2018–present)
Year East Division Score West Division Site Date Attendance
2018 [[2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|Appalachian State]] 30–19 [[2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]] Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, North Carolina December 1, 2018 14,963
2019 [[2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team|No. 21 Appalachian State]] 45–38 [[2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|Louisiana]] December 7, 2019 18,618
2020† [[2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team|No. 12 Coastal Carolina]] No Contest [[2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team|No. 19 Louisiana]] Brooks Stadium • Conway, South Carolina December 19, 2020 N/A

† 2020 game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Championships by team
RankTeamChampionshipsYears
1 Arkansas State62005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Troy62006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017
3 North Texas42001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Appalachian State42016, 2017, 2018, 2019
5 Louisiana32005, 2013, 2020
6 Middle Tennessee22001, 2006
7 Louisiana-Monroe12005
Florida Atlantic12007
FIU12010
Georgia Southern12014
Coastal Carolina12020
Bold indicates an outright title.

Italics indicate team is no longer a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

See also

References
  1. "Sun Belt Conference Championship Football Game Canceled". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
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